The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-24

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market will stiffen Smoked meats
and lard are stiffening in price be-
cause of the growing scarcity of hogs
and there is nothing whatever doing
in hay Prospects, however, would
appear to be brighter for the hay
producer than for the spud grower
If 1t was possible to forecast from
year to year. Undoubtedly there is
a disproportionate increase in the DO
tato acreage and ma corresponding
increase in the acreage producing
hay.
Higher Hop Market
And higher hop market is pre-
dicted. A Portland dispatch says
Figuring on current offers of
80 hc for the remaining 1000 bales
OF 1911 hops in the valley. hop men
are predicting that by May 1 the
price VIII soar to soc and possibly to
75c pound. They state that there
Is decided scarcity of hops in the
country and that buyers will be COM
PEELED to come to Oregon for what
remains of last years crop. and that
IN the next few days the market
should commence leaping up several
cents each day.
About SIS to $50 in the potato
quotation, but there is not much
buying. Neither is there much SELL
ing There is a feeling on the part
of the growers that there will be
revival in price owing to the demand
winch, they say. must come before
the new crop takes the boards.
Livestock Quotations
With reference to livestock the
Portland report from the Backwards
is as follows for the week past:
on the whole the week was a
SATISFACTORY one in the livestock
traue' offerings in all lines were
rather short of requirements, andI
the market as a consequence showed
strength from the opening to the
close, with values in some instances
substantially above the opening level |
For fancy beef stock there was a |
good demand all the week. and prim o
steers sold readily at 81. Best grade
cows at the same time were moved
without difficulty at Sc, and in few
cases sold at slightly better figures.
neal STOCK OF the most desira Bile
sizes sold freely at $3.50 to 1913
In the sheep division the supplv
OF rat stock, as usual at this time of
the year, was short of requirements
and as result mutton values showed
an upward tendency. 7
HogS now are coming In from
local territory in a much larger wav
man was the case a year ago, which
OF course indicates an expansion Of
the industry in the Northwest. VET
the market holds in good shane
Prime pork material a the close was
quoted at So to $40"
Hogs are Scarce Here
Locally it is reported that bogs ara
scarce and the local ouotations to
producers for live and dressed hos
nave risen little in the past week,
mere mas been in Yakima a fairly
brisk demand for dairy stuff. Rutter
offerings are forcing down the level
OF prices in that article that the sum
ner prices will hold slightly higher
than they did last year Eggs are
nlsher In Seattle and Tacoma than
III Yakima, but the difference is not
marked. ''ot
Feeds for stock are all high and
Wheat is soaring. There has been
some criticism of the flour price hut
mlllers say that -four manufactured
from wheat at the present nrices
would cost fifty cents a barrel more
IMAM the present wholesale price
me quotations are fixed by the large
mills and the figures they produce
would seem to indicate that under
present conditions it is not the whole
saler who is reaping the benefit.
''btidi (uOtdtlOnS
The general market is as follows.
kalispell hard wheat flour. sack. a az
Dulch mn ..'.............. .S1.30I
Yakima Best flour, per sack .s135
Minnesota Blend, hard wheat s1.4OI
Pfosser Hour per sack.
washington hard wheat -four. ..S1.35I
henneWlck Best patent flour. .S1.35I
Alfalta, ton. Wholesale. .$S.0Om$9.O0I
Wheat hay, per ton......SS.O0 @s9.OO
Timothy hay, per ton. ..,..S1S613.
foldtoes' per ton... $50 to 1913
Ciiol9' per ION .............. 1925
Fruits. Vegetables. Groceries, Retail
creamery butter ID. .........35c
Ranch butter, pound ..........,3Oc
Eggs per dozen .....,......... zoe
Cheese, Wisconsin, pound ..SOc
brlck cheese pound ...........35c
Imported Swiss cheese, pound Acc
Limburger cheese, pound. .......25c
I'm pickles, dozen. zoe
Bananas, dozen. ..........
Lemons, dozen. ..................3 soc
oranges, dozen. ....25c, Acc and soc
Florida grape fruit
California grape fruit .....3 for 25c
lTurnips, per bunch. &c
Beets, pound ,.................
Parsnlps, pound.
Cabbage, pound. &c
Apples for table use.....3 lbs, for 25c
| NoohllE apples. ,.........I lbs. for Csc
! Sauerkraut, per pound ............5c
! CaullhoWer, head DISCRIMINATION 2Oc
Asparagus, per Id. ..15c, 2 lbs. for 25c
Nucuh pefs' each. .................25 c
| ArtiChokes 15c . for o.