The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-20
Wheat feels pretty blue about price
prospects.

MINNEAPOLIS Chamber Of Commerce, July 90
The most serious black rust report yet received
came this morning from Cokato MINI. sew
eral farms in that vicinity are badly infected
Several other reports came in later. The most
experienced men, farmers, elevator men, crop
experts and university professors, have passed
uron the situation, and 1t may be accepted that
there is black rust In Minnesota, North Dakota
and South Dakota. How serious 1t will be Is
the next question. Last year at this time
there was black rust in more, places than at
present, yet 1t did not injure the crop very
materially. This year the danger ia In the
places where the crop Is THEORETICALLY in
the northern part Of North Dakota. The stand
is SO uneven that 1t is impossible to Judge the
whole with reference to comparative forward
ness. Advices to A. G. Moritz today We're that
wheat cutting will begin In the James river
valley Aug. 1. Hence, in another ten days, If
the weather holds, the spring wheat harvest will
be started. Waterfowl, S. D looks for wheat
and some southern Minnesota points say cutting
will begin Aug. to 10. These are the early
places that If the weather holds favorable will
run into maturity before the rust can do much
damage. but there are many other places large
producing counties, In North Dakota especially,
In which the crops late by week to two
weeks Ones idea, therefore, of the danger
to the crop, and the susceptibility to damage
Is likely to he favorable unfavorable. re-
ports personal observation may cover the
early or late country and conflicting opinions
may be heard
Inere was rumOr OF rust at Portal. RO-
lette, N. D., advised Charles A. Eaton of the
presence Of the infection and unfavorable
outlook. Wheaton. Mimi. sent word of rust
and of fields considerably damaged to Whal-
Ions st. Paul office. Grain men from Valley
City and Devils Lake were in Duluth and their
talk was unfavorable for the crop, damage be-
Ing attributed to the rust. J. A. Patten wired
c. E.. Lewis from North Dakota follows
ternoon. Found conditions about the same as
In the morning, except that around Casselton
there are some pieces of blue stem that showed
no sign Of rust and that will be ready to cut in
about two weeks. All pieces that showed signs
of black rust were badly affected by red rust.
Time only can show whether conditions will grow
worse. They were no worse today than Sunday
last. They had black rust all thru this sec
ton last year, SO bad that the average weight
Of hard spring wheat last year was 4S to 90
lbs. The wheat this year is not 80 badly af-
fected BY the rust as last year. believe 70
per cent OF the acreage around here is durum.''
Mr.. Patten Is in Redfeld today, and said
that II he found no more black rust he would
go south instead of north. -
or the general market situation Poehler SAYS
BLACK rust reports have excited the trade more
Or less. but up to this time we have little
faith In any serious damage results. Foreign
ady1ces offer about the only encourag cement to
the bull at the present time. 1T is true that
wheat prices are not high and any crop i'm
proyement OF serious nature would cause q
very good advance, while, On the other hand
should the crop mature with the existing condi-
VIVA ptfSEH S0u1u pEODdDly prevail. -
There was fair cash demand, No. 1 selling
at Inc over September and No. at Nc over
s. The decrease in Minneapolis elevator stocks for
the week will be about $50, 600 bu.
Receipts here were 40 cars against 81 in
chicago 52a against III. Duluth showed "a com
pared with 9, Winnipeg 90 and ST. St, Louis
147,O0 blu and 143 900, Kansas City 33e 900 bu
against 420, 600. The smaller markets again
showed the evidence Of an early and heavy move
ment Of Ohio valley winter wheat Toledo eef
ting rs cars against "a last year, Detroit 60
against 8. w
Argentine shipments for the week, 1852, 600
gu against 1.267 900 in the previous week and
2,2640A0 a year ago. -. = M
Continental markets were stronger Antwerp
ana Paris closing higher, but Liverpool was not
inclined to advance, altho the Russian news and
argentine advices We're Strengthening KaIb g
cable from Antwerp said the Russian political
situation Is disturbing, vet Antwerp believes
fhere 1s some e1aggeration in the reports The
really serious feature is the agrarian uprising,
Primary receipts 1,1aO, 900 bu against S14.
Oo0 7Clearances 169, 600. F"'' "P''
The Modern Miller says: t.Threshine returns
from the hard winter wheat crops Of Kansas
and Nebraska show an unusually high average
y1eid per acre and exceptionally heavy fest
weight per bushel. Larger total yields of wheat
than were harvested last year are Indicated in
both OF these states Deliveries of grain nv
farmers are decreasing over large part of the
soft inter wheat country and are increasing
~ me hard winter wheat territory" - ~