Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-08-29

markets. Price conditions are SO fav-
orable for this business this year that
unless there Is a change little or moth
ing will seek a market on the coast.
AS Portland has never handled any
Of this business except Though Puget
Sound ports, she will feel less effect
from the diversion of the trade to the
east than will be felt by the Puget
Sound dealers, who have always had
this for an exclusive field. Wheat of
the 1908 crop is still going out OF the
Clearwater and few cars Of the new
crop have moved, but it is all going
east. Much Of the business Of former
years has been handled by buyers for
cereal-food manufacturers, but this
year there Is a sufficient margin be-
tween the east and the coast markets
to admit of shipments for most any
purpose.
While the Idaho wheat will not test
quite as heavy as last yeart 1t Is much
cleaner. and this advantage. together
with the higher prices realized, will re-
suit In much larger aggregate returns,
even though the crop be considerably
short Of that OF last year. The o. r. &
N. company does not get far enough
over the Idaho line to draw much wheat
from this state except that which the
boats secure at Lewiston, and at no
point in Idaho this year will it strike
as good crops as were In evidence last
year.
This situation Is in sharp contrast
to that which prevails in other portions
Of the northwest wheret he rival roads
do business. for throughout the greater
part of the Palouse country. in Walla
Walla and Umatilla, the heaviest yields
are In the immediate vicinity Of the O.
r. & N. lines.
1t may be hardly proper to group
Asotin county. Washington, with the
Idaho wheat counties, but 1t has SO
long been recognised as portion OF
what is known as the Lewiston coun-
try" that Lewiston grain men are In
closer touch with crop conditions than
most OF the Washington grain men, and
they all have a high estimate OF the
crop now being harvested.
Yield and acreage are both go far in
excess Of any previous crop that the
county promises to turn of nearly twice
as much as In any former season Aso-
tin Is one Of the few wheat counties in
the state that has no railroad. although
she IL very anxious for railroad COM
mission. This lack Of shipping facili-
ties will retard the development OF con-
siderable new wheat land in the county,
but the big crop now being harvested
10 attracting so much attention that
there will be much larger acreage
sown next year.
The Idaho farmers are not inclined to
sell az freely an those In the Palouse,
Walla Walla and Umatilla counties.
Most OF them are expecting dollar
wheat on the farm. and until the mar
ket suffers relapse they are expected
to hold on with a tight grip.
Idaho, IN keeping with. her neign-
bors. ID highly prosperous and farmers
have no dtfaculty In securing all the
money they need without the necessity
Of selling anything. The fruit crop is
enormous along the Snake river, and az
It has good reputation IL plls- for
high figures. Lewiston IL some distance
from the rich wheat lands of the Nes
Perces, and most Of the wheat goes out
without coming within miles OF the me-
tropolis.
For all Of which Lewiston does not
care, as the wheat pays tribute to her
Just the same. and with that tribute she