The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-09-04
FLOUR TAKES
ANOTHER DROP
Which Is the Second Decline in
Price Within the Past Two
Weeks in This Market.
SLACK TIME FOR HAY
AND POTATO GROWERS
Reports from Portland Indicate
That the Mutton Market Il
Very Strong and Cattle and
Hogs Holding Their Own.

Flour will take another drop TODAY
Minnesota blend and Yakima best are
down an additional twenty cents a
barrel and straight grades will drop
ten cents barrel. This drop fol-
lows that of week ago and makes
a material decrease In the price OF
flour within the past two weeks.
Along with the decline in flour there
Is drop of dollar ton in the
price for bran, shorts and middlinss
but the prices on wheat and corn and
oats and such grains are unchanged
for the present.
Slack Time for Hay
This is very slack time in the
hay and potato markets and there is
little doing. Hay is quoted at IS per
ton and the same price is quoted for
potatoes. Now is a good time to pur-
chase potatoes, according to some of
the leading dealers. l.. L. lies says
there is no reason, that he can see
for the low spud quotations. The
supply, he says, is not materially
greater than that of other seasons and
there is therefore no cause in that
direction for the low figures which
are prevailing. He rather thinks that
1T is just public belief, sentiment,
fear or some such cause and that be-
fore long proper conditions will as
sert themselves and that spuds will
come into their own, which will be
better figures than at present.
Elsewhere in this paper some ref
prannp lie mn do - fha ~
ditions and to the market reports
from outside. sffr
Mutton Market Strong
Reports from Portland indicate
strength in the mutton market, a dis
patch from the stockyards there be-
ing as follows: Eaa
Business at the yards today was
on considerably heavier scale than
is usual Saturday, several sales Of i'm
portance being reported, with the
traffic wholly in the sheep division.
The prices paid indicated clearly
enough that the market on mutton
stock was holding its own in he l.. st
of shape.
Among the early sales was that of
a bunch of over 1000 ewes, which
were weighed off the cars at 1915,
and two good-sized punches of lambs
We're similarly turned over at $5.35
and $3.50. Sold off the cars, this
stuff naturally brought better figures
than would have been the case had II
been disposed of in the usual way,
but other sales at the same time gave
evidence of the strength of the NUT
ton market.
About Cattle and Hogs
In the cattle market there's was
nothing doing, and values, SO far as
could be learned. were unchanged.
The only event of importance in
the hog market was the arrival of an
other big consignment, seven carlos Is
of porkers from the middle west. The
fact that hogs are now coming more
or less regularly from Nebraska
shows the condition of the local mar
ket, which promises to be strong
affair throughout the fall. There were
no local offerings at the yards today.
Cattle are bringing from So to So
for steers, $3.50 to 1925 for cows,
and 81 to $3.50 for calves. Hogs are
at from So to 1926.
General Quotations
Yakima Best, per sack -. 81 80
Minnesota Blend, hard wheat. 81 .35
Prosser flour, per sack -. -. .$1.35
Washington hard wheat flour. $3.50
Kennewick Best, patent flour 81 80
Alfalfa, ton, wholesale ..$7.50@$9.0
Wheat hay, per ton. $500 @$10.00
Potatoes, pc rton .... IS to $11
Fruits, Vegetables, Groceries, Retail