The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-04-10
MEAT VALUES
RISE STEADILY
Hogs in Particular Have Shown
Themselves to Be a Good
Proposition of Late
PORTLAND MARKET is
GOVERNING IN YAKIMA
New York Dealer Makes a
Prophecy on the Potato Situa-
ton and Also Tells What Good
Apples Are Now Worth

the Portland market, where the stand
ard is set for yakima, has shown some
surprising changes, particularly with
reference to hogs, which at one time
got as high as So cents, but which
were steady for the closing days of
the week at and a little better. In
North Yakima there has been a re-
Spouse In sympathy with the situation
in Portland and the quotations here
are higher than they have been for
several weeks and are advancing.
There is at Portland also a steady
advance for quality beef and mutton,
but the response here has not been as
rapid nor as strong as in the hog
market.
Potato Quotations
Yakima potato quotations are from
$50 to $33 per ton, the highest price
being paid for the very best offerings.
Sales have been and are being made
at higher figure, but these are in re-
Spouse to a demand for seed potatoes,
the market figures at Seattle failing to
justify prices which have been asked
for potatoes for food purposes. 1t
seems to be common report that the
paintings this season will be unusual
ly heavy. though the proportion of
paintings of early potatoes will be
small. There has been a vigorous call
procurable.
Views of New Yorker
w. ~ White of New York. writing
to the Herald, calls attention to an
extract from this paper of the date
February -, in which Professor A. G.
Craig of Spokane advised the growers
to sell at S26 per ton. In reference
to this Mr.. White says:
81 was so much amused when l read
this statement that [ placed the cut
ting to one side for further reference
at some future time. If | mistake not
the prices now with you are about
double what they We're then, and even
at that price, they have not vet seen
their highest, and we venture to pre-
dict that before the season is through
potatoes in the west will be making
$50 per ton.
Prices for Apples
This is like those so-called apple
experts last year. They started out
asking foolish prices that drove the
would be buyers out of the district
and then left the crop to the so-called
selling agencies. We have seen the
prices that have been published as to
what they made and beg to inform
your readers that today the good
Washington Winesaps are worth SO a
box on either the New York or the
Chicago markets. Roman Beauties
are worth $2.75 to $500 and Ben
Davis and Ganos 81 to S2.25.'
There is reported to be good mar
ket, at this time, on the west side of
the state for Yakima apples and ship
ments are going forward from time to
time to supply the various markets in
this state. On the other hand, there
is coming in to this section in consid-
cradle quantities oranges and grape
fruit and such things from California
and the first carload of bananas came
in Saturday from the south and east,
coming through by the Illinois Central
and the Northern Pacific from the
gulf of Mexico. There is a quantity of
green stuff from the west side and
California, though Yakima rhubarb
and Yakima asparagus have come into
their own for the season.
Onions From Australia
Onions are sold out so far as this
valley is concerned for this spring and
| the latest reports are that a shipment
| of seVentytive or hundred tons OF
! that crop have just arrived at Tacoma
/ from Australia.
1t is the report Of those who are en-
gagged in the business and who are in
] tp hot oil
valley at this time is buying as strong
! Iy and as literally of the various food
articles as il ever has and that bust
ness is good.
The general market Is as follows:
Kalispel hard wheat -four, sack S1.65
/ Dutch mill .................. 81. 80
/ Yakima Best bour, per sack. ....$1.35
! Minnesota Blend, hard wheat. -. 81. 40
/ Prosser flour. per sack ..... s1.35
! Washington hard wheat hour. 81 S5
! Nennewick Best, patent -four. -. 81 5 .
Alfalfa, ton, Wholesale $500 q $500
Wheat hap, per ton $500 % 50. 90
| Timothy hay, per ton $13OS13. 90
| Potatoes per ton..........S3G to $33
Onions, per ton ................$ 25
Fruits. Vegetables. Groceries, Retail
/ Creamery butter, ID. Ace. - for 75c
Ranch butter. pouno .........3 s. DC
EgSs, per dozen ...............20 zoe
Cheese, Wisconsin, pound. 80
| Brick cheese, pound. ..,........35
Imported Swiss cheese, pound ..40c
hamburger cheese, pound .25o
Din pickles, dozen ............ zoe
Bananas, dozen ............... S5C
Lemons, dozen .................3 soc
| Oranges, dozen ...25c, Acc, and soc
! Florida Crane fruit .............15c
| California grape fruit ......3 for 25c
iTurnips, pound ................S Sc
Beets. pound ................. &c
Parsnips, pound ...............3c
Nabpage, pound ................. 90
Apples for table use ...3 lbs for 25c
Cooking apples ........7 lbs for 25C
ESauerkraut per pound .......... sc
ICaulifloWer, head Use a 2 DC
celery, bunch ..10c a so
hhupdfp .....,''........ A lbs. for 25t
Tomtaoes. per pound. ...........15C
! spinach ...... -...........4 lbs. for 25C
! New spuds. per pound ........124sC