The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-16

interior Of the country to the lake
ports, where it is poured into. the
holds of the boats that carry it sea-
ward.
So far this year the deliveries Of
wheat have been small. The cause of
this was that during September,
owing to the. wet weather and the
consequently delayed harvest, prac-
tically no grain was marketed. The
magnificent weather during October
and November was taken advantage
of, by the farmers to pillow land for
next year. and even to turn over for
! summer fallow. The consequence is
less grain has been marketed in Mani
toba and the Northwest Territories
than during the same period in pre-
vious years. Prices, Of course, have
ruled higher than last year, and the
farmer, who is always a bull, in view
of these prices, has not been SO anx-
ious to sell, especially in Manitoba,
which is now supplied not only. with
largely increased elevator capacity,
but also with barns, granaries and
other storage; facilities on the farms.
Increase In Capacity.
The total elevator capacity west of
Winnipeg in Manitoba last year was
13,622,Q00 bushels; in the territories,
4,124, 900 bushels. East Of Winnipeg,
| including the Ogilvie and Lake of the
Woods elevators at their mills, it was
8,323,00O bushels. This year the in
/. terror elevator capacity in Manitoba
! has increased to 16;962,O00 bushels
and in the territories to 7,446, 900
| bushels, while the elevator capacity
at, Winnipeg and east is 1888, 900
bushels. The Canadian Pacific ter
minal facilities at Fort William and
Port Arthur have increased from
5,850,000 bushels to 1O,35O.OOO BUSH
els The Canadian Northern facili-
ties have increased from 100000 to
S,35o,O0Q bushels.
At Fort William the Canadian Pa
cific railway now has one of the
largest, If: not the largest, elevator in
America. This is elevator D, with a
capacity. of 100000 bushels. 1t has
also another monster steel elevator
| which has just been finished and is
receiving grain, with a capacity Of
| 100000 bushels. A concrete addition
| to- Mr.. King S, elevator is now
! approaching completion and will give
additional accommodation of 500, 900
! bushels. 1T
New and extensive flour mills have
been erected all thru. the territories
! and Manitoba, notably at, Moosomin,
Brandon, 6 Gladstone, u Hartney and
\ Portage Ia Prairie, while the large
| mills Of the Ogilvfes at Winnipeg and
! the Lake of the Woods company at
Rat Portage and Kewatin have near
~ doubled in capacity. 1-
&$ Slump in Shipments.
Up to Oct 81 a total of s,149 car
| loads of grain had been moved to the
lake front, principally from points
in Manitoba. For the same period
/ last year 1862 carloads had been
| shipped. Last year fine weather pre-
vailed from the, date of cutting till
| the close Of navigation, so that the
crop was not only harvested but
threshed quickly, and found it's way
| to the railway much earlier than this
season.
| The latest crop report from Mani
| toba and the territories shows wheat
acreage of 3,123,663, with an average
yield Of 1911 and total yield Of 5O,-
290,974 bushels. Of oats there was a
total acreage of 1,101,333, with an
2 average yield Of 36.5 bushels an acre,
giving a total Of 4o,198,654 bushels.
1 OF barley there was cultivated area
Of 3S1,135 acres with an average of
29.7 bushels an acre and total OF
j 11,319,709 bushels. There were a.
! $40 acres of flax with an average
I yield of nine bushels, making q total
I yield Of 5S1,751 bushels. The total
i grain Of all kinds thruout the prov
fnce and territories was 1O2,391, Joss
bushels, Of which, it iss estimated, that
so per cent has been threshed.
/ Allowing that 100000 bushels OF
wheat will be used in country mills
and that 100000 bushels will be
kept for seed, there is left d total OF
36,290,974 bushels Of wheat for mar.
ket. While the yield to the acre is
certainly less than that of last year
and the wheat will not grade as well
there has been a very material i'm
provement in the latter as the result
OF the fine fall weather.
t Better Price for Farmers.
The farmer does not stand to lose
anything owing to smaller yield anG
lower grading. On Oct. 81, 1902, the
price for No. 1. hard at Fort William
was 72A cents. This year on the
same date it was S5h cents, so thai
it can readily be seen that the farme,
q is actually getting better price for z
lower grade of. wheat than for No. j
hard and No. l northern last year
The inspection at Winnipeg for the
last few weeks shows a material i'm.
provement in the grades, so that be.
fore long it may be expected that the
quality of grain will be up to that o,
last yedI.ssa Al r OEI9 WlllldI1 InerG il
, now in store 1,741, 1858 bushels O.
wheat, 43,919 bushels Of oats anG
1869 bushels of barley.
An increased acreage under Guilt
walton in Manitoba and the terri
tories for41904 is certain. The whole
] landscape west of Winnipeg appear
to have been plowed, and those IA
miliar with the conditions thruout this
vast area believe than an increased
acreage of at least 80 per cent will
be.under crop next year. 81