The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-22
Many reports coming in.

Minneapolis Chamber OF Commerce, Aug. d.
Wheat became more hesitant today and altho
the strong tone remained, there more dis
position shown to sell the spurts and not
such good support shown on the September The
hot weather has passed and the trade is now
afraid too much rain may come. For tomorrow
showers and cooler weather are predicted. ThNe
was heavy rain at Grafton and at Fargo, and
Comstock sent word of rain far out as
Churchs Ferry. This made some fear that har-
vesting might be interrupted Liverpool was
8@3hd lower and the foreign news not
very strong. Locally the elevator stocks have
decreased $4,000 bu so far this week, and
this, with receipts Of only So against 12S,
and cash premium Of sc September for
No. northern, made for local frmness. On
the other hand fifteen of new wheat were
on the cash tables at the opening Of the market
of which two were durum, indicating the be-
ginning Of the movement New wheat should be
coming in here In considerable quantity by the
end of next week. and hedging sales will be
weight on the market. The movement to mar
ket at present, however, is very light. Besides
the moderate showing here, Chicago had IS
cars compared with 60, Duluth 20 against Z.
Winnipeg % against 6, st. Louis "A 600 bu
against 81 900 and Kansas City only 154 900
bu against 55OO eco.
The weather map showed: Fargo, rain and
wind; Willmar, raining, cool, rained all night;
Crystal cloudy, raining So; Grafton, cloudy
raining, rained all night; Winnipeg cloudy.
COOL Breckenridge, cloudy, raining hard since
/ am. still raining; New Ulnl. cloudy, calm,
six hours rain: WATERFOWL, cloudy, calm, raned
heavy, last night 10; Morris, cloudy, cool,
heavy rain all night; Madison cloudy, calm,
raiued ali night, Il; Waterloo, clear. hot;
la Crosse, part cloudy, 81, rained most all
night: Red Wing, cloudy, warm, so, heavy
b i'll last night.
The principal question now before the trade
r. the probable extent to which the crop Of
North Dakota was damaged by the recent hot
weather. Some take the view that there was
serious setback. but reports coming in today
In Shn 10 s,-aI g.,
morning from most reliable and competent
observer who has been driving from Park
IlVer thru Adams Edmore, Starkweather and
Cu..uo TO BsDee, takes full note of the effect
OF the not weather, says it ripened the grain
quickly and that there deteriOre ton as
reported and some loss from Smelling, but that
the whole is not important relative to the en-
tire state and that the big crop is assured.
A source considered by the writer as reliable
as any here and with interests lying apart
from the speculative side of the grain business
has some reports of yields per acre in hand
and they show big crop beyond peradventure.
Some are estimates based on the stand Of wheat
Just before harvesting, others confirmed in
purr by threshing The following is the show
ing made. North Dakota-Newyille, Is bu per
acre; Cando II, Wahpeton ID, Erie 10, Havana
1s, Souris 20, Bottineau 10, Omemee 1s, Han
nah IS, Mohall Is, Auburn H. Marvel 20 Caya
lier Is, Bathgate IS, Petersburg II, Portland
10, Arthur II, Hatton II, Galchutt II, and in
durum fields 25 bu; Davenport IS to 20, Hemp
sted H. M1nneSota-Ersktne 10, Kent to 10,
Wolverton II, Humboldt 16, Alexandria 16,
Climax IL, Eldred r.
These are fine yields. Kent makes the poorest
showing. One may allow for some optimism and
yet see that in the yields reported, on the
Increased acreage, North Dakota has big
crop Of wheat
Poehler's correspondent writes that be is on
crop-estimating drive and so far has found
the crop much under the estimate of the
experts, especially in the Mouse river loop. The
grain Is very thin and has suffered from the
hot winds. Wheat about one quarter harvested
and flax will be ready in about ten days.
The bulls gained ally in a. l. Valentine
who returned from Mackinac to Chicago and
declared himself bullish on wheat.
Walter Thexton received the following from
Mclean Brothers, Winnipeg: "Hot winds las,
week seriously reduced yield, probably FIVE bu
per acre. We always claimed prospects no bet
ter than last year. They now much worse u
I. J. Cassidy wired c. E. Lewis from Bot
tineau: Northern half Of Bottineau county will
yield Is to 20 bu. Considerable complaint OF
late wheat damaged by hot weather. Harvesting
in full blast"
Primary receipts, e2s, 600 bu against 621, 900
clearances, 6e2. 900 bu.
Weather map shows general rains in Canada
and the northwest and few scattered show
ers west and southwest. Temperatures are
lower northwest; Canada SO to "a; northwest
81 to 6S. They still high southwest and
west Generally cloudy northwest fair else