The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-11
GREAT GRAIN FOOD
SUPPLY PROMISED
Amounts to Almost 800, 000,-
600 Bushels More Than
Year Ago.

Tho prospect for n wheat crop OF 24o,-
900, 900 bushels more than reported last
year and probably 275.ooo.ooo bushels
moro than actually harvested last year,
with rye crop 100000 bushels more
than last year means a food supply In
the way of grain of nearly 800. 100000
bushels more than year ago. In view
Of this the question Of what was done
the last year Is most important in con-
nection with the possibility OF the COM
ing year. During the year Just ended tho
exports Of wheat have amounted to about
1874, 900, 900 bushels, less the imports OF
Canadian and Australian wheat. and the
exports of rye have been about 1S,ooo,-
coo bushels. The exports Of wheat were
the result Of the actual saving by the
American people when the matter was
placed before them in the proper light
In view OF the actual size of the crop
the saving was tremendous. Even II the
outturn had been as large as estimated
there was only enough to go round on
the basis Of the pre-war average con-
sumption. yet the exports amounted 10
I24,OOO,OO0 bushels less the Imports.
The amount Of the saving can possibly
DO arrived at by the statistics avail
able. The exports of -four were TO-
900. 900 barrels more than the preceding
year, while the production OF hour. ac-
cordlng to the records Of milling Jour-
nails. showed a marked falling of COM
pared with the preceding year The ng-
ures Of one leading authority show de-
crease of about 100000 barrels In the
production OF the leading commercial
mills, compared with the preceding year
so that with the decrease IN production
and the increase In exports. the saving
OF wheat consumption in America. COM
pared with the preceding year must nave
been between S0,o00,oo0 and so.ooo'ooo
bushels. Such q saving as this SHOWS
what each one has done In preventing
waste and in eating substitutes as .n,s
saving Of S0,00o. 900 to 90.000,OOO bushels
and supplying to our allies abroad may
have meant the difference botween pull
ing through and being faced win hara-
ships for food such as could not De
overcome.
CurcAGo. July 10.-Sub-normal tenn
peratures throughout the corn belt more
than Offset in the corn market 'o-u"s
the bearish influence Of the Gov
eminent crop report. Largely as a re-
suit. the finish. although unsettled was
VIC. to &c. net higher. with August
lsi.53% to s1.55S and september
Sl5sI,. oats lost NC TO NC. froVi-
sions closed unchanged to 1oc. down,
At frst. the corn trade took chiei no
! tice OF the fact that the crop conhltlon
wonld have to be lowered fully 3 points
| between now and harvest il the y'elo
were to be smaller than the Govern
ments present estimate. This aspect OF
the crop status brought about only tran
| silent weakness. however. as persistent
buying set in under the leadersh'p Oh
one of the largest houses. offerings
quickly dried UP. and during the rest OF
the day the bulls had the advantage
| with attention mainly centred on the
general need II hot weather TO insure
the promised bumper yield
| Oats gave way in sympathy with
| break in prices at Winnipeg. where
longs were said to be unloading. the
| Government crop report had but .httie
| effect on oats.
WUEAT--The wheat mar';et was still II
an uncertain position owing 10 me IA.
| that no new Developments occurred IN con
| nection with the final disposition OF TN
s2i0 wheat bill Receipts OF ne" whca
are Increasing somewhat and ne nrrila.
| at Kansas CITY and 81. Louis Tor the az,
| we're asa 900 bushels, compared with 800
| ,ast ysar, while total interior fecelpu
| were $50. 900. against $4,000 year ago
| CORS--.Market, after a slight decline A
| the opening showed decided hrmness, ant
| final quotations were II to Nc. net higher
| The cash markets in the West were h-I
| and are apparently the dominating facto
| In the situation at present The local casl
| market was Arm; Trash shelei No. Nel
low quoted at Sass and No yellow
| Sissk c. T. New York.
OATS-The local cash market was easy
| standard quoted at setc.: No. white
| ssl,c; No. . white. sec No. white. ssc
| fancy clipped white 90 to a2rc.. ordinar,
| clipped white. So to soc, all elevator.
| RYE-Msrket nrm; No. Western sl.sS
| c. { New York.
| BARLEY-Market stesdy; feeding. 81 q
| 10 tl.25: mating. Sl.3o to s.35, c. T. New
| York
| HAY-Market nrmsr: No /. sl.45 tC
| ti.60; No 2. 81 40 TO $40; No. ,. i.lS.