The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-25
September Jumps Up and Down
and Shows Great Weakness
at Times.
Rust Reports Still Come, but the
Good Reports Offset Them
in Part.
Government Weekly Summary Is
Bearish, Seeing Little Rust
Damage.

Minneapolis Chamber Of Commerce, July 25.-
Wheat fell of again, this morning to start the
market, September striking 92&c. Then 1t turned
quickly and reacted to 96asc, putting the early
sellers to rout. The crop news was conflicting
as ever More samples of infected wheat came
In, and black rust was reported from new
points. On the other hand, good many more
favorable reports were received. One grain firm
has been watching particular locality on the
This was black rust on the stalk, and it is still
present and has even Increased. The plant,
however, has not lost ground. but on the con-
trary, has pulled ahead with nothing to indi-
cate that its vitality has been Slapped. This
is another illustration of the uncertainty Of the
effect Of the rust. 1t Is still matter about
which authority differs. Valentine got back to
Chicago this morning and gave the trade the
benefit of his observations in Minneapolis to the
effect that the northwest. with fair weather,
will raise satisfactory crop. Reliable north
and it cannot be doubted that it has spread
within the past few days. Clark Dalrymple,
who was in the city, had telephone message
from the Dalrymple farm to the effect that
black rust is present When he left Mr. Dial
rymple said there nothing to alarm but
every indication that black rust would appear
outlook uncertain. Were it not that the wheat
Is backward 1t would not be SO bad. The
movement Of wheat bore heavily against
the price for Chicago had 4e7 cars in against
1854. Minneapolis also got some winter
wheat which ran the local receipts up to 1876
against o., st. Louis got 247.000 bu against
1870 Kansas City 1851 900 against 425OOO,
and this and the falling off at Duluth. where
only cars turned up against 155 year ago.
held down the excess in the primary figures. and
the comparison was 1,0o6O 900 bu against $50, 900.
Winnipeg got IS against 1913.
Government weekly crop report says: "Spring
wheat has continued to advance favorably In
the spring wheat region. The early sown is
headed and filing we'll, and the late is head
ing. The early wheat is maturing In South
Dakota and Wisconsin,, and the crop nearly
ready to cut in Iowa. Altho black rust is re-
ported from scattered localities in Minnesota
and the Dakotas, material damage is shown,
and with favorable weather conditions, serious
injury Is not anticipated"
The Van Dusen- Harrington report says: "Black
rust in its early stages Is found widely
scattered over the fields of Minnesota and North
and South Dakota. Much Of the wheat crop Is
now in the turning or milk stage, which seems
to be the period when black rust first finds
the maturity of black rust is from eight to
fourteen days The majority of the wheat crop
OF these three states will be ready for har-
vest in about fourteen days. Some Of the North
Dakota crop will require from twenty to thirty
days. With weather favorable for the maturity
of the crop, we think there is everey reason to
hope for fair returns. but the black rust spores
are no 30 thoroly seeded over the wheat fields
OF these three states that, If the weather should
prove unfavorable to the maturity of the wheat
plant and favorable to the spread Of black rust
northern Minnesota and North Dakota will be
likely to suffer just they did last year. Tele-
grams from botanist who is going thru the
fields of the two Dakotas for US show that there
his opinion. the wheat plant has been distinctly
weakened by much red rust"
Bradstreet's report shows wheat east of the
Rockies decreased $4,000 bu, Europe and afoat
decreased 100000 bu corn increased 49S. 900
bu, oats decreased TIL 900 bu.
The weather forecast: Illinois, Missouri, Iowa
and North Dakota, local rains and warmer; Wis
Kansas showers tonight and warmer; Michigan
and Indiana, fair. 49, .- j