The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-09-07
BROOM CORN Of
DISTRICT SHOWS
SLIGHT CHANGES
Market Opens Brisk With Increase
In Offerings: Shipments AIso
Increase; Highest Price
Is si25 Per Ton.

The weeks happenings In the
broom corn district are shown. IL
the reports of c. B. Alquirc. assist
ant In marketing broom corn, 4. S.
Department Of Agriculture. The re-.
port. which is released today fol
lows:
"Tho broom corn market during
the past week at Lindsay opened
with decided increase in the Of
ferings. On Tuesday the receipts
we're the heaviest Of the season
being about twelve carloads. This
was an excessive movement and
while buying became much more srce
II appeared to be due principally 10
the temporary decline on the com
mon and medium grade stuff. Choice
corn remained firm however and
with a decided falling off In nc.
ceipts the remainder OF the week
prices again stiffened and the close
saw little change generally com
pared to week ago. In fact the
highest prices since the opening of
the Lindsay market were paid for
few crops The activity OF the dis.
trict is centered at Lindsay. NARROW
and Pauls Valley. Very little 1
being purchased at other points due
to the fact that buyers are located
at these markets and farmers show
disposition to visit these places first
before selling
Shipments have shown a marked
increase over the previous week al
Lindsay but decrease at other
points. The total movement las
week for the entire district was 81
car loads compared to previous ship
ments to date of 81 cars as against
the weeks shipments of rs car loads
a year ago. The total shipments t.
date are 167 cars. This is but 81
cars less than the number shipped
a year ago this date. or these Lind
say has moved 1906 cars, NARROW 81
Pauls Valley 10, Chickasha II, (noi
including inbound shipments) aud
"A hafs nnintq tina 1aaIg
Stocks of farmers corn in store
have shown no material increase
being but 81 cars compared to 33
week ago 1t is very evident that
growers are showing little disposl
ton to place broom corn in public
warehouses. They are either selling
or holding at the sheds indicating a
decided preference to sell while buy
ers are in the field if sufficient ad
vance in market prices can be OBJ
tanned. Dealers stocks increased II
cars of that Of week ago, being 81
cars.
Dealers stocks in temporary storage
a year ago were so cars. With 168
cars shipped, 81 in store and some
undelivered corn yet in the count
try it is estimated that up to Sept
3 about 225 cars have changed hands
compared to 800 on Sept ) a year
ago. The prevailing opinion with
many is that there is little activity
in the Lindsay district and while
the markets generally do appear
draggy the above figures clearly in
dicate comparatively rapid move
ment. With an estimated tonnage Of
700 cars to move compared to 1899
last year from this district it will
be seen that up to this time both
this and last year that approximately
one-third the crop had moved.
with surplus of corn on the
market early in the week prices
were erratic and it was difficult to
determine what prices the bulk of it
sold. A decline of possibly $1,000 per
ton probably would reflect the weak
ness on the average crops. In some
instances common corn exceeded
this. Good quality sold well but re-
ceipts were limited. The last part
of the week indicated SOME reaction
closing about the same as week
ago.
Common corn sold from $4,000 to
$1,000 per ton, warehouse stock
$4,000 to $4,000, medium grades
$1,000 to $1,000 and the bulk $1,000