Show WASHINGTON REPORTS NO SHORTAGE OF FOOD- STUFFS LIKELY 100000- 000 bushels is not available generally and from the fact that the belligerant nations are eager to secure food supplies If it were not for these things we wheat crop of the should United States was estimated to means by discussing ways and of disposing of out trembe 891000000 bushels The esti- endous surplus of food products mated surplus carried over As has been stated the new from the 1913 crop was about American crop will begin to ap76000- 000 bushels There was before Argentine therefore a total available sup- pear is now July The on crop the markcoming ply of 967000000 bushels As et tl is estimated that from the normal annual per capita that source there will be availconsumption of wheat in the able 100000000 bushels A surp United States is about 53 bush- lue of 75000000 bushels or should more els 520000000 bushels from India will be availmeet our normal domestic re- able in May and June The inquirements for food in addition crease in the fall sown wheat 90000- 000 bushels are required acreage of the United States in annually for feeding 610600-00- 0 1914 was 111 per cent or over should 4000- 000 bushels therefore acres i in the northern ' ' supply the normal domestic de generally the acre- mamf This would leave a sur-- ! THATCHER The 1914 357000000 bushels Of this surplus about 210000000 bushels were exported by January 30 This left 147000000 bushels or 40000000 bushels more than our average annual export for the past five years for export between February 1 and the appearance of the new crop or for carrying over into the next crop year The amount is sufficient to permit the export of nearly 1000000 bushels a day until July 1 before which time the new crop will begin to be available This is about the average recent exportation The large demand for our wheat arises from the fact that there was an estimated world’s shortage of over 400000000 bushels outside of the United States from the fact that the Russian exportable surplus of plus of Listen Students Klassy Kollege Klothes We are making our way by selling best TAILOK-MAD- i: you the ('LOTH MS at ready made prices Have some Individuality about Give you and look like a man us a chance ST1EFEL HARRISON St John's Club Logan Who’s Your Tailor The College Tailor 3G West 1st North Cheap Hardware is not cheap hut “High” The best Hardware Is not “High” hut cheap We sell the best Lafount Hardware Company A Dollars Worth For A Dollar " uat increase of from three hojf three per cent as follows: jlURSII-WICKWIK- kiik1IsIi E ollltSvol’noMOIi: in M"inel (THATCHER SPECIAL HOSTOMAN SHOKS i ati:s-stki:i- :t shirts STYLE ALL j i:"slishCftlnflcls itwimr ( KNOX and THE kudhick hats WHILE With the Usual Thatcher Service for Quality and Satisfaction THATCHER CLOTHING CO NEW STAND JUST NORTH OF CITY DRUG CO ‘?n per cent 5 per cent Italy 10 per cent Switzeland United Kingdom 10 per cent 11 per cent United States 22 per cent India 33 aCnada per cent But suppose a shortage in wheat should develop in the next three months what would be the situation? There is a great surplus in other food crops in the United States a number of which can be used as substitutes Wheat does not constitute more than 12' of the normal diet about the same as poultry and eggsMeat and dairj products constitute 48'7 vegetables 11C fruits nuts sugar fish and other items the remaining 19H' There are larger supplies of corn and other grains meat animals dairy products potatoes and fruit at the opening of 1915 than for many years The most important competing products are corn and potatoes This is shown by the fact that while the normal consumption of wheat is 53 bushels in Maine it is only 47 bushels and in Michigan 5 In the wheat growing states where wheat is abundant such as Minnesota the average is 72 whereas in the South where corn is much used the average is 4 bushels Normally about 3 per cent of the corn crop is consumed as food Of our total crop about 80 millions would be used for food the remainder for other purposes The remainder could be used for foods and substitutes used for animals The potato production in the United States averages 38 bushels per capita This year the available supply is 41 bushels The average price cf meat animals was 7U cheaper Denmark Style Starters 3 — vy pay more for your BllV for ICSS at in January than a year ago butter 2' lower the price of chickens slightly lower of pota- toes 35'' lower and of apples it was 37'' lower ri rvruiNr & orlULo s |