The sun., 1918-08-22
CORN CONDITION
WELL MAINTAINED
Damage in the Southwest
Largely Offset i'm Other
Sections.
ACRE AVERAGE RUNS HIGH
Threshing of Winter Wheat
Proves Encouraging in
Middle West.
ACRE AVERAGE RUNS HIGH

The Governments weekly weather re-
port emphasized the points which have
been influential the past week In ad-
Grafton in Ohio. Oklahoma. Texas, parts
OF Kansas and the uplands of Kansas
and Missouri. In most other sections
the crop condition is maintained. The
Price Current indicated damage In the
Southwest, but rains elsewhere have been
beneficial. The crop Is maturing rap
idly. and Is being gathered In some
portions OF the South and is ready to
cut further North. In Indiana II is
claimed that the crop will be safe three
weeks ahead of the average frost date.
The quality Of the crop is bound to be
much superior to last year: last year
the percentage of merchantable corn was
the lowest ever known, with the total
only sos per cent, against a previous
i've year average Of s2,S per cent. Com
pared with the normal, the quality of
the corn was zoe. 900, 900 bushels short.
and II this was deducted from the esti-
mated crop it would indicate a total
in food and feed value Of barely $780,
600. 900 bushels. Even the worst esti-
mates this year do not indicate a crop
much below $500. 10000 bushels. so
that even on the face the crop will be
several hundred million bushels superior
to last year In food and feed value.
Results on the threshing of the winter
wheat crop are certainly encouraging.
The Illinois State report points to
wheat crop outturn OF about 10000. 900
bushels, or $4,000, 600 bushels in excess
Of the Government estimate for that
State. Yields per acre are high in Mis-
souri,. Illinois and Iowa. The State es-
innate In Kansas 10 10000. 900 bushels
over the Government estimate. Thresh-
ing in the Northwest has progressed to
a point where 1t Is evident from the re-
turns that the actual yields are running
in excess Of the estimated results from
terday estimated total in excess OF
the Government figures OF $4,000. 900
bushels for spring wheat
Reports from the Canadian Northwest
are becoming more encouraging a rec
ord result Is talked OF in Manitoba, with
possible crop in that province OF 3d.
900. 900 bushels Of wheat and $4,000. 900
bushels OF all grain results in Sas-
katchewan and Alberta are considerably
better than feared n short time, ago.
Harvesting is progressing rapidly in the
west.
Yields OF oats in Illinois and Iowa are
reported from 40 to so bushels per acre,
with rs to 40 bushels in Nebraska.
One of the most encouraging things
about the crop results so far is that
the actual threshing reports make a bet
ter showing than the estimates based on
the conditions. indicating that the crops
have filled better than was anticipated
in practically all sections Of the country.
CHICAGO. Aug 21.-The corn market
started the day still under apprehension
as to crop conditions, and prices mounted
rapidly. Kansas still needed rain and
the State meteorologist said that pros
poets for even a fair crop are diminish
ing" Commission houses and shorts
bought freely. The Government weekly
weather review, however. found condi-
tons improving in Illinois. Nebraska and
Iowa. and in certain localities South
west where there had been rains. Oats
turned weak in addition. and the profit
taking and short selling which ensued
eliminated the advance and the close
was 81 to &C. under yesterday. with
October at $1.65A.
Oats shared the early strength OF corn.
but turned weak on selling. which was
observed to come from recent heavy
purchasers. particularly strong COM
mission house. The selling developed
that the market had little buying power.
Country offerings increased on the ad-
vance. Inc Close WIS Wcdh. ~ w n Hct
lower, with October at 74hc.
In the dull atmosphere Of the pro-
visions pit little profit taking was suf-
ficient to offset demand from scattered
commission houses.
WHEAT Threshing returns reveal
larger yields OF both winter and spring
wheat than had been indicated. and II
seems probable that the hnal outturn this
season will be In excess Of the last Gov
The quality Of the new crop in the North
west is highly satisfa ctory. although It is
said the weight OF the grain Is not as
Is improving steadily and exports from
America this year are expected to be very
large.
CORN-New high records were again es-
tablished In the corn market when. early
in the day. the September position in Chi
cago sold at tl.seh and October at s1.s7N
The longs sold heavily and the market
lost more than it gained closing with net
ns srsss H .Se.S No The ysow es:s
quoted at S2.osx: No. yellow at si.ssa
c. T. New York.
OATS-The oats market followed much
the same course eS corn. running up early
TO new high records and later reacting
local cash market prices were irregular
standard quoted at sic; No, . white. Sic.
No. 3. white. sou to sic: No. 4 white. SO
to sO1ic,; fancy clipped white. 81 to SIC.
vator.
RYE-Market steady: No. Western
$l.70 c. I. New York.
BARLEY-Market Arm; feeding. sil6 "a
tl.2o; mailing. I.2s to $3.50. c. (. New
York.
$40; No. 2. sl5b to $50; No. 5, $40 &c
Sl45