The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-06-17
CROPS IN MORT INVEST
PROMISE BIC YIELD.
GRAIN MEN ENTHUSIASTIC OVER
PROSPECTS.
Canadians Also Rejoice in Promise of
Abundant Harvest kansas and
Nebraska Suffer from Drouth and
Price of Corn and Oats Makes Sharp
Advance.

Perfect conditions in the northwest,
but dry weather and a scare in
Nebraska and Kansas, describes the
crop situation to date. Nature appears
to have favored the country that lies 4
tributary to Minneapolis, for all ac-
counts are Of good stands Of wheat
and crops generally. Down in the win,
the drouth, only recently broken by
rains, is now heard again in localities
where the rainfall was insufficient to
take the crop thru to harvest. The
Peavey, Van en-Harrington, Mar
field and other Minneapolis grain com
panies that keep closely informed about
the crops to the southwest of Mime
apolis, do not make the situation out
as bed as some others who, get the
information by way of Chicago. Sew
eral, Minneapolis men who have re-
Gently been thru the dry country say
it is not so bad as to warrant scare.
Thomas Taylor of the Chamber of
Commerce passed thru Nebraska this
week. and found the land dry. but the
crops not yet suffering severely. 90.
Up Go Prices:
The effects, however, have been
great. Oats and corn have. been bound
ing up all week, and feed prices are
higher: Hay is affected and higher.
Oats futures in Chicago were up to
421ac Yesterday, most unusual figure.
and corn for July delivery was 541ac.
Cash oats in Minneapolis Were quoted
at $500 and cash corn at 50Ac These
are high prices. Choice timothy hay
is worth $12, or So higher than prices
earlier in the season, and cracked corn
and other feed advanced in the prev
ious week and made three different adj
| Of re ton, with hn
past week, and is $1.75 higher than re-
Gently. -
! G. W. Patten, the Chicago grain
man who was here yesterday, is in
clined to think the markets have taken
alarm perhaps little sprematurely and
that rain soon will make everyt hing
all right. He left for Omaha yesterday,
to be close to the scene of damage.
H. v. Jones. the Minneapolis crop ex-
pert is in the southwest, but has sent
nothing about Nebraska. Several mem
bers of Minneapolis grain firms ran
down to Omaha last night to size up
the situation.
Northwest Is Joyful.
Meanwhile the reports that come in
from the, northwest are rosy. The 500
line has fine promise, and also the
Milwaukee. Omaha and the Minneapolis
& St. Louis. The Great Northern and
Northern Pacific roads find the pros.
pect particularly favorable in the
far west. The Great Western is il
promising territory except for the Iowa
end, where the land is dry, but where
rain soon would put everything right
The Red river valley has dried out
well. Advices are that yesterdays hot
i weather has improved the situation in
the valley. =. ,rz--.. .>,: -..--, =
R. P. Robin, premier Of the province
Of Manitoba. was encountered on the
street here last evening. 81 am just
i down from Winnipeg on business, ,
said Mr.. Robin. z There is nothing
new except about the crops,!D and here
the premier grew enthusiastic
"Never,' he said, ''has there been 81
J fine a prospect. Not only have we go1
a larger acreage. but there is a perfec,
stand. Plenty Of rain has fallen, ye
there is no excess moisture. Conditions
| really could not be more favorable. w,
have had prosperity in our country, bu
J there is crop promise now that mean
: greater prosperity than ever" -.