The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-22
is SHOWN IN THE ANNUAL RE.
PORT ON CROP AND BUSINESS
CONDITIONS IN GENERAL.
WARNING is SOUNDED.


Chicago Aug 2l.-The annual crop
and business report Of the Commercial
National bank of this city, will be is.
sued tomorrow
The crop report covers the Mississ-
ippi valley, and a few of the more inn
portant states of the Pacific coast
THE wheat crop Ct 1906 the re.
port says will be among the largest
and best ever produced In yield, not
only viii II be great, but the weight
and quality will be far beyond the
! ordinary In these respects it may
he considered nearly perfect The
period Of uncertainty is closing rapid
ly and the crop may now be called
practically out OF danger The
yield of soft winter wheat is large,
the quality the finest. and movement
| free Inasmuch as this movement has
begun early and all grains are now
nearly or quite on an export basis
| with the tendency of prices down
wardl, a large export business may be /
expected.
In what may be termed the north
n nzone of the corn belt embracing
be northern part of Indiana and Iii
1ois all of Iowa and Nebraska, North |
2rn Missouri and port ons Of Kansas, |
the ccrn crop Is large and unusually |
promising. except in Southern Iowa,
where the condition is spotted and I
rain needed
"In the southern zone of the same |
belt embracing the southern and cen.
raj Indiana aud Illinois. PARTS of Mis-. !
souri, and Kansas, the CROP 'Nas Dten
lffected by dry weather anl Is back
ward; the prospect is quite dif couf
gng unless rains come shortly. fol
lowed by continued favorable condi.
ions and late fan We estimate tn
Total corn crop TO he about to pei |
ent larger than last year.
"On the whole, the oats crop will |
lyerage fair TO good. and the aggre
gate yield will he about 7 per cent
'ess than last year
The C ndition Of barley is especi.
ally good in five important states
California. Minnesota, Wisconsin
Iowa and North Dakota. The total
Weld for the United States should be
lbout ll3,4O0 600 bushels.
THE average conditions of the rye
rrop is about per cent better than
n 1905 They hay crop is quite
short.
Cotton in the southeastern states
has been damaged by too much rain.
making ii two or three weeks back
yard in some sections. Taken as
whole the yield will exceed last years
6y fair margin, Georgia excepted
IN the western and southwestern cot. ,
'on states, the crop is in fine condi-
ion. and on account OF somewhat in. ,
Hreases acreage will yield at least
20 and probably % per cent better
han last year The crop seems sin
sularly free from insects. weeviI or
other pests, and the promise is fine. II
IS 100 early yet for reliable estimates.
Under the head of business sum
nary the report says
"The letters from leading banker. .
all ordinary and central reserved
cities show without except on that tho
business aud financial situation Is
simply excellent and all that could be
iesired; the outlook is encouraging
ma entirely sati factory. Indeed IL ,
.eems that We are entering upon p
'er.od where it is not unreasonable n
o except realization Of legitimate pro -
l's on the large amounts that have a
zee expended in the bettermept of 4,
always and industrial enterprises q
uring the past eight years: Increased
arn'ngs inevitably must bring in
reased dividends With the exception &,
{ some OF the smaller cities in the :
middle west. banks throughout the n
hole country report a strong. active 81
nd healthy demand fer money at firm OF
aies. and while there is no prospect m
Z recession in interest rate. money 81
and probably VII continue TO BE- Di
bundant for legitimate business 81
eeds De-
ne disquiet ing features are the pos
DIE seriousness of Russian internal pc
7mplicatio1s and the domestic pofi-. TO
'al unrea manifested in growing pr
.nuuents Of soc aIism and fanaucal a.
f. ORGANIZED caBit4I. az br
ell as large individual and an forms
Incorporated interests. 80
The railway situation Is reported be
"ud and healthy. and everywhere co
.ere IS manifested feeling Of SAT- SIS
faction confJeHce and even optim- re-
m No dminution in volume Of lef
isiness Is expected before the end of wh
~. and some officials are preparing by
r = per cent 10 20 per cent increase lar,