The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-14
RAIN SENDS WHEAT UP
Corn In Southwest Saved From killing
Erosts MrEga

Corn In Southwest Saved From killing
Frosts.
Another downpour Of rain yesterday
and last night caused still more damage
to grain in the shock turnout the north
west. The certainty of additional
loss was reflected on the floor Of
the Chamber Of Commerce this morning,
September wheat touching stu and
December going to S21s.
Snow at MInot.
At Minot, N. D., this morning there
were two inches of snow on the ground.
New UIm Soaked Again.
New Ulm. already soaked by the 41o
inches of rain of Friday night, had so
Saturday night. and last night the storm
broke again with 112 inches Of rainfall
to o'clock this morning, total precipi-
tation of STA inches since Friday last.
To Sunday morning Crookston had 10
inches additional; Park Rapids, lis;
Devils Lake, 1.63; Langdon, 1875; Lari-
more Isl. and Pembina, lao. ...-......
Grand Meadow, Mimi. had its heav-
lest precipitation in the storm Of last
night, with $50 inches. Winnebago iCty
got another dOwnpour amounting to 1.97
inches, and almost every important point
in the northwest reported another soak
ing rain.
Damaging reports are slow to come
In owing to the bad condition Of the
roads, which in some localities are long
stretches of deep, sticky mud. One thing
that prompts the belief of heavy damage
is the fact that during the continuance
of the long rain a high wind was gen
eral over the Dakotas. Grain in the
shock was blown around in some locali-
these and stacks not carefully made
were loosened to the point where the
water, instead Of shedding freely, pene-
trated clear to the center.
Worst Since 1881.
"There has been no such disastrou!
harvest weather In the northwest since
1881" said James Marshall, president o.
the Minneapolis chamber of commerce
AT that time the damage was enormous
and the whole trade, including the mill
ers, suffered greatly. There was no
enough good prime milling wheat tina
year for the mills, and at that time W.
were making 100000 barrels Of flour {
year, and now we make 16, 900, 900. 1t il
ha.d on the farmers. who lose the most
1t Is bad for the terminal elevators ant
for the cash grain men. The quanttt.
loss 1t will be impossible to know for
. time yet. but that the quality has bee,
lowered admits Of no doubt
Roughly speaking said John Wash
burn II should say 20 per cent of tn
wheat in the northwest is threshed AM
safe about 20 per cent is stacked and com
paratively secure, and probably 60 per cen
embracing the yield Of the dis
tricts farther north and west is in tn
shock. It will be some time before W
can know details as to damage, but tina
the damage has been great, and that Il
soma instances it amounts to disaster TO
the farmers cannot be doubted"
MIIers Not Alarmed
"Millers are not greatly alarmed
There will. Of course, be much goo
wheat in spite of 1t all. Nevertheless
Is serious proposition for all the trade
Quantities Of poor grain will come j
that but for this weather would hav
graded high. No one can estimate tn
damage or the results with any degre
of certainty at this time. There is jus
one proposition that is clear so early, an
that is that spring wheat flour is nc
likely to be much lower. There Is moth
ing In sight to put flour down betwee
now and Jan. L.
Rain Saved Corn.
Reports indicate, however, that the ver
conditions that are hurting wheat al
saving corn thru the southwest. At Va
entine, Neb.. last night there was a xii
ing frost. Thru the southwest tempers
lures ranged around % degrees. but tt
cloudy weather and rain saved the cor
which has been so late in maturing, fro
frosts and clear warm weather may "
ripen much of it.
Minneapolis Rainfall.
In Minneapolis from yesterday mornir
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