The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-19

Winnipeg, Oct. 19.-The Western Ca
madam wheat situation has been full of
interest all week. Receipts have been
heavy, there being 800 more cars in
spected than during the corresponding
week Of last year. The total umber
for any one day being $40. Cars in
spected, however, do not at all repre-
sent the amount of wheat actually
marketed, as large amounts are being
held in country elevators for the farm
ers. On the Canadian Pacific alone,
l ,596,00 bushels were received into ele-
vator tors and less than 100000 1 bushels i!
over 100000 in store in country ele-
vators on that road. For the first fif-
teen days in October there was mar
keted on the Canadian Pacific railroad
3,286,0O0, against 2,672,O0O last year. It
is not possible to get the weekly returns
Northern, but $4,000 bushels are
known to have passed inspection from
that road since Oct. l, so that total
of 100000 bushels is known to have
been marketed in the two weeks and
Judging from September proportions,
probably 100000 more.
The Canadian Pacific railway has re-
cars from points in the Northwest terri
tories that up to the present day have
shipped no wheat, and the movement is
expected to be very active in the next
ten days. The grade is also expected to
improve greatly, as some of the best
wheat Of this crop; will come Y, from rom the
Prince Albert and Edmonton branches.
The grade has shown a steady improve
ment from day to day all week.
The weather conditions have beeen
good and threshing is being pushed Wig:
orously, altho considerable number Of
sections are still at fall blowing and
The fact Of 50 much wheat going into
store has slackened the demand for
space in boats and only ten bulk
freighters and five regular line boats
were chartered from the lake front dur
ing the past week. Rates are fairly
high owing to the demand for boats to
haul coal and ore to the Canadian 500
rate would probably produce greater
activity in shipping. A number. of the
boats loading this week took out char
ters for Goderich, which is usually tax
en- as Indicating wheat sold to millers
but in this topsy- turvy year may only
two courses open, either to sell to mills
at Goderich or Sarnia or to reship tt
Montreal.
The grain standards board, which
was! dissolved by the passing Of the new
grain act, was reappointed some
time ago and held it's first meet
ing on Wednesday to decide or
the commercial grades for the
present year, the grades of l, 2 and ;
northern being established by the act
G. R. Grove, manager of the Northern
Elevator company, was elected presi
dent, the attendance was large and rep
resentative, there being men from Mon
treal and from the extreme west Of Al
berta. After two days. deliberations
it was decided to establish, prac
tically two new grades for this year;
these are to be known as Extra No.
and No. 5 wheat. The Extra No. was
put in to account for wheat that just
escapes being included in the govern
ment requirements for No. 3 northern
and is still better than ordinary No.
No. bears the same relation to feec
wheat as Extra No. 40 does to No. 3
There is no fixed weight or measure fol
these grades but specimen samples will
be furnished to all buyers at elevator!
who choose to pay for them, and afte1
that it will be a matter of Judgment 81
far as the buyer is concerned and also
a matter of Judgment when it come
to the hands Of the chief inspector a.
Winnipeg. General satisfaction is ex
pressed by grain men at the making O,
these commercial grades.