The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-21

Selling today at CSC for September,
wheat showed an advance of &c from
yesterdays close and Of 121ac since
wheat having closed yesterday at 90c,
closed today at 941bc.
The Minneapolis pit was the scene
OF excited bidding and heavy buying
Of wheat as the rust reports began to
pile in. Black rust has struck the
northwest and the grain trade, hoping
for the best, is yet fearful Of crop
calamity in the event of unfavorable
weather. The skies this morning were
bright and the prospect favorable, but
at O'Clock a little rain fell at Fer
gus Falls, Mimi, and Fargo and Hills
boro, N: D. got sprinkle. This scared
the trade still more thru fear that mug
gy weather might follow, favorable for
the spread Of rust.
Every day Of good weather means so
much wheat saved Continued rain
would cause great alarm. j.,
Many Samples Rusted.
The Osborne Mcmillan company and
Commons & Co. had samples in from
Cokato,' Mimi, but from different parts
than represented in the Cokato reports
Of earlier in the week. These had
black rust.-E: s. Woodwork & Co.
had fourteen telegraphic reports Of rust
Dakota, principally from Minnesota.
John Warfield, who was at Alexandria,
Mimi, sent In samples that were very
bad. Tower City, on the Northern Pa
citic, sent samples, and Sherac was an
other new point reporting it. Bad
news from Wright county came in
early: Benson, MIMI, wired that rust
infected stalks were brought in this
morning by farmers Comstock re-
graphic advices to G. E. Lewis this
morning confirmed it. Poehler & Co.
had a message from Hawarden, Iowa,
near the Minnesota line, that black rust
had been found there and a sample
forwarded for analysis.
Numerous inquiries went out to the
big bonanza farms for information as
the Dalrymple farm wired from Hills
ing Increased the nervousness of the
farmers, who fear the rust twill spread.
N. G.. Larimore of the big Elk Valley
farm, who has nine square miles in
wheat, wired from Larimore, N. D.,
that no black rust had appeared, nor
was there any west, but some rumors
had been heard Of rust in spots to the
south. A. G.: Chambers had advices
from Fergus Falls and Kelso Of rain
ness. Ashby and Dalton, Mimi, got
the scare, and samples came in for
nanlysis. Mitchell, Aberdeen and Web
ster, s. d., sent in rusted wheat fol-
lowing the reports of yesterday. -.
Jones Reports an Infection.
II. v. Jones, the crop expert, re-
turned to Minneapolis this morning
from the wheat fields. He said:
black rust problem. The wheat Of
southern Minnesota and of southern
South 'Dakota. is generally infected on
the main stalk, and, In some localities
has progressed SO rapidly as to insure
yoss Of the wheat. The infection has
crossed the Minnesota river and is
working apparently toward northern
reach the milk stage and receive the in
lection. We do not make this announce
ment for sensational purposes, but SIM
ply that the trade may know what the
situation is. We have refrained from
giving any Endorsement to black rust
only after ave days Of personal investi-
by John Inglis. The only black rust
we haey feared is the main stem infec-
tion. That is now reached with the
wheat coming into the milk. Southern
Minnesota wheat has been followed for
five days and it is spreading. It is
in the frts stage only and we cannot &C
cept the responsibility of Rrophesying
is starting in exact parallel to last year.
Fields that were infected last Monday
were much worse Yesterday, If the rust
districts will have only small yields.
FaribaSlt ceutny, a large producer is
others well started. Blue EARTH county
is a day or two behind Faribault coun-
ty in the infection. It ia Just showing,
but one field Of twenty-fve-bu stand
is already badly diseases with rust, smut
and blight. The best wheat IS being
hurt fast. There will be q good deal Of
smut and blight is beneral in the south
ern counties. Ten days will be neces-
sary to determine the spreading force of
the rust. In the mainline the edge is
off the crop, on account Of rust, smut