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During the greater part of the past fiscal year 32 market stations 

 were operated in important consuming centers throughout the United 

 States, as follows: 



Atlanta. Detroit. *New Orleans. 



*Birmingliam. *Fargo. *Oklahoraa City. 



Boston. *Fort Worth. Omaha. 



Buffalo. *Houstou. Philadelplua. 



Butte. *Indianapolis. Pittsburgh. 



Chicago. *JacksonvilIe. Portland. 



- Cincinnati. Kansas City. St. I^uis. 



Cleveland. Los Angeles. San Francisco. 



Columbus. *Memphis. *Spokane. 



Denver. Minneapolis. Washington. 



Des Moines. New York. 

 NOTK. Stations marked with an asterisk discontinued during spring of 1919. 



Temporary field stations were operated during the year 1918 at 71 

 points in the various producing sections during the important car-lot 

 movement of the principal commodities listed above, 82 such stations 

 having been maintained in the previous fiscal year. 



There was a marked increase in the number of market reports dis- 

 tributed from market and field stations by telephone and telegraph 

 during the past fiscal year. Subscribers receiving repoils by tele- 

 graph pay the usual commercial charges on such messages. During 

 the year 1918 the market stations released about 17,000 reports by 

 telephone and 1,100 by telegraph. The temporary field stations in 

 producing sections distributed approximately 2,C00 reported by 

 telephone and 1,500 b}' telegraph. 



Approximately 23^000,000 mimeographed daily market reports 

 were issued during 1918 to approximately 125,000 individuals 

 throughout the country. 



In addition to the daily market reports, a special "Weekly Re- 

 view" of the markets was prepared in Washington. This Eeview 

 was based on daily reports of the movement and prices of the im- 

 portant commodities and showed the trends and tendencies of the 

 markets both in consuming and producing centers. It Avas sent to 

 about 7,000 interested persons and to leading news^Dapers, trade pub- 

 liciitions, and farm journals. 



The '* Weekly Summary of Car-lot Shipments," showing the move- 

 ment of the various commodities from each State during the pre- 

 ceding week as compared with the movement of the week previous 

 and of the corresponding periods last 3'ear, was sent to transportation 

 officials, members of the trade, educational institutions, and others 

 interested in such statistics. 



Semimonthly reports were released to about 3,000 persons inter- 

 ested in the lioney shipments and markets. 



MARKET NEWS SERVICE ON LIVE STOCK AND MEATS. 



The market news service on live stock and meats, which is con- 

 ducted under the direction of Mr. Ix)uis D. Hall, was much expanded 

 by the use of emergency funds as stated in the annual report for the 

 previous fiscal year. With the expiration of these funds the service 

 was greatly curtailed on July 1, 1919, all leased wires west of Kansas 

 City and south of St. Louis having been closed. 



