The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-12-26
GRAIN SHIPMENTS
AT DULUTH ARELOW
More Than rs, 100000 Bushels
Held at Head of Lakes at
Close of Season
EXPORT DEMAND SHORT
Twin Port Elevators Have
Storage Capacity of 5O,-
100000 Bushels

port demand, together, with large
stocks of last seasons crops, tend
ed to bring about the smallest to-
tai of grain shipments from the
Head of the Lakes during the nav
igation season just closed since
1926, and the lowest aggregate in
the last 10 years, according to fl
cures at the Duluth Board of
Trade. -
Although shipping activities on
the Great Lakes continued for
nearly eight months this year,
shipments of grain from the Du-
luth and Superior harbor by lake
vessels show a decrease of approx
imately 45,0O0,0O0 bushels as COM
pared to the 1928 shipments, when
the lake season was about two
weeks shorter. The first boat of
grain sent from the Head of the
Lakes was shortly after the middle
of April, while the last shipment
was on December II.
While the export demand for
grain was declared weak through
out the year and most elevators
were heavily stocked, small grain
crop also was given as a contrib
uting factor in the material de-
crease in shipments this season.
Total domestic grain shipments
from the middle Of April until
about 10 days ago was below 100,-
100000 bushels for the second time
since 1923, figures compiled at the
Board of Trade showing the to-
tai to be 98,S12,854 bushels. Last
year the shipment of domestic
grains from the Head of the Lakes
was 1885,, 1921 bushels, while in
1927, the best season since 1924, the
total shipments were 1853, 962, 439
bushels. The 1926 shipments were
70, 136, $50; 1925, 6,4O7, SOC; 1924,
liz, 93O,553; 1929, 67,203,576; 1922,
iii, 1916; 1921. 73,949, 9S3; and
1920, 6O,174,491. The 1924 ship
ments were the highest in the his
tory of lake navigation.
Stocks in the elevators here and
at Superior were large during the
entire navigation season, accord
| ing to the records at the Board of
Trade, sometimes reaching as high
as 100000 bushels. Fear of an
embargo on grain to the Head OF
the Lakes was reported during the
season, but action was taken by
the Northwest Shippers advisory
Board to proven. a recurrence OF
the embargo of 1925. The boards
action resulted in an embargo be-
ing placed on some grains fol
about a week, during which time
elevators unloaded materially to
take care of receipts by rail. The
action was taken it was explained
at the time, merely as precau
tionary measure to prevent an EN-
barge of all grains later in the
season. There were 20,000,00(
bushels of grain in elevators hero
when the new crop started te
move.
At the present time elevators al
the Twin Ports, which have ca
pacity to handle approximately A,
100000 bushels of grain are hold
ing more than 2S,OO0,O00 bushels
it was reported at the Board o.
Trade. This is more than double
the amount stored in elevator.
here and at Superior at the close
of navigation LAST year, there ther
being about 100000 bushels. Will
the construction of additions
storage tanks this fall, the capac
ity for grain at the Head of tht
Lakes will be close to $4,000, 00t
bushels next year.
Wheat, as in former years, was
the leading grain shipped from the
Twin Ports this season, with
more shipments in September thar
in any other single month. The
total shipment of wheat during the
past season was 69,94O,241 bushels
a decrease from the 1928 shipment
when the total was 93,617 ,O33 bush
els. Shipments of all grains ex
cept oats and corn showed cores
ponding decreases as compared &c
last years shipments. Barley ship
ments this year were 1853, 49,
bushels this year, 12,67S,399 last
year; fax, 3,423734 bushels this
season, 5,919,09O last year; oats, g.
476,315 this year, 1927, 586 last year
and corn 2,104,655 this year, 427,.
1874 last year.
Shipments of grain during Sep.
TENDER, the banner month of the
year, showed J7,279,522 bushels
while the biggest single month in
1928 was October when the total
shipments were 37,269,844 bushels
The second biggest single months
shipments was August, the aggre-
gate being 15,52tn79 bushels. APP
proximately 100000 bushels OF
grain were sent to lower eastern
markets during the halfmonth OF
navigation in April, while the ship.
ments in May totaled 1881, SIC
bushels; June, 7,O83,212; July, g.
897, 1927; October, 14,594.603; No
vember, 13,44o,217, and with only q
| a. 1T A.