The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-03-27
SOUTH ASKS Z
FOR ALFALFA
QuotaHons on Carload Lots of
the Hay and Of the Meal
Are Asked Of Yakima
FORTY DOLLARS A TON
Is THE POTATO PRICE
Visitor Returning From the East
Speaks Of The Difficulty There
in Obtaining 4 Sufhciency Of
Seed

Interest in alfalfa is spreading
throughout the country and though
the Yakima rancher IL not at this
time getting any special price for the
yield of his acreage. there are indi-
cations that the knowledge of the
feeding value of alfalfa lis becoming
more general and that hereafter the
market will be better. Coffin Bros
of this city and others have received
a number of inquiries from various
eastern and southern points, along
the Mississippi river valley asking for
quotations on carload lots and par
ticularly for quotations on carload
lots Of alfalfa meal. 1t was reported
in the city few days ago that a
considerable acreage in Kittitas coun-
ty which has hitherto been devoted
to timothy il hereafter to be devoted
to alfalfa and that some of the al
falfs acreage in California il going
out.
Forty dollars a ton was the price
offered for potatoes Monday in tho
Granger and Outlook sections of
ina was less except for very superior
stun, but almost anything could get
$25 to 436 II 1t could find market
at all. There is every Indication that
there IL to be heavy acreage plant
ed to potatoes in Yakima this year
and there has been q belief that tho
acreage would be increased all over
the United States. H. c. Davis. who
has recently returned to Yakima from
trip to New York, says that the
eastern people are finding a difficulty
in procuring the seed and that there
fore the acreage will not. be as ex-
tensive as tho land owners had ex
pected or desired.
There has been some advance In
the prices paid producers for meats.
these advances running from . quar-
ter to q half cent pound ON an
average. Butchers report that meat
goods are offering freely and are Of
good quality and appearance.
The general market IL as follows:
Kalispefl hard wheat -four, sack $1.e5
Dutch mill .$1.26
Yakima Best flour, per sack /. ..31.so
Prosser Hour, per sack 49,. .$1.S5
Kennewiek Best, patent flour ..$1.3O
Alfalfa. ton, wholesale .$s.o0@$s.o0
Wheat hap. per ton ....ls.0o@ $500
Timothy hay. per ton ...$13@$1S.5O
Potatoes, per ton. $32 @ $40
Onions. Per ton .......... ..$25
Fruits, Vegetables, Groceries, Retail
Creamery butter. h., Acc. 80 for 75c
Ranch butter, pound -......... .3Oc
Eggs. per dozen ...... 200
Cheese, Wisconsin, pound. .......so,
Brick cheese, pound. .35
Imported Swiss cheese, pound 400
hamburger cheese, pound .2so
Dill pickles. dozen 400
Bananas, dozen 500. $3.50
Lemons, dozen ......... 500
Oranges, dozen ...25c, Acc. and SOC
Florida grape fruit - ,16c
California grape fruit ......3 for ESQ
Turnips, pound $1,000. ..3c
Beets pound 30
Parsnips, pound 80
Cabbage. pound 10
Apples for table use 30 lbs for go
Cooking apples .......7 lbs for $50
6auerkraut, per pound 80
Cauliflower, head ..... .1sc O. 500
Celery, punch ............. 1Oc disc
Lettuce, per head loo
Onions, per ton .aGc
Potatoes. per pound .2xo
Walnuts new per pound $50
Almonds (pew) per pound 49,. $50
Hickory nuts, per pound .25c
Pecans. per pound $50
Brazils. per pound $50
Hazel nuts, per pound .25o
Chestnuts, per pound .2bs
Prunss (nsw) ...... lbs. for asa
CrAnberriss, pound 81. zee, 8 for $50
Sugar, IA pounds for ......,s1.0 %
Moats-Priccs Paid Producors
Live hogs. pound ........shc0 Ga
Dressed hogs. pound. so to SHa
Calves, pound ...........1o c@ to
Mutton sheep (alive). ID ...sHc04c
Dressed mutton. pound So q "a
Beef, COW. per 100. .....$4.250sI.7S
Steers, hundred. $3.50 AZ 7g
Dressed cows. pound. 80. .Shc0exa
Dressed steers, pound. .10c011e
Live chickens. pound .1So
Lard, 1o-pound can .s1.ak
Hams. per pound 17o
Bacon. per pound -. 2Jo
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