The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-14

Minneapolis Chamber OF Commerce. July Ia
Cooler weather, present and In the prediction,
was the only saving thing for the bears In wheat
who had to face a stronger weekend situation
relative to the crops. The rain Of today was
not reassuring. The weather is of the kind
to produce black rust, except that it has
~ been hot enough. Rain is predicted for to-
night and Sunday. The time is close at hand
when rust damage will If there Is to be
any. Should hot weather follow the rain there
might be a scare In short order. The thing
may come any day. AS has been said before
there Is red rust, and everyone knows it, and
black rust Of the killing kind may be in the
wheat even now. But It is still possible to
say that there is none, for not a single anthem
tic case has been found to this time. Every re.
port that came in change here has been fol-
lowed up, also many private reports that
to hand, but We're not current change and
had no market influence. In eleven particular
cases the news came that black rust was in the
wheat. Every followed up. Some were
the result Of scares and nervousness, and in
some cases the wish evidently fathered the
thought. Others from reliable sources to
most reliable houses. McCaull had samples from
around Tyndall, in Bon Homme county South
Dakota. Upon examination a rust scare was
found here ard there. Nothing appeared that
would warrant alarm and In the observation Of
Inc writer nothing more serious than might be
found In almost any season and that would
probably not occasion anxiety now but for the
great rust damage year still fresh in memory
The worst wheat seen so far came in to Poeh-
ler This was rust infected, and in consequence
OF discoored leaves and other things had such an
appearance that upon superficial observation one
might have concluded that the wheat was in
bad way Careful examination, however,
failed to show the condition so well remembered
when the wheat was killed before. 1t could not
be pronounced black rust. Men in Poehlers
office of many years experience were not NOR
ally certain, and were not prepared to pass iudg-
hleEt on 1t: Yet anyone could see that it was
OH and could easily understand that the farmer
who had it might be badly scared
The situation then ia
closes. Hot weather Monday under present
cohalt1ons would without doubt bring in rust
tepoits. II would be foolish to ignore the posi-
pilues. Under certain weather conditions which
may come red rust would undoubtedly spread
and black rust develop, and the edge would he
OH the great promise, but to this writing indi
Ssen no are IN favor Of the crop for there has
Gate, and the prediction is for cool weather
s.y Gays OF the uncertain, nervous kind are
just ahead Of the grain trade.
Minneapolis stocks decreased 41e BAR hr po
me week. leaving II, 87e, 79S Blu In store. For
one day the stocks decreased 12a COO bu. Pri-
sla as, receipts Ws9e soe 600 Du against
cars against SO, and the other comparisons were:
Duluth, 81 and 10; Chicago, 81 and SO; Winni
Ssg, o % and 1os; Kansas ok, sasooo bu against
The foreign statistical news was bullish.
Broomhau estimated that the worlds wheat
shipments for Monday next will be only about
take about 100000. The actual shipments
last week were 100000 bu and those Of a
year ago a42ooo. Arrivals Of breadstufrs into
the United Kingdom during the past week viii
aggregate about 4,4oo, 900 bu.
The weather map showed considerable rain
Huron, s. D.. 1o2 inches; Chattanooga, Tenn,
Inches; Evansville, Ind, LIP; Cairo, ILL.,, 60
The forecast: Minnesota, showers and cooler:
North Dakota, fair; South Dakota. fair, cooler:
Nebraska. showers and cooler tonight fair to-
morrow; Kansas and Iowa, showers and cooler
tonight and Sunday Missouri, occasional thun-
derstorms tonight and Sunday, cooler; Illinois
and Indiana, fair tonight, thunderstorms and
cooler Sunday: Wisconsin. showers and cooler:
lower Michigan, scattered showers.
"A late report today to h 9 ournal from
Fargo says: 1.-THE wheat plant was so tender
because Of the great amount OF moisture that
the extreme heat has caused the grain on the
low1ands and sinAholes to scald and turn vel
low. but the loss is not regarded seriously be-
cause little crop was anticipated FROM that sec
ton. The farmers fear that long hued heat
may. however, affect the delicata Hlant, and
are glad to see few light showers. The dry
weather had the tendency to relieve the farmers
OF the rust scare, and, while there is consid-
cradle evidence Of red rust in many portions
Of the state, It is not causing any particular
alarm, and will not unless there should be a
Y lot Of hot nurky weather.