New Ulm review., 1921-06-01
WIRELESS MARKET
REPORTS POSSIBLE
QUOTATIONS cANBE SECURED
EACH DAY FROM OMAHA
AND ST. LOUIS.
ERNST SPERLING TO SUPPLY
WIRELESS REPORTS TO
TELEPHONE co.


TELEPHONE co.
Do the farmers along the rural
lines of the New Ulm Rural Tele-
kphone Co. desire to receive wireless
market quotations daily from the
big stockyards at Omaha and ST..
Louis? That is question which is
to be definitely decided in the near
future, and arrangements made ac-
cordingly, should majority of the
rural telephone patrons favor the
innovation.
Local Operator Ready.
Ernst Sperling, New Ulm's eff
cient and enterprising wireless
operator, is willing to do his bit to
enable the farmers residing in the
vicinity of New Ulm and who have
telephone connection with the local
exchange, to receive this valuable
information, whenever weather con-
ditions are sufficiently favorable for
him to secure it. At the present
time, local showers greatly impair
the transmission of wireless messages
but in few weeks this difficulty will
be overcome and it is anticipated
that the reports can then be heard
and received here regularly each day..
Discuss Matter With Farmers.
In the meantime Manager L. A.
Mills of the Telephone Co. will con-
duct thorough investigation and
discuss the matter at length with
rural subscribers with veiw to as
certaining their sentiments. Far
mers are urged to impart their
views, whether favorable or other
wise, to Mr.. Mills as early as pos
sible, so that action. in the matter
can be governed by the majority
opinion.
Four Times Each Day.
The plan of sending out wireless
market reports from Omaha and ST.
Louis to receiving stations through
out the United States has been made
possible by the Agricultural exten-
sion Division of the University OF
Minnesota, cooperating with the
Bureau of Markets, U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture. Through the
combined efforts of this organiza-
tion, daily market news by wireless
is now being put ''into the air. four
times each day from different
points in the country. The state
agricultural college is cooperating
with the Federal department only
for Minnesota.
The livestock reports come in
from St. Louis and Omaha at II
and 11:15 a. M, respectively. The
Chicago and Kansas City livestock
reports would arrive here at 11:3C
and 11:45 a. M, respectively. The
grain and potato reports come from
St. Louis and Omaha at 2 and 2:15
in the afternoon, while general
market news will follow from these
two places at and 5 p. m.
Present Market News.
At the present time, market and
other information of general interest
to rural telephone patrons, is sent
out over the rural lines from the
local exchange of the New Ulm
Rural Telephone Co. every morning
at $3.50 o'clock. It requires about
half an hour to impart this informa-
tion over all of the lines. Daily
market quotations on wheat, rye,
barley and eggs are given. In ad-
dition the farmers are informed as
to weather predictions, and as a
special accommodation are also told
the correct time.
If the necessary arrangements are
made to transmit the wireless mar
ket quotations over the rural lines
here, it is possible that this will be
done in the evening, say at about
1880 o'clock, although nothing de-
finite will be decided upon until
the sentiment of the rural line pa
irons has been learned. The SER
vice is being utilized in great many
sections of the country to good ad-
vantage and would no doubt prove
a valuable addition to the present
market information. There will be
no expense connected with the trans
mission of wireless market messages,
as Mr.. Sperling has assured the