The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-26
MARKETS AND TRADE.
WEEKLY tner BULLETIN.

Seattle, wash, May 3. 1887.
another good week. That IL the iaea-
sHas statement Of several fssrrssISogEdearz
with reference &c the week ending yes
fefGaS. and * IL ve-i4ed hy the rere1rts
OF about IzG correspondents liz different
parts OF the state. Although gne week
was IN TIE main surshtny and drs. u WAS
noss excessively wg-ns. but was. on the
contrary, quite moderate. while during
TIE latter half Of the week the nights
weT gulfe csyol Light showers which In
tae Eastern part Of the state were rather
scattering occurred on the fsta and a4ta:
more cupsoys rain would have been of
very great benefit. especially in the east
eEn section, as strong drying winds for
The frsT time this se4s0n
The cecl weather was favorable TO
wheat and other grains ard 10 grass, bat
not particularly favorable To potatoes and
Urn. winter wheat presents fine ap-
pesafsaee, Out sprfnK-sown wheat IN One
instances. has not xerniinated. owing 10
insufficient moisture. The soil has great
tendency 70 bake. The hay crop is doing
kp3EEdlaly. Alfalfa In the Yakima exsa,r-
ny ~ row about ready for cutting: some
OF TIE sTnailsr fields have been rnown
ne snake and Columbia rivers are ex-
ptFiencifS tbs spring rise caused By melt
Ing aro. At their sources. the unusual
warmth OF April and May have made st
e@fA%r than usual The bottoms are In
ufsia.ao and considerable ARIA OF crops
overlooked.
Eastern sectlon-Spcksna county. Stew
ems and Spokane counties-AppieS pears.
p.i.Ils and cherries are doing well, except
biafns eIad cherries blasting Il sofae local
lies rati-sown and early spFing-xo~u
~heat are HFie, out rain IL needed Cor late
k9HD- founE GrE=shoopers have appeared
sho arc Creating some alarm among the
Big Bend Coun,ry-Iincoln and Doug
iass: Ihis week has been quite windy,
cIyiag the surface RAPIDLY. Very little
ran, ran seil me frst % The week While the
ground contains ample moisture much OF
ist.-so"n grain remains on the surface
. IN ca,ifaot ses innate. Crops all look fair
PaIouse Country-whi.rnan and Adams.
W arm and dry. Lats-sot'n grain and gar
dens heed rs.sn very badly. Winter wheat
, @ailss RAIN Wheat. corn and potatoes
little rain en- the 18th was beneficial bnt
not enough, though the crops have done
ninety considering the dry weather. Grass
10y. are reported Matching out numer-
onsiy and growing Very fast. Squirrels
are getting numerous and do no; take
readily to poison.
Ws.la Waiia Country-Garfleld. Column
nia' w ala WaiIa: The showers have been
OF great benefit To all crops and fruits
an vegetation has made rapid progress.
St.aw oeIFiea and cherries are IN the mar
Last Thursday terrific water spout In
tne east end of Garfield county did great
ut.ans.ees sisc on Asotin creek In Asottn
s.ounay. Gardens and fruit trees, and on
Asctln creek also. houses and stock were
destroyed Crops In good condition hut
noppeFa are appearing I'm alarming nnr0-
p Pr, Inc river continues fun. Ferry at
80, h1a o., running Considerable alarm
healthy "a "a"eh % NOT
', Yakima country-Yakama and Kittitas.
~ one OF the most favorable of the sea-
soh fine ran Ell the Eth. f).iow.l by
warm weather. and everybody IL iiappv.
cutting alfalfa has commenced and sfraW-
r psss9g season IS in fun blast. although
hsndered. Spring wheat Is backward: falI
ana winter wheat looking well: barley and
".h ~. Mhcaf are heading. Vegetables of
dii KINDS. except field potatoes now being
delivered 10 customers. Columbia river
sun rising: % feet inches above low water
mark at ksnnewiek.
khckitat country-Taght rain tho frs. ~
the week, did much good TO growing grain
ana vegetation. but II was not sufficient 10
rsach late sown grain; soil dried out very
NOT sunsefenr moisture to gernltnate 9th
er grain Is making fair growth.
c. Western section-Straits and Lower
sound; clallam. Island. San Juan Jefsfr-
counties: Old farmers say crops never
looked better Fruit is setting well: most
dropping some having been injured by
hcavy rains two weeks ago. Early garden
vegetables are abundant: corn and later
vegetation Is pushing up rapidly. So much
water has conn down from the mountairs
improbable.
- Fltt otuIu-shaSOE. kftSan. King.
Pierce and Thurston counties: First mart
or week Hight showers. then cloudy. then
warm and sunny. Oats coming up nicely:
fall wheat doing we'll; potatoes growing
last; clover has net grown 50 fast as last
week. Bees are doing finely. they are max
irg more honey than they have before been
known TO do At this time Of the wear
Glover Is In bloom All ranch work Il
prog ressssng finely. Worms are working
on grain on some low lards. Strawberries
are beginning 10 ripen but not vet in nl,an
thy sufficient 10 market. Reporter al Is
saquah says he never saw grass. grain.
hops and fruit in better condition in Sno-
Quaimls valley.
southwest couuties-LcwiS, Cowlitz
Clarke, Skamania, Chehal!s and Pacific
countless: Everything Is as p.,rfer.t as il
was In the Garden Of Eden" save a Lewis
county reporter. Making a small allow
anee for the sxuberance OF nature which
Is. perhaps, a frftie too optimistic his
statement can be taken for fair express
sion Of what has been done TO crops hy the
favorable weather this season. 4 rice raj,
on the 18th was lust what was needed In
Clarke and towlitz counties the Column la
river has covered the iowiands croDs are
Inundated ana heavy loss Will undoubtedly
he the result. Hundreds OF acres of crops
are covered. and the river Is stii rising
On the uplan8s the condition Of crnrs
could hardly be improved. In Chehaila
county fall wheat IL about 10 head Evs.ry-
thing has grown like magic In Pacific
county garden truck Is up ana wheat "a
growing fine.
G. y. SALISBURY.
Section Director. Seattle. Wash