The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-01
THE GRAIN MOVEMENT.
ReceIpts Today.. Year AGO.

Totals ........ 789 '@ 81 w. 1,472
Decrease , -'-' 5. . d. ~ CAB
Duluth, wheat.... 1877 3Io
Winnipeg, wheat. 342 543
a Great disappointment was felt in the
grain trade today when the posted re-
ceipts showed only STA cars Of wheat
in Minneapolis. Last year, on the
Monday corresponding, 1925 cars were
received. In the posting Of all grains
There were l,472 cars Of grain of all
kinds in here year ago and 789 today,
a difference of 643 cars.
1t is believed that today marked the
turn and that from now on receipts
will shortly increase. Tho sending out
Of eighteen big locomotives by the 500
line and of twenty by tho Great North
ern carries assurance Of a heavier
movement altho it will be some days
before any relief from these measures
may be expected. It is a railroad prob
power. In Minnesota, where it has
been wet and country roads have been
heavy, and In some degree also in
South Dakota, local conditions have
prevented free deliveries of grain at
country stations, but in North Dakota
there are many country elevators full
of grain and more than 1000 loaded
cars are strung along on sidings from
end to end of the state awaiting the
ability of the roads to move them.
Other Freight Heavy.
A big merchandise movement is on,
miscellaneous business is heavy, live
stock is coming east in. great long
| in quantity and the situation is a
! hard ono FOR tho rai1rOo1s
Despite prodigious efforts made to
afford relief, it is extremely doubtful
whether the roads can catch up on
grain for some time. A year ago in the
week corresponding to this the roads
brought 6,123 cars Of wheat into Min
neapolis and Duluth. Today they fell
off by nearly so per cent in Mime
apolis and will probably be $500 to
1000 cars short on the. week in de.
liyveries at the two markets compared
with a year ago: BY Oct. 10 it is be-
noted, more grain will come, business
will be larger and bank clearings will
rise, but the movement will have tc
increase materially to make up the
losses. Indications are that a larger
part of the crop than usual will be late
in reaching terminals and that the big
rush will come late in the year and
early in 1907.
Roads Begin EARLY.
Never before were such preparations
made to meet the pressure. AS early as
Aug. 6 orders regulating the movement
to appear. The Great Northern, thru
R. Kyle, agent, limited the loading Of
Great. Northern cars with grain fo1
transfer from elevators to mills. Other
roads followed. E. D. Sewall Of the
Milwaukee issued an order regulating
transfers Of Milwaukee cars to othe1
roads. Orders imposing new conditions
upon receivers and shippers Of mer
chandise appeared from time to time
from w. S. Martin Of the Northern Pa
cific,- R. H. Heard, Great Western an(
H. L. Hunter, superintendent Of cal
service of the 500.
On the Great Northern the local sit
uation broadened and w. w. Brough
ton, freight traffic manager of the road
took it over and issued further instruc
tons to receivers Of grain. Some Of
d the larger corporations like the Quake
Oats company, which is big buyer O.
oats here for it's outside mills, and tn
Washburn-C Crosby company, have beel
obliged to impose restrictions covering
the delivery of purchases, the latte
company ordering everything delivered
over the Minneapolis Railway Transfe
company until further notice. In tn
office Of M. G. Shields of the Termina
Despatch association, much diplomac,
and good management has been neces
sary to keep everybody satisfied, Will
shippers in the grain trade especially
have wondered from day to day wha
new restrictions would be put on.
Worse In Canada. =
North Portal, Saskatchewan, wire,
Minneapolis today that the situation
is becoming more serious. Farmers ar
in a bad way for cars to ship thei
grain. Hundreds Of farmers had ez
pected to haul direct to elevators an
made no preparations to store thei
product except their feed grain an
seed wheat. They are now compelle
to throw their grain on the ground an
take the risk, Of loss from bad weather
The Canadian Pacific seems unable t
nelp them. r.-.- 49,.
Official figures shows that to Sep
"a the Canadian Pacific line elevator
thru the west had received 100000
bushels Of wheat against only 5000
900 to the corresponding date last yea
yet the movement to terminals is ligh
er. Winnipeg has been getting les
: wheat