davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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1861 gruodzio 20 d. Nr. 81

giau su musq veiksniais New
Yorke. Isgirdau neaiskius 70
dzius - Tamsta informaciju?
Kurios esi partijos? Ar turf par
tijos pavedima? Be partijos
niekO nelaimesi ...S .Su Vokietija,
Pfullingenu, susikalbeti nepavy-
ko - kahn kokie traskejimai,
bildesys, lyg popieriu slameji-
mas, lyg kumsciu dauzymas j
stala 80.
Triuksmui nesiliaujant, pasi-
jutau beriedas j bedugne. Akyse
sumirgejo Dantes "Pragaro"
irasas "Praraskite vilti visi, ku-
rie cia ieinate -" KAHN kas
.ciuptelejo uz pazastV ir spejo
paklausti - ma, o partija? PAR
TIA? Ir vel smukau zemyn ir
kazkas sucirSke, suzvimbe, pra-
dejo kyatyti ligi gilumos =.
Atsibudau. Cirske zadintuvas
ir buvo jau sesios. Axis pra-
krapstes sokau is lovos ir emiau
rengtis j darba, rengtis j niuria
tikrove ..
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Bet pamazu juos apleidzia sitas
budrus linksmumas, kuris buvo apemes
isejus ! Salt = jie jaucia, kad nei juo-
kas nei raudojimas neleistini sioje vie
toje, sitame lake. Jie tyli ir ziuri =
nereikia zvalgytis nei atsigrezti, tik-
tai stow ir natal: ir virsuje, ir po ko-
jomis, ir is visu Sony yra didybe, il
apkurtina labiau uz suvio trenksma, il
gasdina daugiau negu mirtis, joje jau-
tiesi pranykes ir negali kovoti su ia. =
Kai jie pasiziuri vienas kita = abu
mato antrojo isblyskusi veida, ir drau-
gas prataria tyliu, prikimusiu balsu:
"Eime vidun'.
Tenai is leto JUGS sugrizta silimos
ir paprasto gyvenimo jausmas, ir nak-
tbs praeina jaukiai besikalbant.
Teka saule kai jis leidziasi atgal,
ir j yra raudona, kai pasikeila ties
virstne = il raudona, kaip skaistus
jaunas skruostas, ir il padaro kalnus,
zeme, sniega ir zmones tokius, jog no
ri dainuoti is dziaugsmo.
- sitaip Dievas viska sveria pu-
siau, - sake zmogus ir krupteleja:
prizes axis klojasi lyguma, pritvinusi
vandens, dregme lenda pro nanny sto-
gus ir zmoniu nuotaika, ir nors yra
prisiartinusios Kaledos, nera nei kas-
nelio sniego.
Jeigu Sta svetima nemalonia
zeme uzklotu sniegas, gal but, namai
atrodytu arciau2 - sake jis, ir j api-
ma ildnos, pavargusios mintys. - @,
toji nyki Vokietijos siaures zeme, nuo-
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zmogus stow prie Tango ir prizes
axis zemai gull purvynas, ir augstai
kabo pilkuma, tokia pat dumblina, kaip
zemes dirvos. O tolumoje niukso mis-
kas.
= Koks cia miskas, - piktai sake
zmogus sau, - jis net is toll neatrodo
tamsus, jis yra kaip laukuose susmaig-
styti kartuviu stulpai. Rado miska. Ir
visa sta aplinkui skaitosi ziema? Tx
tai vokieciui to ir tegali uztekti.
zmogus atsidusta, jis nori nusi-
grezti nuo Tango ir init ka nors dirbti,
taciau jis negali pasijudinti - nykuma
laiko j prirista prie sitos vietos, prize
sito murzino regejimo, jam atrodo, kad
jis niekuomet negales pasitraukti is
cia, kad taip praeis visas gyvenimas.
Kaip bega laikas - sake Emo
gus garsiai, ziuredamas laikrodi, bet
jis Zinc, kad mano, apie kita laika, - ir
kartoja: = kaip jis bega Tarsi katinas
su septyniu myliu batais, - galvoja
zmogus, - greitai ir negirdimai, jis
nusinesa jaunyste, gamta, Sails. Ir is
torija. Ir valstybes. Kaip VETO malunas
suka jis viska - ant vieno sparno is
kelia ramu gyvenima, ant kito pakabi-
ma kara, ir viska sumala. Ir jis iskelia
tave ir sustoja: negali nulipti nei pa
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KAS ir KUR

Gruodzio men. 13 d. Rockford,
ILL.,, mire teisininkas Jonas Da-
.nauskas, Lietuvoje buves Vyr.
Tribunolo teiseju. Palaidotas
gruodzio men. Is d.
Valstieciu liaudininku akty-
vesnieji veikejai gruodzio men.
Is d. buvo susirinke j Chicago
aptarti savo veiklos klausimus.
Tremtis, Vokietijos lietuviQ
laikrastis, ateinanciais metals
els j menesi tik viena karta.
Toks persitvarkymas daromas
del dvieju priezasciu: lietuviu
skaiciui Vokietijoj mazejant ir
Vlikui pasisovus leisti savo laik-
rasti, kurio leidinui pinigai ina
mi is Tautos Fopdo.
VokletljoJe esantiems lietu-
viams skautams siuo metu va
dovauja skin. A. Venclauskas,
neseniai tas pareigas peremes IS
vyr. skaut. V. sembergo. V.
sembergas emigruoja j JAW.
. Clevelandietis karys R. Bajo-
raitis, dabar esantis Vokietijoje
aplanke Diepholzo skautus. Prizes
trejeta metu jis pats Diepholze
buvo "Ausros" tunto tuntininku
Juozas Jurkunas buves Klai.
pedos uosto periskohsultaS arr1o.
pedos uosto juriskonsultas, gruo.
dzio 20 d. veda Regina Endriu.
Stamforde.
. Buves zemes Ukio Rumu di.
rektorius agr. J. Meiliunas, gy.
vena Australijoje, Thornbury
Atlikes dvieju metu nustatyts
darba fabrike, gavo tarnyba Me.
dziokles ir zukliavimo departa.
mente.
. Ateinanti sestadieni, gruodzic
men. 20 d. 4:3O Xxi 500 val
p. p. Statler viesbutyje, Wa
shingtone, ivyksta Vaiku Ka
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"Velnias cia prikiso savo nagus:
turiu nesti tarnyba sargybos lizde -
aciu uz malone. iris paras. Vienas.
Kaip aitvaras laksiu savo geraji vyna
Kaledu ryta''.
= "Savo pazado as neatsiemiau",
- sake jis draugui, ir -
KuciQ vakara stow jis Karpatu
papedeje. Temsta, ir takas nyksta, vi
siskai nera, galima sakyti, = kartas
nuo karto prakasdamas lazda sniega
nuo uzmaskuotu telefono laidu, jis
orientuojasi reikiama kelia, kojos sly
dineja, yra sunkukopti. - "Jeigu sitas
kelias vestu namo, Lietuva = tur but
uzskrisciau' - sake jis ir sustoja. Ma
mai. Tenai jau renkasi namiskiai ir ne
trukus ses uz stale, visi pasimels, pa
giedos ir tyliai galvos apie j, fronte,
nezinia ar begyva sia valanda, visi ziu-
res j vieta, kuri priklauso jam, kane
jis bebutu. - Jis sukanda dantis ir
apsizvalgo: zemai is tamsiu pastatu
matyti ziburiai, jie atrodo, kaip fakelai
ismeigti juoda arima, aukstai baltuo-
ia suotemyje virsunes, tarsi didele bal
ia meska ant juodo kilimo. - Ir viskas
yra svetima.
Puse dvylikos jis susilenkes ilenda
j sargybos budele ir susunka -.
"Tik pasakyk, kad tn isgerei
mano daliw
Kaip vaikas, kaip sentimental
mergaite susijaudina draugas, apka-
bina ir buciuoja il. Ir skubiai ruosia
vaises: ant medines soviniu dezes klo-
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axis praslinko Brooklynas, Bos-
tomas, Clevelandas, Chicago, De-
troitas ir net Ram. Vandenyno
pakrasciai bel Texaso dykumos
ir Dakotos pugos. Visur matau
lietuvius, visur jie dirba, rupi-
nasi tautos ir savo tautieciQ
reikalais, sielojasi Europoje IL
kusiais, nepamirsta ir doleri
tikslingai kalti >.
Negaliu tiketi, bet faktas -
bendruomenes organizacija jau
veikia seniai. Koks dziuginantis
vaizdas - mano tautieciai visur
gyvai dalyvauja savo susirinki-
muose, state ir plecia tautos ma
mus - ramoves, simtais tlks-
tanciu moka solidarumo mokes-
cius, placiai selpia Europoje Ii
kusius -. Jokiu partiniu, sro-
viniu ambiciju. Bendruomenes
centre ranka rankon dirba vi
sokiausiu paziuru tautieciai.
svietimas, mokyklos, bazny-
clos atstOvai? Kaip suklydau,
| dar laive baimindamasis del pa
voju musu svietimo, auklejimo
reikalams Amerikoje. Lietuviu
kalba ir kiti dalykai placiai des-
toni parapijq mokyklose, kvie-
ciami patyre mokytojai, bazny-
clos zmones savo veikla para
pinese mokyklose, pamoksluose
graziai prisideda prie lietuvis-
kumo stiprinimo - tai jau ne
priesausrio gadynes dvasininkai,
kuriems terupejo slopinti lietu-
viskumas ir skiepyti lenkiskoji
dvasia.
Jei mokyklos, baznycia tick
prisideda prie jaunimo aukleji-
mo, kokia didele nasta nupuola
nuo tevu ar pedagogy peciu! Jie
daugiau gall atsideti kittens
reikalams - juk vaikai ir bres-
tantis jaunimas auga tikrai svei-
koje atmosferoje. Jie auga svei-
XII, gatves atmosferos nesuzaloti,
mandagus, nepasisavina neigia-
mosios iSorines "kulturos" bruo-
zQ, net su panieka stebi bekram-
tancius guma. Ka jau bekalbeti
apie grazia lietuviu kalba ju
lupose ir gabumus mokytis ang-
liskai. Dziaukis, tevyne, sulau-
kusi tikrai grazaus atzalyno!
Kokie vaikai, toxic fr tevai.
Atrode, kad juos i Amerika pa
kliuvusius pagaus materialiniu
gerybiu karstine, bet kur tau.
Niekas ju nesivaiko dolerio ar
geriau apmokamu darbu, nes Ii
no, kuo tai kvepia sveikatai. Visi
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Lithuanian Weekly, published by
Ohio Lithuanian Publishing Company,
$500 Superior Ave-, Cleveland 8. Ohio.
Phone: ENdicott 1-4486. Issued in
Cleveland every Thursday. Editors
Vincas Rastenis. Balys Gaidzilnas.
Entered as Second Class matter
December 9Th. 1915, at Cleveland
onder the act of March 8. 1879.
Subscription per year in advance
in the United States - $4.00 in Ca
NADIA $3.50, elsewhere - $3.50.
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Lietuviskas savaitrastis. leidziamas
Ohio Lietuviu Leidybos Bendroves
$500 Superior Ave., Cleveland 8,
Ohio. Telefonas: ENdicott 1-4486. Is
eina kiekviena ketvirtadieni. Redakto-
rial: V. Rastenis, B. GaidziInas.
Iregistruota kaip antros klases
siunta 1915 metu gruodzio 6 d., Gle.
velande pagal 1879 m. kovo 8 dienos
istatyma.
Prenumerata metams is anksto
Jungtinese Amerikos Valstybese -
$4.00, Kanadoje - $3.50. kitur =
$3.50
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GARBINKIME DIEVA
LIETUVISKAI

Toll esanciam nuo Tevynes
jaunuoliui, prisiminti savo ken
ciancia Tevyne, nors maldose,
geriausia KALEDINE dovana
lietuviska maldak ny g e,
"JAUNUOLIU MALDOS". Ku-
ria paruose kun. P. K. Kirve-
laitis, o isleido EDVARDAS VI
LUTIS, 3736 Pulaski St., East
Chicago, Ind. kama pagal iri.
sima, S1.O0, S1.30 ir $3.50. Pla,
tintojams nuolaida
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tautos reikalais susisielojusi 70.

tautos reikalais susisielojusi 70
di.
Wis daugiau atsiranda patalpu
vaidinimams, susirinkimams, pa
skaitoms. Esamos griaunamos,
mes nebesutalpina tautieciQ. Is
miesto j miesta vazineja liet,l-
vjskasis Americas lietuviu teat-
ras ir vel, lyg Kaune - Vilniuje
skardi is scenos Henriko Ka-
cinsko talentas. Ar bdtq galima
rrileisti, kad mlsu scenes dar-
bininkai jieskotu darbo kitur,
paw. rusu emigrantu tarpe? Ne,
mes tikrai ivertiname savus me-
nininkus ir sugebame panaudoti
jl talentus. Stai kad ir visa ellie
dainininkQ, kuriais savo metu
didziavomes prizes Europa. Musu
organizacijos visiems jiems SUI
dare salygas tobuleti, reikstis
savo srity, ,vykti uzsienius. Ne
nuostabu, kad ir Chicago SUI sa-
vo 100 tukstanciu lietuviu jau
sugeba islaikyti savo lietuviska
opera ir il jau aplanke Detroita
su Clevelandu.
= Darzelis tikrai grazus, Yer
gilijau = tariau savo palydovui
bet ar visur tokios grazios ge-
les? Ar nera jane ir ersketro-
ziu? Ar mano tautieciu sanity
kiai SUI senaisiais ateiviais, ar
.amerikieciu paziuros j naujuo-
sius emigrantus taip pat tokios
sviesos ir be jokiu nuosedu?
Ir vel meciau, palydovo ragi-
namas, zvilgsni = 81 karta j Sc
nuosius ateivius lietuvius. Jie
mus graziai pasitike, pavaisine,
padeje kurdintis ir veliau j mus
zvelgia kaip j daug patyrusius
savo brolius. Jie pripazista, kad
ateiviai greiciau gall izvelgti
naujojo gyvenimo reiskinius ir
stebetQsi, jei Sic tvirtintQ, esq,
cia geriausia 80. Santykiai Wis
gereja, Wis darosi nuosirdesni.
Amerikieciai? Jie savo spau-
dole nuolat ir nuolat tremt;nius
kelia ir juos, tuos 800 tukst.,
vertina kaip elementa, kuris su-
gebes atnesti daug naudos kras-
tut. Net ir Hollywoode, ziurek,
lietuvaite Pauliute jau pagarss-
jo kaip Lithuanian star j."
Vergilijau, koks siltas
dziaugsmo, pasitenkinimo jaus-
mas yra name apemes! Kaip as
esu dekingas uz siu puikiu vaiz-
du atskleidima. Kaip name ste
bina tas mano tautieciu sugebe-
jimas tvarkytis, gyventi vienin-
gai, nesivaikyti partiniq ambi-
ciju. Beje, tur but, ir musu W.
riausi veiksniai veikia tokios
pat dvasios vedini? Kitaip juk
ir butt negaletu.
Nebuvo salygu vykti j VLIKa
Vokietijon. Taciau Vergilijus
man padave telefono rageli =
kalbek, sake. Pradzioje susijun-
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ledine Tarptautine radio progra.
ma, kurioje dalyvaus vaikai bej
mergaites is ivairiu pasiuntiny-
biu. Joje dalyvaus, kaip kick.
>vienais pastaraisiais metals, il
Lietuvos pasiuntinybes patarejo
j. Kajecko, slnus.
Programa bus perduodama
per televizijos bel radio stotis
Amerikoje ir trumpomis radio
bangomis uzsienin.
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Pro mono okinius Y
Tai fk kal6dinS SapnaS :.
.VALsEKA

dirba pagal isgales ir jei sutau-
po centa, tai tik ateities grill
mui j tevyne ar 'juodos dienos'
atvejams. Nusiperka ir manu-,
masinu, kitu patogumu, bet tik
gyvo reikalo verciami. Visa lais-
va laika jie praleidzia besitobu-
lindami dvasiskai, besirlpindami
savo vaiku sveikata ir ju tau
tiniu nugarkauliu, besimokyda-
mi vietines kalbos, bedirbdami
organizacijose. Ir nebandyk
drumsti to gyvenimo savo issi-
sokimais - tokiu atveju is savo
kolonijos jautrios sielos pirmi-
ninko neabejotinai susilauksi
rustaus papeikimo tikro kalti-
namojo akto formoje.
Kultlrinis gyvenimas tik cia,
laisvajame kraste, suzydejo vi
sais savo vesliaisiais ziedais. Ir
kaip jam nezydeti, kai niekas
netrukdo, kai viskas priklauso
nuo gerosios valios. Kulturos
Fondas, isiliejes j Bendruomene,
griebesi, pagaliau, tikrosios sa-
vo paskirties. Is surinktu lesq
jau remiamos dailes parodos,
skiriamos stipendijos meninin-
kams, lesos skrajojamu knygy-
neliu ir teatro trupiu veiklai.
Kaip ir reikejo tiketis, musu
mokslo, memo, literaturos izy-
mieji vyrai nera verciami per
naktis dirbti fizini darba. Cia
su savo kapitalais daug prisi-
dejo ir senieji broliai ateivlai.
ziurek, ir Skardzius ir Birziskai
ir Kirsa su Brazdzioniu ir ellie
kitty turi pakenciamas salygas
dirbti kurybini darba tautos ge-
rovei. Ar tai neliudyja musu tau
tieciu tikra tautini - kultdrini
subrendima? Pagaliau, ir savo
tarpe musu plunksnos zmones
organizuojasi pavydetinai - ra-
sytojai vieningai issirenka savo
draugijos valdyba, o zurnalistu
sajunga, savo tradicijas sekda-
ma, placiai isvysto veikla, zur-
nalistai visu pajegumu isilieja
j vietine lietuviu spauda, prasi-
skverbia ir Americas didziuo-
sius laikrascius.
Spauda plinta =. Wis daugiau
joje ryskus sviezias Europos
tremtiniu atvestas kraujas, Wis
daugiau pasireiskia jaunu, gabiu
plunksnu ir senuju musu publ
cistQ. Ne tik atvykelius, bet ir
senuosius ateivius patraukia to-
il spauda = nerasi jOje srOviniu
rietenu ar asmens ambiciju po-
lemikq, bet tik nuosirdu, atvira,
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SventeS 80.
- Ramybe geros valios EMO
mems :.
= Anaerika :. laircingi ! Ia
vo glebi pateke...
Retas ivykis - kaledines nuo-
taikos apgaubtas uzmigau giliu
miegu. Nezinau, ar kaledines
ramybes mintys, ar teise j ra-
mu, netrukdoma MEGA Ameri-
koje sukele prizes uzmiegant
daug vaizdu. Kaip gera, koks
grazus pasaulis, kokie taikingi
zmones, koks nuostabus krastas
Amerika, kaip idealiai cia gyve-
ma ir tvarkosi mano tautieciai;
kokia pasigeretina vienybe jq
tarpe! Sapnas tai ar tikrove?
Miglose isnyra New Yorko
dangoreziu siluetai. Mano lai-
vas praplaukia pro rukuose pa
skendusia Laisves Statula -
siaip taip iziuriu jos ranka su
ziburiu. Jau artejame prie kran.
tines.
- Cia taVo pazadetoji zeme,
cia tau teks kurtis, gyventi
dziaugtis, myleti, kenteti, gal il
mirti - tare mano palydovas,
Vergilijus.
New Yorkas -. Gyventoju
makalyne, masinos, masinos :. =.
Vergilijus name vedzioja pc
miesta - stai garsioji Wall
Street, stai vienisu vyru gatve
Bovery, kinieciu kvartalas, o gal
nori pazvelgti pasauli is lv2
augsto Empire State pastate?
- Pakaks, Vergilijau, paro-
dyk man, kaip gyvena mano
tautieCiai - kaip jie kuriasi
naujoje zemeje, kokie rupesciai
juos kankina.
Ir is tikruju, vaizdas, kuri
man atidenge Vergilijus, buvc
daugiau kaip nuostabus. Tai, pa
sakyciau, dziaugsmo, optimizmo
ir sviesiu vilciu panorama, visu
savo blizgesiu atsiskleidusi prizes
manO axis. Dieve, kaip laimin-
gas esu cia patekes! Tx dabar
supratau, kaip giliai mano tau
tieciai yra isisamonine savo mi
sija tremty ir kaip tiksliai jie
ja vykdo.
- Nori pamatyti savo tau
tieciu dziaugsmus ir rupescius
Ju ryzta ir palaima, bet ne pra-
keikima? Tad pazvelk, stebek
ir stebekis -
Vienu akimirksniu atsidure-
me Americas platumose. Pro
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= Kaledos =. Sielos ramybes
Sventes -.
- Ramybe geros valios EMO
mems -.
= Anlerika. :. laiuingi ! ia
Vo glebi pateke -.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-02-01
Markets at q Glance

Demand-Consumers' food money may show
little change in near future; will increase
later.
CattIe-Numbers on feed are percent over
last year and largest record.
Hogs-Any pork ceiling probably will allow
further hog price rise.
Lambs-Numbers on feed are 6 percent I'M
der last year and only half of five years ago.
WoOI-Price advance continues under push
of scarcity and stockpiling.
Wheat-Another price upturn, probably to
new season highs, is likely later in season.
Feed Grains-Halt in price rise due to in
creased offerings probably is temporary.
Flaxseed-Prices are getting close to legal
minimum ceiling limit.
Seeds-Supplies of northern-grown alfalfa,
1adino, alsike clover and bronze are short
compared with demand.
Feedstuffs-Rise to new high levels for sea-
son is probable toward spring.
Hay-Jan. l stocks were percent over last
year but rate of disappearance is high.
Dairy Notwithstanding consumption in
fluid form is STRENGTHENING outlook.
Eggs-Prices probably will continue higher
than year ago.
Poultry-Turkey growers plan record crop
this year. 1 percent over 1850.
Potatoes-Jan. 1 merchantable stocks were
percent over last year and all-time
high.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-02-01

from December to January. The gap
of 500,0O0,0O0 pounds or more be-
tween world production and con-
sumption and efforts to acquire mill
tary stockpiles of wool or wool goods
are driving prices skyward.
Contracting continues in the west
at $1.05 to SIPS per grease pound
and occasionally higher and is re-
ported in the eastern cornbelt at 81,
WHEAT-Prices may fluctuate ir-
regularly in the near future, but a
moderate rise to new highs for the
crop year appears probable later. The
advance to IL to 20 cents over the
loan value in the central west early
in the new year attracted some sell
ing by producers, while flour trade
slackened.
Export sales have been fairly good,
but some are being made from gov
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-02-01

Numbers on feed on Jan. l were
percent less than last year and only
half as large as five or six years ago.
Due to drouth, many of the Kansas
wheatfield lambs were shifted to
other states. Prices for both slaugh-
ter and breeding ewes probably will
continue to rise. Most solid-mouth
breeding ewes are bringing $50 to $34
a head.
WOOL-Prices have continued to
rise steeply in both domestic and
foreign markets but with domestic
fine woods cheaper than comparable
foreign woods, which jumped 20 per-
cent in British Dominion markets
Montana farmer-stockman., 1951-02-01

eminent holdings. Such sales, along
with redemptions of loan stocks, will
reduce the degree of tightness that
may occur in ''free" stocks toward
the end of the season. The drouthy
southwest has had little relief, al
though much more precipitation is
needed. If unfavorable weather con-
tinues, it will add to price strength
when the growing season arrives.
FLAXSEED 49, Steady to higher
prices are probable until ceiling IS
imposed. Consumption of hnseed oil
this season probably win be 50 to so
percent over last season. Acreage OF
fall-sown flaxseed has been cut
nearly a third, due to drouth and
competition from other crops.
SEEDS-Price changes may be
small until the extent of spring de-
mand can be measured. Increased
acreage of cultivated crops will cut
seed needs for rotation pastures, but
may reduce seed production next
season. More reseeding of permanent
pastures and ranges will tend to hold
utilization up to recent levels.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Prices prob
ably will hold up better than usual
during the late winter and spring
season of increasing production. The
milk flow is not likely to be higher
than last year. Consumption as fluid
milk and cream is greater than year
ago and probably will continue to
rise with consumer incomes.
EGGS-Prices will work lower for
another month or six weeks under
pressure of increasing receipts, but
are likely to remain higher than a
year previous. Production is likely
to rise Is percent or more from Janu-
airy to the spring peak in March or
April, but probably will continue
smaller than a year ago because of
the decrease of 4 percent in laying
flocks.
Increasing consumer, military and
storage demand, with lighter sup
plies, will more than offset the lack
of government support buying. Pull
lets raised from February chicks are
likely to be quite profitable next
fall.
POTATOES Steady to slightly
higher prices are probable in late
winter, due to the rising support
level and gradual removal of the sur
plus by the government. But, the
heavy supply of ineligible potatoes
probably will keep market prices
below support levels4 In spite OF
the large supply, commercial ship
ments have been falling behind last
year. Jan. l merchantable stocks
were z percent larger than last year
and percent over the previous rec
ord high in 1947. The 1850 certified
seed crop was 5O,5OO,OOO bushels, the
largest on record, but seed demand
probably will be the smallest in
many years.
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future, but further increase is prob
able later in the year. Shifting in
dustry from civilian to defense pro-
duction will cause minor disloca-
tons in the next few months and
first-quarter income tax collections
will hold down consumers spend
able income.
of buying of consumers durable
goods before raw material shortages
make them scarce, and advances in
prices of manufactured goods in an
ticipation of price freeze also will
hold down temporarily the amount
housewives can spend for food.
While the main direction of farm
prices will be up, stable setbacks
may occur from time to time and the
general level year hence may be
only 5 to percent higher than now.
Ceilings are likely to be imposed on
farm products as they reach or rise
above legal minimums.
Some fertilizers, insecticides and
farm supplies are likely to be scarce,
but farm implement makers prob
ably will be allotted enough steel to
maintain approximately 1850 levels
of output.
CATTLE-Prices for better grades
may reach seasonal peak in the
near future but intermediate and
lower grades are likely to be steady
to higher for several months, unless
advancing tendencies are checked by
controls. Prices for all grades are
ceilings could be placed. Numbers
on feed are percent larger than
last year and the largest on record.
The supply of low grade slaughter
cattle will decline in the next two
or three months. Strong consumer
demand for hamburger and for feed
ing and grazing cattle will help to
lift prices for these low grades.
Stocker and feeder prices probably
will continue strong. Current prices
for feeders, feed and fat cattle offer
a fair finisher's margin. Interest in
grazing cattle will rise to peak in
March or April.
HOGS-Prices are likely to work
irregularly upward until March, I'M
less stopped by pork ceiling. Re-
ceipts probably will drop about one
third from mid-January to the early
spring low point before the influx
of fall pigs turns them upward again.
The parity price, the legal mini
mum at which ceiling could be i'm
posed, is slightly below $21 a cwt
for barrows and gifts, Chicago basis
but to provide a 1871 hog corn ratio
to potential ceiling for corn would
require Chicago price of about $24
Due to the strong fats and oils sit.
uation and advancing prices for lard
discounts for heavy hogs probably
will remain lighter than usual. With
the general level of hog prices likely
to advance, carrying good-doing hog
up to $50 pounds or higher in the
next month or six weeks is likely
| to pay.
LAMBS-The continued price ris,
| probably has largely discounted tn,
short supply of fed lambs, the strong
| consumer demand for lamb at re
tail and high value of pelts, but SOM
| further rise may occur in the mex
two or three months, unless stoppec
by ceilings.