The weekly tribune., 1893-11-17
THE WHEAT CROP
Its Movement This Year the Mos,
Rapid In Northwestern
History.
Of the Available 80, 600. 900 Bushels
Over $4,000, 900 Bushels Have
Been Marketed.
The Balance Will Not Be More Than
Sufficient For Northwestern
Mills.

ST. PAUL, Nov. 15.-The Pioneer Pres
publishes the following regarding The
movement of the wheat crop:
The heavy movement Of wheat in thp
Northwest this fall, considering the fact
that the crop is generally conceded to b.
short one. has attracted widespread
attention and given rise to considerablp
discussion. The majority of the est.
mates agree Oh 100000, 900 bushels "A
representing the yield for 1893 in Mime
sofa and the Dakotas. Deducting about
5000, 900 bushels, the needs and require
ments for bread and seed, and it leave,
SO, ,0OO, 900 bushels as the amount which
was available for market purposes at tho
commencement of the season, Aug. l.
1893.
From that date to the close of business
on Saturday last there had been received
in round numbers at Minneapolis about
l9,900, 900 bushels, and at Duluth, in.
cluding Superior, 100000 bushels
Northwestern interior mills of all de-
scriptions are estimated to have absorbed
7,75O,O0O bushels, and the amount
which has gone out to Chicago and Other
markets from that portion of Southern
Minnesota and South Dakota not directly
tributary to our markets placed at
$500 900 bushels. The amount in store
in Northwest country elevators is about
100000 bushels, the aggregate of thess
figures being 52, 100, 900 bushels indicai
ing the portion of the available SOOOO
600 bushels which has left the farmer,
hands. leaving balance of about IS
OOO, 900 bushels to be disposed of during
the balance of the crop year. a period d
eight and one-half months.
Several Causes For 1t.
Several causes have contributed 10th
condition, primarily the farmers debt,
The obligations of the farmer for agri
cultural machinery and lumber fall du.
in October and November; then thern
are tn" store debts contracted during tha
growing season and the harvesting am
thrcshing period. The expenses of thr
farmer do not increase or decrease witt
the rise and fall of the markets. h,un
his money needs are approximately tha
same each season. With good prices Lr
can discharge his pressing obligation.
without cXhausting his whole crOb
but with present present prices h. j,
obliged to sell almost double the orlinar,
quantity of grain to accomplish the sam
result. Under strained business cond
iions such as have obtained lately. lttl.
leni,ncy is shown by the creditors, and
tn satisfy their clamorous demands h.
has been forced To sacrifice his grain at
current prices.
II Is asserted that in some localitie, The
supply is practically exhausted; this IL
undoubtedly true in those sections OF.
cupied 10y the more INDECENT farmers.
Although prices are abnormally low.
there appears TO be no immediate pros
l"ct of improvement The visible sup
ply Is the great bugbear Bradstraer
makes the available supply in the Untej
states and Canada on Nov. last n
H,6iO,OOO bushels, the heaviest on re-
ord at like date, the nearest approach
To- IT hcing year ago, or 93, ,l73 00r
bushels. With the markets of EuroIw
on II lower plane than our own. and
huge supply staring them in the face il
is hardly probable that revival of y
ports will take place until III" disparity
in prices is removed.
Wheat Needed al Home.
II is clear, however. that no furhm
considerable quantity of wheat can r
spared from Northwest supplies in han.
or in prospect, unless the estimate ui th.
yield proves 10 I've II grave error. II will
lie needed for milling purposes. Thrr
is NOW in store the following amount H.
round figures: In regular elevator il
Minneapolis, $3.50 900 bushels: in pll
vate elevators i'll Minneapolis, go olD.
III regular elevators in Duluth and Sup.
rior, G,iOO,0OO: in country elevators
}. .OOO. 900
This aggregates "A total of - 5000
bushels, which added to 2S.O0O, 900 nov
III the farmers hands gives us total
supply to draw from of 40, 600. 900 bush
els.
The ordinary milling needs of Mimi
apolis are estimated at $50, 900 bushel,
per week, those Of Duluth at 275,00o
and at interior mills 10000. a tota
weekly consumption of 1873, 900 bush
els. At this rate the supplies require
here in the 40 weeks to follow would l-
about 10000. 900 bushels, which not ON,
indicates that the Northwest has NJ
more grain to spare for the OutsilH
world, but that our home market vii
be comparatively high and strongv
maintained. That this is anticipated l.
seen in the avidity with which oil cash
offerings are taken each day by North
western lnillers.
Millionaires, rich men, prominent puJ
lie men and those in authority need 10
be on the lookout for the crank tha'
shoots TO kill. These are the times thli
try mems souls, and they have raised a
great crop of nurderOus cranks. Weak
excitable brains give way under greai
stress. The man who shot Mayor Carte
Harrison was only one of many now II
this country.
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