The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-25
September Wheat Sells to 1890 on
Fear of Corn Damage From
Hot Winds.
Commercial West Says Condition Of
All Northwest Wheat Is
Maintained.
Shorts Fear a Scare of Hot Weather
Over Sunday and Run
to Cover.

Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, July
25.-Wheat closed the week stronger ana
September sold to 75%c and closed at 1870
1850 July wheat advanced to SIC. closing
at s61sc. There was little in the news. to
cause any advance. 1t came as the result of
weekend covering by shorts, who did not
like to go short over Sunday. Some influence
towards higher range came from the south
hot winds and lack OF moisture. Weather
map shows continuation OF favorable con-
.ditions. Good rains fell in Manitoba. They
mean cool temperatures in the northwest and
seasonable temperatures over the entire corn
belt. But later in the day the temperatures
were high and this started the hot-wind
nervousness and brought the closing
strength. ... Ike, ~
=, The Commercial West. says: The condi-
tion of wheat northwest Is maintained for
part of North Dakota needs showers at
once to help filing. No heavy rains are
needed anywhere and rain in southern Min
rye harvest is nearly finished and the barley
harvest will be general next week. The
wheat harvest will begin next week in Min
nesota and South Dakota. Flax is in fine
promise thruout the thre states. Corn is
slow and will not be much Of a crop. Oats
will show good yield for large area.
wind scare from the southwest over Sunday,
but there was little in o-day's showing to
suggest 1t. At II o'clock the reports were
Win Wianl2eg clear 'a and warm 81, s5 !, above:
rain last night from $3.50 to 1890 p. NJ, ex
tending to Grafton, Minto Crookston and
the northern portion Of Minnesota; Fargo,
cloudy and cool. looks like rain; Casselton,
cloudy and cool looks like rain; Hillsboro,
very cloudy. drizzing, looks like going to
have rain; st. Cloud, very cloudy and calm;
Comstock, cloudy and much cooler. This
showing would suggest conditions very favor
able on the whole.
Broomhall estimates worlds shipments at
100000 of which Europe will take about
g 100000 bu. He predicts fair decrease in
the quality breadstuffs on passage. Arrivals
Of breadstuffs into the United Kingdom the
past week were 100000 bu against 4,SC00 600
previous week.
There were reports of Cd loads of wheat
taken yesterday at New York for export, but
this mCrning inquiry brought out the fact
that this was special shipment made to
cover contract for freight previously made
for July acceptance, and that 1t could hardly
be taken as indicating good EXPORT business.
against 100000 last year and shipments
2O4, 9CO against 1862, OO0 Wheat and flour
clearances loo, 900 bu. Minneapolis received
;I07 cars against 216 and Duluth II against
the week which makes the present total only
1888, 1853 blu.
Chicago wired that it looks like the outside
buying May corn, and local men selling Sep
TENDER The corn market closed firm with
offerings rot at all large. Clifford has bad
He has a line Of elevators in that state
Says the Grain Dealers association figures
1871 bu to the acre on wheat, and oats not
very favorable.
The maket closed with the tendency firm
to the end and the shorts apparently not at
all in yet.
The cash market was a little armer than
yesterday on all grades