The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-23
This Bad Item the Feature OF the
Days Winter Wheat
Reports.
Inglis Sends Bad Sizeup from
Indiana-other Reports
Bullish.
Wheat Breaks at First, but Re
covers Later and Holds
Well.

Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce. May %.
Pad reports came in thick and fast this morning
from the southwest and wheat reacted qulcAlS
from price depression that marked the opening.
September wheat had sold 10 % ~ ealN .,n ~
It soon sold at S51sc. July was the center OF
strength and sold from $1057s to $1oS. May
went to SLIT. These were high points TO io:oo
AM the market reacting fractlonally at tilhes'
hnt showing tendency to move upward on any
little buying. Kansas, Oklahoma ana ieNas
sent reports of conditions stationary or gong
backward Rain fell again In Texas, where IL
was not wanted. John Inglis wired Watson that
from Danyi,le to Vincennes, Ind, wheat Is
heading short and promising 5 to 10 Du Angns
says something appears to be the matter wien
the wheat R. A. Dinsmore of Minneapolis PACK
from the southwest, says Oklahoma Is NOT
looking we'll and promises not over 100000 to
100000 bu. In general the advices indicate
that the promise for winter wheat mas oeeh
lowered. The forecast while not a bad one.
suggests more rain and less active advancement
Of the crop. For Illinois, Indiana, falr weather
Is predicted except for showers IN the south
west: for Missouri, Michigan and Wisconsin, talr
and warmer; for Nebraska and Kansas, warmer
weather and showers, and for Minnesota, the
Dakotas and Iowa. showers are to come should
more rain fall top of that of last night. which
showed rather heavy at Wichita Amarillo ana
Springfeld Mo-. it might start another scare.
MINNEAPOLIS elevator stocks decreased 100000
bu SO far this week. Receipts today were 1875
cars here against So. Chicago had against 10
and Duluth against IA. St. Louis got $4,000
bu against &c, 900 and Kansas City 1000 against
10000. 49,.
The government summary for the week says:
More favorable weather conditions in the latter
part of the week have caused spring wheat to
improve rapidly and this crop is now making
satisfactory progress except on low lands in
North Dakota. where slight damage by foods
and scattered fields of late sown are thin
in South Dakota Spring wheat is advancing
satisfactorily in Oregon. and tho heavy frosts
some damage in the low valleys in Wash
ington the crop will recover and is looking
we'll.
Winter wheat generally continues promising,
a1thO complaints of rust received from Ken
lucky. Tennessee Missouri. Oklahoma and Texas
and reports of short straw from portions of
the middle Atlantic states. Illinois and Missouri.
The crop is beginning to head in southern Ne
braska Winter wheat is doing we'll in Cali
fornia. heading nicely in Oregon and looking
we'll but making slow progress in Washington
owing to heavy frosts which cut down some
grain in low valleys.
Corn-Further delay in planting is re-
ported from Ohio, Indiana and Illinois and
much replanting is Secess>7y in the first and
1ast-pamed states we'll Iowa and Nebraska
Planting is nearly completed in southern Mis-
souri, and about three-fourths Of is planted
in Iowa and northern Missouri and mostly fin
1shcd in Nebraska and central Illinois and this
work is now being vigorously pushed in Indiana
and Kentucky.
Bradstreet's' in full shows wheat east of the
Rockies decreased 2.323,O0o bu; Europe ant
a6Oat increased 200 900 hu total decreased 2 %,
600 bu. Corn decreased 1, 594, 900 bu. Oats de
creased 1,'163.COO bu.
Broomhall weekly foreign crop summary says
United Kingdom, France. cold winds checking
growth Of wheat; otherwise conditions satisfac
tory. Germany, some rain fallen; more wanted
Russia. drouthy conditions in some sections, NOR,
rain desired: some reports claim crops all right
Hungary crops developing satisfactorily: weathe
favorable. Spain. further unfavorable weathe
has prevailed. Italy, pospects fair. India, crol
of wheat in united provinces Agra and Oud
officially estimated at 591O4 900 bu agains
vnor fy,,y, -
ing province >. i" - j.
Primary receipts 2s7, 900 bu, against 262, 900
Clearances $4,000
September closed at s4aic and July at s1.O71a
May closed at S1,163