The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-04-04
GENERAL STEAD|NESS
IN LOCAL STAPLES
INCREASED AMOUNT OF GREEN
sTUFFs SHIPPED TO OUT
SIDE POINTS.
Little Activity in Spud Market
Possibility of Flour Raise in
Near Future.

With the close of the week yester-
day local market conditions were re-
markable for the general steadiness in
prices as a whole though a few COM
modities have evinced a bearish tend
ency. Locally the feature of the
wholesale markets. in the past week
has been the increasing amount of
green stuffs shipped out to Spokane,
Seattle and other foreign markets.
Spinach and onion shipments have
shown falling off due to the decrease
in home receipts.
Rhubarb began coming in in large
quantities to the wholesale houses on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday. of
last week, and the shipments of the
plant have been increasing daily. The
arrivals were somewhat delayed the
first of the week owing to .he rains
which retarder receipts to some extent.
However. the precipitation is generally
considered as a blessing to truck gar
deners of this section as we'll as the
farmers. While scattered receipts of
asparagus were noted throughout the
week Saturday witnessed the first re-
ceipis of any considerable amount by
the wholesalers. The grass commands
ready market just now in the cite
and dealers are anxiously securing all
the supply available. BY the end of
the present week with weather con-
ditions Favorable asparagus receipts
ought to be coming in a. a lively rae.
emily been we'll supplied with aspara-
emily been wei lsupplied with aspara-
gus throughout the last week and the
demand has been steady.
The first part of the week was
marked by the arrival of the first car
of bananas shipped to local whole
sale house. that has been received here
for some time. The fruit was most
welcome locally as the. market prev
lousy was almost bare of the tropical
fruit. Receipts of California cabbages
showed a falling off the last week oW-
ing 10 the seeming scarcity in the
South. The cabbage which was obtain
ed was of poor quality so that dealers
here have no cared particularly to
handle the product. The price whole-
sale has been stiff a. $500 per cwt,
with 70 GEMS additional for freight.
Retailers have disposed of the Veget-
able at 10 cents per pound.
Little activity has been apparent IN
the spud market the past week. Things
have been quiet in this commodity
with q steady demand however, for all
the tubers obtainable. The shortage
which is said to exist in this state
amounting to about 200 cars, has had
the tendency to force prices upward.
According to report the crops OIL
potatoes now being held by rancherS
| in the foothills are inaccessible SO lar
as delivery is concerned, for the reason
that the snow and bad roads make II
in,nossible to remove the spuds from
tha nits where they were buried Az
tha hest it is said the mountain potato
crop was short last season, OUT me-
10 renor.ed to be several carloauS
available as soon as the spuds Can VIC
handled and brought into the Market,
Wholesale dealers here are up asaiii
short supply this spring ana are lili-
nortine from other states. A lew oaSS
400 supply of seed potatoes were
received here from ldaho.
Grain and feed market quotations
remain practically unchanged through
ont the week, though yesterday oetras
ed a slight stiffening tendency III oal
lev owing to a reported shortage IN tne
cron However, the price OF all gran,
| stuffs at this time of year is upwafu
| in movement.
IF reports received by local miiiei9
| arc To be believed -four will advance III
the near future. AS yet, however 'ile
mills are unagreed on the question u
a raise. So long as the mills con.
tinue to grind on wheat oougnt lS.
YEAR at reasonable prices no 1urtnei
advance on flour may be looked 10.
Rut when the mills run out OF then
present supply rather than try 10 OPP
ate on wheat purchased at pre 7S'l
prices they will close down. oz
The week closed Yesterday Wltie go
a,o.h her advance on sugar THIS I'M
Il cents per hundred POUNDS W.
naaves quotations on, cane grahu, a, y
At seo5 per hundred POUNDS. M ,,,s
adrance however, still leaves uie
present market 90 cents below .ne
nrice Of sugar at the same tiilie ia''