The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1921-04-28

We loaded car of oats today,
which cost US 80 cents" said John
Jackson, of the Straughn elevator. "a
whole lot Of oats was planted around
Straughn this spring, all apparently
escaped frost damage and are looking
fine. We have shipped 1000 bushels
of corn since the late decline set in.
This corn cost us from 40 to so cents
and our price is Al cents today. We
have been shipping to Cincinnati Of
late, as rule"
coming in and that a smaller acreage
was planted than was harvested last
year. The Straughn elevator folks
right along, but nothing rushing" as
promising and the winter killed acre
radius.
Are Not Buying Coal
Farmers are not ordering coal for
summer delivery, and in this we be-
lieve they are making a mistake" said
the manager of the Milton Grain COM
pany, Wednesday. This company has
elevators and coal facilities at Milton,
Beesons Station and Bentonville, at
which current grain prices are
Wheat, $1.15; corn, 45c, and oats 80 to
81 cents per bushel. The Milton Grain
company folks expect the usual corn
acreage to be put in around Milton
but say that IL to Is miles south OF
town there is likely to be a reduction
in acreage; first because of the price
and second because farmers are
averse, they say. to paying out much
money for hired help. They will in
crease their grass crops and cultivate
only as they can do the work them
selves or with the help of the boys
Very little grain is moving just now
at either of these points but farmers
it is thought, are likely to clear out
their wheat bins a little later, as many
are talking of selling ir May, when
they hope. for little higher price
Flowing is pretty we'll along in the
Milton district, for as the elevator
manager stated, "our farmers were
plowing most of the winter, but have
done very little Of it the last three
weeks"
Selling Grain for Tax Money
"We are taking in but little grain.
said J. F. Seagraves, of the Losant
vile elevator. Our farmers are no
inclined to trade at present prices
and you can't blame them. The fac
Is all the grain we have bought O.
late has been sold mostly to get {
little cash to pay tax bills. AS to the
outlook for corn this year. farmer:
are inclined to limit their acreage tt
just what they can care for withou
hiring help. Our wheat crop will bt
about IS to 80 per cent of what wa:
harvested in 1920, or rather the acre
age was cut 20 to 25 per cent las
fall. Oats look fine but it has beer
too wet since the first week in Apri
to do much plowing"
Eaton Ships to Baltimore
The manager of the old Musselman
| now Equity" elevator at Eaton. say!
| they have been shipping most of thei
wheat to Baltimore but that bids hav,
been reduced little too much latel.
to make Baltimore a desirabl mar
ket, although that port does quite al
export business. Preble county has 81
many big feeders that very little o
the corn grown around Eaton is ship
ped. this being especially true whel
1t pays better to feed than to ship
| Oats look low to the Equity" folks
| notably so the September delivery
: Everything in the grain line look
low to them, however, and you can
blame farmers for holding" is thei
opinion. Considering the low stock
of wheat at Chicago they are "incline
| to look for raid on the May short
and better prices for wheat mex
month, as probability, if the expor
demand livens up" We may add tha
the Chicago wheat bulls are of tn
same opinion
| Low Price for Butter
First grade creamery butter is sci
ing at 35A cents at Chicago today
against 65A on the same date i
April, 1920, at wholesale. Butte
bears are talking Is cents for choic
creamery before the bottom
touched. This, of course, may not a,
tually happen, but at the best tn
dairy men stand to lose a lot of none
on their product, unless storage il
terests take hold and steady prices
The worlds 1920 corn crop has bee
figured at 3792,O0O,OOO bushels by tn