The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-08-14
WALLAWALLAWHEAT
Late Reports Mako the field
Bigger Than Ever.
LAST YEARS SURPLUS LARGE.


waIis wALrA. Aug. n-gSpecialE
The report printed in Tacoma pepsr 20
the eject that spring wheat ia this section
il . comparative failure - entirely e.
roneous. That crop in many instances -
better than fali-sovn grain A compare
lively small acreage thas was sovn too
ate to ripen before the hot weather - dam.
aged somewhat. bat the crop on the Whole
is good. Hon. Thomas II. Brents. who
has large area Of sprin9 wheat which he
essimstsd would yield twenty boshsas PEI
sore, nov finds upon threshi1g tAaS b
will have thirty-6vs boshsis pr acre.
Thirty and forty bushels psr sere ass not
uncommon. and exceptional yields Of sixty
and sixsy-fvs bushels PER scro have bssn
reported. Il h the common fspoTt Of
farmers that their spring wheat = the
best. This 10 one Of the factors shas ID 60
ing 70 swell our wheat product % far b.
POND that Of previous ysarA On account
Of the favorable spring and exeessive
moisture. farmers Of the valley were
tempted to SOW to spring wheat Thousands
Of acres Of last years summer follow.
which in An ordinary season would have
been reserved for fall sowing This &C.
counts for great portion Of our increased
acreage this year.
The Portland agency Of r 9. Dunn e
Co. which sent out statistical blanks 20
the wheat growers and dealers Of Wash
ingson and Oregon. found only 10000
bushels OF old wheat in our state. John
Leaby. the varehouseman Of the Wash
ington 4 Columbia River railroad. Who h
Ii
stocks in this vicinity. estimates that there
are close on to 10000 bushels Of old
wheat in The WAlia Walia country ajone.
There are several farmers in this vicinity
holding from 1900 70 3, 600 bushels Of
old wheat, some Of them having on hand
two crops. II II said that Assessor
Jessup found but . small portion
of the old wheat in the county.
Segregated footings Of farm produce from
the detail lists we're not given. but il -
estimated that not to exceed 5000 bushels
Of wheat were assessed. The farmers
holding 1t are largely in debt. aud con-
scientiously gave in their assessments
with . mental reservation in which
public sentiment here jussifes them.
Farmers are having . hard year
and they reason, with . strong
color Of justice. that il the holders Of
bank stocks and moneys and credits can
have deductions Of the amount OF their In
debtedness the holders Of wheat stocks
should enjoy the Same immunities.
The banks and business men are pur-
suing . lenient course toward farmers in
this time Of financial stringency. Al
though banks are unable to furnish nm
limited amounts Of money on crops. they
are not crowding debtors. while private
money lenders have taken advantage Of
the situation and charged in some in
stances excessive rates Of interest. The
banks have stood by the psopls and taken
no advantage of their debtors In this way
It looks nov - though the bulk of East
srn Washington wheat would find mar
ket on the Sound this season. The Camp
legislature 10 operating against the Column
bia river ports. The circular Of the
Liverpool Ship Owners' Association call
ing attention TO the increased charges
under this Law has been the cause of an
advance in freights. A grain buyer Of
this city last week visited Port
land and the Sound markets
and found that he could
get 2 cents per bushel better in the latter
than in the former. Seattle viii this year
find her natural advantages for becoming
the grain shipping port Of the Northwest.
supplemented by this additional advantage
placed in her hands by blunderieg legis-
lation in Oregon. She will undoubtedly
make the most of the situation.
The wheat market here 10 in . state of
stagnation caused by the scarcity OF
tonnage at Portland and the Sound.
Owing to the stringency Of money
advances cannot be secured until
cargoes are aboard ships and docu-
mcnts signed. As there will not be ships
available for two or three weeks buyers
prefer not to buy until they can draw on
Liverpool against cargoes. Prices are dis
sres.ingly low here, No. blue stem hav-
ing been sold as low as 10 cents sacked
T. q. b.
Very few farmers have their crops ready
for market. Headers have been at work
for two weeks. but very little threshins
has vet been done. Warehouse receipts
have therefore been light. but il is expected
that grain will begin to come more rapidly
this week. About 1000 sacks per day
coming into the spofford warehouse dur.
ing the past week and 80 to NO sacks ne,
day TO this city constitute the principal
receipts TINS far.
One of the most important wheat grow.
ing districts of the county is Eureka fat
region thirty-five or forty miles in
length and from eight to ten miles in
width. 1t WAS not very many
years ago considered a worthless des.
ert. As the more desirable lands O,
the county become occupied, experiments
were made cniivating this desert. 1t is
now ali taken and IL produces abundan,
crops. The yiel. this year Is rerorteo
from twenty-five 20 thirty bushels ne,
/ acre for the entire region.
| J. NJ. L. Snyt.e-. of this CITY. who has
! COCO acres o; wheat on the Uma,illa re.er.
Walton has heretofore estimated his cror
at 1900 bushels. Since beginning his
threshiHe however. he has raised his es,i
/ mate 30 lSt. 600 bushels.
one Of the largest yields reported tins
FAR IS from the fam OF Noah Buraker. He
'hEeshea Twelve acres which averaged
n.neiy-loar Bushels Ia the acre.
y much better feeling exists among the
farmers imam a. the commencement OF
harvest. Iacy were then very much de.
leeted on accoun, OF the low price of whea,
They now, as they proceed with their har.
vest. begin 10 realize how much bette,
OF they are now than last year. even il
prices continue as low rs at present
Ihcy have three hashels of good whea. "a
sell where they had enc las;
year with an average price OF
~ cents per eushei our whsa, crop alone
will bring 10 this county $l,ooo IN foreign
eo'a Tor every man, woman and child in
the county.