Evening star., 1922-12-05
FARMERS FORESEE:
1923PROSPER|TY
Many Other Indications Point
Definitely to Steady
Business Gains.
By J. c. ROYLE,

Special Dispatch to Til. Star.
NEW YORK. December 5.-Every
day. in every way. things are grow
ing better and better.
Thousands of farmers have faith IN
higher prices and their attitude is
not confined to products grown this
year alone. They forsee in preeni
conditions a promise of prosperity for
them in 1929 and are making prepa
rations to take advantage Of il. TIE
improvement in the level Of quota
tons Of farm products is not alone
responsible fer ,heir stand.
There has been a b-i;ermenf in the
purchase of American commodities
for foreign account and while this
has not been Of marked proportion
1T mas been suffici~nt to indicate ths
the surplus products beyond the need
Of domestic consumption will not clu
the home markets. Consequent
farmers are holding back very con
siderab.r portion Of their crops To-
higher prices.
Better Live stock De0and.
The improved prices and demand
for livestock also have been factors
Cattle growers ar" getting hien
prices. especially for stocker ana
feeder cattle Meats and meat proc
ucts are moving abroad in good vol
ume and stock men are holding tn-h
herds intact. in many cases. IN eHpec-
tation of higher returns,
exceptional in extent and unusual IN
the condition of the sprouting gram.
Wool growers are confident that tney
will obtain prices i'm 1928 which VIII
be between three and four times those
paid them in 1891.
rott
downcast by reports OF the weakened
position of the spinning Industry IN
England, and are holding firmly Tor
higher figures.
Directly rejecting the determ,na
tion of the cotton growers 10 piaht
more extensis ely next year. has come
the startling increase in the price OF
white arsenic. which is tne OASIS IoI
calcium arsenate. the chief element
used in fighting the boil weeEu. tne M
about doubled in the last three
months. and there is apparently little
at present on the market
the chemical is a bi-product OF
the cotton smelters. and n a",nes.s
output is estimated at 10000 tons
this year. The domestic supply. IL
Is declared. would be insufficient 70
spray the acreage needing IL IN INC
cotton states. The product is nomi-
nally quoted at ia cents a pound. as
against to 6ta cents a year age.
but it is doubtful il a bid above j.
cents would bring Out any large
amount.
Sugar Outlook Bright.
Further stimulation OF sugar pro-
duc,ior may be expected. and the
acreage in 1923 probably will be
we'll in excess of that for this year
The tobacco crop was one of the
four biggest the country has ever
produced. Prices still are in the
making and seem slightly lowe,
than 1921. but demand for cigars ana
cigarettes is rising.
While orders for new machinery
have not been excessive. the demand
Cor requirements and repairs have
kept certain departments of the big
machinery manufacturers exceeding
~ busy. Orders for repairs at the
Mccormick Works of the Interna-
tfonal Harvester Corporation have
ranged from 100 to 1000 day ali
year. Express shipments. consisting
largely Of substitute parts. averaged
10000 pounds day. with additional
tonnage 10y freight
Inc railroads are still busy allot-
ing orders for freight cars and loco
notiSes in preparation for a tre-
mendous volume of freight next wear.
thousands of new cars are being
bought each week. "e