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PAGE TWO. THE EVENING TIMES, GRAND FORKS, N. D.
News of North Dakota
CROP EM Slim SAYS NORTH Ml YIELD BESI IS 20 YEARS
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Fargo. N P., July —B. W. Snow, the bes t known pxpprt in crops in the nor thwest , a f te r having made- a thorough inves t iga t ion wired the fo l lowing to Cl i ieago today.
"Drove today 120 mi les in Cass and Tra i l l enmit ies . Nor th Dakota , and in Norman and Clay count ies . Minnesota . Crops are , absolu te ly perfec t and l ike the Red f ixer y ie lds nf twentv-f ive years ago. I never , have s^en a Nor th Dakota crop wi th the s t raw as c lean as th is year . There i s hardly any red rus t and i t t akes a search ut ray by s t raw to l ind an on as ional pos tu le of b in ok rus t . This crop is made now beyond ; nv damage except s torm or f ros t as far nor th as Grand Forks . In the d is t r ic t covered today there is p lenty of wheat tha t wi l l make for ty bushels , thousands of acres tha t wi l l go th i r ty to th i r ty- f iv . bushels and th»- average seen in today 's dr ive wi l l go tventv- t ive or be l ter . ( 'u t t i i iR wi l l bec in next Monday and be in fu l l swing by next Thursday. In an exper ience of twenty years 1 never saw heads t i l l ing wi th gra in as b ig and heavy as th is year and i t would be hard to exaggera te the probable y ie ld . Weather br ight , cool and perfec t .
« • • • • • • * • * * * • • « • • • • « * * * • ' * "The only th ing tha t can in any
way affec t the crops of Nor th Dakota adverse ly now is the f ros t or s torms," ta id Herb Mot t of Ch ub ' s l \ . DpwIs A- Co , "and I em th is opinion f rom the bes t exper ts in the ent i re country who have been making a specia l tour of Nor th Dakota and the western par t of Minnesota .
"With H. W. Snow we drovp l _•
and very heal thy . The cool weather tha t has b»«n g iven us for the pas t two weeks have caused the heads to grow and t i l l up a ; : 1 don ' t be l ieve they have ever dotm before , and i t i s my opinion and the opinion of the exper ts wi th whom I have ta lked tha t the roe] xvpather has added t 'u l lv two bushels to the acre a l l over the s ta te
"The eyper ts have es t imated the mi les through the Red r iver val l»- \ - • wheat c rop in the s ta te a t f rom 140. -country on both s ides of the r iver nnd ' non. fMio to 10 .00.o0 0 and they bel ieve I f you ' found any black rus t i t was j t l - .a t the l;< .=t r igure wi l l prevai l , because vou had to acMi. i lK hunt for j "There is absolute ly no dancer now J t , and even then i t was l ike looking f rom the b lack rus t . The season is for a needle in a . hays tack . Even ihe too far advanced for tha t , and then, yed rus t was very scarce and ; i s th is ! l °o . as i sa id before , there i s such a fhows up every year i t was not a sur- Ismai l showing of the b lack rus t as pr ise , but the surpr ise came wlvn so] to be a lmost impercept ib le . No, there l i t t le of i t was found. | is no danger f rom that , not a b i t .
" I t i s the unanimous opinion o f the i "Frnm . i l l sec t ions of the s ta te the exper ts who have been in the s ta te Isame repor ts come. The scare over wi th in the pas t day or two tha t there j the b lack rus t has s imply d ied wi th i sn ' t a th ing can hur t the grea t crops : j i t s own weight The genera l repor t , of the s ta te now except ing f ros t or | that comes in f rom inquir ies f rom the Ftorms. i f a rmers who are in the c i ty f rom
"This wi l l be the bigges t c rop tha t Uverv quar ter of the s ta te i s tha t there Nor th Dakota has ever had and wi l l i i s now no danger f rom the b lack rus t , pro ahead of the crops o f twenty and , "Dur ing the la t te r par t o f the week twenty-f ive years ago. ; severa l p ieces of wheat which were
"Never in a l l my e x p e r i e n c e in the j thought to conta in b lack rus t were s ta te have l seen such crops as are taken out to the agr icul tura l col lege
and examined and pronounced not to be b lack rus t a t a l l . "
POISON PROVES FATAL TO BABY
Two Year old Son of Moor-
head Man is Victim of
Fatal Accident.
l r , th is va l ley . They are grand, the Ftands are c lean and the heads s t rong
IMS AFTER
Superintendent of Enforce
ment League is Cleaning
up State Capitol.
Bismarck, N. D. , Ju ly i ' "> .—A war on bl ind p ips and red l ight houses which s tar ted in Fargo has spread through the s ta te and Bismarck is promised some sensat ions as the resul t of the f ight , which has been waged here .
Super in tendent ? ' . L W-i tk ins of the Law E n f o r c e m e n t league and a secre t commit tee have been engaged in secur ing evidence agains t the inhabi tants of the local " tender lo in" d is t r i i t and i t i s now c la imed tha t . suff ic ient ev idence is a t hand to c lose up every p lace of th . - charac ter in the c i ty .
May 1'iglit in Court. There is a poss ib i l i ty tha t the own
ers of the houses may make a t ight in cour t and in tha t < i se i t i s sa id tha t many prominent men. soi ru : wi th fami l ies , wi l l become involved. Busi ness men and men who move in the most respectable c i rc les have been found to be f requenters of the places , h says , and they wi! ! be ca l led in to cour t to g ive tes t imony i f necess ,<r \ .
Could start IMvnive Suit>. K. IWatkins declares tha t he has
enough informat ion on hand to s tar t a number of d ivorce su i t s in the rom-muni ty i f the wives of wel l known Bismarck men v. - f r" informed of the i r husband's act ions
Six teen se ts of papers have been served and the pol ice have been in-Mructed to p lace , , l | d i s reputable houses un- ' . l " r lock . , r id key today. The cour t has turned out the inmates and v. - i l l ho ld the furni ture . The womep who ply the i r t rade in the d is t r ic t have been ins t ruc ted to leave the s ta te . When the charges are proved agains t the p laces the bui ld ings wi l l be c losed for f ine year Act ions have 1>een s ta r ted agains t a number of p laces as l iquor nuisances . Eleven o ther p laces were ra ided nnd l iquor was found in seven.
DEMOCRATS PLAN THUMB
Committees Named to Secure
Contributions For Elec
tion Fund.
Moorhead. Ju ly 2f i .—The home of Mr. and Mrs . August Weimer on Fi rs t avenue South was the scene of a t ragedy when the i r " 1 -months-old baby boy, Alvin , d rank a quant i ty of o i l of cedar , and died f rom the ef fec ts of the poison wi th in three-quar ters of an hour af ter he had swal lowed i t . Though an ant idote was adminis tered immedia te ly and a doctor summoned a t once a l l e f for ts to save the to t ' s J i to vere unavai l ing .
The chi ld ' s mother had occas ion to use the oi l dur ing the la te a f ternoon and i t was whi le she had put the bot t le on a table and her a t tent ion was drawn to something e lse in another room that the chi ld got hold of i t and drank par t of the contents . When Mrs . Weimer re turned to the room the baby was s tanding in the middle of the room wi th the bot t le in one hand and the cork in the o ther , smi l ing . In a minute he was taken wi th convuls ions and though everyth ing poss ib le was done to counterac t the poison the boy d ied in a very shor t t ime.
Mr. Weimer i s foreman for one of the Great Nor thern crews of th is e i ty and the fami ly have the sympathy of a grea t number of f r iends in the i r sad bereavement . The body was prepared for in terment by Under taker Wright and wi l l be sh ipped to Lengby. Minn. , th is morning where the funera l wi l l occur Fr iday.
FRIDAY, JULY 26,1912.
CONGRESSMAN SHEP-PARD OF TEXAS WANTS SENATE JOB
MORRIS SttEPFWfcDI eorvwtoHT «y AMUICAN j i tc«Q •: *««f tc .»vr ioN
Texarkana, Tex., July 26,—Morris Sheppard, representative from the First district, is a candidate for Bat-ley's seat in the senate. Mr. Sheppard has been in congress for ten years.
BOY BADLY HURT
AUTOMATIC SHOCKER Invention of Langclon Man Will As
sist in Harvesting Bio; Crop. I t is s ta ted on good author i ty tha t
the automat ic shocker , an invent ion of Ed. McGregor , a wel l known farmer nor th of I>angdon, wi l l be p laced on the market th is season. I t i s an a t tachment for harves t ing machinery tha t does away wi th any necess i ty of labor for shocking the gra in as i t leaves the binder . Fr iends of Mr. McGregor over the county wi l l be p leased to learn tha t he has succeeded in the capi ta l izat ion of a company which will place his Invent ion on the market and hope tha t he wi l l rea l ize f inancial ly as well as h* deserves , for the automatic shocker has been proven by demonstrat ion to be a successful labor caving Invent ion tha t his fe l low farmers all appreciate.
HARVEST HANDS WANTED, Cogswell. N. D., July 26.—Indica
tions now point to a scarcity of harvest hands in this section to handle the crops, the cutting of which jvill begin in a few days. It is estimated that there will be work for at least one extra man on each quarter section of land in the county, a total of about 500 in all. There Is already a cry for help and so far only winter rye and barley has been cut. When the cutting becomes general there will be a demand, it is feared, that will greatly exceed the supply.
ZYTKO'S TRIAL, ON. Pessenden, N. D., July 26.—Bruno
Zytko, charged with the murder of John Kutman, was placed*' on trial yesterday In the district court. Kutman was murdered early last winter, hlsJbojJy being found when the snow melted, and Zytko was arrested in Illinois, being one of the last men seen, with the murdered man in this vicinity.
Fargo. N". IX, Ju ly 2f i .~At a meet ing of the Nor th Dakota democra t ic s ta te cent ra l commit tee a t Assembly l id l l yes terday, -pre l iminary s teps were taken toward ra is ing a $10,000 campaign fund for use in fur ther ing the cause of th» democra t ic s ta te and nat ional t ickets in the f . i l l e jec t ion .
August 31 was se lec ted as campaign fund day. The th i rd Tuesday wi l l see the formal opening of the democra t ic campaign in Nor th Dakota . The fo l lowing commit tees for r a i s i n g c a m p a i g n f u n d s i n t h e s e y -era l congress ional d is t r ic ts were appointed :
F i rs t Dis t r ic t .— M. A. Hi ldre th . F a r g o , and Mart in F . Hegge, Hat ton .
Second Dis t r ic t —W. K. Byer ly , Vel \a . and A. F . Ferry of F .Uendale .
Thi rd Dis t r ic t — F . H. Stenvick . Minot , and G. 1 . Solum, Mandan.
Wilson-Hellstrom Clubs. At an adjourned meet ing of the
democra t ic cent ra l commit tee , he ld las t evening, p lans were formula ted
[ for the organiza t ion throughout the! ' s ta te of democra t ic c lubs wi th "Wil - j j son-Hel ls t rom" as the s logan. The I work of organiza t ion was p laced in i j t h e hands of Char les S . Whi t t l esey j
(and Melvin Hi ldre th . both of Fargo. ; [and thev wi l l s ta r t work a t once , ! | Another mat ter d iscussed las t , even- 1
l ing was tha t of ga in ing newspaper I suppor t , and the commit tee decided!
i tha t i t would wherever poss ib le and • f eas ib le , purchase space in republ ican J newspapers to se t for th the i r c la ims I fo r recogni t ion a t the hands of the [voters . A commit tee cons is t ing o t •Perry of Dickey. Sul l ivan of Mor-! ton . and Cameron of Richland, was [named to take charge of th is fea ture , j Dur ing the progress of the even-; ing sess ion there were a number of ! speakers , nmonc them being George ' I ' . Jones of LaMoure county , de- I [ iea ted candidate for the democra t ic i i gubernator ia l nominat ion . He de- | je lared h is in tent ion of g iv ing h is sup-' por t to the ent i re t icket , and he fe l t j conf ident tha t there was splendid j p r o s p e c t s for success . H e bel ieved [ tha t the bat t le would he hal f won i f j t he democra t ic vote was got out . as many republ icans , he sa id , in tended s taying a t home th is fa l l .
j RARE DEPOSIT.
; Geologist* Make Find in Hills South-| cast of Kathryn. •
i Ka thryn. N. D. . Ju ly 26.—Thursday JM. T. T. ,ee accompanied Prof . Hard , j the peolofc is t of the agr icul tura l col lege a t Fargo, to the hi l l s southeas t of Kathryn. where the professor found tha t the l imestone deposi ted there i s in par t of very recent format ion . made as a deposi t f rom spr ing water coming f rom Sand Pra i r ie , f i l te red through the c lay r idge to the south .
Part of the rock is of older formation, probably some even being formed before the age of ice, or "Ice Age," when this country was swept by a great glacier of ice. perhaps one or two miles thick, coming from central Canada. Thus while some of. the lime deposits are now seen to be still forming, much of it is of great age.
A geologist sees in the form and structure of it that it is not all an ordinary lime-rock such as Is used in building stone, but is, in large part at least, n travertine-like deposit from spring water. This formation Of, rocks is \-ery rare in this country.
Prof. Hard was accompanied by Prof. Bergman, the botanist of the college, who came to gather species of plants from this vicinity.
Fell Under Flow and is Struck On Side—In Grand Forks Hospital.
Lar imore . Ju ly 26.—Earl Campbel l was qui te ser ious ly in jured by fa l l ing f rom the p la t form of a gasol ine t ract ion engine . The doctors were ca l led and af ter owrking over h im for nearly twenty-four hours took h im to the hospi ta l in Grand Forks .
I t seems the 12-year-o ld boy was vis i t ing a t the Hemmingson farm near Shawnee and playing about the plows. In . some manner he s l ipped and one of the p lows s t ruck h im on the r ight s ide and hip . I t i s expected tha t he wi l l recover unless per i toni t i s should se t in .
Ear l i s the son of Mrs . J . B. Campbel l . Misfor tune has been knocking a t the Campbel l door for some t ime. Mr. Campbel l was qui te s ick in the hospi ta l for severa l weeks dur ing the pas t year ; then , las t March, he was k icked by a horse and f ina l ly passed away f rom the ef fec ts of the in jury .
HORSE THIEF TO JAIL Montana Sheriff Passes Through With
Man Who Terrorized Ranchers. Devi ls bake . N. D. . Ju ly 26.—With
hands and fee t shackled . Todd Hammond, charged wi th horse s tea l ing , was taken through Devi ls L.ake on No. 1 las t evening, enroute to Glasgow, Mont . , where he must answer the charge in cour t . The pr isoner was in charge of Sher i f f James R. Stevens , who ar res ted Hammond a t Newbridge . Pa .
Hammond is recognized by the author i t ies of Montana as belonging to tha t c lass of charac ters which a few years ago served to te r ror ize the ranch dis t r ic ts . I t i s unders tood tha t he wi l l probably enter a p lea of gui l ty when he is faced by the accuser .
The ar res t was made by Stevens af t er a ra ther wi ld chase over the count ry . banding his man. he refused to take any chances . The pr isoner presented a p ic ture which has been dupl i ca ted many t imes in the "bad men" in wi ld west shows and melodramas .
FIGHT IS ON
us W BEATEN
Was Unconscious After Be
ing Maltreated by Wo
man She Lived With.
Bismarck, N. D„ July 26.—May Ash wel l , aged IS years , l ies toss ing on a bed of pa in , her f ra i l body bear ing the marks of an awful beat ing and maul ing which she is a l leged to have suffered f rom the hands of Mrs . Claude Rosrcn .Wednesday evening.
May Ashwel l i s an orphan gi r l , and for some t ime made her home wi th the Rossen fami ly . Recent ly she has been l iv ing a t the home of Mr. and Mrs . Frank Finlayson. Eyewitnesses to the af fa i r s ta te tha t May met Mrs . Rossen on the s t ree t las t evening and asked her about some l i t t le t r inket , supposedly a mouth organ, which had been lef t a t the Rossen home. Mrs . Rossen is sa id to have abused the gi r l and af ter some words gave her a te r r ib le beat ing . The l i t t le g i r l was taken to the Finlayson home as soon as f r iends could reach her and for over an hour wa6 sa id to have been unconscious . Medica l a id was summoned, and a t a la te hour th is a f ter noon the g i r l i s s t j l l in a precar ious condi t ion .
Additional Sports
FARMERS ELATED. Beach, N. p., July 26.—Farmers
are ̂ elated ever- th« conditions here •nd the crop yield will surpass anything in the history of the country. Several farmers are displaying •arapI* of wheat, live feet in length, and with a good heed, which is an unusual thing for this time In the seas o n . » • » • ' 1 - 6 • • * - ~ ' • " •
FOOT CRUSHED. Hastings, V. D., July 28.—While
trying to start the gas engine in the elevator Thursday, O. J. Mennis sustained a painful accident in having a toe on his foot crushed by the crank on the engine. He is under the care of Dr. Splcer and will be laid up for a week or more.
Wheat Flax .
Duluth Cera. Today Tear Ago
6 22 10 1
Railroad Commissioners Will Hear Arguments on Case There.
Devi ls bake , N. D. , Ju ly 26—The Nor th Dakota ra i lway commiss ion, inc luding V. H. Stu tsman. W. H. Mann and O . P. N. Anderson, were in Devi ls bake th is morning enroute f rom points in the nor theas tern par t of the s ta te to Surrev , N. D. , where a publ ic hear ing wi l l he conducted .
I t i s the des i re of the Great Nor thern to move the i r depot , or ra ther , to cons t ruc t a new s ta t ion house a t the "Y" of the main l ine and the Fargo cutoff , which i s about a ha l f mi le f rom t h e present loca t ion of t h e town. S t r e n u o u s o b j e c t i o n h a s b e e n m a d e b y i res idents of Surrey . i t would seem tha t the poss ib i l i ty of having the cut off access ib le would be of suff ic ient impor tance to e l iminate any objec t ion . P .o th s ides of the ques t ion wi l l be i s sued. based on the appl ica t ion of t i le ra i lway. Secre tary Tom Hal l i s not wi th the board on th is t r ip , but may jo in the members , coming nor th over the Soo f rom Bismarck to Minot .
HUNTING GOOD Cass well Sportsmen Report Plenty of
Game Xear Their Town. Cogswell. X. D., July 26.—From
present indications the hunting will be better here this fall than it hus been for several seasons. The heavv rains early in the spring tilled all the sloughs with water and they have been the breeding place for a large number of ducks. For the past two years these sloughs have been, dry and what few ducks nested here wet a all in the hi" slough northwest of town. This year every little pot hole has a flock of young ducks on It, some of which are already half grown. The chicken crop Is also said to be above the average and large coveys are seen in almost every field of grain.
GOES TO SOUTH AFRICA. Jamestown, N. D., July 26. Miss
Fdith A. Conn, who for the last three years has been the librarian at the Fargo college, Fargo, N. D„ has resigned in order to accept a commission from the American board of commissioners of foreign missions, and will enter upon missionary work in Zululand, South Africa. At present she is visiting at her home in Georgia Miss Conn is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Conn, formerly of Jamestown, a graduate of the Valley City normal and Is a member of the class of 1911 of Fargo college and her many friends in the state will follow her career in the foreign field with Interest.
CITY WOX CASE. Minot, July 26.—That the sidewalk
In front of the Optic building on Feb. 7. 1908, was In reasonably safe condition and -that John Noonan who slipped and' fell Is not entitled to any damages resulted from alleged negligence of the city is the verdict of the <ury In the case of John Noonan of Minnesota against the city of Minot.
If praise la overly extravagant people not only atop listening but apply mufflers.
This 1912 basebal l season i s proving a s t renuous year for managers of c lubs , and the s torm of i l l luck seems to have s t ruck prac t ica l ly every sect ion of the country . Major , as wel l as minor leaguers , a re fee l ing the s t ing , and summing up the af fa i rs to da te , severa l c lub leaders a re v i r tua l ly down and out . In the Nat ional league Johnny Kl ing a t Boston has about worn out h is welcome, whi ic Hi . r .k O 'Day, who opened th : - season l ike a wor ld-beater a t Cincinnat i , has suffered a severe se tback. Frank Chance of the Cubs was marked "fa i lure" dur ing the ear ly weeks , a l
though his c lub i s up in the race now: ind Roger Bresnahnn has had anything but a sof t exis tence , a t St . Louis , in the American Hughty Jennings of Det ro i t seems to bo drawing more than a man 's sha .e of abuse whi le a t St . bouis , George Stoval l . who replaced Bobby Wal lace , i s Having anything but a pleasant t ime. Harry Wolver ton of the >. '< w York Yankees has been pronounccd a fa i l ure and Harry Davis i s baru ' .y ge t t ing by a t Cleveland. J immy Cal ' .ahan, b ig noise dur ing the ear ly season games , fa i led to keep up the pace . a . ;a h is c lub has dropped back severa l poin ts . The American associat ion , too , has seen a few changes . J immy Burke of Indianapol is was forced to res ign , and now Char ley O'Leary , who took up KutIce ' s job , h . i . s tossed t ip the spo. :ge lack Ti the ' s res ignat ion f . t Louisvi l le i r : i l -<d to mater ia l ly ass is t tuc Colonels , for Jack Hayden lu ' . s done l i t t le in the way of s t rengthening the c lub. Hayden i s about cue to fa l l and Rur iuy Hulswi t t . i s o i l ths ?ard to take h is job . l - 'o r a tn^io th ings looked bad for f . \ .ghey Uui iy a t Mil waukee . but i l l . - , 0 - imcr t t ' in te Sox manager successful ly weatner the Morin and the Dnf t / i lUs a re get t ing by on a squeeze . 1 ,1 th .> b ig leagues , and especia l ly in the Nat ional the p i tching has been po , r th is ye*»\ Cf cf tnse , there exespcion" . but in the long run the t -v i r l lng has not oeen up to the s tandard . The wholesa le fa i l . i res cannot hn evp ' .n ' .ne 1 by Those unfor tunate managers , but comethi rg i s wrong, lor ih? c lump hi t t ing thu basebal l wor l l i s le l t by a l l lovers c f t i le spor t .
m
WOOL WHEAT
. Ba Ba Hesotian, the sensational high diver, with Barkoot shows at Grand Forks fair next week.
Opening in Minneapolis Market at Higher Range
of Values.
Minneapolis, Minn.. July 26.—Liverpool wheat closed unchanged to 1-4 higher.
The opening in the Minneapolis market was at a higher range of values, September opening from 94 1-4 to 94 3-8. then easing off to 93 5-8# 3-4 and then having a bulge to 94 3-4 with another break to the former low points and then a sharp rally to above the previous high point, September selling above 95.
Export business and some scattered reports of black rust were the strengthening factors in the market today. Primary receipts were 1,322,-000 bushels compared with 1,508,000 bushels a year ago. Shipments were 688,000 bushels against 307,000 bushels a year ago.
Minneapolis stocks of wheat decreased 885,000 bushels for the week-
Temperatures at 7 a. m. In the Canadian northwest, ranged from '48 to 60 above with generally cloudy weather, Battleford reported a rainfall of 1.24.
Northwest weather conditions in the United States reported cloudy weather with the following rainfall for the past °* hours: Wllliston, .30; Devils Lake, £2; Bismarck, .22.
Argentine cabled that the wheat market was quiet with a steady demand, with arrivals from the interior moderate and the quality unsatisfactory. Broomhall cabled that the firmness in the Liverpool wheat market was attributed to unfavorable Russian weather and an Improved demand for cargoes. Minneapolis September sold at 93 5-8 for low and 95 1-4 for high. The high on the December wheat was 95 7-8 and the low 94 1-4®3-8. Close on September was 95 and on the December 95 3-4 .
* TRADE GOSSIP. * » * * * * * • * * * * • * *
London, July 26.—Money and discount rates were steady today.
The stock market opened weak but British securities recovered in the afternoon on bear covering. Consols improved half a point, home rails from one-half to a point and copper shares closed strong. Mexican rails, Peruvian shares and Kaffirs finished easy.
American securities opened steady. Trading was light during the forenoon but a good tone prevailed. New York buying hardened values the late trading and the market closed steady.
Argentine—The wheat market is steady with a quiet demand. Arrivals from the interior are moderate with the quality unsatisfactory. The corn market is easier a:fter a firm holding movement. The demand is good and arrivals are large with the quality excellent.
Chicago, July 26.—Inter Ocean— Sentiment in wheat last night was bearish. Conservative operators and commission houses cautioned against sales on breaks, as they regarded the bearishness as too unanimous, exporters said wheat was only 1 to 2c out of line for export. Taking the price in interior Kansas there was a discount of 20c under October in Liverpool for hard winter wheat. It is expected that receipts here, for the balance of the month will be large as there is a rush to get in here in time for July delivery. Fresh shipments from the southwest and west to apply on July sales are practically over.
Corn specialists said good rains in the southwest are likely to depress pries of the deferred futures. Nebraska had heavy rains yesterday, there being a cloudburst at Auburn and seven inches at Louisville. There were also rains at Grand Island, Lincoln, Nebraska and Salina, Kansas.
THE WEATHER. Canadian Northwest—48 to 60,
generally cloudy. Battleford—1.24., Northwest—58 to 68, part cloudy. Williston—.30. Devils Lake—.22. Bismarck—.22. West—64 to 72, part cloudy. North Platte—.94. Omaha—Raining trace. Southwest—68 to 78, part cloudy. Dodge City—.02. Concordia—.04. Kansas City—.08. Ohio Valley—64 to 72, clear. Thief River Falls—Clear, calm, 58. Enderlin—Clear, calm, 55. Hankinson—Clear, light southeast
wind, 55. Bismarck—Clear, calm, 55. Superior—Clear, calm, 65. Harvey—Clear, calm, 65. Glenwood—Clear, calm, 70.. Portal—Cloudy, calm, 55. Minneapolis—Clear, calm, 67. Winnipeg—Clear, 70. Chicago, Peoria, Terre Haute,
Bloomington—Clear, 70. Omaha—Sprinkling. 75. Kansas City—Raining, 70.
SOUTH DAKOTA CROPS. Mitchell. S. D., July 26.—The crop
situation over the central section of South Dakota has improved wonderfully with the fine rains which have come. Since July 4 the precipitation here has been 4.34 inches and the moisture has placed the crop situation on a firm basis. Blue-stem wheat is finishing in the best shape possible under present conditions, and the yield has Increased at least 15 per cent in the last week. There Is enough mots, ture in the ground to make the cron crop sure. The situation west of the river is much improved, and while there will be little wheat, the rains will help out to a large extent 'in getting in a very fair crop of corn, and hay. The central section of the state expects to harvest the biggest crops in the last five years.
Open High Low . Close
No.
MINNEAPOLIS WHEAT.
US!: •.•.'.'.v.^-.-.v.-.-.-.VA.V«i,V4
MINNEAPOLIS CASH CLOSE. - 1 hard i.os A?riveN°rtherft
A ? r t 3 e N o r t h e r n 1 ; g | 1 0 3 » No. 3 Northern l.oj l oil Vo. l durum A arr »« ' " No. 2 durum & arr 93 No. 3 yellow corn No. 4 corn No. 3 white oats . No. 3 eats Barley Fiax Rye
RECEIPTS. The total receipts of wheat at the
four principal spring wheat points from the beginning of the crop y?ar, Aug. 1, 1911, to date, are as follows: Minneapolis, 94.662.64S; Duluth. 30,-174,846; Chicago, 24.<02,«00; Milwaukee, 3,964,390; making a total of 153,-404,481 bu. against 166,761,263 bu. last year and 186,318,901 bu. two years ago.
The total receipts of wheat at the four principal winter wheat joints, Toledo, St. Louis, Detroit and Kansas City, from the beginning of the crop year, July 1, to date, 'are 6,996,100 bu., against 12,011,660 bu. last year and 7,720,837 bu. two years ago.
MVF.RPOOE. Liverpool Opening—Wheat, steady.
1-4 to 1-2 higher. Corn flrm, 8-8 higher.
Liverpool, 1:80 p. m.—Wheat, 8-8 to 1-2 higher. Corn. S.8 higher.
Liverpool Close—Wheat unchanged to 1-4 higher. Corn 1-2 higher.
Market Quotations Security block. Gcfcn# Forks. N. D.
Open High Low . Close
Open . High . Low .. Close .
WW WR|«T. ChL Minn.
2Sf i H i 1.0SI 1 9«i 1.04 1 MIS 1.0M 1
SEPTEMBER WHEAT. ChL Minn.
:::::::: :,'sf •' :::::::: % .96
Dot .061 .«« .061 • 0«B
Dul.
Ill .95 ,96|
Low . Close
DECEMBER WHEAT. May Chi Minn -
-•• at
Dul '.oil
Mil .95|
Open ;. Close ..
Open .. Close ..
Open Close
ST. LOUIS. >1*7 July
.921 311 .931
Obi Cle ose
KANSAS CITY. Ju'y, Sept.
f«» .871 86 . .88
WW YORK. July Sept. . _ 1.001
. . . . 1 . 0 8 1 1 . 0 1 1
WINJflFEG. July OeL
....1.07 ,94|
... .1.078 . 94|B
CHICAGO CORN.
Sept .96J .96
Dee. .89| .90
Dee. 1.03!
Dee,
•921
May
57i|
July 72}
.71
Sept. Dee. «Sltoi.5«ite|
.661 .56(i
.66 .66*
.65} .66
Open CHICAGO OATS.
May July Sept Dee. High 371
...36| Low . Close 36J<
60.49|.S3| .341 60 .661 .34|
•46| .82133 .84 46|S .33( .34|
CHICAGO PORK. Open Hi«h Low . Close
July
. 1 8 . 0 2
Sept. \ 18 .02
1 8 . 2 2 18.02 1 8 . 2 0
Oct
18.25 18.07
71 arr .76 .76} .78 .76 •«i .471 . .44 .46 •46 .85 • 1.96 arr 1.96 .71 avr .68
,50
DTTLUTH CASH CLOSB, No. 1 hard 1.04
I £orH,ern 108 No. 3 Northern 1.03 Cash oats 47 Rye •> Barley '45 No. 1 durum I No. 3 durum 91 July at sept Cash flax, trk & arr.!!l/99
DULUTHPLAX.
,m Close 1.99 1.90 • 1.81
WINNIPEG CLOSB. No. 1 Northern No. 2 Northern No. 3 Northern Cash oats No. 2 July oats No. 3 Oct. oats July flax Oct. flax
Grand Forks Market
.1.07
.1.04
.1.83 • 1.65 |B
No. 1 northern No. 2 northern No. 3 northern No. 4 northern Rejected No grade ...
43-lb. bright 41-lb. bright 39-lb. bright 36-lb. bright
No. 1 No. 2 No. 3 No grade ...
No. 2 No. 3
No. 3 white . No. 4 white . No. 3 mixed .
Wheat.
Barley.
Flax.
Rye.
Oats.
• .92 90
. . . . 86
. . . . 8 2 73
. . . . 68
... .44 •.. .41 ... .38 ... .34
... .$1.76
. . . . 1 .66 ... 1.56 ... 1.41
54 62
.. . .27
. . . . 2 6 .... -25
LOCAL PRODUCE MARKET RB7TAu)»
Butter, per lb. dairy SB; creamery t5e Eggs, per dozen .' 80c Cabbage (new), per lb to Onions (dry), per lb 60 Beets, per peek .....Sto Carrots, per peck 36e Parsnips, per peck . . . ~ 7 r ....M« Turnips, per peck 20c Flour, per cwt 18.46 Apples, per peek ..... Mo Potatoes (old), per bushel... .11.16
GENERAL PRODUCE MARKET PRICES PAID TO PRODUCERS.
These quotations are furnished Ky O. J. Barnes Co.. Grand Porks, and represent values In car lots P. O. B. outside loading stations In the north half of North Dakota and Minnesota, as wall as local values for farm deliveries:
Hay. No. 1 timothy f 14.01 Upland bay 11.11 No. 1 midland T.00 Potatoes—<-
Early Ohlos, per bu I 1.0* Early Rose, per bu •*
BB0O9fHA££ CABLES. Broomhall cables from ' Liverpool
as: follows: The market opened steady and 1*4
to 1-2 higher. The weakness in America was off
set by the unfavorable Russian weather and ah improved demand for cargoes which wore higher and (Irmly held. 'Following the opening there was further covering on the light Argentine shipments and smaller shipments from Australia with a pronounced firmness In spot and mostly 1 i-4d higher with shorts covering. During the morning tHero was some realtefng which resulted In a moderate decline with a qulet 'de-mtnd for forward shipment and private reports from America of a record yield of aprtng wheat in sight. At 1:10 p. m. the : market was Ann and 8-8 to 1-S higher than yesterday.
Argentine shipments wheat this week, 2,320,000; last week, S;*44,00t; last year, 1,720,000.
§rud Forks Bye Boise , FRENCH DRY CUANBRS
AND DYBRS VI AUWAYS BATtflT. •'
SM AsCk'at.
HEXTJD HEEL Other Electrical and Equip
ment Stocks Strong— Leaders Closed Heavy.
New York, July 26.—One of the unique features of today's stock market, which was dull and generally uninteresting until l#te in the session, was the fact that General Electric, ordinarily one of the most dormant Issues was next to U. S. steel, the most active security in the list. This unusual prominence was explained when it became known that the directors of Genera! Electric had declared a stock dividend of 30 per cent.
Other electrical and equipment Stocks were strong in sympathy artd on the known improvement in these lines of industry. The usual market leaders, however, were heavy until near the close, when buying of the Kill Issues stimulated a demand for other " *tandard shares, including Union Pacific and U 6. steel.
Undoubtedly news that further price advances had been ordered in certain finished articles of steel and Iron was an' aid to the industrials as a whole.
Traders seemed to be Impressed bv the belief that the stock dividend in General Electric, which is dominated by the strongest financial interests. Implied confidence In future conditions and much covering of shorts resulted, with substantial net gains.
St. Paul was an objeet of interest, opening with a one ""int galn in anticipation of the declaration of the regular dividend in the course of the day. This advantage it soton relinquished but speedily recovered on announcement that action had been deferred for a week.
Call money • loaned at three per cent and offerings of time loans for long periods were relatively light.
Bonds were duller than usual with total sales par value of $1,464,000. , u- 8- government bonds were un
changed on call.
SLOW INCREASE OF WHEAT..: From wh8t cause it may be, the rec
ords of wheat outturn In this country Hins higher in bushels per acre than thirty years ago. This comei partly from greater efficiency in the method of cultivation and partly through the introduction of more prolific varieties of both winter wheat and spring. Yet the average is too ihueh below the average in som'e other countries to suppose the improvement has reached the limit. Treating the seed to destroy the smut nuisance is 6nfy onfe-jbf- the means to the better method undertaken. Several varieties of hard %inf<»r whe»t brought from >iistern' Europe have found profitable lodgement In thS middle west an®.. Increased £feld by new varieties of spring wheat has be*n gained, in late years". In the northwest.
It is not too much to say the better farming methods being pushed throughout the country bjr ufMft^late farmers aided liberally by the mijrport of people in other brarichift* iof business promises most beneficial results. All wheat measured by present indications promise some 14 bushels an acre this year, while the average for the five year period 1906 to 1910 inclusive is 14.6. Progress should be more rapid but there Is too much conservatism for it. A change in the way of doing things is not so easy of adoption as might be supposed by the book man. Farmers must have practical demonstration before they are ready to drop the old for the new. State operations in every county would radiate information that would more rapidly spread and the sooner reach desired ends.
Pho— X. W. T-. T. r. IMa.
THE WHEAT POSITION. Dornbusch—The moat, potent fac
tors this week are the improved Monsoon conditions in India, liberal offers, of plate wheat, bearish Atlantic cables and heavy world's shipments. The bullish bureau report helped American markets, but it had not much influence on this side, and there were, some disquieting rumors of financial trouble on the continent. The downward tendency was to some extent arrested by reports that rains were delaying the ripening in France and the harvest in South Russia and Rumania, while Australian shippers quoted
ftrices above buyers' views. Neverthe-ess, fine weather, a poor consumptive
trade and a' lack of buying support all round caused the market to drift In buyers' favor. It is, however, only fair to observe that there Is no general pressure to sell, and. compared with the corresponding period last season, market opinion is bullish as regards value, seeing that quotations range from 5s to 10# above the rates current a year ago.
A YEAR AGO YESTERDAY. Mpls. July wheat closed at 96 6-8. Mpls. Sept wheat ranged from
96 1-2® 96 6-8. Mpls. cash corn sold at 62® 63. Mpls. shipments of flour were 43,-
611 bbls. Chicago July wheat closed at 86 3-4. Chicago Sept. wheat closed at 88
3-4. Chicago July corn closed at 62: July
oats closed at 39. Duluth cash corn closed at 62 3-4:
oats closed at 39 6-8; cash flax closed »t 82.10,
Track wheat closed in Mpls. at 81.00 J-8 for 1 hard: 98 l-8<$99 6-8 for 1 northern: 96 1-8998 1-8 for 2 northern.
Mpls. receipts of hay were 60 tons selling at 83.60# 18 for good to choice.
The state grain inspection showed no cars 1 hard: 27 ears 1 northern; 27 cafs 2 northern; 8 cars No. 3; no cars No. 4; 6 cars rejected; no cars no grade.
CARS RECEIVED Chicago
IMt Today Cont Estd Year
W^teat .. .. ...881 267 319 883 Com 96 15 86 97 Oats. • 60 88 68 290
Minneapolis Today Last year
Wheat .. .. .. .. .. 106 ' 102 Cdrn .. .. .. 18 ....r. 6 Oits 4 "19 Rye 1 6 Barley 8 6 Flax 4 2
St. Louis Wheat— ,
. Today t«ast Yeir Receipts 298.000 128,000 Shipments ...' ... 90,000 ; 43,000
i • • WINNIPEG CARS Today Last Year
Wheat 102 lot PARIS
Paris wheat 8 8-4 lower to 1-4 higher. Flour July lc higher.1
FLOOR SHIPMENTS! Following are the shipments of
flojur from Minneapolis, from Jan. l, 1912, to date, and for the same time a year ago: 1912.... 8,606,306 | 1911... .8,261,873