The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1912-05-29
GREAT LOADS
OF TIMOTHY
Fine Stock Brought in From the
Tampico Section for Ship
ment to the Sound
SMALL HOPES FOR BETTER
PRICES FOR POTATO MEN
Southern Supplies Continue to
Come Into the Yakima Valley
in Carload Quantities and Are
Disposed Of

Great wagonloads of timothy came
to North Yakima Monday from the
Peatross ranch at Tampico to be
Tom Davidson to. the west side of the
state to fill an order there. The big
wagohloads as they were pulled
through the streets of the west side OF
the city were the most business ap-
pearing feature of the day, and that
is said with all respect. Just at this
time of the year in Yakima hay and
potatoes and hops and such things are
not to be seen in wagonloads or car
loads and the fact of the matter Is
that there is little business of the kind
doing The things. produced in this
valley have had their day, so far as
the crop of last season is concerned
and the day of the new crop has not
arrived except, perhaps, for the lambs
and a few strawberries and goose
berries. The lambs are fit to ship and
June will see a trainload or two sent
east. The first trainload for Chicago
went out Monday from Kittitas over
the Milwaukee railroad. Coming back
to hay and potatoes, it may be. said
that timothy is bringing the producer
about $3.50 at this time and alfalfa
is at about IS. while the market price
at Seattle Monday for good spuds was
SIT a ton.
Oregon reports a Colorado demand
for potatoes and thinks that this de-
mand Will absorb such as remains un-
sold in that state of the crop of las,
year. There is no such belief here and
the feeling is that the potato is where
it will stay until next fall, when an
other crop is to be disposed Of The
California demand has improved some.
\, lHtt% - N
of new potatoes from that state, from
Florida, Texas and other southern
points, and the result is that the ole
crop cannot, in the fact of such com.
petition, attain to IA very high figure
l. The favorable outlook IN connection
with the hay market is that w. W
Robinson of Seattle has contracted tC
sell 5000 tons to the government ani
with it 5000 tons of oats and these
will b. old crop. Bids were called fol
at great numb er of points, as fal
east as Minneapolis. New York an.
Chicago, but Robinson won. While
he will not be able to take much o.
his needed quantity from Yakima, hi
Will be able to make an opening fol
the Yakima hay to move forward e
and fill in.
In hops the demand for contract.
has fallen off all along the coast ant
the result is that growers are begin
ming to desire to contract at a lowe
figure than heretofore. The marke
is easier than it has been. 1t is re-
ported that lot of 145 bales a
Silverton were sold this past week a
3513 cents.
! There is nothing doing ins the mea
market except that chickens are get
ting weaker. This must be the .cas
all over, as there is no trade out y
| this valley. Ordinarily at this tim,
of the year there are considerably,
quantities moving out to- the large
centers. Those centers appear to h,
amply supplied this season and, there
| fore, the local people are holding
| Portland reports the hog marke
weaker, good stuff bringing S7.7!
there at the outside and much sellini
| as low as IS. Quality calves are bring
ing the best figures, Portland buyer
paying 1913 for As head tina
| averaged 1S6 pounds each Sprin;
| lambs sold at from SIS to 1855.
Southern stuff continues to com,
| in.o this valley in carload lots exec o
that the local berries have shut of
the southern shipments. The Pacifi,
| Fruit and Produce company on Mon
| day received car lot of Sunkis
| oranges and q car lot of Los Angelo
| N"c"SN. NuSuhlDtlS are COMING IfOU
Texas and new potatoes from every
where incidentally it may be saiC
that it is impossible to get bette
straw berries anywhere than were ,b
tanned Monday by North Yakim;
grocers, the supply coming froa
Parker and Wapato and therea bouts
Many gooseberries have been har
vested, but they have been picked to,
soon for the most part
General Quotations
The general market is as follows:
Kalispell hard wheat flour, sack. 81 6,
Duten mill 80. 81. 81
Yakima Best, per sack s14l
Minnesota Blend, hard wheat 81. 5l
Prosser flour, per sack. 81. q;
Washington hard wheat flour ..s14
keDnewick Best, patent flour .s1.4;
Alfalfa, ton, wholesale $S.00Q$9.O OF
| Wheat hay, per ton. -. IS. 90 QS9. OF
Timothy hay. per ton ..$12 to s12.5I
| Potatoes, per ton ......$15 to 1921
\ Onions, per ton. 1921
Fruits. Vegetables, Groceries, Retail
Creamery butter, Id .35c, for 65t
| Ranch butter, pound. 25
Eggs, per dozen 30,
Cheese, Wisconsin, pound. 80,
Brick cheese. pound. as
! Imported Swiss cheese. pound 40
Limburger cheese. pound. ...... rs,
Dill pickles, dozen. 20,
Strawberries. kennewick, per qt.. 20
Bananas, dozen ........ .30c and 80,
Lemons, Dozen. 80
Oranges, dozen. 80. Use, Acc and so
Florida grape fruit 10
California grape fruit. .s for 30
Turnips, per bunch. 81
| Beets, pound. ................ g.
Parsnips, pound. g.
Cabbage, pound. s.
Apples for table use.....3 lbs. for %
Cooking apples. .......I lbs. for 70
| Sauerkraut. per pound ............6 g,
Caulifiower, head. ......... .l5c a 20
| Asparagus. ..... .......S lbs. for %
/ Cucumbers, each .......... 10
lArtlchokeS 10,
Carrots, per bunchs,. .............b
Celery - 49,. 80. ...s.. ......l To-
RLubarb. bunch ........ 9 for 10,
Tomatoes. per pound. =. .......2O
Spinach. per Id ................ ;,
New spuds. per pound ........ 10
Peas per pound ........ ...15,
Lettuce, per head $500. 1Oc, . for 10,
Onions, per pound ..............35s