The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-23
Rain Again in the Winter Wheat
States and More Pre-
dicted.
Texas Farmers Cutting Wheat
Today Oklahoma Promises
a Big Crop.
canada Looks Good Decrease Of
100000 Blu in Minneapo-
lis Stocks.

Minneapolis Chamber Of Commerce. May %
The Postal telegraph bulletin made up to s:45
his morning put the finish upon the damage talk
som the southwest and left no doubt that the
Eought In the winter wheat country is broken.
junction City. Kan, had three-inch fall and
It Mankato it rained nearly all day yesterday.
gewton reported ample rains and everything fine
tarned, Florence, Strong City, Wichita Sterling
ind Dodge City had rains thru the night, some
Laces all night Manhattan got soaker. Law
ence had plenty. The Kansas City Star had adj
ices of one to two inches at western and south
TN Kansas points where conditions had been
iery unfavorable. Lawton, Okla. got rain that
mounted almost to q cloudburst and filed the
Freets with water. and Norman had a wetting
own. Oklahoma is said by the most conserva-
i've observers to be in fine conditions as
Ker known and former estimates of 80, COO. 600
h now look reasonable. Dallas figures on u
bod harvest for Texas, and says the farmers
hereabouts will begin cutting next week, but
his Is beaten by Waco, which Is the center Of
j winter wheat country more forward than any
kher, and where cutting began today.
The effect Of this additional rain was shown
once in tie market the prediction Of more
bnight in Missouri, Minnesota, Iowa, the Dako-
as Kansas and Nebraska making 1t the more
Pronounced. Prices were of again all around.
hicago May suffered most going to s314c.
Minneapolis July sold down to 81 &c and Sep
ember to 1850 on stop-loss orders, In the
arly business Washburn- Crosby bought July and
bid September. and Hallett and Woodwork
FADED In July.
The local decrease in stocks ran to 100000 bu
tr four days. Receipts meanwhile are light,
nd 10S cars against 1883 was the local posting
bday. Duluth's comparison % and 4. and
be others 8 and l for Chicago. 104 and 10 for
Winnipeg, 10000 bu and 10000 for st. Louis.
In the cash market No. 2 northern was strong
r, selling at July price to 1ac over. No. 1
bid at 1 1ac. over.
Foreign markets gave little encoura cement.
liverpool u @&d lower, Berlin 1ac and
Budapest Nc lower.
grain intro uroIOU- etaoin shrd
Kansas City received 10000 bu against %, 900.
Primary receipts, 227, 900 bu against des2, 900.
tearances 100000.
William Martin of the Winnipeg Grain Ex-
hange the floor. The Canadian west,
r. Martin says, has prospect as fine as could
bssibly be wished. Wheat is up and we'll
long for the date, and looks very strong and
ealthy, while the acreage is larger, some esti-
htors figuring almost 5000, 900 acres this
EAR.
The weather map shows the following details
precipitation: Abilene, 40; Amarillo, rain
lg; Oklahoma, s.; Dodge, raining, 10; Wich-
"a, 1.16; Kansas City, trace; Springfield, Mo-,
p; Cairo, trace; Valentine, Neb., .0s; North
latte, As. General showers in Iowa and
long the Ohio river. Several private messages
port good to heavy rains in different parts of
ansas.
. The forecast in detail says: Kansas and Ne
saska-Showers tonight and Thursday; rising
Showers tonight or Thursday. Missouri and
lowers west tonight or Thursday; warm. Iowa
FSShowers tonight Or Thursday. Missouri and
Orth Dakota-Showers tonight or Thursday
armer. Minnesota-Fair tonight; increasing
nudineSs Thursday, with showers south Hi
9is and Indiana-Partly cloudy tonight ant
thursday; colder iii extreme north. Wisconsin,
enerally fair; cooler north. Lower Michigan
artly cloudy, cooler.
Rrnonlhan cabcd: ..Lverpuol wneut quiet
id lower at opening, later declined 1k0Ad
sessure resulted from better weather reports
ON America and cheaper La Plata offerings
ndertone became frmer more unfavorabl,
hssian crop and large houses support
py showed slight gain toward noon Corr
iet, sd lower at opening. Trading continued
III and narrow. but undertone was firm, weak
sss in America yesterday being Offset by bet
demand for cargoes. India cable says, &C
riding to official report for week the out
Fn of Punjaub harvest is an average one
goOd.'