Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1915-11-26
JARBoE ON THE
GRAIN SITUATION


terial change during the past month.
Receipts at Tacoma have not been
so heavy during November as for the
previous month. Seattle receipts
have remained normal.
The mills at Tacoma and Seattle
have used about 225,0O0 bushels of
wheat daily since the new crop be-
gan to move. Shipments of flour
have not been quite as heavy as in
former years, and exports of wheat
from Puget Sound since the new crop
movement have not been nearly as
heavy as in former years, owing to
the scarcity of charters. The freight
rate on wheat to Europe has ad-
vanced from ~ to 102 shillings per
ton. 1t Is reported that one steam
er has been taken for wheat loading
at price of 100 shillings, but the
report is not confirmed. However,
ship owners have asked as high as
100 shillings.
Some movement of Washington
wheat to middle and southern states
is reported, and it is thought a mar
ket will be found in that section for
several million. bushels of the pres
ent crop. This would materially re-
lieve the export situation. Some ru-
mors of wheat being sent east for
export have been heard, but very lit
tie or nothing, can be done along this
line. The eastern and southern
ports are already congested with
grain and other commodities await
ing an opportunity to move to for
eign ports. Every elevator in Phil
adelphia is said to be filled to it's ca
pacity, with 1000 carloads of grain
on track awaiting unloading.
Some recent discussion has been
had relative to the probability of
Canada removing the duty on wheat,
thereby admitting Canadian wheat
to enter the United States free of
duty. This was somewhat of a bear
story in the beginning, but did not
accomplish much. Canadian wheat
would come to the United States for
the same reason Washington wheat
is being shipped 1000 miles into the
interior, and that is, because local
millers would be eager buyers on ac-
count of quality and not on account
of price. Prices paid farmers for
wheat in the central provinces last
week was So and SO cents for No. 2
Red. Tough wheat brought go and
95 cents, while sprouted or smutty
wheat went for rs to SO cents. These
prices were F. o. B. cars, point Of
shipment.
Should the Canadian government
remove the duty on imported wheat.
thereby automatically emitting Ca =.
madam wheat free entry into the
United States, the Canadian rail-
roads will, in all probability, reduce
freight charges to Montreal to a
point that will equalize the rail aud
lake haul via Duluth to Buffalo,
which would have a tendency to
nullify any considerable movement
of Canadian wheat to our markets.
except such as might be demanded
by mills for special purposes.
Stocks on hand at FIT. Williams,
November -, 1921, 900 bushels.
Stocks GA hand last year, S,116,-
900 bushels
OF the total on hand, 40 per cent
was No. 1 Northern or better.
The stocks of wheat in store in FL
cities of the United tSates Novem-
Der 13 were 34,593,OO0 bushels
against 73,416,O00 same date last
year.
1t is thought the acreage sown to
winter wheat last fall will be from
Is to rs per cent less than the pre-
vious fall Eighty-six counties in
Kansas arc badly afflicted with Hes
sian fly. Fear is entertained of the
crop being almost total loss by rea-
son of their presence.
The present outlook for crop next
year is not good in any section of
the country. In many states it was
too wet to properly prepare the
ground, while in other sections, par
ticularly the Northwest states, it has
been too dry for fall blowing, and
the usual amount of summer fallow
was not available for fall seeding.
R. D. JARBOE,
Chief Grain Inspector.