9. Is elevator operated one of a line?. If so, give name of company and location of head office. As to form of organization, is it a corporation.., a partnership.., or individually owned?.. Mark opposite If so, from whom?. If cooperative, do you pay patronage dividends? What is the limit to dividends on stock?. 10. Is the elevator constructed of wood, concrete, steel, or other material? When was it built?. 11. Rated capacity of elevator in bushels.. Number of bins.. description that applies. 12. Name all other elevators and mills at your station, indicating whether operated or not. Nearest elevators or mills in operation at other stations: 13. In arriving at your daily buying prices to what extent do you use: (a) Daily price cards. (b) C. N. D. reports covering cash or futures, or both. (c) Bids "to-arrive" (d) On-track" bids. From whom? From whom? 14. State (estimating if necessary) the number of bushels of grain purchased for each of the following five crop years (July 1 to June 30), and by months for 1913-14 and 1916-17: If it is impossible to make returns for July 1-June 30 years, use available basis and specify beginning and end of years used. 15. State the number of carloads of each kind of grain shipped to terminal markets on consignment and the number so shipped on direct sale for each of the following five crop years: NUMBER OF CARS-Shipped on consignment. For each terminal market use separate column and indicate the name in the space at the top. 16. What side lines do you handle? (List in order of importance). What facilities have you for cleaning. On what terms do you clean and condition grain for farmers?. 17. Will your records show, for the past five years, the daily purchase prices paid for grain, by grades?. If not for five years, for how long?. If so, on what exchange?.. 18. Is it a custom to hedge your grain purchases?. Does the elevator take orders for futures from farmers?.. Has there been an increase of such business in recent years, and if so to what extent?. To what extent do farmers dealing in futures carry open trades in excess of the size of their crops?. 19. Do any buyers in your locality load directly into cars, and if so, to what extent in the last five years?... Do any iarmers ship directly, and if so to what extent in the last five years?. Do you elevate or others, and if so to what extent in the last five years?.. 20. Answer the following questions for each of the last five years. 1913-14 1914-15 1915-16 1916-17 1917-18 To what extent has your business been affected by car shortage?.. Has delay in shipment resulted in a greater margin or a less margin on grain already bought?.. In what years have you secured more at terminal markets on account of car shortage?. Have you felt it necessary to pay less to the farmer because of car shortage delay?.... In your judgment have the farmers in your neighborhood received more or less for their grain because of car shortage?.. 21. State amounts and sources of borrowed funds (exclusive of bond issues) as per the following schedule: * Insert date when largest and smallest amounts, respectively, owed at any one time during the crop year, and fill out line correspondingly. Submit copies of contracts used in connection with above loans. State maximum amounts owed on open accounts to farmers for grain delivered for each year, 1912-13 to date, and approximate dates... If figures are not available, describe situation and practices. I HEREBY CERTIFY that the answers given in the above schedule are true in all respects, to the best of my knowledge and belief, and that I used my best endeavors to fill out this schedule and mail it within the required time. (Signature of Manager or person answering.) If the elevator belongs to a line company, specify what information returned is supplied by or through the head office, enumerating each inquiry so answered... (Signature.) APPENDIX 3. FORM OF CONTRACT BETWEEN COUNTRY ELEVATOR AND FARMER FOR THE SALE OF GRAIN BEFORE DELIVERY. Contract No........ GRAIN CONTRACT. .; 191.. This is to certify that I have this day contracted and sold to.. If damaged or inferior grain is delivered and accepted on this contract, the market difference at which such grain is selling under the contracted grade day of delivery shall be deducted from the contract price. I certify that this grain is in my possession and free of all liens and incumbrances. APPENDIX 4. NOTICE TO WEIGHMASTER. NOTICE TO WEIGHMASTER. The grain in this car has been carefully weighed, if found short when unloaded, investigate and report immediately to NORTHWESTERN ELEVATOR Co., Minneapolis, Minn. The reverse side of this card must be carefully filled out in duplicate and tacked to the outside of both grain doors on every car shipped from your station. When car is weighed by you, each draft should be entered on this card and totaled. If not weighed, so state under the heading "Remarks," giving your estimate of the amount contained in the car. In loading bulkhead cars, the weight of each part should be given separately and designated as "Break End," "No Break End," or "Center," as the case may be. It is IMPERATIVE in filling out this card, that the GRADE of any grain contained in the car NEVER BE GIVEN. Under the heading "Contents" simply designate the kind of grain loaded as "Wheat," "Flax," Barley," "Durum,' "Rye," "Oats" or "Corn." THE NORTHWESTERN ELEVATOR CO. |