The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-24

good weather seeding should be finish
ed this week. They look for about a 5
per cent increase in acreaGe.-C. 4. L.
& Co.
| Bradstreets.
Wheat decrease 1855, 900: total Ill.,
$50, 900; last year 140,663.000.
Corn decrease 100000; total H.
373. 900; last year 25,91S.000.
Cats decrease $780, 900; total 49,
5000; last year 31,713,000.
Southwest Receipts.
| st. Louis-Wheat 212, 900, last year
100000: shipments 264.oO, last year
225, 900.
Corn 10000. last year $4,000; ship
ments $1,000, last year 100000
Oats $4,000. last year A, 900; ship
ments $4,000, last year $4,000.
Kansas City-Wheat SO, 900, last
year $4,000: shipments $4,000. last
year $4,000.
Corn $4,000. last year $1,000: ship
ments $4,000. last year III, 900.
Oats $4,000, last year 5000; ship
ments $4,000; last year 10000.
Cash Message.
Minneapolis-Strong prices paid for
fancy Bluestem wheat but everything
else is quiet to slow und unchanged
compared with May. A very limited
amount of desirable heavy wheat was
received this morning. MiIlers still re-
port a very quiet flour market. Blue
stem, No. Northern twenty to thirty
two cents over May.-C. E. L. & Co.
Grain Opinions.
O'Brien-An oversold condition in
wheat and oats on the break is about
only reason for higher prices. Crop
news Is much better. I would sell
wheat and oats on bulges.
Ware and Leland-New crop months
look high and believe will be further
decline in prices.
Lamson 41os.-The cash situation
still remains strong.
Hulburd Warren-Many signs give
color to the belief that prices have
gone as far as conditions warrant.
Contract Stocks in Chicago.
Wheat $4,000. decrease 100000; last
year 2.O14.000.
Corn 10000, increase 1000: last
year 2.345, 900.
oats 5,ss5,oOo. decrease $4,000; last
year 1.065.000.
Southwest Weather.
Kansas City. clear and fine: Little
Rock, clear. so above; Joplin, clear,
SIS above; Wichita, clear, so above;
Oklahoma City. clear, 81 above; Dali
las. part cloudy, so above; Omaha,
cloudy, so above: Garden City, part
cloudy, As above; Denver, clear, IS
above; Salt Lake. clear, 50 above.
BroomhaII.
Liverpool.-Wheat market dull but
firm with demand good and arrivals
fair. Corn market very firm with Ar
gentine offers light and dear. floating
quantities decreasing and arrivals be-
ing quickly absorbed with spot in good
demand. Oats market dull and inclined
lower with reduced consumption and
increasing floating quantities. America
and Canada holding good reserves and
private advices as to crop prospects
excellent. Argentine offers more lib
eral. Provisions market steady with
moderate arrivals, owing to no arriv-
ais from Holland or Scandinavia.
Buenos Aires in accordance with
agreement with British minister the
Argentine government has authorized
the expectation Of 100000 tons Of
wheat and 10000 tons of -four to Eng
land on condition that 100000 tons of
be returned to Argentine in July. Our |
Indian agent cables an official report,
places the wheat yield at 372. 300. 900 |
bushels against 320,000,000 last year.
Indian weather and crop prospects ia |
vorable. Harvesting is progressing and
a large yield is assured of good quail |
ity. Australia weather is favorable for
movement and cultivation. Reserves |
are large but holders reserved. Argen-
tine weather is favorable and soil ex-
cellent. Flowing has commenced in the
extreme north and a good acreage Is
anticipated. Russia weather continues
unfavorable being cold with hail and
rain over a large area. Italy weather |
unfavorable and crop prospects unsat- |
isfactory. Spain new crop prospects |
not favorable. North Africa prospects |
fair. weather unfavorable. France rain |
and snow over wide area Crop pros |
poets favorable. Germany recent /
weather was bad and crop. promise |
unfavorable. Supplies light and further |
bread rationing has resulted in local |
uprisings.
Weather Map.
Canadian northwest-26 to SS above, |
cloudy: Minnedosa showing, IA; Swift |
Current, "a; Calgary. .16.
Northwest-30 to A above, mostly |
clear: Rapid City, .O8; Pierre, .o6; |
Bismarck, 20; Devils Lake, Is.
West--S6 to So above, cloudy: Chi
cago, .04; Peoria, rain, "a; Daven-
port, 20; Des Moines. 80.
Southwest-40 to 80 above, clear.
Ohio valley-42 to "a above, cloudy;
Columbus, raining, .Ss; Toledo, .o6;
IA.
Forecast.
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa-Prob-
ably showers and cooler.
Dakotas and Nebraska
probably rain, warmer Wednesday.
Illinois, Missouri, Kansas-Showers
and cooler.