The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-05-17
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1000 pounds the carload charge would
~ s. Anderson, Oneida, Nemaha county,
states that II hardly seems right to have
70 give from one-fourth to one-third of
his corn to get it transported to market.
The freight rate is 1917 cents per cwt.
The Kansas City market price for
has ranged for the past ten days 81 cents
to 81 cents per bushel, freight carrying
charge 50 cents per bushel, which leaves
cents to 40 cents per bushel. Since this
gentleman states that the carrying charges
amount to from one-fourth to one-third
his statement is exaggerated.
Pasture Prices Are Up.
III. 3. Morgan, Council Grove, Norris
county, touches upon cattle for pastures,
stating that the pastures are going to lay
idle account of the freight rates. In
connection with the freight rates to take
the Drovers Telegram of Kansas City that
the price of pasturage had been raised
substantially from 81 to 81 head. Our
lures In central Kansas and the Usage
country of Oklahoma were practically
Morgan is a wild one
m. A. Kelly, Bucyrus. states on April
Kansas city and the freight was $271o,
+ or m y S11.20. Notwithstanding the
man erred in stating it. The freight rate
is 91a cents, 1900 minimum per 4o-foot
w. Z. waiter. Lincoln. Lincoln county,
Union Pacific, states that it costs around
S160 to ship a load of cattle to Kansas
City. The freight charges are 231a cents
per cwt., or on 40tfoot car, $4,000 mini
mum. sci 30.
Fred sehiber, Milo. Lincoln county,
states that a neighbor shipped two cars
Of cattle and the freight charges, etc,
were q little over SIP against $40 a couple
of years ago The freight rate is 251z
eeats on 40-foot car, 24 900 minimum,
$500 plus tax
Not Transportation Charge.
'd3en Schneider, Nortonyille, Jefferson
county, states corn is selling at Kansas
hnshel, difference of is cents between
Kansas city and Nortonyille, and that
farmers. I he rate TO Kansas City, Mis-
. souri,, from Nortonville is Il cents per
cents per bushel, which. deducted from the
Kansas City price of % cents per bushel
might indicate that the. Nortonville price
for the elevator man, at least, should be
4j.S cents, and If the farmer is only
getting IS cents. the difference of 10.e
cents should be a subject of investigation
In his statement Mr.. Moh1er shows, I'M
der Geary county, a sales account as
association to Robert Henderson. Junction
city, Kansas, covering one car of hay.
commission of Farmers Union Jobbiug as
ISOLATION was $40 or one third the cost of
transporting the shipment from Junction
City to Kansas City.
Statements Grossly Exaggerated.
''The analysis of the specific instances
IieretofoTe referred to show how grossly
exaggerated the statements and are
representative of the statement as whole.
You doubtless observed that the major
portion OF the complaints were directed as
against the carrying charges on hay, live
stock. coarse grains and hides, but n large
per cent of the classification is directed
as gainst the rates on hay.
The Kansas city market as of May 10th
shows the following:
uAI- Per ton,
Prairie selling at.. $3.50 to S15.5O
Alfalfa selling at........ $50 10 $500
Timothy selling at......1T.00 to 1850
"rhe receipts were % cars Of alfalfa,
total of 81. compared with II last Tuesday
and 90 a year ago.
ALFALFA Yer ton.
No. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 2I00 to 800
Standard ................ 100 to 205o
No. 2...........-........ 1900 to 1850
NO. 5.OU 10 lou
''The movement of so-called choice, No.
and standard is nil. Nos and would
represent 95 per cent of the movement
and my experience indicates that the grade
quite a portion of the hay is de
termined ny the arbitrary views of the
commission men as to market
PRAIRIE HAY Per ton.
NO. 2......-.....-..-.... 1O.OO to 1o-OO
Most of the movement is No. ..
Cost Equals Market Price.
II should say on the alfalfa that the
controlling market price for the bulk OF
between $ii and $3.50 or an avsfage Of
S12 per ton. The freight rates from tht
alfalfa section, Dodge City and west, tc
cost Of baiing 81. hauling ST, commission
$3.50, making S11.J0 or approximately the
average market price at Kansas City.
"The prairie hay moves very largely
from Greenwood. Woodson Wphaunse,