The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-05-19
Rains Predicted for Over Sunday
for Both Kansas and
- Missouri.
Columns Of Newspaper and Other
Crop Reports Sent Up
by Wire. .
Speculative Situation Uncertain
Local Cash Situation
Strong.

Minneapolis Chamber Of CONNIE Lay IL
Great uncertainty was noted IN ".tat today
for traders found it hard, III view OF the weather
prediction to decide whether to clean up OF
=. staad over until Monday on open trades kaln
Is due for Kansas tonight and for Missouri on
Sunday. If good downpour comes IL may marx
the end Of the bull market but the preoictlo u,
may miss fire. The southwest situation Is al
absorbing. Traders are hanging on the advlces
and reading the reports, and anything printed IN
a southwest newspaper or trade paper bearing
upon the situation is telegraphed In full as soon
az the papers are on the street 1t Is moeeu
difficult to get line on the situation from
this distance. Yesterday, for instance, tnere
was the heavy rain at Kansas City from when
any northwest reader might reasonably nave
supposed that the winter wheat had received
good soaking, yet actual precipitation at many
points very light as the following SHOWS:
Dodge City, AZ; Fort Scott .O3; jackson
vile, 10; Usage, "a; Russell. Oh Toronto, 65,
all Kansas points, and Lamars, NO., .4e
The local lineup was favorable TO the price;
for 52,552 brs -four went out YESTERDAY anu
4752O bu wheat, and today the receipts were
only 122 cars against 200. Cash demand was
good at 11ac over July for No. l, and July
prioe for No. 2. Elevator stocks, besides ae
creased another 225.00O for one day since max
ing up the report. Duluth got so cars against
s, Chicago II against 7, Winnipeg lls against
81. Kansas City $4,000 bu against o6'ooo ana ST.
Louis "a 900 against $4,000. -
The Kansas City Journal Of today says EN-.
poria, Kan. has had protraeted dry spe1
which had damaged the oats and wheat and
was beginning to seriously hurt the corn, out
was broken today by thunderstorms all over
the county. About quarter of an inch OF rain
fell today, and about as much yesterday'
The Southwestern Grain Dealers Journal OF
Wichita summarizes the crop conditions IN Kan
sos as follows: Damage reports overdrawn
However large portions of the southwestern
wheat belt need rain. Advices to date report
Transformations from to 10 points during May
for the southwest, probably points on the
average The portion seriously affected In Kan
sas comprises about 1914 per cent of the total
state acreage lying in the western part OF the
wheat belt Balance of state deterioration
light ND to date
An exhaustive summary of the situation ap-
pears IN today's Kansas City Star, and, In con-
densation, reads as follows
.'The entire west needs general SOAKING
rain to save the crops from damage. Probably
not much harm has been done yet which would
not be repaired by ample moisture within
week. but the farmers In wide extent OF
territory are getting anxious about the s1tue'
ton Last Tuesday a large portion or the
Kansas wheat belt received showers ranging
from q quarter to half ipch. In ELLIS county
one to two inches of rain was reported Okla-
ho1na and parts of Nebraska also received show
by the Star from the country indicates that the
wheat crop maintains promise for normal
Yields except in limited areas, but 1t must nave
moro rain to carry tt thru. Corn has just start
ed to grow, and its termination and growth are
retarded by the dry condition of the surface
soil Rains fell yesterday and last night at
Emporia Kan. Toronto. Eureka Eldora,, End,
Okla, Clinton, Mo-, Osceola and h1ch HILL
Mo-
Primary receipts. $1,000 bu against 2s4,oo
Clearances wheat and -four equal to 10000 bu
Of which "a 900 brls flour.