The Caucasian., 1913-08-03
FOSTERS BULLETIN
FORECAST OF STORMS TO CROSS
THE CONTINENT
UNUSUALLY HOT AND DRY
Storms Will Not Be of Great Force.
The Drouth Expected in August
Will Tend to Put the Prices of
Grain and Cotton Higher.


Copyrighted 1913 by w. T. Foster>
Washington, D. c., Aug. 2.-Last
bulletin gave forecasts Of disturb
ance to cross the continent August
3 to !, warm wave to 6, cool wave
5 to 9. This storm will be of greater
than usual force, very, cool about
three days preceding its arrival and
| very warm about three days after it
has gone by. Not much rain. Bad
weather for corn, good weather for
spring wheat where rainfall was
sufficient.
Next disturbance will reach Pa
cific coast about August 7, cross the
Pacific slope by close Of 8, great
central valleys 9 to II, eastern sec
tions ~. Warm wave will cross the
| Pacific slope about August I, great
| central valleys 9, eastern sections
II. Cool wave will cross the Pacific
slope about August 10, great central
valleys 12, eastern sections H.
Unusually hot and dry weather
| will prevail while this disturbance
| is passing and the corn and cotton
crops will be injured thereby.
Storms will not be Of great force
and general weather will be favora-
Bile to those who wish to take their
summer outings. Good spring wheat
weather will continue to prevail
where July rains We're sufficient.
It must be noted that our July
rainfall forecasts, in a general way,
were good Those rains had the eff
| feet to lower. prices of grain. We
now expect the August drouth to
put grain and cotton higher, and
we still advise not to sell the new
crops Of cotton and grain.
The third storm Of August will
reach the Pacific coast about ~,
cross Pacific slope by close Of l3,
great central valleys a to is, and
eastern sections II. Warm wave
will cross Pacific slope about Au-
gust IL, great central valeleys IL,
eastern sections is. Cool wave will
cross Pacific slope about August Is,
great central valleys ", and eastern
sections I9.
Not much to be said for this dis
turbance. Generally hot and dry. A
crop weather scare is probable for
corn and cotton about that time,
and we advise no selling Of grain or
cotton till the effects of August
weather are definitely known. Last
half Of August promises unusually
hot and dry weather. A few showers
are expected during the week cen
tering on August i3.
We are Of opinion that financial
affairs will be favorable to business
expansion during next six months,
and that all farm products will sell
at better prices. Mexico and the
Central American states must soon
return to business and drop the oc-
| cupation Of war. TO recoup they
will need much of our farm prod
ucts., The Balkans are in much the
same condition as Mexico. The
opening Of the Panama. canal will
bring new demands for our prod
ucts. Our own population is rapidly
increasing while our cultivated
lands are at a standstill or decreas-
ing. The unsettled condition in Eu
ropeans governments will increase
immigration to this country and
Canada. All these matters will tend
! to make good prices for farm prod
ucts. A very important feature IS
that the people through Congress
are about to take control Of the cir
Iculating medium and check the
great Spectators Of Wall street and
Chicago. When these things are
accomplished not only agriculture
but all legitimate interests will get
better returns for their products.
Therefore hold grain and cotton.