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The Power Monopoly, Its Makeup and Its Menace U J? 1 Is Name of Pamphlet Just Published By Gifford Pinchot In Which He Answers the Question, "Is There An Electric ' Monopoly and What Is It Doing? r Milford, Pike County, Pa., February 25, 1929. There has been so much assertion and denial of the existence of monop- ! oly in electricity that I thought you | might be interested in a pamphlet of | mine on the subject just issued. Ac- j cordingly, I am taking the liberty of sending you a copy under separate! Mr. Charles E. Taylor, Editor, The Producers News, Plentywood, Montana, Dear Mr. Taylor: This pamphlet (The Power Monop- j oly, Its Make-up and Its Menace) ; charges that this monopoly exists, J and goes on to prove it. It shows of what the power monopoly consists, how it was built up, and for what purpose. Also it contains an alpha betical list of power companies, which will enable each reader to trace the connection of the company whose rates he pays. For your convenience, in case you may desire to use it, I enclose a short summary. SUMMARY The question whether there is an electric monopoly or whether there is not will doubtless occupy a steadily increasing share of public attention during the present year. And if there is an electric monop oly, is it organized and financed to Sincerely yours, GIFFORD PINCHOT. give fair rates to consumers and fair profits to the power people ? Or does it live to gouge the public? A pamphlet which answers these questions has just been issued by Gifford Pinchot. It shows that out of 4,362 power corporations in the U. S. on June 30, 1927, only 85 were en tirely independent. A little more than three quarters of the 4,196 oper atmg power companies, or 3,108, were controlled by 41 great holding com panics. , These 41 holding companies con trolled more than four fifth (82%) of all electric power generated in the United States and nearly seven eighths (83/c) of all oui people de pended upon them for electric ener 110 no ^ - .. ... SteresC^n t^Yb^d^/F^ interests on tneir boards of directors we find that 8 of the 41 power giants are under the control of the General Electric interests, 7 under control oi the Insuil interests, 4 under Morgan. 2 under Mellon, 1 under ByUesby and 1 under Doherty control. Six interests control 23 of the 41 power giants. But that is not all. Twelve more are under the joint con trol of two or more of the six inter ests. That leaves only 6 of the 41 power giants which are not yet known to be controlled by the six great pow er combinations. In 1926 these six interests already controlled 63.46% of the electricity produced in America, and had at their mercy 67.61% of the population— a little less than two thirds of the en tire country's electric power, and a little more than two-thirds of the people. They control much more to day. Such domination is almost incredible but there is more to come. For the General Electric, Insuil, Morgan, Mel Ion, Byllesby, Deherty group is for all practical purposes united into a single six-sided power monopoly. It is united through the Joint Committee of public utilities, through the pow er lobby which infests Washington, and through common interest in many ways. The central power-group, the Big Six, is in effect a single interest with a single purpose, which is to continue to extort almost unimaginable profits from the masses who pay for electric current. A study of the 35 big power cor - porations controlled by the Big Six indicates that out of total assets of eight billion dollars, not less than three billion represent capital infla tion—water—upon which the 7 % earnings usually allowed by public ! service commissions would authorize extortionate rates to the tune of $ 210 , 000,000 a year. iwo hundred million dollars a year of "earnings" on pure water is such gigantic loot that no wonder the pow monopoly stops at nothing to keep tt. Ihe actual figures are probably larger by far, but they cannot be vm covered except by a public tribunal, oï C ï fed v ral trade commission, Thp nil 0 / h °v, USe inv estigation. Pe. op l e who control the vast and growing power monopoly are not satisfied with mere extortion. In ad union they have succeeded in creating a system through which they are! able to dictate what stocks and bonds may be put on the market and what may not. Thus they decide what se curities the public is permitted to buy and what it is forbidden to buy. In this way they use the public's own money to finance new companies con trolled by the monopoly which in turn exact additional swollen profits from the public. This scheme is worked through tb* control of the central banking Soup which is the central power Zn ?' er investment syndicates and invest ment brokers. Unless the latter c p 11 to their customers what is ofV^d to them by the investment bankers they get no more new securities to sell, and so are forced out of hnefnoce The use of thi " Cub "* enomo U ,W profitable to the electric moZS When the federal trade commission SSä ^jr^jr****^ Of public information^ from publiemen ser?£! 1 C f Schools ' rend ered a public service of great value and opened to aoother greater still^ it cLi . *t will, ascertain and tell the m detail exactly how much water they are paying interest on when tbVv pay their electric bills and Tnf# Just how man y hundreds of* mniio£s , tbey are heinj? mulcted each vêai in ^rate*. year mo™l? nch0t P am P b let on the power monopoly contains an alpha£t £2 JLHj* », __ list of power companies and their sub sidiaries (so that any citizen can find out who really controls his rates), together with details of the 41 power giants. Pinchot says it is submitted as a contribution toward public knowledge of the greatest monopoly any free, country ever faced, MANITOBA GROWS GOOD SEED CORN _ By J G HANEY g étendent 'of the I. H. C. Dem onstration Farms, Com is generally considered a warm climate crop and is grown most ex tensively in such regions. It is there fore surprising to many that this great crop can, and is being grown successfully in regions far to the north. On our demonstration farms in North Dakota, South Dakota, Mani toba and Saskatchewan we are en deavoring to promote a more perma nent and prosperous type of farming. The need of a cultivated crop to con trol weeds, supply feed for livestock, distribute the farm work and help to overcome the drawback of dependence on a single crop for income, is so im portant that we have given careful attention to the growing of com. The season of 1928 could not be classed as above average in favoring cor n production. The proof of success f u i corn production is unquestionably the growing of it under ordinary field conditions and the saving of good, high vitality seed. In the 16 years, the North and South Dakota farms have been operated, we have not failed a single year in saving some seed, which mea ns also that we have had good ma ture corn for the silo or to feed as fodder. On the Oak Lake, Manitoba, farm i as ^. year ( 1928 ) we grew and saved more than 100 bushels of seed 0 f our "international Yellow Dent. corn has been grown continuously on our North Dakota farm for 16 years, and be coming better acclimated. It was originally Minnesota 13, but due Ä'ho^ aL ^ttog ^ a8° extm early Minnesota 13, Haney strain.) T vf* ' * , , e s . w *, up "l oJT. 11 " 0t k""*'! ^ T* Ï* bmder ' wlthottt losm « ! s * Farmers are generally coming to recognize the fact that This . * ie . * rnature com such as this early a smaller ! produce, have P luca » or rnore com, and better feed iS? va ,. t ^ ian the big fodder corns, , e smaller com is much more easily handled, and leaves more moisture in *"6 soil for the following crop, . orn an d matures more rap 1 . 0X1 ana that has been manured sro "* 11 n crop of sweet clover, ^ r< î pS j mas t have food, just as am ao » to grow and mature rapidly, 1 î; u r corn l an d at Oak Lake, last year, , fr rown a crop of sweet clover, and had been manured. Following the com crop, high yielding and high quality wheat with little or no dock age is produced. as _ plowing (when it will not d ^t) thoroughly worked just before ■ Panting, is prefeiable to spring plow j ." 8 for 00rn * & is not advisable to plow the land should be disked ' or cultivated as early as possible in ^ ie spring to stop evaporation und to j warm the land, and then plowed just befo . r e planting. ^ e checkrow—plant so as to culti vate both wa ys—and drop two to tbr ee grains per hill, 3% feet apart eacb wa y* This planting requires about j one bushel of seed for 8 acres, or 50 1 cents per acre at $4 per bushel. The planting is begun as soon after May t a ® possible and we have seldom not be en able to plant before May 10 . Corn not planted before May 20 does not have full chance to mature be fore fall frost. The early planting may be nipped by late frost but this does not damage the corn as much as early fall frost before it is ma ture. • The fact that we produced good, mature dent com in 1925 on our Oak Lake farm is our most encouraging demonstration of possibilities in this district. Com can be grown success fully, to furnish feed for livestock help control weeds, and diversify our j cropping system. Com is needed, and can oe grown successfully on many farms that have never attempt'u to 1 grow this crop. PL to ! 1 tt , ricana, April 16.—Next in the way to J* e ^ >ect ed from Montana executive chambers SSîîüJb of f , the , fou F new commissions r ^ at f d ^ the last legislature. These ixis P^or s to be ajmVnitî^ the com missioner of only new of fices 3 ed ^929 assembly. The ZZ™* "If wWch apÄ m , a 8 re f" 1 ; 0 ™«' f ? pt , e T IS4 > laws 1929— S 2 ? y exten?ion t HB w' C £f pter 104 ~^Creating Mon 'hVr ? 6 °, f J? eauty cult urists. k H j , cha Pter 127—Creating °Rn 0 tif- rbe ^ exa miners. chapter 122—Great in „ w™ commission, two members k f^mted b F the by Jî e supreme court. ! of ? 47 ' ^ a Pter 27—Creating office * a ™ ptora8e commissioner commissioner of agriculture as' such ^ Tn,ssxo ^ r ex officio and proving tutors. g Whl e the legislature created ~ 4 NEW BOARDS TO BE NAMED BY GOVERNOR are com state to governor, three with no y, » % X •j m » a \ Hi IT i . 7 io U l A f THE MAY QUEEN'S FEAST m Yoa mast wake and cedi me early, call me early. Mother dear; To-morrow*U be the happiest time of all the glad New Year ,— Of all the glad New Year, mother the maddest, merriest day ; For Pm to be Queen o* the May, mother. Pm to be Queen of the May. \ tf •e* her in her Utile (JTANT you ^ starched, frifly frock, a garland of flowers on her dainty haul and her clear eyes shining with delight? She'll hold court over all the little boys, and preside with great dignity from her improvised throne. Bat if anyone says: "Tag, you're Her Temporary Majesty is very apt to forget her queenly dig nity and scamper rapidly across the lawn in pursuit of her tagger. And when she comes in breathless, her cheeks rosy and blooming, from a succession of such games. Her Maj <. iy will certainly be in need of sustaining food. Here, then, is a menu to meet the occasion which will appeal to the Queen of the May and all her court: hi Ihole Fresh Strawberries Around Powdered Sugar Cone Cream of Tomato and Liver Soup IVhole Wheat Crackers Creamed Chicken and Peas on Tiny Baking Powder Biscuits Currant Jelly Asparagus Salad with Cheese Carrots Water-Cress Sandwiches Junket Ice Cream with Red Raspberries Si, jar Cookies Mat Hard Candies How to Make Them Of course the sugar cookies, hard -lies and currant jelly come in "htch keep them fresh until '•'ded, and the first coarse MONTANA WEEKLY INDUSTRIAL REVIEW Butte—A $25,000 hangar is under construction at the municipal airport for National Parks Airways. Plentywood—The construction of the Peterson Garage is progressing rapidly. Helena—$460,000 has been appro priated for the purpose of improving and maintaing the roads and trails in the national forests of Montana. New equipment has arrived to fa cilitate the coal mining operations at Colstrip. Contracts for the construction of 54 miles of Federal aid highway in vicinity of Dillon will be awarded by State Highway Commission April 26. Chinook—The Blaine County fair grounds are to be improved. Turner—The plans are progressing for the erection of a modem high school building here. Street improvements involving penditure of more than $35,000 will be made in Black Eagle this season. Great Falls—New filtration equip ment has been installde at the cipal water plant. Reed Point—Springtime highway is being surveyed preparatory to im provement. Mining operations at Spring Hill mill, four miles southwest of Helena, will be resumed soon. Glasgow—Race track is to be con ex mum structed on 70-acre tract of land for Valley county fair grounds. Anaconda—The Christian church is being remodeled. Libby.—Glacier Silver Lead Mining Company seeks permit to construct other new offices and abolished ... wxiiwo aim aoousnea none, it increased the compensation of sev eral state and county positions as fol lows: SB 55, chapter 50—Increasing sal ary of chairman of state board nail commissioners from $2,400 $3,000 annually. SB 129, chapter 149—Increasing salary of superintendent of the state insane asylum from $4,000 to $5,000 a year. HB 167, chapter 83—Increasing sal ary of the supreme court stenograph er T £pm $2,600 to $4,000 a year j82> chapter 85—Providing for three deputy state examiners at $2,700 a year each, instead of two at $2,400 a year and one at $1,800. HB 31, chapter 4-—Increasing anes of state capitol watchmen guides from $3.50 a day to $125 a month and janitors from $4 a day to $125 a month. SB 102, chapter 176 —Authorizing members of boards of county commis sioners to inspect highways at time, with compensation of $8 and actual expenses. iîLL"°:_ C î ap ^ »9— Changing fees, expense allowances of of to sal and any a day mileage and^SPHPQHH sheriffs, expect«*} to result 1 slight increases. nrîo^/3^' chaptei ; —Increasing sal aries of county school superintendents thiS ™? 4165 °t the first - second and third classes from $ 2,100 to $2,471 an cWfti" Ä °L » h « fourth ties ifTh? ZllT *V 2 ' 400 ' in conn ^mllMkwo! *SS $ 1 .ROO SCTenth dass ' fr °m $1,500 in some to consists o i just an appetizer of a circle of strawberries with their stems on around a tiny cone of pow der sugar, bat yoaTi want to know how to prepare fee rest of the dishes for this wholesome May Queen meal lor children. So here goes: Cream of Tomato and Liver Soup : Make a white sauce of four tablespoons butter, four tablespoons flour and one quart of milk. Sim mer the contents of a number 2 can of tomatoes with a shoe of onion for fifteen minutes, then through a sieve. Add very slowly to the hot white sauce. Add one cup of finely chopped cooked liver, sea son with sah and pepper, and keep hot in a double boiler, but do not boil after combining. This recipe is supposed to make enough to serve eight, but remember that the children have been running and playing tag. press The Main Dishes Creamed Chicken and Peas : Make a white sauce of four tablespoons butter, four tablespoons flour, two cup* of rich milk and the liquor from an eleven-ounce can / peas. Add a teaspoon of salt and one eighth teaspoon pepper. Then add the contents of a twelve-ounce can of boneless chicken, cut in small pieces, the pea* and one teaspoon of lemon juke, heat in a doable boiler and serve on tiny split baking pow der biscuit*. This recipe, too, is reputed to serre eight people. power projects on Granite Creek, Lin coln County, affecting lands Kootenai national forest. Helena—Alta and Bertha mines 20 miles south of this city is being pre pared to resume production. Establishment of municipal landing field at Glasgow is under considera tion. Northern Pacific tie-treating plant at Paradise expects to handle 500,000 railroad ties this year. Great Falls—New office of West within Grass Range— 12 -mile stretch of road between here and Novary is be ing graveled. Great Falls—The Gore Hill site will be improved for use as municipal air port. Fairview streets are being repaired. Glacier Silver-Lead Mining Com pany's flotation mill at Libby will be improved. em Union Telegraph Company opened here recently. The Elk Creek bridge on Flatwillow road will be replaced with a structure shortly. The Mountain States Telephone Co. have installed a new cable system in Ryegate. Belt—Sampson Grocery Store recently opened. Plans are under consideration the installation of water- softening equipment in Malta's water plant. The construction of Lewistown's Federal building is to begin in the very near future. Butte—A library has been opened on the fourth floor of the new Masonic Temple. Shelby—A 320-acre tract of land has been purchased by the Shelby Golf Club, which will course on 80 acres. Roote Electric Company has opened an electrical fixtiire and appliance store in Butte. Havre—The Gas office and sales was new was for construct a [niiiinri«n«iiiiiiii«iiiii«Miii«iiiiiiiiii,»„iinii«ii»ii«i! 1 ii«ini,«in,n,i l ii l inii,i l ,i„n,inm-miBMifa ijâ. 1 , | iini!iinininimr,ii,ii,n,nnniiiii,ii,n l inn,ii,ii,| l ,ii,n 1 ini.rni<i l i.i..i,.„. * I', II, 'I, II, II, II, 11 , 11 , 11 , 11 , H, to l_l m. î * A. f&i \ 4 • When in Plentywood, Elat at the CITY CAFE HARRY E. KOIKE, Prop. Il ll '* l ', | '."iiii || il „ i i.„rT!î«îîrî,îi,ii,ii,imi,ii,ii,inii,in | i,ii,ii,ii,in!î,îîïT!rîïîî,ininii,imi,ii«ininii»ing tsi »-'•itlliltllltlll Asparagus Salad wdk Chart* Car rots: Drain and dull one ounce can of aspm range hi nests of Pour over them French made with lemon juice instead vinegar and to which some minced ptmiento has been Shape phniento cheese (one jar of the soft kind) into tiny carrots, dust with paprika and insert a sprig or parsley for the carrot top. Use one or two as a garnish on each serving, of salad. Tliia recipe serves eight. Then the Sweets tips, and ar id luce. And now that the children have been still for a few minutes while they are eating, and have cooled of? to some extent, you can give them their ice cream and cookies and hard candies as the final treat Junket Ice Cream with Red Rasp -j berries : Scald together one quart of fresh milk, one cup of evaporated milk and three-fourths cup sugar, and then cool to Kike warm. Add one tablespoon vanilla. Crush onu and one-haK junket tablets and dis- 1 solve in two tablespoons of cold water. Add to the hike warm mix ture in toe ice cream can and let stand until firm. Then free« like any other ice cream. Scatter a fra spoonfuls from a can of red rasp-« berries over each portion and top wkh marshmallow cream. They sap that this will serve eight, but have you ever noticed hungry children eating ice cream?* department of Montana-Dakota Gas Company will be expanded. The construction of Havre's airport road is to start soon. Shawmut—An oil well is being drill ed 14 miles south of this place. Hobson—The Great Northern rail way has completed the improvement program in this place. The construction of Firestone Tire & Rubber Company's wholesale and retail establishment in Butte will be underway. The Athletic field of Montana State College will be improved. Helena—Store of the Helena Of fice Supply Company has been opened in new Gold Block. Darby—Small landing field has ^ e . er } constructed at Hughes Creek minin K operations near here for use officials in commuting daily be tween and Missoula. Great Falls—The Ponting & Rice Oil Company plans an active oil pro gram for Montana. Construction of road from Anacon da to Phillipsburg i s completed. Great Falls Rodeo was recent!v in corporated for $50,000. Construction of grade schools will begin in Kalispell shortly. soon SILVER BOW COUNTY GIVEN $22,347.75 FROM STATE MOTOR FUND Silver Bow county's apportionment of $22,347.75 from the state vehicle fund for March was received by County Treasurer Paul Rooney Saturday from State Auditor George Porter. The money will revert to the road fund which county commissioners say is several thousand dollars less than a year ago. The state draft is pected to bolster the fund sufficiently to bring it to the total of a year ago. motor ex 1929 REVIEW OF THE GRAIN MARKE! Wheat Prices Suffer Sharp Decline Feed Grains Lower With Wheat Flax Market Also DulL Favorable progress of winter wheat together with the relatively large stocks yet remaining in North Ameri ca and continued large shipments of ■ Argentine wheat unsold, were weak- i ening factors in the wheat market during the week ending April 20th. Prices of May wheat declined to the, lowest point on the crop with cash grai nselling lower than at any time since early in the year, according to ; the Weekly Grain Market Review of the United States Bureau of Agricul-j tural Economics. Oom and other feed grains were lower with wheat, altho light offerings with a fair demand tended to offset the influence of low er wheat prices and the decline was less pronounced than that of bread grains. Rye was independently weak | while flax prices also made moderate declines. The winter wheat crop is making favorable progress in the United States and also in most European countries. The weather in parts of Europe during the week was cool with heavy rains in some areas. This de layed spring seeding but was general ly favorable for wheat and rye. Ar gntine shipments continued heavy, to taling over 5,000,000 bushels for the week. A large percentage of these shipments is said to be going out un sold and this is apparently a weak ening factor in European markets, Liverpool prices declined about five cents for the week and prices of na tive wheat in the principal European markets were also lower. Spring ( seeding in Russia has been delayed and the wheat and is re rye acreage ported to be three per cent under last year's seeding. North American wheat supplies con tinue large. Market stocks in the United States are nearly 60,000,000 . bushels larger than a year ago. Can adian wheat stocks in all positions were unofficially reported March 31 at 244,423,000 bushels, or about 18 ,-1 000,000 bushels larger than a year ago. Allowing about the same carry over as last season and deducting about 42,000,000 bushels for spring seeding and 15,000,000 bushels for food requirements for the next four months there would remain around 112,500,000 bushels of wheat for ex port in Canada for the remainder of the season. This would compare with about 106,500,000 bushels shipped out during the corresponding period last year. Wheat: Cash wn=at prices followed the full decline in futures at most markets. The large stocks in store in the winter wheat markets, togeth er with the favorable progress of the new crop and the continued slow de mand, both from domestic buyers and exporters, were the principal weaken ing factors. Best milling wheat was in. fair demand and piemiums for this quality were increa?ed 1 c to 2 c per bushel but ordinary grades were dull. No. 2 hard winter 32% protein was quoted at Kansas City at the close of the market, April 19, at 3c to 5c over,the the May price of $1.09Vi; 12%%, 5c Jcover; and 13%, 7c-9c over the May. 12 %% protein wheat was in good de mand at Omaha from domestic mills and premiums for this wheat were steady No. 2 hard winter was quote ed in that market at $1.08-$1.10 per bushel. Demand for soft red winter wheat continued very limited and prices declined relatively more than for other classes of whea*, No. 2 soft red winter wheat being quoted at St. Louis at around $l—o to $ 1 — 8 , the lowest point for the crop to date. No. 2 soft red winter was quoted at Kan sas City at $1.14 to $1.16 and at Cin cinnati at $1.28%-$1.29% per bushel. Cash premiums for spring wheat held firm but May wheat at Minne apolis declined 3 3-8c. 13% protein or better types were bringing about; l Vuit our Special Spring Showing note being held i A s new and different now as it was when introduced Recall the i American Six. public. And scene. A New Oakland All Making its bow to the now you see it here there oerywhere you go. Other cars have appeared in bewildering succession, uut the distinction of the All-American continues . . . . • • j _ * • ^unaffected. It's as new and refreshingly different today as it was when introduced. Like a good friend it grows on you.., impressing you more favorably with every passing week. The better youk n ° w it the more y(m ^ re _ spect the New Oakland All-American SU. Prices $1145 to 11375 t.o.h P Spring, covert and Love joy Hydr!^uli!f l %.k i *V t, R lll^ livery charge f. Hit prices, lumper, and rear fender / ** >,orb « r * include,! In Time Payment Plan it^Zble * • • • extra. General Motori of minimum rata. r: : ,h ° pri " " h '° for S DONALDSON GARAGE, Plwitywood Montana Dealer UAeMw OAKLAND r.k£MEWCAN SIX 1c per bushel higher nremi,. a week ago, but low grade — slow sale. 12% proton Northern was quoted April 19 L neapolis at lc to 3c over the P r *ce of $1.15%; 13%, 5 C to 14 and 14 %, 16c-24ç over the May v 1 " ar * Northern was quoted àt tv?' uth at 2 c to 5c over the Mir.nea» v May P rice , with materially k.-Uy* premiums being paid for a fev, r ^ of especially desirable wheat, at Winnipeg declined about the «.*** a s at Minneapolis and No. 1 Man'S* Northern was quoted, April 19* 04 Winnipeg at $1.23 1 - 8 . This comite»"* with $1.31 ^-$1.39% for the best cm*? Dark Northern spring at Mi^T apolis. Mtt at I RYE markets were independp I weak, future prices declining ^ " than wheat. Notwithstanding light offerings, demand both 8 exporters and domestic buyer* quiet, althought best grades were U. £ ■ ing readily taken by mills. Recefob I both at Minneapolis and Duluth, \v e « K mostly of the lower grades and | goty. May rye declined 5 7-8c at Min. I neapolis and closed April 19 at 9 l i.g. I No. 2 rye was quoted at 89-96 1 -rT I and Rose quality at 97-99c per busk I el. Some export inquiry' was report. I ed at Duluth were premiums were ad. I vanced slightly on deliverable grade« I No. 2 rye at Chicago was quoted at I 96-98c per bushel with daily receipt« I averaging only about 2 cars. P I OATS market turned weak alon* I with other feed grains, influenced al I so by solw demand for cash oats M» I Oats declined 1 3-8c at Minneapolis I an d No. 3 white oats were quoted? I that market at 41%c-46% c per bu«hel I Receipts at Chicago increased toward I more the from «H of the week and premium» were slightly reduced, No. 3 white be- I ing quoted at 47c-49c per bushel. No. ! 3 white oats were quoted at St. Louis I at 47%c-49c, Kansas City 48c-49c, and ' Omaha 44c-45c per bushel, BARLEY market was also slightly lower altho a good demand for best I malting types held prices of that qoal* ! ity fairly steady. May barley de dined l%c at Minneapolis and closed April 19th at 62 5-8c. Best malting types were quoted at 67c-68c and feed grades at 56c-61c per bushel. Malt ing barley was quoted at Chicago at 68c-74c, an advance of about 2c for the week. Feed barley was quoted at 54c-60c per bushel. Malting barley was in active demand at Milwaukee where Special No. 2 was quoted at 70c to 75c and No. 3 Barley at 63c* 73c per bushel. About 20 per cent of at the close of the week in Southern Minnesota and South Dakota but less seeding had been done in Northern Minnesota and practically none in the Barley seeding had been completed North Dakota and Montana according I to trade reports. Indications are, J however, that there will be a consid- 1 erable increase in barley acreage if weather is favorable for seeding. FLAX markets continued dull and prices declined around 3 c per bushel • during the week. Limited domestic demand, together heavy offerings from Argentina principal weakening factor. Seed* fog was delayed during the week by co ld and wet weather in the Ameri* can Northwest but an increased acre* a g e j s reported generally by the trade throughout North and South Dakota and Montana. Cash offerings were very light and premiums ad* vanced about 1c per bushel at Minne* a polis where No. 1 seed was quoted at i c under the May price of $2.41% to 4c over. Argentine prices advanc* ed slightly with seed for May ship* men t quoted at Buenos Aires at $1.67 8 - 8 , for June shipment at $ 1 . 68 %. Argentine shipments for the week totaled 2,378,000 bushels, of which 331,000 bushels were reported detined to the United States and about 1 , 110,000 bushels to the con tinent. Over 800,000 bushels vrere on orders." with continued M U