The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-04-12
MARKET REPORT BY
WIRELESS |SlATEST
SERVICE TO FARMERS

According to a report just received
from Washington, from the bureau or
information of the department of agri-
culture, arrangements have been conf
pleted with the bureau of markets by
which daily market reports may be
sent out by wireless from Omaha, ST
Louis, Bellefonte, Pa, and Washing
ton
Wireless stations of the United
States postoffice department are to be
used for this purpose. Each station
has a radius of approximately 900
miles and farmers in Il central and
10 eastern states will be able to OBJ
tain, either directly, or through local
wireless receiving agencies, informa-
ton relative to prices and conditions
at the leading agriculture market cen
tiers and shipping points the same day
that business is transacted, and in
some instances, Immediately after the
close of the markets. The radio call
signal will be @ S T, which means
call to all stations" or Everybody
listen"
This service is the direct outgrowth
OF the bureau of markets experiment
tai radio market reporting activities
at Washington in the last three
months. When these experiments were
started the idea of sending market re-
pors to farmers by wireless was re,
sarded by some as ultra-visionary, but
with the cooperation and advice of
some of the radio experts connected
with the bureau of standards, the dis
patching of market reports by wire
less has been proved to be entirely
practicable.
Tests Successful.
Every business day for three months
a radio-mark tgram, 400 to 600 words
in length has been cent from the
bureau of standards Washington wire
less station to farmers and other agri-
cultural interests within a 2OO-lnile
radius of the capital Newspapers,
farmers, organizations and individuals
have manifested great interest in the
service, and the success OF the expert,
ment was such that when the post
Office department offered to send the
market reports from its radio stations
at Washington, Bellefonte, Pa, ST.
Louis and Omaha at certain hours
each day, the proposal was quickly &C
cepted.
These and the other radio stations
operated by the postoffice department
are used primarily in connection with
the air mail service. but the postoficc
officials are DESTROYS Of doing every.
thing to assist in improving marketing
methods by keeping producers inform
ed of market conditions. The bureau
of market standards experts will con-
tnue to assist in the work of extend
ing the service.
Tentative Schedule.
The tentative schedule is as fol-
lows:
From Omaha a complete report OF
the Omaha live stock market will be
sent at 11:15 a. m. each day, and at
11:45 a. m. a complete report on the
Kansas City live stock market. At =: / >
p. M. a grain and potato report, giving
prices and conditions at the Chicago
Minneapolis. Kansas City and Wirni
peg grain markets, and similar infor-
nation at the Chicago and other potato
markets, will be dispatched. At !
y. m daily acknowledgment will be
sent, covering national market condi-
lions on live stock, fruits and yeget
ables, grain, hay and feed.
The reports to be sent from st. Louis
are a national stockyards live stock
market report at II d. m, Chicago
live stock market report at 1870 a. m
a grain and potato report at p. m,
and the radio marketgram at p. m.
The Washington station of the post
Office department will dispatch the j
p. m, radio-ma rket gram heretofore
sent out by the bureau of standards. a
report that gives a general daily sum
mary of eastern market prices on live
stock and meats, grain, hay. feed. fruits
and vegetables The same report will
be released from the Bellefonte station
at 7 p. m. Any changes that are found
necessary in the above schedule will
be announced by radio in advance Of
such change.
If the hearty cooperation of the
wireless receivers around Washington
in connection with the original eX-
perimental service is representative OF
the general cooperative spirit OF
licensed operators everywhere, there is
no doubt that the reports will have the
widest possible distribution in the
central and eastern states. The states
relations service of the department Of
agriculture ana lno STATE AGRICULTURAL
colleges, through the county agents
and by organizing boys and girls
radio clubs. may also contribute an
important part in the receipt and
distribution Of the reports.
Cost of Operation.
Radio receiving apparatus sufficient
to receive the reports costs from $50
to $3.50; the operation of such equip
inent is simple, and it is expected that
producers and others will desire to in
stall wireless receiving to obtain the
market news direct
According to marketing specialists
of the bureau of markets. one of the
outstanding reasons for the general
dissatisfaction that exists with regard
to the present system of distributing
farm products is the farmers lack of
up-to, the-minute information on prices
and conditions at national agricultural
market centers. Heretofore, no meth
cd has been devised for acquaintine
producers with national market condi
tions Immediately after the close OF