Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-07
THE CORN CROP
TChicago Tribune. 9Th.

The Tribune crop report from the
surplus corn" states, furnishes basis
for a forecast of the largest crop on
record, naturally attracted much at
tention among grain commission mer-
chants and spectators. Ii is conceded
that any material variation from a two
billion bushel production viii depend on
the yields in the eight great corn pro-
ducing states.
Interest in the report conferred in the
estimated production of Ohio. Indiana,
Illinois, Missouri, Kansas. Iowa, Ne
braska and Texas, and in the detailed
Geographic claims as to the percentage
of the crop out of danger. The official
statement of the Missouri state author
tiles made the crop slightly higher than
the Tribune estimate for that state. Ii
made the yield 600 bushels, as
against 1900e0,oo0 estimated by the
Tribune Third Vice President McCul-
| Tough of the Northwestern railroad, just
back from a trip west, was quoted as
follows
Nothing can now destroy the corn
! crop. IT is out of the way of frost. out
of the way of the drought, and out of
! the way of the rains, If we should have
1 a wet spell. The crop in Nebraska is
estimated at 30o.00o.o00 bushels. / un-
/ derstand the Kansas crop is estimated
at 35000O,000 bushels and the Missouri
crop at 2Ooo00.ooO bushels. The crop in
Iowa will be the largest in years
These figures are 100000 bushels
less for Nebraska. 100000 bushels
more for Kansas. and 100000 goo bushels
| more for Missouri than the Tribune es-
Inmates. A few board of trade men Were
disposed to criticise the Iowa estimate
as excessive, but the yield was placed d,
/ only 100000 bushels more than last
4 year, which would fall we'll within the
/ limits set by Vice President McCul-
Tough. No one is disposed to raise the
4 issue as to the yield in Texas and the
people who argue that Illinois and Indi.
ana are placed too hight at 100000. 00'
4 bushels forget the acreage of whea
which was abandoned in the centra
Il states. II was given as the consensu.
of opinion of western railway men il
4 Chicago and in the west that so per cen
of the corn crop in Nebraska, Kansas
Il Iowa and Missouri is safe. Their esti
1 mate on the yield of the four named
states is approximately 1,150000.00
bushels, or the same as the Tribune es
Inmates for the same states. The avail
able evidence bears out the claim tina
the Tribune estimate of crop of 2.3Os
100000 bushels is we'll within the limit
Of conservatism.
II think the Tribune crop report OF
corn is conservative" said Harry Av
Z, cry, of Counselman & Day. In fact
our advices indicate that an estimate o
$500, 100000 bushels is entirely within
reason. The report is an excellent on
for the country at large, as it outline
one of the most satisfactory founda
tons of continued prosperity. The con
! firmation of a record yield by no mean
proves that the crop will have to be sol,
at panic prices. The market prices a
commercial centers and feeding price
in the country have little connection
with each other The cutting off of fal
pastures means an enormous increas
, in the feeding demand, which will Gu
! into the new crop, just as the extraor
) binary weather of last winter cut int
old crop supplies"
1.-THE Tribune's report on the cor
crop is comprehensive and Is in lin
with advices we receive said M. +
Cook. II have just been out throug
the corn country. and have found ear
Of corn on the fields planted as late q