The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-07-10
Though the Retail Trade Has
Kept Up Better Than Was
Anticipated in This Market
FARMERS SEEKING STOCK
TO WHICH TO FEED HAY
Feed Prices Drop OF Slightly But
Sufficiently to Show That the
Tendency ID in That Direction
for the Present

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are slightly weaker in the Yakima
market than they have been for some
time and at that the meat consump-
ltion of this city has kept up better
this season than was expected. Usually
with the warm weather the retail de-
mand for meat drops off but this year,
with the exception of few days,
there has been no extreme heat and
| to that extent the butchers and
through them the producers have pro-
fitted. There is an increasing demand
here for dairy stock and for animals
to which the hays crops can be fed.
This demand cannot be met for the
beef and dairy animals are not to be
had. There is demand for them all
over the northwest but all except
those with the longest purse are cry
ling in vain.
Yakima hay is finding no market,
as was stated few days ago. Some OF
the first cutting Of alfalfa, baled in
the field, has moved forward to a
market but there is no demand. There
| is plenty of grass throughout the
country so far and but little feeding,
paritively. The idea is more and
| more taking hold that the proper
course is to prepare to feed q pro-
portion, at least of sthe hay and sell
1t in the shape of livestock or dairy
products. A&GiE#f. GbissAlGf !9lJ1s
Feed prices have dropped slight!y
though not materially, but the drop
marks the tendency and the. various
kinds of stock feed are expected q
come down considerably from the pc
destal they have Occupied, @ Y
| Sweet corn from the south and car.
lteloupes also are on the market a.
are Yakima peaches. Corn sells al
/ so cents dozen and peaches at 10
Icents while the cants bring ten cents
a piece or sell three for twenty Eve
| Portland and Seattle report tina.
there is tendency in eggs to
strengthen and higher prices are
looked for>from this to the end of the
season. 1t is also reported that chick
ems are growing more valuable after
a long period of remarkably low pri-
ces. Portland figures that with the
Elks on hand it will call ON the sur
rounding country for just twice as
much as an ordinary supply of farm
produce. New potatoes are better and
cheaper.
General Quotations
| The general market is as follows:
Kalispell hard Wheat flour. sack. ), 81. 65
Dutch mill -. 81, 80
Yakima Best, per sack ...$1.45
Minnesota Blend. hard wheat $3.50
Prossef f1our, per Sack ~. $3.50
Vy q elS =, OFT ~ lhard nv go .,
Kennewick Best, paint bour 81. As
Alfalfa, ton, Wholesale IS 100 @sS.0O
Wheat hay, per ton l....$1O to SIS
Fruits, Vegetables, Groceries, Retail
ECreamery butter, Id ;i.A.35c, 2 for CSC
Ranch butters pound -. ~. -. csc
Eggs, per dozen -. .25c
Cheese, Wisconsin, pound. .35c
Brick cheese, pound -. .35c
Imported Swiss cheese, pound. 400
Limburger cheese, pound Use
Oregon cheese ..25c
| Dill pickles, dozen. zoe
Blackcaps ...............3 for 25c
Raspberries ..............3 for csc
Lemons dozen SOC
Bananas, dozen. soc andS5c
Oranges, dozen ......25c, 40c and soc
California grape fruit. 49,. for 25c
lTurnips, per bunch. ...........5 SC
Cabbage, pound. .......... &c
Caulifiower, head 15c @20c
lCucumbers,. .-............2 for SC
ArtichokeS ................ ..l0c
Carrots, per bunch. sc
Gooseberries, per gallon. -. .40c
Cherries, Royal Ann, per Id. SC
Cherries, per ID, Bings ..7Hc
tomatoes, per pound .15c
New spuds, lbs for. csc
Peas, pound ............ .0c
Lettuce, per head. ......... 2 for Csc
| Walnuts (new), per pound. Use
Almonds (new), per pound 49,. .25c
Hickory nuts, per pound. ...... .25c
| PeCanS Der pound 25r