The sun., 1918-09-06
POOR CORN REPORT"
EXPECTED MONDAY
Government Estimate of Yield
May Fall Under $780,
100000 Bushels. 's'
BIG LOSS FROM DROUGHT
August Heat Also COntribu-
ting Factor in Deteriora-
ton Of the Crop.

The grain trade is prepared for an
extremely low Government corn condi-
ton report on Monday. August drought
and heat were so severe that immense
quantities of corn were taken from the
prospect and the losses as a whole foot
up to more than soo.o00,ooo bushels.
There is a well founded opinions that the
official returns on September will fall
under 1900. 900 bushels. as COM
pared with the promise a month ago of
2.9S9, 100000 bushels and yield last
year OF 3,l5s. 100000 bushels. 1t will be
recalled that last years crop was rec
ord as to quantity and also established
record as to low quality. so that even
with the smaller crop this season there
might easily be considerable more mer-
charitable corn available this year than
has been the case for the season just
ending. The crop. nevertheless, will be
poor one. comparing with 1857. 600. 900
bushels in 1916. nearly 100000, 900
bushels In 1917 and about 200. 00O, 900
bushels in 1914.
1t had been hoped that there would be
big corn crop this year, for the purpose
OF easing the feeding charges on farms.
where the number OF farm animals has
Of supplying our country with the great
quantities of meats and fats needed and
also to send to our Allies their supplies.
The recent official report showed IL. 000.-
900 more head Of farm animals in the
country as Of January /. compared with
July l last year.
Since the Government reports on corn
were compiled. around September l,
there have been general rains over the
fnt hsNf NN saa h,lt
these will result in much improvement
In the Southwestern districts. where the
drought and heat losses were greatest.
The hope of the corn trade now lies in a
late frost. and reasonably cool weather
for the drying out of the corn. which
combination will result in a rather high
quality of the crop available.
The latest reports on spring wheat
suggest that Government figures on Mon
day will not be much changed from last
months indication OF 322.000.0e0 BUSH
els. An increase OF about 10000, 900
bushels would not be surprising, which
would more than offset some lowering
In the quality caused by recent rains In
the Northwest. Last years spring
wheat crop was only e32, 0O0, 900 bushels.
Late threshing returns suggest a final
oats crop OF close to 1900. 000.0 900 BUSH
els: but the coming Government report
Aioy uot sION tnls 1ull increase, as COM
pared with 1,42s.000. 900 bushels. esti-
mated in August. and last years great
record Of 1857, 900, 900 bushels.
CHICAGO. Sept 5.-Falling off Of no.
tees OF country consgnments more than
counterbalanced in the corn market to-
day the fact that frost predictions had
failed. Although unsettled the finish
was = TO 2. net higher. with Septem-
Der sI55s and October s1.57A to
S157ha. Oats closed uncha nged to ~
lower and provisions unchanged to a de-
cline of 75c.
Selling was OF only a scattered sort
and the market was easily Influenced by
indications of lessened arrivals. In this
connection the fact that receipts here
were somewhat smaller and that the
southwest was drawing supplies from
central Iowa presumably for feeding
did good deal to bring about an up
ward slant in values during the late
transactions, despite the outlook for
warmer weather Michigan State report