The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-07-11

explosion and fire at South Chicago
last year. This suit is to collect on
the grain lost and not for the wreck.
ing of the costly buildings.
5earish Foreign Situation
The unfavorable foreign situation Is
most depressing factor, not only as
TO prices for grain but on every arti-
Gle we export. What does a franc.
or what does mark represent, what
percentage Of dollar do each or
either of these represent, when figur-
ed IN international terms of exchange
The German paper mark, is almost
worthless, and Germany is on a paper
money basis. Whereas five gold
marks represent dollar in our coin
age, 500 paper marks will fall a trifle
short of buying one American dollar,
today. The mark reached a new low
level, on Monday.
The coal miners long drawn out
strike, and the strikes now affecting
| a portion of the railway workers and
curtailing transportation, are also
having an effect on all classes of bus
mess, and are limiting both produc-
ton and consumption in a large way.
Verify, the times are out of Joint and
1t isn't at all clear who is able to
mend them.
Local Wheat Prices
It has been a comparatively long
time since wheat sold as low as 81
cents at flour mill in Richmond. but
that price was made early on Monday.
This was break of 8 cents per bush
Ell. compared with last Friday. And
this price of 81 cents was the ruling
bid at country points after the grain
began coming in on Monday forenoon.
The shakedown of the bulls at Chica-
go on Saturday caused a low and weak
closing, not merely at Chicago, but
at all central markets.
And this was largely caused by the
German crisis and the consequent can
collation. of large ordtrs placed by
Germany, for both grain and provis-
ions.
Damp Wheat at EIdorado
A. Y. Mcclure, of Eldorado. said
that the grain received on Monday
was damp" He had warned several
farmers on Saturday. following the
rains on Friday afternoon, that it
would be well to let the shocks dry
out and season thoroughly, but they
began threshing early on Monday. re-
CARELESS. At least a number of them
did and the result was damp wheat
which meant dockage for excess
moisture. Mr.. Mcclure was paying
81 cents on Monday noon, for No. .
in good condition and stated that he
had shipped 5000 bushels this season,
principally to flour mills He thinks
that the wheat around Eldorado is
threshing out from Is to Is bushels,
on the average, with an occasional 20
bushel crop.
A Report From Camden
While many of our farmers are
selling freely. direct from the ma
chimes, others are inclined to hold for
better prices" This was the report
from the Farmers elevator at Cam
den, on Monday afternoon He said
he was paying SO cents for No. and
that the yields we're light The bulk
of the grain so far received has not
tested No. 2, said the elevator man,
''in fact we have considerable No. S
and some No. 4 in the Camden dis
trict"
Manager Williams, Of the Farmers
elevator at New Paris, says they took,
in little so pound wheat last week,
but no wheat was delivered up to noon
on Monday Mr. Williams said they
had paid 81 for No. 2 last week, but
the movement was light, as threshing
had not gotten we'll underway until
Monday, but with a favorable week
for this work grain would now begin
to move.
The mills at Hagerstown and Lynn
began the week by paying 81 cents for
No. 2 red. Asked as to whether farm
ers were inclined to sell the miller at
Hagerstown said that most of them
seemed to think it best to do so.'
Hunting the Burberry
Farm to farm inspection to locate
paintings of the American barberry.
harborer of the black stem rust Of
wheat, were accelerated July 1, when
II new federal scouts took the field
in Ohio. Heretofore, barberry eradi-
cation has been handled by only two
inspection teams
Increased federal appropriations
now available made possible this in
crease in the force Teams of scouts
are now working, or will shortly start
work, in Lucus. Wood, Hancock,
Hardin, Logan, Allen, Putnam coun-
ties. 1t is now proposed to cover half
of Ohio in the search of the barberry
before winter.
Work in Allen and Putnam counties
already has located As paintings of
this noxious ornamental plant, disting-
Unstable from the hamless Japanese
barberry by its greater size, and by
spiny-toothed leaves.
Home demonstration specialists of
the Ohio State University are carry
ing on the wheat field tours which
have been held in a number of Ohio
counties showing samples of bread
baked from poor varieties, and from
the standard varieties recommended /
by Ohio millers, and by the State Col |
lege of Agriculture.
Where the tour halts for the usual |
picnic, lunch at noon, these workers
set up an exhibit of both kinds Of |
bread and pass out samples to the pic |
nickers. Everybody agrees that bread |
made from Trumbull. GLADDEN., Por-
tage or any of the other standard va !
rieties makes bread of better flavor
than "just wheat"
Potato Spraying Pays