Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 166, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1917 — DAILY GRAIN LETTER. [ARTICLE]

DAILY GRAIN LETTER.

July 30, 1917. Northwestern lowa reports on the crop outlook art very favorbale. Loda, Illinois, writes: “Never saw conr grow faster than for past ten days. Around here would say oats cutting is from one-third to one-half through. Farmers are estimating the yield from 40 to 75 bushels to the acre. With good weather, would say threshing ought to be in good swing by second week of August.” Schnectady, New York, wires: “Ten more days of this weather will make corn normal. Now tasseling everywhere.” ♦ While extremely hot weather has prevailed over the corn belt for several days, damage reports are confined almost entirely to parts of Kansas. Temperature Sunday in latter state shows over 100 at many points, with hot wind. Nebraska and lowa reports taken aS a whole show no actual damage. A report from Kearney, Nebraska, says real damage has been very slight and corn can get along with-, out rain • for some time if excessive temperatures and hot winds subside. Illinois points were bidding this morning the following prices and report very little being sold. No. 2 Red Whea't $2.50, August shipment; No. 3 White Oats 67 %c, shipment by August 15, 65c thirty days’ shipment; No. 3 white corn $2.30.

Minneapolis Tribune says: “Heavy rains accompanied by cooling breeze# moved eastward over the Dakotas last evening and had entered Minnesota before midnight, bringing relief to crops.” Government weather report forecasting cooler weather today and tonight in Minnesota, the Dakotas, lowa, Wisconsin and Michigan. The country offerings of oats up to this time, have not been large, but the trade looks for an increase in arrivals within ten days. Advices from country continue to indicate that old stocks of corn on farms in Illinois are practically exhausted. Stocks of wheat in all position# in Chicago decreased 13,000 bushels; corn increased 1,000 bushels; oats decreased 168,000 bushels of the week.