Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-07-06

MARKET AND CROP GOSSIP.

Minneapolis. July 6.-The winni-
peg Free Press crop report says con-
ditions on the whole in three western
provinces are promising. Some dam
age from drouths. heat, hail and
wind. Manitoba in first class condi-
ton. Saskatchewan doing well but
needs rain in some districts. Alberta
suffered from hot weather and winds
but fair average crop is promised.
Rye cutting will be general July IS.
Logan and Bryan to G. A. Saunders
from Bookings. s. D.: Fergus Falls
general growing conditions all crops
good. Except too dry near Benson.
Some red n e rust on sprips
wheat in many places, but have not
found any black rust yet. Majority
fields seen in Minnesota Il South
Dakota did not stool well and has
rather h stand. One to four stems
bumper crop prospects will simmer
down to fair average crop. Corn
generally good, oats uneven. some
fine prospects,, some very poor.
Winnipeg: Good rains were re-.
ported in. several Manitoba and Sas.
katchewan points over the holidays.
w. e. Danley to j. B. Gillian, Jr.:
From what / hear, I gather that the
southwest is beginning to offer much
new wheat. t
Paris: The chamber OF deputie.
has authorized the government tc
decrease additions of substitutes in
-four preparations for the expected
shortage in this years wheat crop
The crop is v%ariously estimated So.
! goo 900 to 10000. 900 bushels short
Thorn psOn and MckinnOn to Hop.
wood and Burnett: 1t is unwise to
belittle possible northwestern de-
velopme1ts in the near future. even
while day to day conditions may be
favorable. change can come over
flight. We expect market to be 40
divided in interest by increasing re-
ceipts on one hand and the decrease
in the government report yield and
rust talk on the other to keerf5&us
+, moving sharply within a moderate
range Of values for the present. Corn
, develops Independent strength on
easy places. Good local traders are
bullish on that cereal.
GRAIN AND PROVISIONS.
Chicago. July G.-Wheat UNDER
went a decided setback in price to-
day during the early transactions.
Houses with eastern connections were
rather heavy sellers and crop devel-
opments were favorable as a rule.
Reports as to lessened. chances of
black rust damage had q bearlsh Ell
feet. The opening. which varied
from IA to ! Is decline, with Sep
tender s1.15 IL to 1.16 and Dece1p-
/ Der $1.1S IA to 1.8 SIS. was follow
ed by a material additional drop in
values.
Rains in the corr belt tended to
ease the market for corn and oats.
After opening Is to ga lower. Sep
tember CT IA to 81 as, the corn
market continued to sag.
Oats started unchanged to Ia on
| C1,{,~,b@, 90 = G N 20 and later De.
clined all around. Provisions lacked
support despite higher quotations on
hogs.
POTATOES,
Chicago. July 6.-Potatoes strong
ments ass: Alabama Spaulding. rose
sacked 2.1O cwt.: Texas and Okla
homa sacked cobblers s2.25@2.ao
cwt.; eastern Shore Virginia stave
barrels cobblers s4.65n4.7s: Norfolk
section North Carolina slate and
stave barrels cobblers $3.Ss64.oo.
Chicago. July 6-Butter lower: re-
ceipts. 1865 tubs; creamery extrAs.
3s635 IA: frsts, 326734 L.; sec
onds. 30@31: standards, IS "a.
Cheese unchanged.
Eggs lower; receipts. 1902 cases;
frsts.T 81 1-2@22: ordinary srsts.
20 1-e@21: miscellaneous. 21@21 -:
storage packed extras. 23G23 Ia:
storage packed frsts, % IA.
POULTRY.
Chicago. July. 6.-Poultry. alive
higher: fowls "a; broilers 26@34;
roosters IA 1.2. ~
GRAIN.
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