Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-11
CROPS LARGER IN
DISTRICT NO. TEN
Corn Yield Will Be 81 Per
Cent Larger Than Last
Year.
GOVERNMENT ISSUES REPORT
Kansas City Cattle Receipts
Larger Than Any Market
in the World.
GOVERNMENT ISSUES REPORT

KANSAS CITY Weather has gen
eralN been favorable for maturinS
crops and for planting wheat. ON
cial estimates indicate corn crop
of 61 per cent larger than last year
in the states wholly or partly In th'S
district.
AZ predicted last month the seed
wheat problem was solved successiuI-
,v 4 large acreage ls beng sown
with the ground In good cohdluon
while much Of that planted ls up u,
fine staid and prospects are E"p"
fot a Yield approaching that oill'H"-
Tarmers are beginning 10 market
their wohte. but the supply rs limited
lrlpures for the district are not aN'ul-
able butd urng the period from sep
tcmher q 10 October 6 the local mar
llet received approximately TWO hhu
one-half million bushels as against
eight and one-half million year ago
Tho result of the lation wide sum
ulus of potato growing Is clearly
shown In the increase Of 40 per cent
over last years crop.
Live Stock.
During he week closing October 10,
q hundred and ten thousand cattle
and calves. This Is the highest record
oNor made for any week at any mar
ket In the world. Other markets IN
Tho district showed increased recelp,h
so that the total number OF ca'ue
marketed In this district Tor Soptelh-
Ter was 21 per cent greater than TOT
September, 1915.
In order TO secure tho good profits
that are insured by present prices
stockmen are rushing their cattle 10
tho market rather than take the
chances OF feeding any that are even
fairly marketable in the face OF me
ligh cost Of feed and uncertain protlts
in the spring. At the same time they
are buying stockors more heavily tha.I
last wear TO utilize the forage anu
rough feed that Is abundant In many
localities In spite OF the heavy mar
Letine now, we'll Informed observers
make the gratifying prediction that
next year there viii be nm Increased
supply of beef cattle. For Septem per-
the movement of stockers IN thls ais
trict was II per cent greater than ior
the same month last year. Prices for
hogs have been high. rotwithstand-
ing which the receipts in this district
have declined nearly 40 per cent In
tho period September to October g,
as compared with last year.
ON October 1G a fire occurred at the
Kansas City stock yards. resulting II
the loss OF 1900 cattle OF value pl
$500. 600 as well as 1000 hogs Busi'
ness was checked only temporarily
Mining.
Zinc and calamine shipments from
the Missouri Kansas oklahoma ais
trct show an Increase over year as'
hut a decline from last month, WITH
,.,t.oa ,,,.nI,taltV decreasing. IpnI
shinmonts Increased slightly, bu
these prices also have declined Some
forty mines are reported as closed II
Missouri, but the resultant decrease
OF production is more than made vi
hy the increase I'm oklahoma where
nevertheless reports Indicate th'
shortage OF "A thousand miners.
The outlook for mining In COLORADO
has been more promising during IN
past few weeks. than II has been 10
the past 25 years, on account of tn
advance in the price OF silver In par
ticular and the profitable mining o
tungsten and other ores.
OIL.
t. September oklahoma complete
nearly 90 per cent more wells than L
AUGUST, hut obtained about a thir
lesa production from them. kansa
completed half as many wells as OK
lahoma with production lhoIe Una
twice as great, and half greater tina
her own production for August Kan
sas produced more than four and one
half million barrels for Septembe
five times her amount year ago.
wyoming fields show more tha
satisfactory progress and at the pres
cnt rate of production, this years ou
-put will be three and n half times th'
for last year.
There is still difficulty In obtainin
piping and other drilling supplies, an
prices are very high. Owners of ol