The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-26
showers In Indiana Last Night and
This Morning That May Mate
rally Benefit the Crops.
GENERAL TRADE CONDITIONS
WEEKLY REVIEW OF Dun a 90.
AND BRADsTREET's.
Eject of the Recent Hot weather
and Billiards on Crops and
Business Generally.

There is a prospect that Jupiter Pluvius
may give the market bulls a setback
by drenching the parched soil sufficient TO
insure fair crops. Last night Section Di-
rector Blythe, of the local weather bureau.
after giving the Journal an important state
ment in regard to the rainfall, said: To-
night dhe 25th) a storm OF great intensity
is central over Iowa, moving north and east
and it is attended by copious rains. the
rain area covering the large wheat and
corn growing sections Of Minnesota. Iowa.
Nebraska, Wisconsin. Illinois. Missouri and
eastern Kansas" Rain fell yesterday
throughout the grain-growing sections Of
the country. except in a few localities. OF
which indianapolis and vicinity was one.
1t has been the hope OF the bulls" who
speculate in wheat, corn and oats that
the drought would continue long enough to
force prices far upward. but yesterdays
advices were favorable TO the bears" who
are just now praying for abundant crops.
and speculative prices therefore, tumbled
in the trading pits. Spring weather is an
important factor in business generally. IL
the season be backward it Injuries the busi-
ness of jobbers by delaying distribution OF
goods II there be insufficient moisture
ter. cheese and milk become dearer. and
prices OF vegetables go soaring; and If the
drought continues into the summer months
and pastuage is burned. beef and other
meats jump beyond the reach OF the poor
mans purse. Again. If the crops fail rail-
way traffic falls off. industries suffer and
general prosperity languishes. Both Dun
& Co. and Bradstreets call attention to
oe he
week.
Although no rain fell here yesterday,
there were good showers elsewhere. and In
dana's S turn came last night. when rain fell
in the western part of the State. At In
dianapolis a gale was followed by heavy
splashes Of rain soon after midnight. which
turned to a drizzlo this morning. The
weather man predicts showers for to-
day. Chicago reported yesterday that
a heavy, warm rain. which was gen.
eral throughout the Northwest. began
falling on Thursday night and con-
tinued Friday. greatly heneA.ng
crops. a dispatch from St. Paul said:
STEADY rains are falling to-day in this
section, relieving the fears of farmers who
wished more moisture for seeding light
snow, which quickly melted yesterday, had
additional moisture. Conditions for the
crops bid fair TO equal last year, when
Minnesota and the Dakotas had bumper
crops and all fear OF a possible drought
have been dissipated. The rain to-day ex-
tended over Minnesota. the Dakotas. Ne
braska, Iowa and Michigan. and, according
TO Weather Observer Lyons. has effectual-
~ disposed of the drought where il ex-
listed"
Milwaukee reported that eight-hundredths
OF inch of rain had fallen there this
week. most OF which was recorded on Tues
day. light rain fell Friday morning and
indications pointed TO a liberal doWnpour
throughout the Northwest There has not
been, however, enough rain In Wisconsin
10 materially affect crops and the condi-
tions are most serious in the southern part.
The precipitation in this section is four
inches short of the average.