The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-16
BARLEY AND FLAX
DISCUSSION
Receipts are Very Light,
with Grade Poor and
Price High.

Ninety-six cars Of flax came into tho
Minneapolis market in he last six
days as compared with 33 cars arriV-
ing in the corresponding six days in
1911. Eleven cars were shipped out
during the week. The demand was
not particularly active for this seed.
Prices, of course, were high n what
the future OF the season may bring
about Is yet quite a mystery. h
result was that BUYERS We're not TAX
ing the seed on speculation hut for
mill consumption and took only such
quantities as were required for their
Immediate necessities. The season is
vet too carly to determine witt any
certainty as to what the seeding may
bring out, to say nothing of what the
progress may be when the growing
season for it comes on.
The relative moun of acreage
may depend much on what may be
left of the land after the cereals have
gone into the ground. Tn" relative
acreage of flax for the season is Yet
too wild a guess to even attempt AT
this time. For that reason. if for no
other. buyers are slow to purchase
ahead of current requirements. Sales
for the week were made at the usual
range of prices so common on the
seasons crop. That is. h ing of
values for similar qualities were not
so wide, but qualities m each day
were Very different and varied wide
ly in merit.
The Barley Situation.
During the last six days barley re-
ceipts amounted to Al cars, against
236 cars tina came to the Minneapolis
market in the corresponding week
last year with g. cars shipped. The
demand for barley was, as it has been
all the season, Very good for inviting
samples, but low grades with poor
samples We're not wanted. These low
samples We're. hoover. taken because
choice barley as very little in the
market and on some days zone really
fine was offered. OF curse the poor
samples old at n price very high for
the quality they had Very few cars
brought above s1.20 a bushel while
strictly good mating grain would
nave sold up to S1.30 had it peer Of
fered. II must be admitted. however.
that considering the descriptions sold
prices were high.
Foreign Barley.
Broomhall's-The crops in North
Africa are still suffering from drought
and naturally conditions are deterior-
ating with the continued absence OF
rain. Reports from Spain are mixed,
some being good. others bad. In
most countries of Europe and in Asia
Minor the prospects for the new bar
ley crops are fair to good: in the
United Kingdom seeding is about fin
ished, and growers would now like
some gentle showers. the weather
having been very dry during the last
fortnight. AS already said, the new
Indian crop is being marketed early
and freely, as W. quite expected 1t
YOU be. and the weather Of the last
few days has been favorable for the
later harvest in the Punjaub. 1t may
be remembered that earlier reports
mentioned a larger acreage under
barley in India. so it is likely that this
exporter will be able to Furnish most
welcome supplies. on a larger scale, in
the coming months. Latest mail adj
vices from California gave a less fav-
orable account of crop prospects there,
for some districts were reporting un-
favorable conditions and further rain
was wanted. Very little new crop
Gillian is yet to be seen.