The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-03-15

ern points, because of the low markets
prevailing on the Sound. They say
that the fact that some potatoes are
being shipped in from Minnesota
would serve to Indicate that the bal
ance lies the other way. They report
an improvement in the orange market
Market for Small Springs.-The Mil
Ter Produce Co. stat ethat the YEA
market is trifle easier, prices fol
choice quality ranging from 9R to II
cents. A drmer market prevails fol-
dressed hogs, the price ranging from
7h to 81s cents, according to size
They state that while the poultry mar
ket is in weak condition, they have a
certain trade that can use some choice
~ pound spring chickens at Is cents
Market for Fancy Potatoes.-W. H
Jones &, Co. wish to point out to grow
ers that the only hope for strengthen
ing the potato market at the present
time is to stop shipping culls and
produce of poor quality and ship moth
ing but carefully assorted potatoes
for a time. To substantiate this state
ment they point out that on carload
they recently received from the Yaki
ma, which was one of the finest that
has arrived on the street for some
time, they were able to pay SIG a
ton, whereas the poorer grades which
have been shipped without discrinina
ton are bringing on the street any
price the dealers can get for them, at
the present time approximately $12 a
ton. This is not the time to ship po
tatoes generally, but is a good time to
ship good potatoes.
Onion Market Cornered.-H. S. EN-
erson says that the reason for the adj
vance in the price of onions is the
fact that certain San Francisco firms
have virtually cornered the Oregon
output, causing a short supply in the
hands of outside dealers. He says
that this is not new condition, but
happens nearly every year.
Butter and Eggs.-Warm weather
and an early spring has caused an un-
usually heavy egg production this year
according to the English Rook Co..
who state that the market is the low
est that it has been at this season
for number of years. They also re-
port a declining butter market owing
to heavy shipments from California
and the beginning of the local produc-
ing season.
Market is a Dilemma.-The Riley
Produce Co. state that the market at
present>is a problem which keeps them
guessing, the egg, potato and apple
market being particularly puzzling. 1t
seems almost impossible to predict
conditions, but they believe that the
opening of the Alaska business will
have tendency to stiffen prices and
put things on a basis approaching nor
NAL
Eastern Poultry Shipments
Brothers report unusually heavy ship
ments of live poultry from the East.
They figure that since the first OF the
year that II carloads of live poultry
has been shipped into the Seattle mar
ket, which has had tendency to low
er prices to a point they have not
reached for several years.
Butter Market.-The North Coast
Produce Co. state that shipments of
butter from the California market are
becoming very heavy and are virtually
shutting Eastern butter from the mar
ket. Local butter is becoming more
plentiful, and a further drop in price
is looked for shortly. This is the
prime season for butter production in
California. The local market is there
fore largely supplied from that source
at this season. In May and June the
local production will virtually supply
the local markets and the prime but
ter season in the East opens in June
and July. The winter market is large
ly supplied by storage butter from the
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