The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1908-05-01
NEWS NOTES.
Hioh Priced Apples Movinq-W

NEWS NOTES.
High Priced Apples Movins-W. H.
Jones & Co., state that they are meet
ing with success in moving their ship
ments of fancy apples which have been
coming in in more numerous quanti-
ties from the irrigated sections and
the cold storage houses, now that the
culls which formerly confused the mar
ket have been cleaned up. They say
that dealers are making an effort to
move as many apples as possible be-
tween now and the opening of the
berry season, as after that time, the
berries, being of the new crop, will at
tract the attention of the consumer
before all else.
Veal Steady-The Miller Produce
Co. state that the demand for dressed
veal continues good and that all ship
ments are moving rapidly in spite of
the greatly increased supply. Butter,
they state, is coming in in large guam
titles from Northwestern sources,
which shuts Eastern butter out of the
market for the time being. The mar
ket on dressed hogs is firm and ship
ments move rapidly.
Potato Market Improving-The Rey-
holds Produce Co. state that the con-
dition of the potato market shows de-
cided signs of Improvement, the price
being firmer owing to the fact that
shipments, which were previously
flooding the market, have fallen off,
giving dealers chance to clean up.
There is a very decided demand for
potatoes we'll selected and graded, and
this company state that they are in
the market for a number of heavy
shipments provided the potatoes are
of first quality. The market, however,
has sufficient quantity of the poorer
grades which cannot be moved so
readily.
Market Outlook. B. Powles, of j.
B. Powles & Co., is optimistic about
the market outlook for the coming sea-
son. He states that while prices on
number of important commodities
are not at this season what they have
been, yet they are high enough &C
cording to the law of supply and de-
mand and will pay the farmers good
profits on their crops. However, he
looks for better conditions very short
ly, with the Alaska trade opening up
and market consumption increasing
generally. The Alaska trade, he says,
will be better than ever before and the
prices received in former seasons will
be we'll maintained. Mr.. Powles has
recently returned from an automobile
tour of Southern California, and he
says that the entire Pacific Coast is
prosperous and the view everywhere
Is optimistic.
After Berry Trade.-William Meis-
ter, of the California Commission Co.,
reports that his firm is preparing to
go after the strawberry trade in earn
est this spring, and have been engaged
for the past month or two in making
connections and perfecting arrange.
ments that will insure quick market
ing facilities and good prices for the
producer. Mr. Meister has been study
ing crop conditions, and says that he
believes the berry crop this year will
be of better quality and quantity
than ever before. The Vashon Island
crop, especially, he claims, is so far
in prime condition, and promises to be
heavy.
The Egg Market.-The North Coast
Produce Co. say that there is better
outlook in the egg market as the local
production is not as large as it has
been, the heavy spring producing sea-
son having passed. A short time ago
the local field was nearly supplying
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