Northwestern Miller Almanack PDF Download

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ...town, and Charles Wallace, head miller in the latter mill, will also act as superintendent of the Clarkson plant. The machinery of the big Keillor mill was run one day last week, and today the plant was put into operation for what promises to be a steady run. The plant was gone over and necessary repairing, etc., done during the shutdown Just ended and a stock of milling wheat accumulated. Through foreign rates are so high as to be well nigh prohibitive. Through foreign south Atlantic ports 40c is the lowest quoted London rate and the light business moving is going for the most Jiart through the Gulf at rates not much ower than this. There is some inquiry for freight for Marcli and April sailings. F. C. Deering, secretary of the New Era Milling Co., Arkansas City, Kansas, was in town for a brief visit last week. His company has just made its first sale for export 2,500 bags to Great Britain. Though the plant has been in operation but a few weeks, it is running steadily full time and having plenty to do to keep up with orders. Henry F. Toevs, manager of the Eagle Milling Co., Newton, Kansas, writes that despite the quiet condition of trade his mill is making fair time. We do not see much prospect, he says, for better trade in the near future, but as the unexpected so often happens we will go on doing the best we can and wait for it. The general outlook for the growing crop is fair but a good many complaints are coming in from farmers because of a good many fields being bare during the last cold snap. I. M.Yost of the I. M.Yost Milling Co., Hays City, Kansas, was in town early in the week. Mr. Yost says that while wheat in western Kansas is just now in the very best of condition, the plant is tender, and unfavorable...