AORK TLTniAI. AI'PltorRIATlON IlIU^ 1024. HI 



(i<;urcs \vlii<*li ^ivo thr cMitiiv inforinHtion wlu-n it is rrniriUMl *n\ ttm 

 sporijillv propnnMl forms in all the (WlircH thai arc on tlicwiroal thai 

 tmu'. This method is used in onh'r to jji-t as mii<h matiTial im 

 |)()ssihl(' over the win-. We an* hmitcil in ihr (piaiitity of i-rrtniri 

 ( lussrs of nows that \vf can distrihiito l>y thr ijipmiiv of thi'^ win*, 

 nlth(»iJ«;h in sonic cases <lunn^ th«« war there were two pandhl wirrn 

 whicli <-ouId he nscd. or the time was ('xti'mh-d ami more operatont 

 w«Me on duty in order to carry the news. 



Now. this information j;oes through not iit tiie ortler of comni<Mlitie« 

 hut in the onler in whi( h it is ( olle<ted. For instance, tho live-Ml«M-k 

 informaticn from St. Paul was the first on the wire on thi-^ piirti' uhir 

 i\i\\ in this rc' ord. At various limes durni^ tlie day iIumc i.-» put on 

 the wire short code messajji's in order to kecf) the news ui> to <lat<» 

 and at < ertain jieriods in the day there is a lot of market iniormati )ii 

 to he sent a- ross: < < iisecnu ntly we have io condense in ttrder to Ik* 

 ahle to <;ct that inaterial over the wire in time to Im* ux'ful in the 

 mnrlets. wliere it is posted immediately and ^\\vx\ to the trad«'rs in 

 the markets. It is distrihuted also to others who are interested, 

 cither i)y telecjranh or hy radio. 



'ihe s< ope <)f tliese reports is increased eonsiderahly hy the lem- 

 j^orary field stati< ns which are mainlainetl prin ipally hy the fruit 

 !ind \(<:etahle (li\isi(>n. In this last year there were 'M'> of these 

 field stati( ns whi< h operated over a period of from one to .seven 

 UKntlis. 'Ihese field stations were located in 25 of the various 

 >tates. They had to do with the movement oi particular < rops in 

 the harvest so as< n. < ollec ting infornuition as tt) the late of harvestinj;, 

 the lale of ^hij nunt inul the (lualilics of the g(n)ds j^iung t»ut, and in 

 tiiin liinging bai k inlormatitn from the gi neral marKet to these 

 >hippers t.nd inloiniing the farmers as to general conditions. Some 

 idea td the s« (,pe of the work of these field stati' ns is indicateii by the 

 ni ii 1 er (>t ie)U)rts issued i n fruits and vegetables. 



In the general market stations about five and a (piarter million 

 reports were issued, and in the field stations about one and a half 

 indli )n roports. making altogether appri>.\imately 7.(H)0.(H)() rep(»rts 

 distributed. These rei)orts are sent out not only in mimeograpli 

 form, which are mailed, such as these samples show, but are release<l 

 at various points to the press. Our service ties together all of the 

 various means for the distribution of news, and we have particularly 

 liail increased demands from various publications for market infor- 

 mation and market reports. Within the past fe^- months we have 

 been asKed to furnisli to tlie Associated Press additional reports 

 which heretofore tliey have gathered from their own sources. Ttiey 

 tell us that the Federal Government reports are now being regarded 

 as standard; that the public has come to regard them as unbiastnl 

 and as being tlie best source for general market information. There- 

 fore they prefer, wherever possible, to take our repi)rts and distribute 

 them rather than to collect information through their own market 

 reporters. 



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There has also been a greatly increased demand owing to the 

 development of radio communication. Since a year ago, wfien some 

 preliminary tests were being made as to the use of radio in ci»n- 

 neetion with the post oflice radio stations, this work has developed 



