The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1884-11-12
CROP REPORT.

Reported to j. $. Gilmore from N. X Fairbank Il
Co. Chicago
General conditions for the week
ending November 10th, 1888. Very
inactive week in the agricultural
world Bad weather and the election
completely upset everybody. Corn gath
ering only fairly commenced With fair
prices, good and early movement.
Threshing of spring and winter wheat
practically finished Winter wheat seed
ing completed.
Very wet and no hard frost
Have had MI we need of the former
and want the latter Corn has
not dried out any during the present
week. East of the Mississippi in very
poor condition to CRIB or keep in the
fields. West of the river, corn damp and
wet Very little corn cribbed or being
gathered. Winter wheat generally in fine
condition. Country roads heavy
General conditions for the week ending
November Sth, 1884 The first three
days of the present week were cold wet
and stormy all over the northwest, since
which date we have enjoyed Il period Of
uninterrupted clear, mild fall weather
with general absence of frost. As has
been intimatod in daily letters the present
week the excitement Of the election has
completely absorbed everything and far
mcrs have been Interested far more with
| the result Of the election than they have
been in securing and marketing their
| crops. The indications are now that We
shall see corn gathering commenced upon
the opening of the coming week and
pushed with energy.
CORN SITUATION.
In the first place reports brought down
TO Saturday noon show that the hot
and wet weather in October did not dam.
| age corn to any material extent east of
| the Mississippi river. When we get into
the state of Kansas we find the condition
| quite variable. Ia Southwestern Kansas
the weather has been very unfavorable,
and the fields are wet; hence farmers arc
| getting ont very little corn. and from thi>
| important section of the state shipper,
90 not expect to get much corn into Chi
Cago and St. Louis during November. Ii
! the lower tier of counties in Kansas and
the Wichita section farmers are getting
out considerable corn in good shape a,
a whole, grain dealers do not look fol
any large receipts this month One OF
the largest grain dealers in Southeastern
Kansas says that rotten and damaged
corn is going to annoy them very much
Nebraska The weather has been more
| favorable, and corn is in excellent condi
ton. Considerable has been selling as low
as fifteen cents, but the great bulk of tht
crop at present is bringing from twenty
to twenty-five cents per bushel.
1owa-The weather has generally beer
favorable for the corn during the last tel
days; good progress with husking and al
excellent local demand all over the state
average price being from twenty to TWEEN
ty five cents per bushcl, but what hat
been gathered of the crop so far, yield
not coming up to expectations.
Illinois-The average price of corn to
day all over the state will range abou
thirty cents per bushel, but even at tina
high price for new corn farmers are no
free sellers. We look, however for &
good steady movement out of farmers
hands as long as dealers are able to pa,
this price, but should corn go down t
twenty-five cents per bushel in the int
rior, decided reduction in the movement
will take place.
Missouri-There IS considerable com
plant of wet weather; difficulty with re
gard to securing the corn; movement a
present light, yield so far, satisfactory.
Ohio and Indiana-Farmers have don
but very little as to gathering corn; yer
large amounts, owing to the scarcity G
old corn, are now being fed to hogs ant
cattle and the movement at present !
purely of local character
The winter wheat situation is such, an
its impOrtatce at the present time s
great that we prefer to make specis
report with regard to its general condi
ton and acreage separately and sha
therefore reserve it until Monday.