The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-12
Wheat Yield Premises to Be al
Good as in 1893.
reE,oHT RATES WILL Dc hloh.
v.aseIs Are ChaRtering for Ferry
shsDifsgs. Higher Than Rate Has
nees for Several years-soaa e
~ Dse 10 scarcity Of Shtps-The
TrassvaaI War Rsness nelD the
wheat Markets Of the World.


isriy those who deal In wheat, are united
"a sayins that this will be . COED year fer
m farmers OF Warrington. They agree,
hnveyer. that freight rates viii be higher
thsa year than they have been for several
vears. This they ascr.be TO the fact that
= many vessels have been required by the
.uxernmenis of tho United States and En-
Gland 20 carry troops. and especially sup
nstes 10 TIE Philippines and to South At
rtea- The general impression In tina, the
fmminent war In the Transvaal viii have
A eject upon the wheat market Of the
vorid. and consequently the market in this
ssrt Of the country will change according
r. 4 number OF the best Authorities on
The wheat situation in this part Of the
country were interviewed yesterday by
representative Of the Post,Intsilieencer.
]. Esfiiison. Jr.. manager In thiA city for
Bsifour. Guthrie T. Co., said: Freight
rates are higher this year than they have
nresens is. / think. % shillings ton. This
4. / believe. the rate secured by the ship
UrYmbiair I'm Tacoma a few days ago. The
h,sh rate for freights Is, however. detrt-
mental 10 a rise In wheat, a. the export
esr simply will not pay much for wheat
while The freight rates continue 10 high.
There does not seem 20 be scarcity 81
shirs. Our company has AZ present the
several We have AZ Tacoma and some
bound iuwards at Victoria Wheat II not
moving very freely. and on the other hand
our company does not feel Inclined TO get
caught on the high rates.
CSOp same ~ Last Year.
Now, fer instance, they have 1900 tons
ca SPOT, Is compared with Is. zoo tons last
year, and ! believe the same proportion
ruiz everywhere. The crop throughout
the Northwest will be about the same n
last year. although there Is considerable In
terror wheat coming tn
The war In the Transvaal Will not make
much difference, as there are plenty OF
AAtpe, bat war always has a tendency TO
shis case. W course. in Consideration OF
The advanced freight rates the charters
are higher than they would be otherwise"
z Csrdln. manager for J. q. Adams &
s. M per cent shorter than II was last
year. The great diffseu!ty this year will be
with the advanced freight rates We are
getting In, on an average. twenty-five cars
think prices win stay about where they
are. The quality OF the wheat Is not as
good this year AZ usual. due entirely To
the heavy rains which soceurred In tho
iricis Of Eastern washington. The recent
cold weather over there however, Will
help the grain In the warehouses.
OF course. the fear OF complication In
many Inquiries for wheat and -four on the
Pacific coast In the last few weeks, The
carriers this year are higher than they
we're last year This Is due In measure
" the fact that so many vessels are being
llhen by the different governments to rush
m3plies TO the Philippines and South At
ma II this freight rate keeps up. II will
aaftiy attract number OF steamers to the
soana 10 load wheat. as there are lots Of
tramp steamers In the world that would
be glad 10 come II they could get TIRE 20
shilling rate that believe Is being offered
~ present TO sailing vessels"
Osttook for Increased Price.
oleost Payne. secretary Of the Peerless
MI Company, Just Incorporated. sa!d:
There has not been a heavy boom in
wheat this year yes on account of tho
cotnparattvely low prices offered. and the
present outlook IL fer an increase In Pr &c.
Fssmsrs IN Wash rston ~ rule have been
sniding FOR an advance and are looking
fer 4 because OF the fact that the markets
o. Re World IN the last few days have
shown considerable ftruness, From what
| have harmed thcre ts an unusual demand
Tor -four tn South Africa, which will be
good thing Tor the mills II the Pacific
coast The prospect Of a war in the Trans
yAal Hiil tend To A large shipment from
fnt.ls nn the Pacific coast besides Great
Nc nrrser market IN England
There n an upward tendency OF char
ars IN San Francisco. ana I suppose II Is
general all over 'he coast Most az the
shfs there are already chartered, I I'M
asrssand. and The proportion of unchar-
tered tonnage Ia small. Last year three
quarters Of The ships We're unchartered
this year II is almost exactly the reverse.
TIE freight rates this year are almost IT.
varsahIs higher than they were last year.
iae highest reported last year was sSs Sal.
with an average OF s5s This year have
ssart Of a Als charter The crop In the
Faloase section VIII be about the same this
Year as last, There was an increase In
s&s OF isse co bushels in Washington.
Idaho AMI Oregon over the Weld OF 1891.
Aaa think fram what have learned,
that this ysag's output viii compare favor
Ably with the isas yield The increase last
year vas most marked in The state OF
Oregon
Seorgs Folsom. now n anager OF the Nov
cry Mi Company. said I'VE are running
% var fuli capacity night and day. Our
eFaefs fas N0nr fer shipment 20 the Orient
sfs large, Wheat IS ceming In IN good
snsssnsnis IN spite Of the scarcity o. ears
Ire quality CT vs. heat Is not ss gocd As
asa year, wha ne are getting in now Ia
mostly Ma, wheat. | look for good
season however,
The Weld OF whea, for this year Is
kas5 As FAR as have learned" said A.
= 0faAasn formerly 81 The Novelty MIL
@NMfanT, neN WITH the Peerless MN
eoMFsny, There Is set Of wheat q an
sh's.er grade coming Ia bus think K Is
rss u tas continued rains III Eastern
"ashngtc. during the harvesting asson
,als-S however. that tire mills r. tis}s
EsFs q the country will have No difficulty
= kespsrs busy for the shipments 81
aoas 70 IRE Orient and other parts ~ the
IT'D hAN@ increased 10 a great extent