The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-13
Wheat very sleepy today.

Minneapolis Chamber Of Commerce. Aug ID
Firmness ruled in wheat at the opening OF the
week. The foreign news was reassuring and
American markets felt the stimulus. Liverpool
was up k@&d at first and was A9Sd up
later, the advance being attributed by Broom
hall to rains In southern Russia, In the Odessa
district The weekly statistics were also rather
strengthening for worlds shipments were lighter
than last week at 1886, 600 bu against s,64O, ,000
and the quantity on passage at 26,91I,O0o ou
showed decrease for the week Of 10000. The
local situation was such to help the market
for eleya tor stocks showed decrease of 400, 600
bu for two days, while cash demand continued
urgent and the market very strong. NO. north
crn sold at Az @5c over September, No. north
ern 21A @3c September, No. wheat 161hc
over September, No. at 6s@n1ec No. 1 and
No. northern to arrive brought 4c under spot
Receipts here We're 24O against 1877 in
Chicago 46O against 1877 in Duluth 23 against
S4 and in Winnipeg 47 against 10. st. Louis
had 141 900 bu compared with 22300O and the
Kansas City comparison was 82s,O0o against
$4,000. ..:
& j. H. Riheldaffer, who has been thru the
part of Minnesota where the storms did the
damage, says the reports have not been exas.
/ gerated in the least. The extent OF 1t Is not
great, probably not In excess Of 100
square miles was affected. SO that relative to
the northwest 1t Is no calamity, but in the dis
trict covered losses were severe. Renville and
Redwood counties suffered most. Some farm.
ers moving oats, and In instance a
farmer brought down 600 sheep from North Da
kota and turned them into the fields to feed
crops not otherwise worth the saving. The
fields in places very wet.
Cummings, in his weekly summary gives con-
ditions follows: Sioux Falls, 8. D.-Harvest-
Ing Of all grains nearly completed. Corn max
ing rapid progress. Luverne, Misunderstanding
and threshing will be resumed today, being de-
fine Viborg, S. D-Small grains all harvest,
ed. Corn coming fine and good crop in sight.
Sioux City, Iowa.-Winter wheat turning out
from 20 to 80 bu per acre. Corn doing fine.
this week. Lamberton, Minn.-Wheat badly
lodged Harvesting progressing slowly. Corn
fair. Oats nearly all down. Rye poor. Madi-
son S: D:.Wheat w looks good; cutting will begin
cut. No thresh1ng yet to speak Of. Flax look
Ing good. New Ulm, Minn.--Nothing new in
crops except water soaking an damaging wheat.
Corn unchanged. Madison, Minn.-Wheat har-
vest about half completed. The wet weather Of
the past two weeks will seriously damage the
quality and lessen the. yield. Fairmont, MINI.
! fine on high ground, but poor on low ground; !;
too wet Dawson, Minn.-Harvesting progress
ing nicely, Good grade. Winnipeg. Nothing
new In crop news Weather has been most ia
I xorable spd harvesting will start in few days.
4 Milton, D.-Cutting Of barley general; will
i be cutting wheat in a week. Prospects about
/ unchanged. Breckenridge, Minn-Harvesting
4 general Weather is good WiIlmar, Minn.-
Harvesting general. Fair yield promised. Wealth
er good. Valley City, N. D.-Wheat has filled
well last week. Cutting will start in
some 1le1uS IOuaS. FARMERS looking Tor good
yield. Ednburg, N. D.-Weather past week
4 favorable for rtpening grain Harvest on in gen
r, eral. Fargo, N. D-Weather favorable. Har-
vest will begin today; prospects good. Park
4 River, N. D.-Harvest will be on in good shape
by middle of the week. Only fair yield expect
| ed. Weather last week favorable. Langdon
IN. D.-Crop in general looking fine No damage
done by rust. Cutting in a few days Hoopie
9 N. D.-Wheat doing fairly well. VIII average
d 10 bu to the acre. Harvest we'll under way by
the middle of the week. Most Of the barley cut
Flax and oats fine. Crystal N. D.-Wheat har-
vesting under way with prospective yield Is to
II 20 bu per acre.. Oats and fax. promise large
crop. Grafton. N. D.-Crops looking fine. No
serious damage reported: Winona, Minn.-Crops
continue favorable in this section. Red Wing,
Minn.-Crop Of barley being harvested in this
vicinity. No damage by ran Other grains fine.
# The visible increased 2,139, 900 bu, making the
HI total 81 1922. 900. = :"
HIS The August government report gave Missour,
& 81, 25C, 600 bu winter wheat. The state renort
today makes 1t 35, $50 900. = F.E1.aS -;
# On the whole it was dull day. The exchange
E floor had lively appearance, due to the pres
5Kence OF so many visitors: but there was nov
much actual business in the pit -
Primary receipts 100000 bu against 1,1ss-
600. Clearances wheat and flour 3s1 900 bus
The forecast: Illinois-Fair tonight; warmer,
\ except in extreme northeast portion Tuesday
\ fair and warmer. Indana-Fair tonight: warm.
FL er In central and north portions; Tuesday fair
and " warmer na Mel Mishigan-Far tonight; warmer
and warmer tonight and Tuesday Minnesota-
Fair tonight; warmer in east and south portions,
Tuesday fair. Iowa-Fair and warme,
tonight; Tuesday fair; warmer IN Ibe
east portion. Missouri-Fair tonight; warmer
In northeast portions Tuesday fair; warmer n
east and south portions. North Dakota-showers
"a tonight or Tuesday; cooler Tuesday. South Da.
kota-Fair tonight; warmer ineast portion.
i showers and coler Tuesday afternoon or night
Nebraska-Fair tonight; Tuesday partly cloudy
Il Kansas-Fair tonight; warmer In north and
a west portions; Tuesday fair.
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