The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-24
Good Weather and Good Crop
News Brought In by Return
ing Investigators.
The Party Now Touring the
Northwest Sees 20O,00O,O0O
Bushels Secured.
The Jones Argument May Affect
This Total on Later
Showings.

Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce, Aug. "a
Good weather and the appearance on the floor Of
several men Of prominence, bringing good news
OF the northwest wheat crop, took the edge of
the market and let September down to S4tsc, a
good cut under yesterdays high. That the
northwest has raised 200 900 900 bushels of wheat
Is about the idea of the Washburn- Crosby party
that toured the country and Is finishing I'D to-
day in the Red River valley. None Of the mem
bers returning gave any open opinion on the
floor, yet the fact that everything had looked
good to them became current after time and
had some effect The appearance yesterday of
the Jones analysis of crop conditions this year
suggests the likelihood of too optimistic view.
Not the slightest doubt exists that there is
200, 600, 000-bushels indication. The question is
how well the wheat is going to pan out on later
threshing returns. To date there have been re-
ports of big yields, which, If they continue, will
mean a great CROP. To assume, however, that
there are no smaller yields to come would be to
fall into error in all probability. Every year
brings Its early reports that run high. Later
stand Of wheat indicating 2o0.OO0OO0 bushels
easily enough, has been lowered by what might
perhaps be referred to as the invisible process,
II one may coin an expression to tit the
In other words some fields that look big, If care
fully examined, will show heads not filed to the
end and a considerable area brought down in
weight rs we'll in bushels. Jones says this
process, the effect of the rust will lower the
wheat-au the acreage of Minnesota North and
South Dakota--by 30, 900, 900 bushels from maxi
mum promise The Washburn-Cr Crosby party no
doubt saw 200,O00,o00 bushels the wheat
stood. The question Is whether detailed exam
1natlon of the fields and close inspection of the
heads would not show enough loss in the way
to bring down the whole. A who
2OO,OOO,OOO bushels may be entirely sincere and
his Judgment may be the best, and moreover
there may actually be zoe, 200, 600 bushels. But
Jones has advanced the argument that the stand
III some important places is mislead ding, and that
the hnal showinSs will prove it, and in attempt
Ing size-up of the crop it will not do entirely
to ignore this. That there rust everybody
knows That it did not do any such general
damage last year every one knows also
How much damage 1t really did is the consid-
GRAFTON. Some fields must have been hurt
Jones says there enough such fields to lower
the maximum by 3o,ooo,Ooo bushels On a GEO.
900, O0o-bushels crop loss of 30OO0,OOO would
be 10 per cent. 1t will be interesting to watch
how this comes out.
Receipts fell off all around, and the light
showing was help to the market. Only 10:
cars came in here against 1875. and 63 in Chi
cago against 100, while Duluth got against
Z. The southwest showed only 10000 bu
against 100000 at Kansas City and $4,000 bu
against l+5 at st. Louis. Winnipeg got 20
cars against II. Minneapolis stocks decreased
by $4,000 bu for five days.
da The an sod TUNED very weak later i.
closing at the low point. There was no sup
port on the decline and continued selling pres
sure: Primary receipts 45S,00O bu against
1Ol,GOO last year.
The noon weather report was good Fargo
GEAR calm, warm; Minot, clear, cam warm;
1rahd FORKS. clear. calm, "A; Bismarck, clear
calm. 10; Devils Lake, clear and warm
The forecast follows: Illinois and
Indiana. showers. cooler tonight, Friday fair:
missouri, showers, cooler tonight, Friday fair;
I Meoraska and Montana: fair tonight and Fri
DAY; Kansas, cooler tonight, fair west showers:
lower Michigan, showers, cooler tonight, Fri
aaS falr, north showers; upper Michigan, cooler
1 tonight and Friday; Iowa, fair tonight, cooler
nght frosts in east. Friday fair; North and
south Dakota, fair, warmer tonight, Friday fair