The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-08-07
RETURNS
WILL Be LARGE
Greater Yields, Even if Prices Are
Below Normal, Means an In
creased Revenue
TOTAL FOR THIS COUNTRY
EXPECTED TO BE RECORD
Best Prospect at This Time Is
With Regard to the Meat Food
Supplies, Beef Being Scarce All
Over the Country

The outlook now is for a low po-
tato market at the opening of the
crop-moving season this fall, and
probably for the next IL months. That
is the view that dealers generally take
of the situation, and in support of
their position they call attention to
the fact that the potato crop in prac-
tically all the western states this year
bids fair to be one Of the biggest
ever harvested. To date weather con-
ditions in nearly all the states west
Of the Rocky mountains where pota-
toes are grown in a commercial way
have been about all that could have
been desired. and in this state the
season has been a particularly favor
able one. 5f 1
The potato acreage in Oregon this
year is said to be considerably greater
than that of last year, and with an
immense yield per acre assured the
states output is sure to be a huge
one. In Southern California the crop
is said to have dried up to some ex-
tent, but dealers say that the grow
ers in the river districts of that state,
who have good crops already made.
will be able to supply the shortage In
the southern part of the state, and
still have big marketable surplus
Good Crop in This State
n yUo Sh In rtNr tho orap will ho q
large one. The Yakima valley has a
greater acreage planted than ever be-
fore and there is more on the west
side of the state than in previous sea-
sons. There appears to be a wide
spread belief that the crop will bring
into each section a greater return
than had previous years, though not
selling as high per ton. There is not
the slightest doubt, also, that the
grower will have the opportunity to
clear up his crop at a profit If he will
take advantage of the opportunity.
Unquestionably 1t must be admitted
that this is a pretty early time to
draw conclusions and the market has
a way of doing as it pleases irrespec-
tive of the apparent situation.
A Word About Hay
With regard to hay it seems to be
the conviction of those who are in
terested that the growers will have
ample opportunity to clean up at
profitable rates. The sitaution, I'M
deniably, has been slow but there is
plenty of reason for hope and reasons
enough, in the country at large for
expecting a nice revival of business.
The Cattle Market
The strength of the cattle mark ct
continues the feature of greatest in
terest in the livestock trade. At the
prices that are now being paid for the
best grade beef stock at Portland
prime steers selling at 81 and best
cows at $6,25, approximately 81 a
hundred above the figures ruling al
this time last year-the market shows
a decidedly strong tone, and dealers
say there would be nothing surprising
in an advance to IS on steers before
the end of the year.
In explanation of the upward trend
of beef stock values, dealers declare
that supplies in the northwest are far
short of what they ought to be If any
thing like market satisfactory &c
the consumer is to be desired. The
scarcity of cattle. they say, is not Pc
culiar to the west, but is country
wide, the production of beef material
in recent years not having anywhere
near kept pace with the increase in
the demand. In Chicago steers this
summer have already sold very close
to the $40 mark. In the case OF
sheep and hogs the market outlook is
little less bullish, but there is little
dubt that both pork and mutton stock
will sell at fair prices throughout the
fall and winter, at least so long as
b eff is high
Fruit situation
With regard to fruit the situation
locally, seems to be fairly satisfactory
and the fruit of this valley is going
forward daily to the various markets
at the rate of about 80 carloads q
day. almist half of which. right at
this time, is from North Yakima.
Those who are selling are doing So
freely and those who are consignins
seem to have no complaints as yer
'since they have not voiced them