The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1905-08-30
MARKET REVIEW.
For the Week Ending with
Publication Day.

~ = This week the demand
| opened fairly strong. ant
the milling company set the pace b!
paying 67c a bushel for blue stem
and CSC bushel for club. All the
wheat of both varieties that has beer
offered is of fine appearance and good
quality, and the indications are thai
| it will give a first-class quality OF
| -four when ground. There has been
no change in the price of millstuffs
New oats and barley are being
brought in in small lots, the former
bringing $24 and the latter $40 pei
ton.
Very little demand exists for hay
of any kind. and the dizziness in the
market extends particularly to al
falfa. For this there is no market
as yet except the Sound. The pas
lures there are at their best, and q
great amount of all kinds of hay are
being offered, so that both price and
demand are naturally poor. The hay
that is moving west ont of the Yaki-
ma valley, averaging about a dozen
cars day, is at the present time sell
ing on the Sound fairly we'll, condi-
lions considered, and nets the grow
er 81 ton for alfalfa. SIS for grain
hay, from $40 to $11 for timothy and
So for clover, 1t is stated that con-
siderable of the baled alfalfa offered
had not been properly cured, and was
in danger of spelling.
But even more doubtful Than in re-
gard to hay is the future of the po-
tato market. While extra choice Bur
banks are quoted here at $13 per ton,
there is absolutely no outside de-
mand, and this price is set by the
lone market Seattle and Tacoma
dealers are reported supplied with
good quality in inexhaustive guam
tity--for the present at least-and
owing to the fact that our big Bur-
banks are not yet thoroughly ripe,
the comparatively few that have been
sent over to the Sound went begging
The only time when they have actual
~ been asked for was few days ago,
when a number of steamers from
Alaska arrived in port on their last
trip for the season. bringing down
orders for one hundred tons of Yalli-
ma Burbanks. They were not to be
had in the Sound markets, and before
they could have been dug and shipped
| have been gone on their way north
SO the order was not filed The
local dealers are holding back the
| buying as much as possible, and en-.
couraging the ranchers to mold theii
| potatoes until they are thoroughly
ripe, at least. 1t is claimed that in
only very small lots can potatoes be
purchased that are really ripe enough
for shipment.
But the fruit market is lively
enough to make up for all dizziness
in other products, and the commits
sion houses are the busiest places In
the city. They have large number.
of people engaged in sorting ant
packing fruit of all kinds. and ship
ments are heavy. Last Saturday, In
addition to truck load after truck
load sent ny express, there were six
teen cars of green fruit sent out OF
North Yakima, one commission firm
alone shipping six of these. Taking
it straight through, the demand has
been good, and the indications are
that the prices on all kinds of fruit
will average better than last season
Apples. the shippers report, are
rather scarce. so far; there are plen
| ty in the orchards, and they are il
| fine marketable condition, but they
are coming in very slowly, and II
small lots. Those now handled are
the Wealthy. Gravenstein, Nader
Blush. Jefferies and Wolf River. ant
they all net the grower about the
same, the price paid running from
coo to soc a box. according to quality
The day of the Bartlett pear Is wei
nigh over for this season.. and the,
are still selling for &c pound to the
packers and shippers. Flemish
Beauties and the little Fall Buffers
are bringing from 1c to 1Hc {
pound.
Early Crawford and Alberta
peaches are plentiful, the latter hav
ing just made their appearance. Fol
each variety the dealers are payinl
COO a box. The plum family is vel
represented, Silver, Egg and Vel
low being in good demand at 40c 6
box; green cages fetch the same, ant
prunes are being disposed of at 45t
as fast as brought In. This is the
heaviest week Of the present season
in peaches and plums. The market
promises to hold up well throughout
the season, and present prices are
not being complained Of
Melons are salable at fair prices
The growers are getting at the com
mission houses and stores an average
of soc a dozen for watermelons-ant
this Is zoe less per dozen than last
weeks quotations--and from soc tC
55c a crate for Rocky Ford can
teloupes.
| The vegetable market Is literally
supplied. Tomatoes are coming In
in large quantities. and net the grow
err 40c q box. They are of excep
tional quality this year. and free from
blemish as rule.
Following quotations show the
trend Of prices at midweek; It should
be remembered that these prices are
Wholesale, unless otherwise indi
Gated:
| LIVE STOCK.
Steers, prime, No. /, live. .$2.7!
| So"b S.VN