The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-13
ARE EBURNINGUP
CROPS IN THE SOUTHWEST WITH
ERING AWAY UNDER SCORCH-
ING RAYS OF THE SUN
T0RRID WAVE IS WIDESPREAD
One rFSsx'Sred Degrees and More of
Heot Reported Prevailing
I'm Many of the
States.
NO RELIEF is IN PROSPECT

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KANSAS CITY, Mo-, July 12-No rain
fell today in any part of the drought
stricken district, consisting of all OF
Kansas, Western Missouri, Oklahoma and
Indian Territory Over much of this
region this was the worst day of the
long hot spell, the temperature being
more than 100 degrees and no breeze
stirring. Corn, oats, hay and potatoes
are so badly injured that even with rain
the yield would be short, and as the
weather bureau gives no hope Of relief
the outlook is discouraging At some
places in Kansas there has been no rain
tall whatever for nearly three months.
The present Is the worst drought since
1S60, when New England sent food to the
settlers of Kansas.
However. the past few years have been
very prosperous ones, and even now tho
Kansas farmers are harvesting one of
the largest crops of wheat, If not the
largest, in the history of the state
great many counties send word that with
rain corn will be "a half crop; without rain
soon, no yield. A few say there Is yet
hope for a fair harvest.
Hay sold this morning for $40 a ton a
cent a pound, the highest price ever
reached in this market THIS is almost
as much, pound for pound, as wheat is
worth. Receipts were very small and
most Of the hay which came in was sold
in the country before the drought be-
came so serious Hay is so high here
that it can be shipped in from Mime
sofa or Ohio or almost any state in the
country that has a crop.
Kansas and Missouri which usually fur
nish as much hay as any three Eastern
states and usually at this time of year
are shipping train loads of hay to other
points, are buying hay this year. in
numerous places there is no pasturage
and owners of cattle are shipping hay
to their farms. Alfalfa has yielded well
everywhere, and will be the salvation of
many farmers
For The past five days 10000 hogs have
been received at the stock yards, break
ing all records. These heavy shipments
are due to the scarcity of corn. In
Audrain county, Mo. young calves,
worth $5 few days ago, are offered at
81 a head
LAWRENCE, Kan, July 12.-The rec
ord of the weather kept by Chancellor
F. H. Snow, Of the University of Kan
sas, showed today's temperature to be
the hottest in thirty-four years. The
mercury reached 1855 degrees.
ST. LOUIS, July 12.-At 8 a. m. the
government Thermometer registered 81
In parts of Missouri and Southern Illi-
nois, where the crops are being literally
burned up by the temperature which the
past two days ranged up to no. records
of thirty years have been broken.
At $3.50 p. m. 10l was recorded.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, July 12-Heat, 112;
highest ever experienced here. Packing
houses may close. Creameries shut down.
Crops gone, like stock hustled to market.
OMAHA, Neb., July I2-The heat to-
reached 104 degrees in this city, and rang
ed from 103 to 107 throughout the state.
At Fairbury the mercury registered 107;
at Tecumseh, 1O4, and at O'Neill, 1O3. The
street thermometers in this city were as
high as 10 during the day, and the
streets were fairly cleared of people
Hardly a breath of air stirred during
the past twenty-four hours. There has,
however, been an absence of hot winds
which characterized the hot spell last
week. The local forecaSter gives no hope
of relief except that the indications are
for less degree of humidity next twen-
ty-four hours. Notwithstanding the eX-
cessive temperature, but one prostration
has been reported. that of locomotive
fireman, who will recover.
DIES MONIES, Iowa. July 12.-The gov
ernment thermometer registered tenn
perature OF 1O2 at $3.50 this afternoon The
weather and crop service, says that be-
cause Of the abnormal amount of moist
ure in the ground prior TO the hot spell
the Iowa corn crop has not suffered
per cent.
CHICAGO, July 12-The long continued
dry, hot weather has already made n
dearth and is rapidly making a prospec-
tive famine in farm produce. Potatoes
are $50 per cent higher than a year ago,
when new early Ohios sold from q to
% cents a bushel. They are now CSC to
81. Green corn is 100 per cent higher
Dealers could then buy 1t for % and
80 cents a bushel. They are now requlr-
ed to pay go and 60 cents. New cabbage
at this time last year could be bought at
81 per hundred. The price is now $1.75.
MONTGOMERY. Ala. July 12-The
highest official temperature today was
104 at 5:35 p. m; humidity, II per cent.
unprecedently low. Great damage is
being done to crops, especially corn.
SELMA. Ala. July 12.-The ther-
mometer (unof1ciaD registered 112 de-
grees at l p. m. today.
MEMPHIS. Tenn, July 12-This was
the warmest day of the year in the
central Southern states and parts of thu
Southwest. Many places in West Ten
nessee, North Mississippi, Louisiana and
Texas report that all heat records were
broken during the afternoon. In Memphis
the official report was 102 degrees at
o'clock. 1t is the highest temperature
ever recorded here.
At Little Rock the highest tenperature
ever recorded was officially reported at
o'clock today, when the mercury reach
ed LOG.