Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-18
Wears Grain Company Inve,tigates the
Stu tion in Two States
SUPPLY FOR MARKET RUNS SHORT
lows Farmers Are BuyinE from NciRh.
bors and Elevators Are Empty
but Nebraska Is Bet,er
Fixed.

ing condensation of telegrams will be found
the present condition of the crop and the
amount OF last years crop in the elevators
and the hands of the farmers
I.inco'n-Amount Of corn In elevators
none; In farmers hands 30 per cent. Con
diton growing crop good but backward, ac-
count rains. over half planted and will I've
all planted in one week more II weather
continues favorable, as II now is.
Hastings Neb.-There is no corn in ele-
vators throughout county, but from 40 to
80 per cent in far mers hands yet. They
claim farmers are willing to sell as soon
as ~oRds get In condition to haul, and they
have time 10 bring II In, Conditions never
more favorable than al present time; plant
ing about half through; should finish the
throughout Nebraska
Is per cent In farmers hands. Corn acreage
Will be ; or 10 per cent short of last year
account Of wet weather No corn w, yet.
! About 5000 bushels oats in elevators here;
10 per cent in farmers hands. Oat acreage
about same as last year. Condition of oats
Omaha-Very little corn in elevators here
and no increase movement expected for two
or three weeks. Then only a moderate in
when rains delayed On high ground now
some fields being worked but larger por-
! tion corn area still toe wet. Talks with
Union Pacific and B. & M. in Nebraska con-
! firm above regarding stocks on hand and
shenandoah. Ia-No corn in elevators; 80
! per cent of last years crop in farmers
hands. Field work progressing under favor
able conditions: 70 per cent planted.
Clarinda, la.-Corn elevators empty; about
| 10 per cent In farmers hands. Field work
in good shape, with an increased acreage of
Sidney, Ia.--No corn in elevators; about
40 per cent In farmers hands; condition of
srowing crop good. from so TO 20 per cent
Woodburn. Ia.-Prospects look well; %
per cent planted In good condition; quite a
| for less than 40 cents.
Charlton. la.-No corn in cribs or eleva =
| tors. but enough corn IN farmers hands 10
last until new crop; OF poor quality. Feed
| ers shipping in corn from any place they
can get IT,. About two-thirds' corn planted:
weather been cold and rainy; ground
| cloddy but corn seems to be sproutng all
right. but none up as yet.
vators; only about 10 per cent in farmers
| hands which In many cases is insufficient
for their own requirements. The few far
| for less than 10 cents per bushel premium
over Osceoa market; feede.s aDsoID ping
to the weather Ground being cold. wet ana
| lumpy however, a lew more warm days
| Will bring about more favorable conditions.
| Planting Is now well under way in some
cases 20 per cent being planted; acreage
about the same as last year
| Fontanelle, la.-No corn in elevators or
/ cribs Ten per cent In farmers hands; half
! corn planted; so per cent plowing done;
weather and ground good, but season late
n. tse
growing corn around here. Corn piante
| previous to now has rotted in ground an
Will ali Lac TO be pl ,ntcd over IN.
to date. Elevators at Rel oak, Ha Sthorne
and and Eliof 4; f are are epy; tmeie tnS Is s some
move until after planting. The opinion
around here is that his run of c)ri will
not be excessive. There are two cattle men
| this morning trying 70 bug corn for .esd-
ing, which seems hard to get
Crestoh, la.--No corn in elevators. 20 per
cent still in farmers, hands. Only - per
| field work about the average. St4n1 of
small grains first-class, General conu.tion
Bedford, ia.e-No corn in store, have to
buy all corn, for feed; ten days to two
weeks behind min in a farming; not one-hall
cars shipped In to sell to feeders,
PresGGo.it G9tis ia,-No , corn IN IN store think
about ten days behind in planting Ground
| in fine condition and farmers all at work
| No oats I'm store and scarcely any in hand
of farmers. Growing crop looking fine and
| good acreage.
Orient, la.-Nothing in elevators; not /
per cent OF last crop in farmers hands
| third OF corn planted; another week will
see completion of corn planting Oats
looking nne; seed corn better than ex-
Gravity, -Ia.-No corn in elevators some
prices. Corn thfee-fourths planted: lew
days next week will I'm sh ground in goo
| condition. .--.
30 per cent corn in farmers hands, res,
having been fed; 20 Ter cent marAetod
small grains running nicely; oats principal
| hind; probably one-half gr0uni 10 plow
yet; ground in good condition now.
little here 70 go to market, in fAr.ner; /;
hands practically none: take all next We elk
! to finish. condition very fair; ground
time than for a week.
Webster City ia.|No corn in elevators
II any in fSrmers ero1e 8, hands his Us neghSoi
delayed planting; not one-tenth OF area
pIa nted ground In poor cond on; be W, e
OF dry weather before can resume plantin
Iowa Falls, Ia.-No corn in ELEVATORS
none in farmers hands; have shipped IN
10000 bushels since last fall. AboIC one
NTH planting done; about two-thirds plJw.
ing done; ground wet.
stanhope, ia.-Aboqt sl0,o good old cprr
about half corn planted.
Stratford, Ia.-No corn in elevators; n1nc
in farmers hands; ground wet It'll pl1w
ing and about two-ffths planting to do yet
Story CITY. ia'-Ten thousand bushels il
aorS sands panei snd iO in of egyS
done; ground somewhat wet; prospect
Sioux City. Ia.-Conditions of small grail
crop in South Dakota and Northwestern
Iowa are perfect; farmers are putting il
corn; low lands are being, retarded by we
Newton, Ia.-Santiago-No coru in stor,
here; what corn Is used by feeders is beini
shipped in. Farmers report good pr pkre Z
in spring work plowing all done except il
very low places. 10 per cent corn panied
expect to finish by May 20; about samt
acreage as. planted last year.
| ColfaI, Ia.-No corn in elevators: ship
ping In three 10 six cars week; planting
about three-fourths finished some stirriul
to be done on the low lines vets genera
outlook favorable; not a large acreage b!
about one-fifth.
Stuart. Ia.--No corn in elevators; 10 to /
per cent In farmers hands. Planting abOu
half done. plowing all done.
Atlantic, la.-No corn in elevators; 10 4
IS per cent in farmers hands. Planting
about half done, plowing all done.
shipping corn in from Missouri. Corr
about half to three-fourths planted. but nv
day late; ground in fair condition now
| oats looking fairly well: perhaps 10 pc
cent decrease In oats acreage.
New Sharon and Vicinity Qa)-Corl
planting being rushed about a week late
ground now In better condition; acreag
about same as last year. No corn for ship
ment Oats acreage about same as last yea
and looking better than last week
Wright and Vicinity Ga)-Corn hal
planted, fully week late; acreage about tn
same as last year. Oats acreage about
per cent less than last year; some yer,
| poor stands. but generally look well, VIII
be some corn tc ship, but not for two L
four weeks yet.
left on hand, being about one-hfteenth o
ottumwa, Ia. has shipped nine-tenths o
its corn. About one-ffth planting Of cor