The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-11
CROPS DISCUSSED
FROM BOTH SIDES
Minneapolis, Winnipeg and
St. Louis July Close on
Opening Figures.

Now that the official report of crops
for May ! is out. past conditions are
practically settled though experts will
be at work from tim TO time with
progressing conditions from May l.,
and are really at il now. Prices of the
old crop will be IN interesting phase
of the situation. and the growing con-
ditlon of the new. and the prospect of
its issue will be largely the govern
ing element of values. near and de-
ferred. 1t appears to be anticipated
by the general trade that markets are
to be strong, even if the late m pres
ent conditions continue.
Large visible supplies nf wheat that
so Ion burdencd il with carrying
charges and with waiting for stocks to
decrease. are passing and the lomcs-
TIC markets show ii. Speculation Will
develop the changes in to
ward old crop exhaust and new crop
probabilities, both of which now work
toward comparatively satisfactory
prices to present holders of domestic
supplies and to holders of contracts
of not tn" distant, delivery terms. 1t
Is safe to say now. as always. that
values will fluctlate With swift or slow
disappearance of Old supplies ana
healthy or feeble development of
growing crops.
In parts of Ohio and in some of the
SN''Ni 'A''S IitSii ~ tlpi Is come along
that are d~iscourdging to hope of good
outcome of what remains. after ADAM
Goned acreage is dropped from the lat
er reckoning of winter wheat. Not
%ithstanding lat" favorable weather
there are complaints Of too late seed
ing OF oats, that puts that crop on
the bench of the doubtful. Farmers
are still putting in oats on abandoned
wheat lands and too much corn is un-
planted along the ohio river states.
There are grounds in Illinois with
oats. not more than 30 per cent i'm.
and in Kansas there are still rain de-
lays while III Missouri there are
Weather-losged bottoms yet To con-
tend with. generally, however. spring
crops ar" making favorable start.
More or less complaint is appear
ing from many middle west and
northwest sections that seed corn is
disa pp"inting when brought to the
test. Inferior terminating quality is
the report all about with inquiry for
seed nat is safe. Where the planted
corn is coming M. advices are that
1t is of uneven stand. Though better
seed be found for replanring. the out
coma wlll be spotted with late and
early in spots and perhaps in the same
row..
Spring Wheat Decrease.
II latest indication of crop acre
age IN minnesota. Dakota and Mon
tana confirm the expectation that the
wheat acreage seeded this spring will
ne Very materially below the acreage
of late years. The shortage in the
wheat area will be made up of other
spring crops varying in different sec
tons. In some places corr will be
substituted greatly and in other parts
lax will be increased with a larger
acreage of potatoes, and small grain,
other than wheat. Late cool weather
and wet have delayed spring work
CONSIDERABLY which is one cause up
on which estimates of decreased wheat
seeding is based. In some places re-
ports are that there will be a decrease
in whea Of rs to 80 per cent, but
varying from that down to a small de-
crease. In other respects thar that of
iateness average conditions are in the
main very favorable for the 1912 crop.