East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-09-03
NEWS OF FARM AND RANGE
WATER NAVIGATION
VITAL TO FARMERS
RIVER AND HARBOR SECRETARY
SHOWS GREAT SAVING IN
RATE ON WHEAT

That water navigation and 40 feet
Of water at the mouth of the Colum
bia have a vital bearing on the prof
its OF farmers of the Columbia basin
is shown by figures just given by by
Captain w. ]. Davenny, field secre-
tary of the rivers and harbors con-
gress, in a talk at Astoria. Among
other things he pointed out that the
rate on wheat from New York to Liv-
erpool, 5000 miles. is but three cents,
less than onethird the railroad rate
from Pendleton to Portland. He also
showed that deepening of Atlantic
harbors has brought about a reduc-
ton of 20 cents a bushel in the ocean
rate on wheat.
The following extract from the AS
toria address OF Captain Davenny is
from the Astoria Budget:
THE cost OF carrying a bushel Of
wheat by rail from Chicago to new
I York a distance of 1000 miles is 10
cents, while the rate from New York
TO Liverpool by water, a distance of
1900 miles, is only three cents. Again.
just see what the deepening of har-
bors means. When the harbors on
the Atlantic coast had % feet of wa
ter, the rate for transporting wheat
to Liverpool was % cents a bushel; a
depth OF 25 feet brought the rate
down to l6 cents; 30-foot depth
was followed by a drop in freight
rates TO 10 cents, while now that the
harbors have 40 feet of water, the
transportation cost is only three
cents bushel. That means net re-
duction OF 20 cents a bushel and all
because larger vessels can be used
for carrying the product You can see
| from this what the securing of 40
feet of water at your harbor entrance
will mean to you.
Malla Walla Holds-After several
days OF exciting trade, during which
il Is estimated by an authority that
fully % per cent of Walla Walla's
1914 wheat crop, or approximately a
million and a half bushels, has been
sold reliable report states that the
bulk of the wheat remaining in the
farmers hands, meaning the club, hy-
brid and Turkey Red crops, will be
held out as long as possible waiting
for dollar prices.
This same survey of the present
wheat situation in Walla Walla made
last night by prominent dealer, shows
that the major part of the bluestem
in this county, estimated 10 have beer
about a quarter of a million bushels
has already been sold.
Hundreds of smaller farmers fol-
low the advice and the lead of the
bigger land owners in their vicinity
and practically all of these wheat
kings have stated in local dealers of
fices that they don't want to talk sell
ing until they are offered dollar fol
club wheat.
Few big lots of wheat have beer
sold so far this season. OF the Drum
heller, Reser, Lyons estate, Richmond
Grote and numerous other big crops
this year, very little wheat has beer
sold.-Morning Union.
Club Quoted at S8-The local whea
market shows a slightly stronger sit
uation today, a quotation of So cent
for club being made by the Farmers
Union Grain Agency. At that how
ever. there is little II any selling a
farmers are unwilling to part will
their grain with the market advanc
ing steadily. Heretofore S5 cents wa
the highest open quotation made 10
I cally. There is general feeting tn
market will show further advances
Since last Saturday there has beel
little business in bluestem though
is reported today that n price of 10
l-2 cents was bid for bluestem at Pi
! lot Rock last evening. No sales ar
reported, A sale of bleustem at $40
Pendleton was reported this after
noon.
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Peaches, Strawberries, blackberrie!
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