The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-09-25
LEGISLATION


tCOntlnue0 from Fakc Ohrj
OF the hard red spring wheat in
spected during August, $3.50 graded
No. 2 or better compared with an
eight year average of 57% and last
years August average Of 1870. Only
$3.50 of the durum inspected in Aug
ust graded No. or better compared
with an average of $40. Thirteen
per cent graded tough"
Hard red winter wheat continues to
grade much higher than last season
although slightly smaller percentage
of the late August inspections fell into
the higher grades than earlier in the
season. The quality of the soft red
winter wheat showed no improvement
only SEQ grading No. or better.
The wheat crop in the Canadian
prairie provinces is of low protein
content this season as the result Of
the wet summer. A preliminary re-
port by the Board of Grain Commits
sioners laboratory based on an anal
ysis of 453 samples of new crop wheat
showed an average protein of 1850
or 2.6% lower than the 1941 crop.
This is the lowest protein content
since 1928 when the level was 1920.
Weather in Europe has been more
favorable for late harvesting. Heavy
yields are reported in the United
Kingdom but the moisture content is
high. Bulgaria is exporting wheat
and corn OF Germany, according to
trade reports, despite the small wheat
harvest. Dryness is reported delay
ing fall wheat seeding in Rumania
where a large acreage is planned and
seed supplies adequate. The Italian
wheat harvest is reported somewhat
above year ago but still below do
nestle requirements. French crops
are only fair.
Argentine grain surpluses officially
reported at the middle of September
at 1S7,000,000 bushels of wheat, $685.
100000 bushels of corn, and 100000
bushels of flaxseed. Reductions of
plus from previous figures due to in
creased use for feed and fuel and
some storage losses. Wheat and flax
seed were making favorable progress
in Argentina and wheat prospects re-
main favorable in Australia.
CASH WHEAT: Receipts of cash
wheat were large with Minneapolis
amounting to 5000 cars while
Duluth unloaded 1926. According to
trade estimates. the past week has
likely seen the peak of the spring
wheat movement A strong demand
prevailed for dry high protein wheat
and premiums ON this kind of grain
were &c to &c higher for the week. |
Ordinary protein No. 1 dark northern
spring wheat was quoted at &c under
to the December price; and No. 2
dark northern, ordinary at SC to &c
under the December. Thirteen per-
cent protein brought 1c to &c over !
these bases; 14% protein, sc to &c
over; 1870 protein, SC to &c over; and |
1879 protein, 13c to 14c over the ordi- |
nary base. Wheat from western North |
Dakota and Montana in the higher |
protein brackets brought additional |
premiums of &c per bushel but even
so very little wheat was received |
from that territory with producers |
there holding back supplies. Inspec-
tions indicated 12S cars of winter
wheat and 400 cars of durum in the |
weeks receipts. Average protein con-
tent of the hard red spring wheat
tested during the week was 1920 |
with 1862 a year ago.
The protein of the durum during the
past week averaged 12.468o. Mime
apolis December wheat advanced &c
Tor the week and closed Friday, Sep
.ember IS, at $1.18%.