| Show 0 0 FROM OUR washington correspondent b 0 runaway maibet has been dt l stopped f discussion on oil the floor of the senate of the administrations efforts to keep bituminous coal prices from climbing during the strike brought from secretary hoover a statement that the essential thing about coal prices Is that the runaway market has been stopped except tor for a small percentage of the present producers who have refused to cooper co oper ate he contended prices have receded from the level reached on may alay 15 and the public has been protected from a repetition of 1920 conditions 4 crops show gain over 1021 1921 the department of agricultures agri cultures june crop report based on the condition of crops june 1 forecasts a winter wheat crop the fourth largest in the count rys history with a total of more than bushels during may the indicated production increased bushels of which bushels was credited to kansas the spring wheat crop will be bushels larger than last years with a total of 2 bushels placing the count rys total wheat crop winter and spring wheat combined at about bushels or bushels more than was produced last year production of oats is forecast at 1305 bushels or 2441 more than last years crop apples peaches and pears are more abundant this year last years crops having been curtailed by fro frosts ats the apple crop is almost double what it was last year but not so large as the 1920 crop an apple crop of bushels was forecast compared with bushels last year and in 1920 peach production was esti and pear prospects were said to indicate about a normal crop of around 15 bushels nationwide nation wide agricultural radio ico government weal hei crop and market reports are arc to be broadcast daily from the arlington and great lakes wireless stations of tile the navy department dePart this makes possible the receipt of 0 agricultural reports by t radio throughout virtually the entire united states and is ib the most important step sep yet made ade in ill broadcasting agricultural information according to IV A wheeler Wi eeler in charge of the radio work for the department of 0 agriculture continuous wave radio telegraph will be used to broadcast the reports but it is expected that there will be considerable re broadcasting broa acas till g by radio telephone so that anyone in ili the eastern two thirds olf 0 the united states having radio telephone receiving sets may be able to receive the messages the department hopes in tile the near future to make market t news available in the pacific and rocky mountain regions also retail colt of food the united states department of labor has completed the compilations showing changes in the retail cost of food in 25 representative cities of the united states during the month from april 15 1922 to may 15 1922 15 of 0 the 25 15 cities increased is as follows richmond 2 per cent atlanta baltimore birmingham butte cincinnati milwaukee norfolk philadelphia savannah seattle st louis and washington D C I 1 per cent the following cities increased le less qs than five tenths of I 1 per cent chicago and omalia omaha the other ten cities decreased as follows newark 2 per cent boston fall river kansas city manchester now new haven providence rochester I 1 per cent in detroit and new york there was vas a decrease of less than five tenths 1 of I 1 per cent for the period may lay 15 1921 to may 15 1922 there were the following decreases norfolk 8 per cent ir kansas ansas city manchester and providence 7 per cent boston 6 per cent new haven savannah and st louis 5 per cent birmingham cincinnati fall river and newark 4 per cent baltimore new york and omaha 3 per cent atlanta chicago detroit philadelphia rochester and D C 2 per cent and richmond 1 per cent in butte and milwaukee there was wag a decrease of less than five tenths of I 1 per cent seattle however increased 2 per cent |
