Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-08


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Receipts. particularly OF corn, are certain
TO be big from now on. out In the fields
stlH remains considerable Of last year.
crop and this will have TO be moved ahead
Of the new yield.
"A world OF corn will break in soon from
the country" is the word which is passed
on the floor OF the Omaha exchange.
Buyers are ready for this stuff, too, and
almost nothing, apparently, can prevent
the movement .......
Many local purchasers Of grain are now
adays keeping remarkably close tab in
the quantity Of corn and wheat which is in
particular districts of the country. Through
the spread and use of the telephone, buy
ers have learned just how many bushels
a farmer in a given region has and just
what price he is waiting for. When the
markets veer around to this point the deal
is likely 10 be completed. Some men have
thus bought the entire product Of a neigh
borhood, having known exactly quantity
and price conditions Whereabouts.
Dealers Are Optimistic.
A feeling Of optimism pervAdes the
change regarding the business outlook.
Crop conditions are now such that pretty
fair yields are assured and brisk business
may be expected. with considerable warrant
for the expectation.
Nebraska corn prospects are much better
than a week or two ago. aud The Beusher
company estimates the crop will be at least
l74.OOO0OO bushels. This estimate is made
from 62l replies received, covering seventy
I've counties out of the nlnety-two Of the
state:
The reports figure s9.7 per cent Of last
years crop, which was $4,000 900 bushels.
according to government figures. The
amount Of old corn on hand, II per cent Of
last years crop. or 23,OO0,OOO bushels.
The rains Immediately following the
middle of August have worked wonders in
Improvement, IL has kept life in the plant
and has left the amount of merchantable
corn still questionable. 1t Will take until
OGtopef WHOM TsoSi 70 MAKE sd any great
a great deal of it that will not be safe
even at that late date AS 1t is, our re-
ports indicate that the western tiers OF
counties We're, on August "A, visited by a
frost that killed their crop, However. there
IS not much corn raised In this section,
and the loss will not be very noticeable
The condition by sections is as follows:
Section 1; South OF the Platte, west of
the Missouri river and to the western
boundaries of Saunders, Lancaster and
Gage counties. 1871 reports Indicate 96.7 per
cent of last years crop In parts of this
section last years crop was mighty short.
The amount Of old corn on hand, 1913 per
cent of last years crop.
Part of south Platte Good.
Section q south of the Platte and be-
ginning where Section ended. extends to
the western boundary of Adams and Web
ster countless li9 reports indicate 100 per
cent of last wears crop. The amount of
old corn on hand. lS2 per cent of last
years crop. In parts Of this section last
years crop was also poor.
Section 81: South OF the Platte sid be-
ginning where Section ? ends extends 10
the Colorado line. forty one Ieports ind-
cate 745 per cent OF last years crop This
section had very short crop last year.
The amount Of old corn on hand, a. per
cent of last crop.
Section 4: North of the Platte and south
of the Dakota line, begins at the Missouri
river and extends to the western boundary
of Knox, Antelope Boone, Nance and Mer-
rick counties 1876 reports indicate 81 per
cent of last years crop. The amount of
old corn on hand, tS-5 per cent OF last
crop. This is the nrgast corn raising sec
ton In the state.
Section 81 North of the Platte. and COW
ers all OF the counties west of the ending
of Section H. and TO he South Dakota and
Colorado-Wyomirg line, iQ5 reports indi-
cate 77.2 per cent Of last years crop. The
crop here last year was also short The
amount of old corn on hand. 9s per cent
of last years crop. Many counties in this
section raise very little corn