The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-03
Against Two Very Bearish Re-
ports-From Snow and the
Price Current.
The Hessian Fly Damage News
Increasing and Weather
Still Dry.
Receipts Light and the Quality
Showing Little Improve
ment.

Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce. Nov. B.
Tie bears tried hard to break wheat TINS m t.
ming taking u basis for their enores W. W.
bearish reports, from the Price current, tne
other from Snow. They found 1t hard matter
to force the market of much, and' WINE .ue
tone was weak and December Gown " 81 ~
there was an undertone OF strength against "n.cn
the selling pressure was ineffective Inc
weather over Kansas was cloudy ana falhs ap
reared imminent over the dry country. 1na'
rain must come soon to prevent the rise OF
scare is evident from the fact that four Ne,
braska points, Seward, Fa1rmont, humootut anu
Superior, sent samples Of wheat into Celcaso
that looked dead. and further reports VI uS
weather damage came later The Liverpool mar
ket was Indifferent and tribe lower. oio o
hall said that late bad weather reports from
Argentina are found to refer to rains, WHICH
some advices say have been very heavy:
The big, strong feature was the light move
ment. The northwest fell Of BY lio cars IN re-
cepts, Minneapolis going behind Win ooo asa n1a
e54, and Duluth getting only 2a2 against alo;
Chicago also fell under, with 80 against H. anu
the southwest did better Kansas City geot ing
1o1 900 bu against $4,000, and st. LOUIS is, 4suuo
bu against $4,000. Winnipeg received 5ol cars
The quality Of the above the line is sun
being carefully watched from here and the
proportion of good wheat is a little larger altho
still smaller than the millers and elevator men
would like to see it. OF the Dol cars, there
were 26 of No. / northern, 30 No. 2 northern, 81
No northern % No. extra. 70 NO. 4, . 1eea'
AZ rejected. 10 no grade and 10 No o.
The increase in Minneapolis elevator STOCKS
for the five days amounted to 95O,oOo ou.
Snow issued the following this morning Our-
rent returns, covering more than half the pro,
ducing counties. based upon husking reports ana
local examinat lions of fields, show an average
rate Of corn yield above n bu. or 213 ou more
than the condition reports indicated. Ihls
brings the total crop above ooO'ooo.ooo Du
With the exception of some damage In ONO
Michigan and Wisconsin, from September 1rose;
the fall conditions ideal and the genera
quality of the crop is high. In Nebraska ana
the uplands of Iowa the quality Is especially
good and the yield heavy. October was gener'
ally favorable for drying and some cribb1ng mas
already begun.
The Price Current says: 1t has been FAVOR
able week for progress In securing and cr1Dohe
corn Yield indications are maintained Mar
keting not hurrying. The wheat crop con
tinues promising dry weather retardation moi
necessarily a drawback to future conditions
Some Hessian hy reports, mainly IN Ohio ane
Indiana but not of serious nature.
Primary receipts, 1923, 900 bu against 1'424'
600.
Kansas City wired: Wichita. Anthony Hutcn
inson and Great Bend, Kan, wired Moses Gran
company complaining Of dry weather and II!
damage. s.: /.
Broomhnll's Argentina agent estimates tn
wheat shipments this week will be about 1,zoo'
OOO bu and corn about 2,O0O,OOO bu.
December closed at $1.153s, and May
$1.15H. ~