Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1897-07-01
THE CORN CROP.
Reports from Iowa, Nebraska. Kansas
and Missouri to the Corn Belt.
WHEAT MARKET CoRNERED.
C. A. PiIsbury, OF Minneapolis. Credited
, with Having Control of the July Mar
kets-Lead Bullion Decision
Pike Peaks Gold Find.

CHICAGO, June 27.-The Corn Belt
will say. Special reports to the Corn
Belt, covering more than 600 points in
1S9 counties along the Burlington rail-
way system in southwest Iowa, Me-
braslxas northern Kansas and north
,, west Missouri. indicate that under a
warm sun and with plenty of moisture.
crops generally are in excellent cendi-
! ton. The cold weather in Iowa, in the
early part of June, which in many To-
eafities developed frost. caused some
reptant1pg Of corn. Favorable weather
since the time, however has brought
the crop forward. but 1t Will be some
what below the average of last year.
In Nebraska and Missouri plenty of
warm weather has had the effect of
hrin ging> the crop along very rapidly.
and the outlook now in northwest Mis-
souri, is generally good for q very large
crop
| Small grains. with the exception of
winter wheat and oats, are generally
| IN good condition. The most unfavor-
able reports IN regard to winter wheat
come from Iowa. where so per cent. of
! the reports say the condition is only
fair and 20 per cent of the reports say
/ the crop will be a full average. In
Nebraska the crop will be below
the average and the same is true in
Kansas and Missouri. Spring wheat
promises an average crop and generally
looks we'll Harvest III Iowa and Ne
hraska Will commence about the sth OF
July and viii be in full swing by the
middle of the month. While it is yet
too early to make reliable estimate
on the yield, correspondents generally
place the average at from ten to fifteen
bushels per acre. The oats crops viii
be far short of that of last year.
I Wheat Market Cornered.
| Sr. PAUL, MIMI June SIC A
| Pillsbnry. OF Minneapolis. is credited
with having the July wheat markets
of the United States cornered. in that
1t is said that he has under his inme-
date control about all the cash wheat
in the visible supply of the United
States. It should. however, be under
stood that there are some long lines of
wheat held by Chicago, St Louis and
other parties, including wheat in
transit and at Duluth, but not enough
to prevent the preceding statement
from being true.
Lead Bullion Decision.
NEw York. June 3s.-A decision of
great Importance to miners and inn
Potpers Oh aeaa was Feuuereo !eseSFpa}
by Judge Kirkpatrick, of the United
States district court of northern New
/ Jersey. It Is that what is known as
isslead bullion will have to pay duty
for it's full weight when imported
This bullion contains about three per
cent. of gold. silver and antimony, and
the importers have claimed that allow
ance should be made for these mate
rails, on which no duty is charged.
| Pixies Peak Gold Find.
! ce1oRApe SPRINGS, Col. June eF.s-
tn. C Switzerland, an Old prespeetor
fef Manitou, announces what is said to
be the first bona fide gold strike this
side Of Pixies peak. The ore runs S10Q
to the ton and is found at an altitude
of 10, 600 feet, on the Phoenix property.
on the east slope Of Pixies peak.