The sun., 1917-09-16
TWO MORE MILLS ARE
CLOSED IN MINNEAPOLIS
Only 260 Cars Of wheat Arrived
There Yesterday.
Special Despafch to The srx.

MINNKAPoIIs, MINI, Sept. 1s.-Two
sf the Northwestern Consolidated Milling
Companies flour mills were shut down
to-day and the largest of the Washburn-
Crosby Company's mills was running at
only half capacity because OF light re-
ceipts Of wheat These facts were cited
in answer to despatch from New York
quoting Julius Barnes. president Of the
United States Grain Corporation, as say
Ing the Minneapolis flour mills were run
Ming almost at full capacity.
Only 26S cars OF wheat were received
here to-day against 416 on the corre-
spending day last year The receipts
yesterday were 4S4 cars. against Sal on
the corresponding day Of 1915.
More wheat than was received hero
to-cay is daily required for the WASH
burn-Crosby mills and the Pillsbury
mills alone. according to John g. Pills
bury. vice-president Of the Pillsbury
Milling Company.
we are able to continue running
said Mr.. Pillsbury, because we have q
little wheat that We bought before the
Government took over the crop"
Wheat received here 10 distributed not
emily among the Minnea polls mills, but
also among country mills.
Reason for Delay.
Farmers Of the Northwest, prompted
~ Government assurance of 80 a
bushel for the 1913 wheat crop. are ex-
tending their fall ploughing as never
before and preparing ground for the
greatest wheat acreage ever planted
next year. This is the main reason why
the $400.000,000 wheat crop Of this sea-
son In Minneapolis territory In not COM
ing forward more rapidly. and 10 the
answer. grain men said to-day. to the
question OF nation wide Importance as
to the continued scarcity Of wheat.
With the new crop virtually all har-
vested and largely threshed and the
opportunity existing to turn It into
cash at unprecedented prices. the at
tention Of the country has been focused
more and more on Minneapolis since
the new crop year opened. September L.
Since that date 5,l12.520 bushels Of
wheat have been brought into Minneap-
oils compared with 5,952,O00 in the like
time last year. shortage Of 840.260
bushels. This. at a time when. instead
OF 100000 bushels OF wheat In storage
here. the elevator bins are bare, has
given countrywide currency to reports
that the Minneapolis nour mills will
have to close and that farmers are dis
satisfied with the Government price Of
VII Minneapolis basis and will not selA
Caase for GratiAeatlon.
Instead Of being an occasion for con-
cern. the existing situation should be
cause for qualification from the long time
viewpoint, grain trade men said to-day,
because II means that the farmers,
knowing that they will get the Govern
ment price anyway. are doing fall
pioughing instead Of rushing their grain
10 market.
At the Minneapolis Chamber Of Com
merce these reasons were given for the
moderate movement of spring wheat to
this date:
Fall ploughing. q.
Marketing of coarse grains not un.
DER Government control and subject to
Price changea
Some dissatisfaction with the new
Federal gradea
Some disposition to hold back wheat
because Of dissatisfaction with the
Price fixed by tho Government.
That the first reason given 10 over
~helrnlngly the cause Of q light whsat
movement was said to be the case by
r. Eve, formerly president OF the
Chamber Of Commerce. and by Frank
1. Carey. director Of . Minneapolis
once Of tho Food Administrator
grain corporation.
rhat the Federal grades. with which
Me farmers are as yet unfamiliar and
~hich In some instances result in
lower prices. constitute contributing
cause was also said.