The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-27
It Goes Thru the Former Top
Mark of 91c, and Closes
Strong at 1880.
More Unfavorable Reports Come
in and Many Samples of
Poor Wheat.
The Weather Of the Next Few
lays May Tell the Story
of the Price.

Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce. June 81
Continued cloudness and uncertainty, with rain
likely ut any time and general northwest
forecast for showers tonight. kept the wheat
pit free from selling pressure ana held Sep
TENDER very quiet but firm around 90e The bust
ness Of the first hour Was not heavy The
trade still believes it not too. late for better
things to and hope for change of
weather is still expressed. Meanwhile the change
does not come. Even without rain, the weather
of the forenoon could not be said to be favor
able. The crop is late. The sky this morn
Ing did not indicate further setback, as
would have been the case had it rained hard
but neither did it promise advancement Prac-
tically the crop is at a standstill while the
days creeping Propitious weather In
July would be its salvation This many be-
lieve will come, the theory that having had
excess moisture all along. dry weather ought
to be seen later to even up Others cling to
the hope of better weather in the belief that
two successive wet summers cannot reasonably
be expected, and last season extreme prec1p1-
tation will be Offset by dryness later on. The
bulls have little to say. They only point at
the sky and at the posted prediction and
be all right if the Their clears call atten-
ton to the fact that it does not clear and
samples of very stunted and backward wheat to
Storms, but whether taken from particular
field whether in any degree representative of
the general stand could not be learned. Penn
bina wheat is often behind that of localities
further south in develoment, and ordinary back
wardness would have excited little comment
but these samples were very small and of poor
color. H. c.. Garvin made 100 miles by auto
mobile yesterday, came into Aberdeen and wired
McCaull that there has been excess moisture
In South Dakota and there Is some rust on
lower leaves, but nothing like the rust Of
last season. Later Aberdeen advices We're of
general heavy rain since midnight over, the
state. David Williams, president Of the Farmers
bank Of Webster. takes a hopeful view and
wired McCaull that. while the crop in his
locality gives no promise of being q bumper.
a good return will be shown with bright
weather. Poeher had samples from Wayerly,
Watertown and Clark. S. D., and Fulda, Mimi,
all small and backward.
Receipts light Locally there only
III cars against 243. Duluth had 80 against
bu against 81. 600 and st. Louis 900 against
10000. Winnipeg received only 1913 cars against
247. Minneapolis elevator stocks have decreased
by 100000 bu far the week.
Kansas City wired to Mackay: 1.-THE situa-
ton in wheat seems to be growing stronger
we figured on, and the cash demand is good.
Weather rainy as..
Primary receipts. 2s2, 900 blu against $40, 900;
clearances, q 900 bu. r.. III ~,E
Broomhall's foreign crop summary United
Observation-Disclosures continues favorable and con.
.dltons reported excellent. France--Weather con-
tinues favorable excepting part of center. Ger
many-Weather conditions reported good except
ing for local drought damage. Austria Hungary
and Rumania-Some lodging Of crops, otherwise
conditions good. Russia-Moderate number com
plants an average harvest expected. India
Monsoon has at last broken. Observation-Disclosures
rains reported Spain-Conditions bad south
elsewhere fair. Scandinavian Conditions unfay.
orable
The market turned very strong the close
and advanced quickly moderate buying. Sep
TENDER closed at 81 Sc and July at $1.0S5s.