Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1889-07-05
Milltons Of Bushels.

CAlO6u 0tabeS during the past i've +
years is 100000 bushels. Five
years ago the product amounted to
SO, 764, 000, the largest yield in the /
history of the country. The present
years crop Is estimated all the way /
from 100000 to sos, co., 600 bush |
els. Some Kansas City grain men |
are confident that the figures will be |
the highest yet reported on the west
ern continent Every favorable cir
cumstance has conspired to make 1889
the centennial year Of the foundation
Of republican government, a noted
year in the history of agriculture, Ali
kinds of crops have been nourished
by friendly showers, and the farmer
goes forth to his labOrs with happy
faith that the earth Will yield most
bounteous returns. While in limited
sections 1t may be possible that this
favorable condition does not exist,
the statement is true Of nearly the
whole Of the farming regions of the
country.
The stir among grain buyers Of
Kansas City is like that of ten or if
teen years ago, when the grain crop
of Kansas was poured into this city
as into a great hopper. Agents have
been stationed at all of the principal
grain buying points and negotiations
have already opened for the transfer
of the grain to the seaboard. Had
not the wet weather prevented, there
would have been fifty cars of the new
crop in the city during the present
week. The reaper and the threahing
machine are heard in sixty counties
in the state, and before the close of
another fortnight the general move
ment Of grain will be felt Advices
to-day from Wamego, Great Bend,
Abilene, Hutchinson and many other
points are of a most gratifying char
acter, showing that the reported dam
age by storm and food will scarcely
be felt.
The best estimates places the com
ing. Kansas wheat crop at 100000
bushels. Last year it was not more
than half as much. There have been
years notably, 1873 and 1884, when
the Sun Flower State went far ahead
of the highest estimates of this year,
but that was before stock farming on
a smaller scale became so popular
The samples of wheat shown from
Southern Kansas will grade No. 2
straight and a finer berry was never
grown. The berry is small, as is the
case with nearly all Kansas wheat
/ but it has a light hull, is perfectly
{ adapted for milling purposes and viii
make -four that will command a prem
ium in any market of the world
Numerous orders have been booked
for the mills of Iowa, and GIinneap
/ oils will be a heavy buyer in the early
, part of the season. Kansas City mil
, lers say they want nothing better
+ St. Louis, Chicago and Toledo firm,
: are In active correspondence will
? grain men of this city who will act al
? their representatives during the sea
/ son. Shipments to foreign countrie.
; will take place largely through Balti
3 more, where the largest grain expor
houses are located. New Orleans vii
/ also be an important point Of expor
this year. Railroad rates have no
s yet been secured, but arrangement
? with trunk lines are in progress anC
r will be perfected within the next ter
= days. a 25-cent rate VIII be charged
to all river points, but beyond tn
t Mississippi the railroads will com
= pete for traffic and it is possible tina
= a rate war viii enable the farmer T.
g gain a few cents upon the price at th
j beginning of the season The frs
Q wheat in Central Kansas viii sell 70
n SIS cents per bushel and many con
= tracts have been made at that price
J. Pressing obligations, requiring casl
4 in hand without delay, viii prove al
? imperative argument to farmers VIII
r. would not otherwise part with thei
s. crop at such & figure. As the seaso
s advances and the manipulators on tn
Chicago board Of trade get in thei
!. work the price Of wheat VIII fuctuat
and It may be that before the close O
the year dollar wheat viii again b
= known.