The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-09-02
PEACHES FOR THE PICKING

to the Observation-Disclosures fruit district
is resulting in big losses to growers.
With local storage plants filled TO ca
pacity, and with shipments impossible,
many farmers are allowing peaches
to rot on the trees, or selling them at
10 cents a bushel to those who VIII
pick them and furnish their own DasK-
cts to carry them away in.
This almost incredible condition
was brought about by the shopmen's
strike, is the report The railroads
running into that territory have had
a lot of trouble, as has been shown
in press reports during the past
month. AS against this showing we
note the conditions confronting num-
Der of Michigan growers of early ap-
pies, plums, pears and peaches.
These recently reported that prices az
Chicago, their nearest big market and
natural outlet, were so low on apples
that the freight bills at times more
than covered the money received for
the crop, and this came pretty nearly
being true aas to plums and peaches,
as we'll. In consequence much Mich
igan fruit is not now being sent to
market.
The Natiopal Fruit Marketing asso-
citation, organized through the efforts
of the American farm bureau, has a
big job cut out 1t is handling Cali
fornia products in a national way, be-
ing a part of that organization, and
will be in shape to handle all fruits
by the first of the year, at the latest,
and to have it's own cooperative sales
offices and representatives in all cities
of the north and east This will cut
into the business of an army OF
"scalpers" next season.
Wayne Fair Headquarters
The headquarters of the Wayne
County Fair is at Is North Ninth
street in the Palladium building
where Secretary Charles Hodge will
cordially welcome all corners. A
phone has been installed and farmers
can reach Secretary Hodge by calling
2S17. The spacious quarters have
been fitted up as a community rest
room and you are invited to make
yourself "at home" there when in
Richmond, this invitation being extend
ed to all farm and rural families.
Corn Crop Outlook
In reviewing the corn crop situation
by states a Chicago market and crop
reporter says: Northern Ohio, north
ern Indiana, northern Illinois, north
ern Missouri, all of Iowa, eastern Ne
braska and northeastern Kansas viii
mature good crop of corn. Iowa Is
exceptionally good. The territor5
named comprises about two-thirds OF
the corn belt. In the remaining third
corn is in very bad shape. Basins
government term normal at 100 pei
cent, the percentage comparison is as
follows: Ohio, IS; Indiana, Sc; Hi
nois, Is; Missouri, IS; Iowa. 95; Ne
braska, 81; Kansas, 6S; Oklahoma, 81
The longs in September wheat rar
away from the deliveries due on Sep
TENDER 1, and sold out their lines
which broke the market to SO cents
on the last day of August. While il
was not expected that the deliveries
would be heavy on the first day OF
the month scattered holders took q
chance on evening up and being abs
to replace their lines to advantage
later. The two cent break on Thurs
day was purely a matter of specula-
ton, having little or nothing to do
with supply or demand, but just a
case of lightweights getting out from
under, prior to deliveries.
Cattle are Higher
While the grain markets were
droopy on Thursday the market for
good beef cattle was described as
booming Fancy 1887 pound Angus
cattle sold as high as SLIPS, or 15c
above Wednesdays top, with all the
good steer offerings up 10c to 15c
on the day. Butcher stock ruled
strong and calves advanced 25 cents,
at Chicago. At the same time top
light shipping hogs reached 1885.
Native lambs were strong at $1,000
for best on offer 1t is interesting to
note that the average price on hogs
at Chicago at $500, on Thursday, was
just sc under the average price on
the same date last year.
The Wall Street Farmers
A New York correspondent who has
street states that farmers are assert
ing, with some basis in fact, that
their grain and other products, at pres
ent prices, are at an unwarranted dis
count, compared with the output OF
factories. mines and mills" The
writer then goes on to say, that:
Their complaint, however justified,
gives no promise of bringing relief.
The farmers of the nation are slated
to wind up with a fairly successful
year in 1922. That is, they will be
able to get themselves out of debI
for the first time in the two years
since the period of depression started
and have fair margin of profit re-
naming for the purchase of neces-
saries and some Injuries. This pre-
diction was approved and confirmed
today by a half dozen bankers in
various districts who are in close
touch with agricultural communities
and who are helping finance the move
ment of the crops.
Where the Trouble Lies
"The cause for the present dissatis-
faction of the farmer lies in the ex-
port situation" these bankers assert.
This country, they said, could and
would absorb even the big bumper
crops raised this year, but not at
high prices. The difference between
a big year and fair year for the
farmer lies in the amount of his pro-
ducts shipped abroad The European
demand depends largely on Germany,
and the financial condition of that
country must become worse before