The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-12-16
NILES CITY BIOS
FOR ALL POULTRY

The first results OF q campaign in
to facilitate and expedite the market
Ing OF farm produce from Powder River
county came this week with a bid made
surplus. T The Chamber Of Of commSsrce SSa SSet'ii i
seeking q receptive market 40 we'll fer
the surplus pork raised in this county
cidentally It may be mentioned that
signed ;;, bX e. NJ Smith Smith and nsighbors
billings market and another carload
Of hogs has gone forward from Eka-
'aka he TO ,esper speFarsf rsferrnr to the pou,trx
market. however, contains interesting
information, and is as fellows:
Editor, Powder River County Exam,
Of interest an article appearing in your
Of Produce But No Market
speak for all kind Of farm produce.
we believe that we can shed some
resdra tSers,o wheS sre
mentioned in the article appearing in
your paper.
there are chickens galore: in ycar r
territory but that the law Of supply
and demand has apparently ceased to
35Ie farther on the fol
trading point is at Miles City, but in
trading there. our farmers complain
ting fair prices for their produce: that
tc, unload 1t they are compelled to
peddle the stuff aud take what they
can get without regard to any stabil-
I'VE believe that the plication of
the law OF supply and demand Is not
ers rather than that the law itself has
ceased to function.
within comparatively few years.
Miles City consumed more farm pro-
duce than was produced In the entire
eastern section Of Montana. with a re-
suit that there r., was nroa, ready market
prices: plus transportation. Now the
situation is just the reverse: There is
a big surplus Of farm produce of all
with result that the surplus over and
above what can be consumed in the
towns. towns in eastern n Montana must be be
the large consuming CRITTERS. This
means that the, prices paid the pro-
ducer must be the prices which can be
obtained in the large markets. less the
kets .!S,os. .,,na,,,an. ..,,x, - - ,.,.u
sheep. but the Montana producer in
many Eases to
poultry. butter. eggs and cream.
I've have r;, consistsntly 1Ha purchased
ing. any quantity that was offered at
firmly and widely. quoted price,
ing II cents for hens weighing four
pounds or over. cents for hens weigh
ing less than four pounds: l3 cents for
20 cents for spring chickens weighing
two pounds or less, and 6 cents for old
ROSTERS In the Twin Cities and Chi
as follows: Hens weighing four pounds
or over IS tc ~ cents: springers. not
Stacy. II cents; hens weighing less
old roosters II cents
II any producer near Miles City
feels tina, he can ship his poultry 81.
paY S'e heSe eSe at aaH Niles ~s City e we SI viii he
Iesv slaS 7" %,N furnish coops and assist !"
I'm purchasing .poultry. IN this ter-
ritorY. howsver: II must sn,, o. rrmem, n
Droperiy Hae earea for nor proper,y
and that as it is received by us. it
does not come under first grade neul-
able expense before It is in suitable
condition t" offer to the eastern mar
kets;
writer's residence in Miles City and
offered to sell live hens. guaranteed to
weigh over four hounds, at 60 cents cents
ance Of his wife and a twc-horse wa
gon. was peddline a few chickens from
door to door at the above price. At
that time we were paying Is cents !
cash. live weight, for hens Weighing
four pounds or over. so that the bird |
which the farmer was peddling labor |
iously from house to house at a price !
CT GO cents would have brought him 2
price Of 81 cents for the entire lot II
he had hauled them to the creamery. !
I'VE therefore feel that some mis- |
understanding must exist where a
statement is made that no suitable !
cash market for poultry exists in Miles
city.
'When Mr.. Burkcv makes a visit in
Miles City. we would appreciate having |
him call at our office. so that we can
take these matters up more fully with
him personally.
yours very truly.
.'WeNtern Creamery Company,