The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-14
HFATANDDROUCHT
HIGH TEMPERATURES STILL PRE-
VAIL IN THE FARMING REGIONS.
An Appeal for Rain to Be Made To-
Day i'm the Churches Of Mis-
souri, and Kansas.
LIVE STOCK IS SUFFERING
PASTURAGE HAS BEEN BURNED AND
STREAMS ARE RUNNING Low.
Farmers Hurrying Cattle to the Mar
kets ana. In consequence,
Prices Have Fallen.
CORN CROP NOT ALL RUINED
MORE HOPEFUL REPORTS FROM
CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS.
Great Danger from Fires-DalIas. Tex
arkana and Shreveport the Hot
test Places Yesterday.
Extremely high temperature prevailed
Yesterday in the Northwest. North and
Farmers Hurrying Cattle to the Mar
kets and. i'm Consequences,
Prices Have Fallen.
CORN CROP NOT ALL RUINED
MORE HOPEFUL REPORTS FROM
CENTRAL AND EASTERN KANSAS.
Great Danger from Fires-DalIas, Tex
arkana and Shreveport the Hot
test Places Yesterday.

yesterday in the Northwest, North and
South. Records were again broken. At
New Orleans the mercury reached 10l.S,
which is abnormally high for that city.
Dallas, Tex, and Texarkana, Ark, swell
tered under 1O7 degrees, and Shreveport.
La, suffered with 1866. Houston. Tex.
complained under 100 degrees and its people
said it never was hotter: Away up
in the Dakotas, however. the heat
was greater, LOS degrees being reported
Away UP in the Dakotas, however, the
heat greater, los degrees being reported
at Aberdeen. In Minnesota and Nebraska
several serious prostrations resulted. Kan
sas and Missouri farmers are praying
for rain to save the remainder of their
crops. A few showers gladdened the hearts
Of soil tillers in western Missouri, but
these rains were local and the great
drought remains unbroken. Down in New
Jersey several big flakes of snow chased
the mosquitoes back into the swamps, and
along the Atlantic coast a cool rain fell.
Following are some of the high tempera-
lures reported yesterday: Dallas, Tex,
l07; Texarkana, Ark. 107; Shreveport. La,
1866; Aberdeen, S. D., los: Kansas City,
Mo-. 102: Mobile, Ala, 10l; New Orleans.
l0lS; Omaha, 10l; Concordia, Kan, 100;
Rapid City, S. D., 100; Houston, Tex, loo.
Reports from Kansas City say the
drought continues to burn up vegetation in
Missouri, Kansas. Oklahoma and Indian
Territory. The Kansas City weather OBJ
server said last night: 1.-THE atmosphere is
so uniformly heated TO such great alti-
tude that il makes precipitation almost i'm
possible. Clouds may gather and a few
drops of rain may fall, but the lower
stratum of air is so hot that the rain drops
would be transformed to vapor in passing
through it." There is no relief in sight.
and the situation becomes worse each
hour. Several days ago one-fourth of
corn crop in Kansas was hoped for. The
estimate now must be still further re-
duced Prayer for rain will be offered in
scores of churches in Missouri and Kan
sas to-day.
FORCED TO SELL CATTLE.
The Kansas City live stock market is an
index to the situa ton. The cattle market
went through one of the most trying weeks
in many years. AS many feeders as pos
sible are holding back their cattle in the
hope that rain will succor them. Each day,
however. brings them nearer to the inev-
liable, and commission men are flooded with
letters indicating that next week is the
longest they can hold out.
Ruling prices are the lowest in many
years, and during the last few days the
commoner grades Of cattle could not be
sold at any price. Receipts during the
week aggregated over 5000, the heaviest
ever known at this season of the year. AS
compared with the previous week there was
an increase of 10000 and 10000 more than
the corresponding week year ago. Some
of the dressed beef buyers said as early as
Thursday that their refrigerators were full
and that they could not buy more until
there was an outlet for the stock on hands.
The stockers and feeders situation, old
timers say. is the worst they have known
in twenty-five years The weeks move
ment of hogs to the Kansas City markets
was the heaviest ever known. The total
receipts were above 122,o0o against 10000
in one week of August 1890, the best pre-
vious record.
IN STRICKEN KANSAS.
The suffering in Kansas from the pro-
longed drought is now more intense than
ever 1t is hardly expected. says a dispatch
from Topeka, that there will be any lasting
relief before fall. The fire departments in
Topeka, Atchison, Emporia, Lawrence and
others of the larger cities have addressed
appeals 10 the people asking them TO shut
off all their hydrants whenever the fire
whistle is blown, so as TO give the proper
amount of pressure on the water mains
leading TO the fires. There was not a city
in the State which, last night, able TO
cope with a fire. Buildings have reached
such an intense degree of dryness that a
fire will start on the slightest provocation.
Reports from the country districts tell that
all the streams are running low. Mills and
electric light plants that were run by water
power have been forced to close Most OF
the ponds have been dry for two weeks.
and the question OF where to obtain water
for stock is one of the most important
propositions that has confronted the Kan
farmer for years. Stock is being placed
on sale at ridiculously low prices. Some
have said they would even give their stock
away If some relief did not come soon as
to purchase feed for the animals would be
investing more money than they worth
Reports from twenty-four Kansas coun-
ties. last night, mostly in the eastern and
central parts of the State, indicated that
hitherto been published. The late product
has not yet begun to tassel and Il is the
general verdict that IL is standing the heat
remarkably well, and III favorable weather
would come al once a half corn crop would
be obtained In these counties. But the con-
ditions are anything but propitious for bet
ter weather. Dairy men have been Obliged
TO double the price of milk so high has the
price OF feed gone.