The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-08-20
I've are not buying anything just


now, for nothing is coming in. Far
mers can see nothing in present low
prices, and figure that there will al
ways be a market, and something
offered for product. so they are taking
a chance on holding, if they have
surplus to SELL
Such was the tense of the remarks
of Frank Mckee, manager of the eie-
vator at Pershing. He says that he
is buying feed, two cars of which came
in recently He also says there is q
growing demand for coal, that folks
who thought a month ago that sum-
mer might last forever are now doubt
full as TO that and are figuring On win
ter needs Farmers are now asking
about coal prices, when they can count
on getting it, ETC., and some OF them
are placing orders. Corn, taken as
whole, is looking fairly promising in
the vicinity of Pershing, but there are
sections west and north of town which
were harder hit by the drouth, said
Mr.. Mckee.
Harding Signs Packers Bill
The so-called packers bill is now
law, having been signed by President
Harding. According to advices from
stockyard districts, the packers are
| still buying live stock, just the same.
except that the price has been marked
| down considerably in past ten days,
| about 81 per hundred on hogs, from
| high to low, for example. The regu-
| lation of the packing industry is now
| in the hands of the secretary of agri-
culture, who says he is not inclined
! to be overly officious, nor to interfere
in the orderly processes of the bust
ness. This is encouraging, and as
much so to Mr.. Farmer as to Mr.
| Armour
Very Quiet at Bath
1--WE are getting in some feed and
also a car or two of coal, other than
that Bath is the dullest place on the
! map right now" says Frank DeMort
"As to seed wheat" he continued
while we are not selling any as yet
we are busy cleaning lot of it fol-
our farmers, who will most probably
SOW their usual acreage, we suppose
Farmers are becoming interested in
| keeping warm next winter and art
buying a little coal, and we are ap
plauding that course of action. 1t is
doubtful that those who wait will saw,
anything, as we see it"
Mr.. DeMort is enthusiastic over ths
outlook for corn. He maintains tha
it promises to make as good a crop as
} has ever been grown in that section
! He thinks that it is now so far alon:
} that it would take very early fros
: to injure it. He says that practically
no oats are grown near Bath, at leas
not for sale
New Paris Buying Coal
George Richards & Son, elevator
: owners at New Paris, report increas
ing sales of coal, especially since thu
} late drop in temperature, which Sc
both town and country folks to think
ing that we may be in for an early
fall and a coal-buying rush, which
would not tend 10 reduce prices a
the mines or incline the railroads t
lower freights Mr.. Richards says ht
is recommending the purchase of Goa
as soon as possible. The satisfac
zion of having coal in the cellar, re
CARELESS of possible saving of 81
cents or dollar, after you have beer
thoroughly chilled by waiting to save
on buying, offsets such possible re
,, suits" said he, land there is Away
a chance of coal going higher to con
slider" Mr.. Richards says that thert
! is very little grain being marketed
He said that he took in some corn a
SIS cents on Friday, not that this i
the commercial price, but because h
had a customer for the corn. AS t,
1 coal, he is doubtful that either min
. prices or freight rates will be cut 70
z some months
Report from CIarke's Station
81 Clarke's Station is in the New Mad
son district, and from the report re
. ceived on Friday is pretty bus
I spot right now. Mr. Hollinger say
? that they actually have been takin
0 in considerable wheat in the past l
: days and have been paying s1.10. Sc,
8 eral loads came in on Friday, ais
some corn, for which they were pa,
il ing IS cents per 100 pounds. SON
5 farmers have decided to clean OF
1 their rye said he, and we hav
X been buying it at 80 cents per bust
, ell" He reports coal trade as yer
X quiet. and farmers so far disposed t
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