The sun., 1918-08-30
ESTIMATES OF CORN
CROP VARY GREATLY
Experts Place Yield in United
States From 2,5OO,O0O,OOO
to 2,9O0,OOO,O00 Bushels.
HURT SLIGHTLY BY HEAT
Prospects Indicate Larger Har-
vests Of Hay, Rye, Barley and
Good Quality Of Oats.

The popular estimates OF the total
corn crop appear to vary from $780,
100000 TO 2.soo.oOO.ooo bushels. with
some OF the estimates running down to
2,>>)Oo.00o and a few running UP to
nearly 2.9o0.00o.0o bushels. The Gov
eminent estimate last month was 1885,
100000. The crop last year was $780,
100000 bushels. of which. only l.so6. ooo.-
900 bushels was merchantable. The
average total crop for the five years
ended with 1915 was 2,761. 100000 bushr
els. so that the popular estimates indi-
cate an outturn slightly below the aver
age prior to last year.
The size of the crop OF mercha ntable
character will without question be vastly
superior to last year. With an outturn
OF 2,700.000,000 bushels the merchant
able crop on the average would amount
TO about o0,000.00o bushels more than
year ago. While the understandable
corn was used on the farm last year the
quality of the fodder from the late ma
turing corn and frosted corn was very
inferior. This year. with so much more
corn maturing in good shape. the fodder
crop will be Of better quality than last
year and In many sections of the country
the corn which is not maturing on ac-
count OF heat and drought II being or
has already been cut and put in silos,
% that the fodder will be preserved for
farm stock and the immature ears dried
up by the heat and drought will also be
preserved. and In many cases will prob
ably give as much food value as the late
soft and frosted corn of last year.
When to the reduced corn crop is
Added IarRpr NJ ~
crop and the large crop OF good quality
OF oats there is but little question that
the feeding value of the feed crop pro-
duction will be at least equal, IL not
materially superior. to last year.
The market yesterday declined 1 cents
from the high of the day, and all of the
feedstuffs markets closed at the low of
the day, and rye, after advancing 3hc.,
lost the advance at the close. From the
recent high level corn is down IL to 13c.
Q bushel
CHICAGO, Aug. 29.-Corn prices tried
to rally at the opening to-day. but the
effort overtaxed their strength and the
relapse carried the price u a &c. under,
which marks a decline of about lee.
since week ago yesterday. The rally,
which advanced quotations over &c. was
due largely to hesitancy on the part
more selling. Routine news was color
less and warmed over. October closed
at s1.54%.
Hedging sales were again evident in
the oats market No. 3 cash corn widened
the discount under September to Nc.
While the market was influenced by
corn. the closing loss Of NC. indicated a
comparatively greater strength. October
closed at 1850.
WHEAT-Receipes of wheat at terminal
markets In the West continue quite liberal.
although they are not as large as they
crop is now moving in greater volume.
however. and recent advices from the
Northwest indicate large yields.
CORN-In the local cash market fresh
shelled No. yellow was quoted at Sl.s7A /;
No. yellow. $l.7sk. cost and freight New
York.
OATS-Local cash marke. was dull but
steady; standard quoted at SIN q sac; No.
z white, s2qs2hc.; No. white, $40
tac.: No. 4 white. sou oslo; fancy
clipped white, s34s4c.: ordinary clipped
white, 81 q sac, all elevator.
RYE-Local market was quiet and un-
changed. with No. Western quoted at
tl72, cost and freight New York.
BARLEY-Seeding. sl.l0; mailing. 31.ls
q l.20, cost and freight New York.
HAI-No. |. sl.so9is5; No. 2. $500
l5i, No. 3. sl.35ql.40.