The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-20
BLACK RUST CRY
SENDS WHEAT Up
THE INFECTION IS REPORTED
FROM SEVERAL QUARTERS.
Analysis Of Sample by a Local Chemist
Showed Type to Be Virulent and the
News Quickly Spreads Over the
World, Affecting Ali Markets Rush
to Buy.

morning, but didp t fall again ike the
stick. It sold to 927sc. for Septem-
Der and S9A for December. This was
1850 higher for September, compared
with the opening Of ss, the wk5eek, When zM \
up for December, which, on Monday
was down to s2ssc. The pit took on
some Of the signs of the big bull mar
ket of last year, as orders to buy poured
in from city and country.
Black rust was the cry and the bulls
raised it high above the noise OF the
Pit; Reports, came in from ron Aberdeen.
infected fields in territory tributary.
Following the samples from Cokato,
Mimi, yesterday !, came stalks this
morning from Mellete, S. d., showing
the infection. The discovery appears to
have been very recent and almost sim
ultaneous in different localities. W. A:
Freemire had advices from Mitchell and
from competent ind reliable men in the
fields, who had found nothing bad, but
this morning the rust reports went from
that locality to Chicago and were wired
back here. "a.
The grain trade hesitates to believe
that the situation is such as to warrant
scare, yet the seriousness of black
IuSC Is well uuuCISGUOu. uo Wy Gill
houses have followed up the bad re-
ports, and continued analyses to date
failed to show anything alarming. To-
day, however, sample coming in to a
Minneapolis firm was submitted to a
chemist Of high reputation, who is a
specialist in plant work, and who ex-
amined most Of the former samples,
and he pronounced it black rust Of the
virulent type. This report went out to
all the world. Wheat in Liverpool
closed almost two pence higher. +
:. Red Rust More Serious.
James s. Bell, Jr., Of the Washburn-
Crosby company, who found the black
rust In the laboratory Of the milling
firm in analysis last year, has been
Watching the situation very closely
since first the red rust reports began
coming in this season. The big micro
scopes have failed as yet to show the
dreaded germ, but more serious stage
of development of the red rust has
been noted. That black rust may have
developed in LOCALITIES not covered by
the Washburn- Crosby investigation is
| possible, but up to noon today nothing
had been found in their laboratory to
warrant the fear that the crop is in
imminent danger. ... L. -.
E. S. Woodworth, president Of the
chamber, received many eastern inquir'
les seeking verifcation Of the rust re.
ports, also the McCaull, Peavey, o.
borne Mcmillan aud other elevator in
terests with lines running into districts
said to be infected. All elevator men
are inclined to take conservative view
and to hope for the best.
On the big Dalrvmple farm some
wheat was found late today that ap
pears to be infected, according to tele
graphic advices to G. f., Lewis. but
whether or not. it is the virulent blacl
rust is uncertain at this writing.
Chicago Pit Excited.
! Alleged confirmation of black rus
in the wheat fields Of the northwes
sent the, price 20. Of, .. September Ewhea
:whirling up to 88c here il Chicago to
day. The advance was SIC a bushel
compared with yesterdays closing quo
tations. The bulge was accompanies
by scenes of much excitement in tn
wheat pit, shorts frantically iostlins
each other in attempts to secure tn
coveted grain.