The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-14
Railroads Handle That Much Out
Of Valley in One Day and
Start Has Just Been Made
PEARS SELL FOR DOLLAR
IN STRAIGHT SHIPMENTS
Hog Market at Portland and Chi
cago Indicates That Better Fig
ures Will Prevail Here at an
Early Date

Forty carloads of fruit left the Yak
ina valley Saturday over the North
ern Pacific railway and II went out
over the O.-W. r. G. N. and as a
matter of fact this wasn't a ord
haul for this season for either road
F1fty-one carloads of fruit out from
this valley at time of the year
when 1t Is generally admitted that the
fruit handling is not really "on'' is
some business. In addition the news
has been circulated that the Horti-
cultural Union and at least one or
tw other dealers or handlers of fruit
have sold pears at straight 81 box
price +. o. b., for carload lots. Those
pears which have been going out in
mixed cars have been selling at 9Oc
All of this looks pretty good and
those who sit still long enough to
figure out the results are convinced
that the fruit of this valley this year
will bring back millions to the grow
ers. 1t is generally conceded that
the winter apple is a proposition
which is outside the market flurries
which assail the soft fruits and the
winter apple is the bulk Of the Yak
ir 4, fruit crop.
About Apple Prices
Eastern fruit papers, talking of
the production of apples this year,
place the total for the United States
in excess of 45,000,000 barrels and
say that they expect moderate prices.
They declare that If the fruit starts
into consumption at a moderate fig
ure it, will move rapidly. but that
WI m consumers have to pay high
figure they are very chary, Another
thing, they say with regard to ap-
pies is that this is a year when the
buyers will fix the price, This, of
course, is disputed by many local peo-
pie who say that the producer, so far
as the history of this country Is con-
cerned. has had a good deal to say
regarding the price of winter apples
and will continue to speak up.
Elberta Peaches
Eberta peaches will begin in the
lower end of the Yakima valley the
Closing days of this week and after
that will go into the markets at a
rapid rate. What the price will pc
remains to be seen. Opinions diff
fer from 60 to SO cents box being
the figures quoted with some people
saying that much fruit will not be
picked while others assert that the
trees will be cleaned up whether
there is a profit or not on the trans
action for the growers.
A Word About Hogs
Writing to North Yakima from Sc.
attic Monday resident of this city.
H. Stanley Coffin, reported that hogs
are bringing 50 100 on the Port
land market, 1856 at Chicago and
$6.75 and 81 at North Yakima and
he wants to know what is the mat
ter with Yakima. The livestock mar
ket here, Mr.. Coffin thinks, ought to
be as good as it is anywhere in the
northwest. The sheep men have
found a way of reaching the best
markets and it Is now up to the hog
men. 1t must be admitted. however,
that the production of hogs here is
not sufficient to justify the efforts
which have been made successfully by
tn sheep men. The local livestock
market has undergone no change,
and, as matter of fact has been
steady for some weeks.
Hop Situation
With regard to hops a Portland
report has the following to say:
The week has been one Of decided
dizziness in the hop market. Very
little trade in either i1911s or 1925
ts:: cen reported, and for the time
there appears to be some uncertainty
as to whether the decline of the past
few weeks has gone its limit and
reached the opening level for the new
crop. Buyers and sellers alike seem
to be waiting for developments that
will clear the situation somewhat For
1878 IS cents was the general price
quoted this week, but at that figure
there was no great pressure either to
buy or sell. In some quarters it IS
believed that the market has gone
very near to, if it has not reached,
the low level and the outlook there
fore is for a continued quiet market