The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-12-20
TURKEYS WILL
SELL STRONGLY


demand, the general feeling. here as
elsewhere, being that the price asked
was too high. This had the effect OF
greatly curtailing the business. As a
matter of fact, the difference in price
between the eastern and western but
ter and eggs has been so great that a
large quantity of the eastern product
has come in to all the western mar
kets and has been meeting a ready
sale.
The price of sweet potatoes has ad-
vanced slightly and the retailers have
been compelled to reduce the weight
allowed for a quarter by one pound.
japanese oranges and good, sweet
southern oranges have made their APP
pearance in greater numbers and also
a quantity of golden dates.
May Send Spuds Eastward
With reference to the potato mar
ket sentiment appears to be growing
on the Sound that the situation is not
n clear one and several dealers have
begin to unload. The market is well
supplied. number of dealers here
are watching the eastern market very
to ship eastward as an experiment.
Hay. has been in slightly better de-
mand and the situation is reported
to be looking up a little. Four car
loads of wheat hay were sold a day
or two ago for Pasco for feeding pur-
poses at $1,000 a ton. Alfalfa is at
the 80 mark and timothy at $13 to
$14 a ton.
The general market is as follows:
Kalispell hard wheat -four sack s1.65
Dutch mill .-............... $1.2b
Yakima Best flour, per sack $3.50
Prosser flour. per sack ........s1.3s
Washingtn hard wheat flour ...$1.30
Kennewick Best, patent -four $40
Alfalfa, per ton, wholesale $3.50 a $3.50
Wheat hay, per ton ..-....&10 so
Timothy hay, per ton ..-.. $13G$1.50
Potatoes, per ton $4,000
Onions. per ton 10 q SIG
Fruits, Vegetables, Groceries, Retail
Crea merry butter, pound ........4 0c
Ranch butter, pound ...........35c
Fresh ranch eggs, dozen ........ 40c
Cheese, Wisconsin, pound ..25c
Brick cheese, pound ........ ..26c
Imported Swiss cheese, pound ...40c
Lmburger cheese, pound .......25c
Dill pickles, dozen 200
Bananas, dozen .....-. Soc
Lemons, dozen ...-.... .-...~. .35c
Oranges, dozen ....S5c. Acc and soc
Florida grape fruit, each .-..-... 10c
Turnips, bunch ..--............- SC
Cabbage, pound ....--.... 5000. Sc
Tomatoes, pound 1900. zoe; for 25c
Tomatoes, pound .--.. 20c; 2 for 35c
Apples for table use, pound, sc to &c
Sauerkraut, per pound ......... &c
Dried onions ..---~.-. 10 pounds Csc
Beets, punch .-.......... .----.. &c
Parsnips. bunch &c
Caulif1oWer, head ....-..... 15c "a zoe
Green peppers, pound Use
Celery, bunch DC
Sweet potatoes 6 pounds for %. use
Egg plant, each Toe
Lettuce, per head ..--..-..... &c
Plums. pound .--.-..-. &C
Potatoes, pound ...-...- ...-. IL c
Green onions, 2 punches ........ &c
Radistes, 2 punches ............ &c
Walnuts (new) per pound .......25c
Almonds (new) per pound ..-...25c
Hickory nuts. per pound ........25c
Pecans, per pound ..-.-..-..-..25c
Brazils, per pound ...... use
Hazel nuts, per pound .25c
Chestnuts. per pound ........... 25c
Prunes tneW) .-..... lbs. for 25c
Cranberries. pound ....20c; for CSC
Sugar, 10 pounds for ..-..-.....S1.0
Squash, per pound ........-...2h c
Pumpkin. per pound ............ &c
Meats-Prices Paid Producers
Live hogs, pound .......-..6 1sc "a 7c
Dressed hogs. pound -.......sc q 10c
Calves, pound &c @ lie
Mutton sheep (alNe), pound 80. &c
Dressed mutton, pound 49,. SC a s lac
Beef COWS, pound ..--.-~-- .4c q nc
Steers, pound .--.-...-.. Seq lac
Dressed cows. pound --.-.S cos 1ac
Dressed steers, pound .-. &c q 9 Nc
Live chickens, pound ....-...9c a 10c
Lard, 10-pound can .....$1.25
Hams, per pound -...-.........1S c
Bacon, per pound .....-.... 20o@ 30c
Turkeys, per pound -..-........1 Sc
Geese, per pound ...12kc
Ducks. per pound .--.~. ...l212
IIEROiSM SAVES MANY LIVES