The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-05-18
WINTER WHEAT IN
BETTER CONDITION
A Discussion of the Situation
Both at Home and
Abroad.

Condition of the winter wheat crop
Is reported generally improved since
the early May reports. but too much
thing like a normal or even an aver
g crop for this After de-
Quoting the acreage that has gone
or will go to other crops. the remain
der is possible to make something
hk a fair yield per acre. OF course
when there is little damage. next to
nothing is heard of it. On the con-
trary the plowed w fields fill pages
Of correspondence. Enough of the
duce very greatly the production of
1912 harvest. Many parts of the
Ohio valley have lost from 10 e cent
OF the acreage to SO per cent n some
from SO per cent to- so per cent. Such
loss will count for much in total pro-
duction.
John Inglis. reporting from Indiana,
says that from Chicago to Danville
the wheat crop is an entire failure.
and hat farmers are blowing up
fields that in early May promised a
crop: that on high land will make a
crop. but that 30 per cent of the
fields are from poor to bad. st.
Louis wired hat farmers are not
unanimous in the opinion hat there
Is Improvement since the early DAM
age advices. Or the other side Shows
Improvement in winter wheat condi-
tions in the Ohio valley, Missouri,
Kansas and Nebraska. but not marked
in comparison with early May condi-
tons.
Spring wheat seeded in the north
west is making a fair start with wea-
Their that is sufficiently cool to induce
strong tendency to DOT growth rather
than growth above ground. which Is
favored as the more healthful start.
Experienced spring wheat growers ex-
press entire satisfaction of the situa-
ton So far. In the face of reports
that spring wheat is all seeded, it
seems that much land intended for
wheat is not yet planted. Less plow-
ing for 1t in the fall was done, and on
that and on ground too wet there is
wheat seeding. Opinion is that owing
to late spring and much blowing to
be done wheat acreage will be away
below that of a year ago.
Market Changes.
The pressure of short selling in the
past few days brought about a notice.
able decline in wheat values through
out the country and the effect reflected
a similar break abroad. The more
and advise purchases, as conditions
do not avo heavy breaks. while
probabilities do not justify expecta-
tons of a full wheat GRO in 1912, but
do lead to thought of small yield fall
ing upon a light ~carry-over from the
present season. Still prices are above
the usual and might stand a further
strain before they should be called
low. Future developments are to be
reckoned with to determine all that.
Coarse grain was in sympathy with
wheat.
BrOOmhall.
Broomhall Special International
Wheat Review Liverpool - The
markets of world have shown pro-
nounced easiness during the week.
The pressure in America is attributed
to improved winter wheat prospects
while in Europe the easiness was
traceable TO heavy arrivals and liberal
worlds shipments to the continent,
thus satisfying the demand and after
the arranging for a considerable num-
Der of Australian and Argentine car
goes held at call for orders, the de-
mand has subsidized considerably. 1t
is thought the demand will remain
quiet until the larger fleet blockaded
In Dardanelles has been partly cleared
which will be about the first week of
June. The amount on passage has
diminished sharply but consumers are
likely to remain Indifferent with pros
pective heavy arrivals. especially
should we enjoy a spell of favorable
crop reports which would not be sur
prising during the last half of May
and june. Drouthy conditions con-
tinue to prevail in western Europe
but as yet no serious harm has &C.
Cured and there is ample time for
heavy rain to become general to in
sure a normal yield. American re-
ports show improvement to winter
wheat but with the acreage 5000, 900
less than last ear it is pretty certain
that e%xportable surplus from the COM
ing crop will be small or in fact little
or none available.
Russia-The crop is not likely to be-
any better than moderate and as re-
serves are light and therefore old
wheat will be exhausted before new
becomes plentiful and 1 feel sure that
there will be very moderate exports
during July, August and September
from this source. Roumania is start
ing hopeful but this country like In
dia canno be relied upon as a SUBJ
stantial standby although they fire.
quentl::' act useful in supplying the
tine and Australia have finished ship
ping heavily and then Europe will
have to rely mainly on Russia, Rou-
mania and India for weekly supplies
and this will be a weak combination
to meet these requirements when at
that season the demand is at the max
1mum even IN a dry year and the de-
mand after a wet summer for dry inn
ported wheat Is abnormally large.