The sun., 1918-11-09
CORN CROP BETTER
THAN LAST YEAR
Quality Is 3.4 Per Cent. Above
Average, Says Govern
ment Report.
DUE TO GOOD WEATHER
Production About 2,750,000,-
600 Bushels-Wheat Pros
pect Excellent.
DUE TO GOOD WEATHER

TsthouBH inc government report, Is
sued yesterday. did not show quite the
Improvement In the corn crop antici-
pated in many quarters and total of
4oo,oo0,000 bushels less than last year,
the outturn may be regarded as en-
inently satisfactory. The corn produc-
ton this JASON has Appropriated
$3.50. 100000 bushels. The significant
Item Is that the quality OF the crop Is
az per cent. above the average as a re-
suit Of the ideal harvesting weather dur
ing the autumn.
1t will be recalled that Of last years
record corn crop--S.15s ,0oo. 900 bushels
there was only ~ per cent At to husk,
making the mercantile crop under $780,
100000 bushels. In a usual year there
would be nearly 95 per cent. OF the crop
available for husking. SO that the
amount of merchantable corn this season
is not far under 2.7oO, 100000 bushels
because Of it's quality being "a per cent
higher than the average.
Another feature this season is the fact
| that there are on farms approximately
l1s,000.000 bushels OF old corn, COM
pared with only 100000 the previous
year. which will give further assurance
Of an adequate corn crop this year. fol-
| lowing the fears expressed during the
| summer that the outturn might not reach
/ much over 2,50o, 100000 bushels.
In regard to the corn area for the
! coming season very little can be said
yet except that early indications are for
| another decrease in the amount OF land
given over to corn as a result OF big
paintings Of wheat. rye and other crops.
Various officials in the country are de-
sirous OF seeing a liberal corn area and
substa ntial feed crops IN order to further
increase the supplies of hogs. meats and
fats. and with the realization that re-
munerative prices are about the best In
| oentive for enlarged paintings of any
! crop, there need be no surprise at the
dissatisfaction expressed recently when
corn prices were dropping seriously.
AS regards the new winter wheat crop
| the soil has been greatly benefited by
rains, which have fallen over the major
section OF the belt. For a time there
was Il delay In the completion of fall
| seeding. but latest advices indicate that
| such operations were resumed and the
| start of the crop on It's big acreage Ia
viewed as one of the best on record.
| Preliminary estimates OF production OF
other crops follow BuckwheRt, 1880
600: potatoes, 3eo,1ol 900; sweet pota-
toes. ss.114 1000. tobacco. l,2ss.ess.ooo
pounds; faxseed, l4,646,000 bushels
pears. lo.342,ooo; apples, ls7,3so,o0o
sugar beets, 6.54S,000 tons.
CHICAGO, Nov. S.-Servousness and ir-
regularity to-day characterized the corn
market while traders watched for and
! expected official announcement from
Washington that hostilities had ceased
The market closed unsettled. 2Isc. net
| lower to sc. advance. the latter for No
yenber with December at 1.leh to 40
and January 1.21b to l.2l%. Oats
| finished 1ac. off to sc up and provi-
sIons varying from soc. decline TO 81
! advance.
Oats showed more <irmness than corn
as result OF improved shipping de-
| mand.
i Provisions swayed with corn. Initial
declines were more or less overcome.
CoRN-In local cash marke; No. vel
| low corn was quoted at fl.bsk; NO. vel
| low. Sl.i5A, c, T. New York.
OATS-Local cash market was steady
standard quoted at I9h to SOC; no
Ta'e oTa % to clipped DO white, %N IS to Soc
/ all elevator.
| RYE-Market quiet: No. Western
| tl.77 elevator export.
| BARLEY-Market steady; feeding. 1l.o5
milling, Sill, c. {. New York.
| HAY-Market easy; No. /. N.708l7ji
No ?. sl.5SUl.65; No. 3, $l.i5qi.65.
Y BUCKWHEAT - Market quiet; sound
| milling $3.50, c. {. New York.
! Wheat. including flour. exports for week
| according 70 Brddstresrs. aggregate 2.O75.'
| 900 bushels. against s,l0L44s the preNiOu,
| week and 4.S63,312 last year; since July /
| Sl.02,069 bushels against eiOo3.ss6 last
| season. Corn exports for week 10000
| against 4I,3Ol last week and Ss6eo2 last
! year: sine July /, s,025.ls7, against 10,
5s654i last season