Evening star., 1936-07-10
New Highs Set,
With Relief
Unsighted.
3 STATES MAY
GET SHOWERS
Corn Prices Sent 3
Cents Higher at
Chicago.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Temperatures travelled toward new
high marks today as terrific heat
lief was in sight.
BY early afternoon the death list
reached 33l, and crop losses, which no
one has been able to estimate accu-
rately. continued to mount to tremen-
dous sums.
Some possibility" of light. scattered
| showers by Sunday was seen for the
DakotaS and parts of Minnesota and
Nebraska. but weather observers SAID
if the possibility materialized it would
serve only to lower temperatures in
those States.
Little Precipitation Reported.
The Weather Bureau reported vir-
tually no precipitation in the drought
belt or heat-stricken section for the
"a hours ending at am. Eastern
standard time) today.
North Indiana received a trace. the
bureau said. and Wisconsin had some
rainfall today. The weather map
showed precipitation along much of
the Pacific Coast and in parts of New
Mexico, Utah, Arizona. Colorado,
Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida. New
England, Manitoba, Saskatchewan
and Ontario.
Reports from across more than halt
the Nation indicated temperatures
would soar beyond yesterdays blister
ing marks which hung up all-time
maximum records in many places.
The reports sent corn prices 3 cents
higher at the opening in Chicago.
Wheat rose fractionally.
Fears for Game Fish Held.
From Springfield. Ill, came fears
that further delay of rain might be
disastrous to game FISH.
Almost every reporting point showed
early temperature readings higher
than those Of yesterday.
But the torrid sun was not the
only weather scourge Forest fires
scared thousands of acres of rich
timberland. filling the air with
smoke and ashes. while some States
suffered from lightning and hail
storms.
The Federal Government announc-
ed modification of its soil conserva-
ton program in the North Central
region to preserve all available for
age for livestock feed. encourage
farmers to increase their forage crops
for Fall and Winter feeding. and pro-
vide as much acreage as possible for
soil conserving crops next year.
New York farmers were ready to
offer pasture lands sufficient to feed
10000 to $4,000 head of cattle from
the drought belt.
Showers Fall in South.
Showers fell in the South during
the night. but they were insufficient
to offset the long drought. Temper
atures there, however, were less
severe than in the East and Middle
West.
Rain fell on President Roosevelt's
Pine Mountain Valley farm. parched
by three months drought, but it
was of little consequence.
Canada also felt the heat and dry
weather, with temperatures above 100
in Ontario, while Western Canada
registered in the 90's
In the Nations major grain trading
markets corn reached the cents limit
allowed late in the morning. July at
IS cents bushel was a new high in
Chicago for the year.
Wheat, oats and rye prices also ad-
vanced more than cents a bushel
upon receipt of additional crop dam
age reports.
A blanket of intense temperatures
shattering records at many points and
ranging up to yesterdays peak of lis
at Aberdeen, S. Dak.,-stretched south
from the western provinces of Canada
to Northern Kansas and east to Vir-
ginia and the New England line.
Readings of 104 at Toronto. On
tario, and Ithaca, N. Y; 1923 at
New York City, and 102 at Scranton,
Pa, established new all-time highs
yesterday. Washington,s 104 was the
highest since July 20, 1880.
Scores Are Frustrated.
Scores of prostrations were reported
in urban centers as thousands of
harried residents slept in parks, on
fire escapes and at beaches.
Despite forecasts of possible showers
Sunday meteorologists warned they
could foresee no break in the hot wave
or no general rain to halt the drought
that has already resulted in crop
losses estimated at more than $780,
000, 1000. affected between 5000, 900 and
100000 farm families, and made 2o4,-
900 of them dependent upon the Gov
ernment for livelihood.
Through Saturday, at least, they
said, generally fair weather and alb
normal warmth would prevail.
The menace of flames spread. The
worst fire in many years ragged through
the Black Hills forest near Sundrance,
Wyo. Live stock, game and thousands
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