Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1897-08-19
FARM PRODUCTS.
Farmers Will Net a Large Sum
Through High Prices.
TREMENDOUS CORN CROP IN KANSAS.
The Sunfower State VIII Come Out All
Right Despite Drought and Hot
Winds-Creede Mines May Close
Steel Prices Going Up.

WASHINGTON, Aug l6.--One-half bill
lion dollars to $7OO,O0O,OOO is the
amount which has been or will be dis
tributed among farmers as the result
of advanced prices for this seasons
crops as compared with those of last
year. These figures are based upon
the most careful computations made
by experts of the department of agri-
culture OF this sum $4,000, 900 has
been realized on eight specalties of
agricultural industry. The rest is di-
vided among the odds and ends that
represent the pecuniary result of a
farmers labor. The eight products
chosen as illustrations of the vast ben
etits to the farmers from the recent
rapid rise in prices are cattle, wheat,
corn, potatoes, cotton, sheep, swine
and wool. Careful comparison has
been made of the prices now prevail
ing with those obtained during the
whole of last year. The following
tab. shows an inflow of $40, 900. 900 to
the pockets Of the farmers. Cattle,
sos, 0OO 900; wheat, SS5.000,OO corn,
SIS 900, 900; potatoes, S72, 00O,0 900; cotton,
GA, 900, 900; sheep, SlS,OOO,OOO; swine,
Sl5,O0O,0OO wool, $4,000, 900. Total,
$40, 900, OOO TO this large sum, which
is already in sight, must be added an
estimate of 800, 200, 900 for the increased
profits that have been realized on
crops of oats, barley, rye, hay, flax,
hops and other miscellaneous but val
liable products of the farm.
TREMENDOUS CORN CROP IN KANSAS.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 49, Kansas will
raise tremendous quantity of corn
after all. The rains within the past
week in the dry portions of the state
have worked wonderful change in
the prospects. Before the recent dry
spell Kansas promised to raise the ban
ner corn crop of her history. Then it
utterly refused to rain for while, hot
winds set in in some portions OF the
state and the damage done was esti-
mated at 40 per cent. over the entire
state. This left an estimated crop of
60 per cent. The copious rains
recently, however, have brought
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some places it is reported that
there has been an improvement of
from 10 to 50 per cent. over the condi-
tions of week ago. The railroads re-
ceived reports yesterday from all sec
tions of the state and everything looks
encouraging. Assistant Superintend-
ent Avery Turner. of the Santa Fe,
says the corn crop of Kansas will be
tremendous. Last year the states
acreage was large and there was an
extraordinary crop The prospects
now are that the crop this year will
be one of the largest the state ever
produced. Much of that portion of
the state most famous for its corn rails
ing has not been injured to any extent
by hot winds or dry weather. The
northern, northeastern and eastern
sections are the corn belts, and there,
with few exceptions, the crop is in
excellent condition.
CREEDE MINES MAY CLOSE.
DENVER, COL, Aug. l6.-lt is proba-
bic that the great silver mines at
Creole, COL, will be closed down on
account of the low price Of silver,
unless the railroad and smelling rates
are reduced. Several conferences have
been held between the mine owners
and the smelter and railroad officials,
and II is said the latter evinced dis.
position to make every concession
possible in order to keep the mines in
operation. 1t is also understood that
the miners at Creole are willing to ac-
cept reduction of wages from So per
day Of eight hours TO s275 in wet
mines and $3.50 in dry, rather than
have the mines closed
STEEL PRICES GOING UP.
CLEVELAND, O., Aug. IS. An average
increase Of SO ton in the price of
structural steel has been made at the
mills in this city within the past three
or four days, and another advance is
looked for. A representative of the
Cleveland Rolling Mill Co. said that he
would not be surprised to see the price
60 up So ton more within the next 30
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