The sun., 1918-08-08
GOVERNMENT CROP
REPORT OUT TO-DAY
Unusual Interest Attaches to
Condition of Grain This
- Year, Says Expert.

The Government report to-day will
cover the condition. yield per acre and
estimated total crop OF wheat, corn.
oats, barley. rye. buckwheat, potatoes.
hay and the large fruits. The report on
winter wheat and rye will be prelimi-
nary. based on the yields per acre, as
shown by the threshing returns. A
great deal OF interest Is attached to
this report this year owing to the very
comprehensive plans made by the Food
Administration to get effective results
from the threshers and have threshers
report actual yields per acre--not only
the results this year, but as far as posi-
Bile. comparative results with last year.
Whether enough OF these reports have
been received to form an effective guide
for the estimates based on the yields Is
q question. The actual operation Of the
threshers' reports is in the hands OF the
Agricultural Department
The organization of the threshers was
taken up after investigation showing
that through insufficient methods of
operating the machines and poorly
regulated machines there was ioss
estimated at 100000 to 100000
bushels OF wheat yearly. and In order
to save this tremendous loss the thresh.
ing division was organized. experts who
are familiar with threshing machinery
put In the field. and widespread effort
has been made beginning at the South
and working steadily north with the
harvests. to put threshing machines, In
efficient order and effectively regulate
them so as to secure all the grain from
the straw threshed.
Private reports so far received tend
IN nd oil that lAlA A.,
better than expected or the effective OPP
Grafton Of the threshing machines is
producing better results. as 1t is now
believed the winter wheat crop will turn
out 80. 900. 900 to $1,000, 900 bushels more
than indicated from the July / condi-
ton report. 1t Is also expected that
the better threshing methods will have
! a proportionate influence on the yield of
oats. although the losses Of oats from
the threshing operations are by no
means as great as in wheat There will
also be savings In the rye and barley
crops. Some experts have figured that
| the combined saving of wheat, oats, rye
and barley may easily be from 10000
| 900 TO 100000, 900 bushels. compared
| with the threshing results Of other years,
| which otherwise would be lost as a food
OF feed factor.
CHICAGO, Aug. TN the corn mar
| ket to-day Government announcement
that much actual damage had been done
by excessive heat fully Offset bearish
influence of welcome rains and prices
closed unsettled at s1.6lN to sl.62 for
September and $l,63h to $l63N for
october-kc. off to a like advance COM
pared with twenty-four hours before
Oats gained " aSc. to lc The out
come In provisions varied from 35c. de-
cline to a rise OF &c
At first corn prices underwent a de-
cided break owing to rainfalls In Ne
| braska. Iowa, Kansas and Oklahoma
On the other hand the forecast did no,
indicate any general relief from hea,
and drought In other sections OF the belt
Consequent rallies ensued and when the
bullish nature Of the Government weekly
| report became known the market scored
a sharp advance. As demand, however
| came mostly from shorts the strength
was not of a lasting sort and there was
evidently a good deal OF uncertainty at
the close.
Big export purchasing. said to aggre-
gate more than 100000 bushels, gave
strength to oats. Liberal country offer
| ings and the fluctuations OF corn had
| only temporary bearish effect.
notwithstanding TO the Price Cur
| rent. the quality OF winter wheat so far
| this season has seldom been eaualled, prac-
| tically all of It grading No, or No. 2.
] with low moisture content. PloeShing for
the 1919 crop Is now under way In the
| Southwest and Indicates that an area
| larger than the past season will be seeded.
| There VS. some rain reported in Mani
| toba. with warm weather forecast.
CORN-Cash corn here was arm, fresh
sheled No. yellow being quoted 2,oo*
and do. No. yellow sl.so&, both cost and
| freight.
! OATS-Cash market here was steady.
as follows: Standard, san q sac; No. :
| white. s3c.; No. white. S2as2hc.; No.
| white. Sli1 Gs2c.; fancy clipped white
SAN 9Ahc;: ordinary clipped white. II
! dS2hc., all elevator.
| RYE-Market steady; No. Western
Sl7l, cost and freight.
| BARLEY-Market easier: feeding. s1.lO
Gilt. and mating, $40 9l.a5. both cos,
| and freight.
! HAY-Market arm; No. !, N.eo1l.SS;
| No. 2. SI.50Ql55: No. 3. &l.30Il+0.
| CHICAGO PRICES.
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