The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-12

The outlook for the coming wheat sA-
son for the farmers Of Washington is
very encouraging Comparisons made by
buyers and exporters OF present condi-
lions with those of year ago indicate
that unless some blight falls upon the
crop IL will be much larger than last year
r. Cardin, local manager for j. Q. Adams
g. Co, in speaking Of the wheat situation.
said yesterday:
This will be- / think a good wheat
year The winter crop win he larger. any
way Last year It was rather light, ow-
ing to the fact that great deal OF the
crop was destroyed BY frost and had to be
repanted in the spring. This was especi-
ally true in the Palouse country. This
year the winter growth has come through
unframed, and is now perfectly safe
far as frost is concerned. There is a pos
sibility that the hot winds may do some
damage later in the season, but I do not
think so. The yield will probably be as
large this year as any previous year. The
weather crop bulletin shows that the fall
wheat Is in especially good condition. IL
Is well stooled. OF good stand and color
and nearly month earlier than ii was
a year ago. The month of March was
exceedingly favorable for a heavy spring
crop. II was mild and pleasant. with a
temperature Of nearly degrees above the
normal The month was not excessively
wet. and consequently there was oppor-
tuaiiy for early spring blowing and seed
ing. which was done extensively The
spring crop Is much more advanced than
IL was n year ago. The crop reports from
all over the state show that crops are in
about that condition.
There are other reasons why the sea-
son Is likely TO prove beneficial to this
state. The Eastern fall or winter crop
looks as though II would be light The
report OF the statistician of the asricul-
lam rfT hn ffnR nf
winter wheat on April 1 as s2.l, as against
779 in April of last year. From the fig
ures one would think that it was in bet
ter condition. This is not the case. Last
year was bad one for winter wheat,
and II stood at 77.9. this has been good
season and It stands only degrees high
er. Winter wheat. in December stood at
the high percentage of 97.1: now it has fall
len away to sal The authorities at the
Board Of Trade. in Chicago. were making
predictions a few days before the report
came out that the Eastern crop would
stand about 20 or 81. You see how far off
they were SO, really. the Eastern winter
crop is not going to turn out was ex-
pected. | think you will find that this re-
port will force the market down in Chi
cago today. There will be very little buy
ing owing TO the uncertainty over the eff
feet OF the report.
Locally there is very little doing In
all the territory In which we operate the
farmers have nothing left. over In the
Paiouse district great many OF the farm
ers are holding last years yield for a high
err price. l hardly think they will do any
better than they would have had they
sold last fall II was the general impress
sion that the war in South Africa would
have a tendency to raise the price. But
those who thought so forget that we are
living in a more advanced age. cargo
of wheat can be laid down in. England in
ten days now, where in former times II
would take anywhere from six weeks 10
two months The war has absolutely no
effect on the market.
Very little export business is being done
on the Sound at present Almost every
mill In the state Is running at its fun ca
pacty, and the remaining wheat can be
taken care Of. We have not more than
5000 tons In the elevator at Smith cove
We are loading "A ship with about $500
tons. Ships are still hard to charter, but
the nect already chartered can handle all
that IS necessary until next season Char
ters for new business will not drop much
below 90 shillings. The wheat market of
the world will be quiet for the next few
days. The Liverpool houses, according to
custom. win close tomorrow and take "A
five days Easter vacation The AFneri-
can houses will also be closed two days
Good Friday and Easter Monday. Every
eyIdelfre shows that buyers are preparing
for a heavy business this fall The mar
kct viii probably vary very little for some
time"