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tnrers of furniture, woodenware, ;<<:ri
cultural implements, ship<. car*, etc.,
then indeed would the effort be well
spent. There is ao opportunity In make
western Washington in manufacture
to the great agricultural regions ext ad
ing from the Cascade mountains a thou
sand miles eastward, and to Asia and
Australia, what England is to Europe
and India, what New England is to the
eastern states.
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The partition of the arid lands among
the states at the rale of a million acres to
each, as proposed in the United Slates
senate, is a highly proper proposition.
Better still, ami more justly it seems to
us, would be to cede to the several west
ern states all of the arid lands within
their respective borders. Let this be
done under conditions that would require
the states acquiring them to sell them to
actual settlers only, and in tracts of not
more than eighty acres each, at moderate
fixed prices and easy terms; also to ex
pend at least half of the money realized
from the sales upon irrigation canals and
artesian wells, all under the control and
direction of local county authorities.
Then indeed there would be a system of ir
rigation, and an area of irrigated lands,
that would make these "arid regions''
bloom and blossom as the rose in June,
the month of roses.
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Secretary IJeed of the state fair eomniis
sion is urging along the preliminary work at
the fair grounds. The track will be com
pleted about April I—in time for the mana
gers to take a drive around it during their
business meeting tho first week in April.
The forty-two acres within the radios of the
track is being put in readiness for seeding
to alfalfa. Water for irrigation is to be con
ducted under the track to the meadow by a
large siphon pipe. Work upon the main
building and upon the stalls has not been
begun yet, but there is plenty of time be
tween now and September for all this. The
commissioners will rind a deal of work upon
their hands when they come to size up the
situation, but if they are not crippled by
want of funds it will be entirely within
■their power to arrange for the complete and
s-atisfrietory accommodation of exhibits and
visitors.
Chickens as Gold Prospectors.
A short time ago Fred Lutz, of Sumas,
was reading in the News about R man
over in Idaho rinding gold in a chicken's
craw. Knowing that his wife at that
moment was preparing a chicken for din
ner he went out into the kitchen and, for
the fun of the thing, suggested that she
keep a sharp lookout for gold and
report results, lie was astonished a few
momenta later by her appearance with
6everal small pieces of gold In her hand
that she taken out according to his di
rections. The fowl bad "absorbed" the
gold with the gravel it had taken in for
grinding purposes. The story leaked out
THE RANCH.
and now all the land in the vicinity of
the Lu'z bouse is Btaked in placer claims,
and pri Derations are being made to work
the rocker. TheNewsfails instate wheth
er or nol the Sumaa people have killed
all their chickens to gel the gold they
have secreted about their "persons." It
would bo a better speculation to breed
from thai stock to sell to gold hunters in
other parts of the country.
The STATE OF TRADE.
The sever.' weather prevailing from
Texas up through Arkansas, Missouri,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio—in
fiict throughout the great Mississippi
valley has blasted alike the fruit buds and
the hones of the fruit growers. The
peach, plum, apple and pear crops are
doomed to total or partial failure. In
some of the stales the wheat crop also
Las been damaged. The effect has been
to temporarily check local trade through
out a large portion of the interior terri
tory. The news caused a slight advance
in the Chicago cereal markets, but the
advance was not lasting. The wheat
market everywhere seems hopelessly par
alyzed, and other grains sympathy ze
more or less.
The San Francisco Commercial NeWB
Bays: "The prospect now is tnatjtbere
will be ii Letter wheat crop thiin last
year, and with a short supply ot tonnage
it is possible that 'in the lowest, deep a
lower deep' may be found for wheat.
Unfortunately it is the fanner who sutlers
most, for us a rule he has disposed of his
crop and it is contracted In speculator's
hands when these deals is brought about.
It looks now as if there will be an im
mense carry-over stock or a- slaughter of
prices before next crop reaches tide
water."
Eastern Washinglou wheat growers
seem to have scored a point in the re
cent decision of Ibe Interstate commis
sion. This case was begun before the
commission March 18, 1891. It was
pushed by ibefarmers 1 alliance. At that
time, the Union Pacific and Northern Pa
ciflcbad a joint wheat rate from all points
in eastern Washington north of Snake riv
er,being 82j cents per 100 pounds, or 19.6
per bushel, by either railroad, loTacoina
or Portland. The farmers desired to se
cure a reduction from '.V 2 1 2 cents per
100, or 19.5 cents per bushel, to 10 14
cents per 100, or 93 4 cents per bushel.
Hut since then the rate has been volun
tarily lessened to .'M 8-4 c< nts per 1"<), or
14 1-4 cents pur bushel. However, the
ruling of Ibe commission cuts the rale
still lower, making it. 30 cents per 100
pounds, or 12 cents per bushel, it has
been ordered that the charge shall no be
more than 20 cenu per lUU from Uilzvil'.e
to Portland.
Tli<-- New Yuri; stock market lias ad
vanced considerably, bused on the • \
peeled veto of the Bland seignoragc bill
by the president.
North Yakima Lumber Market.
Little change is noticeable in the lum
ber trade of this city, though there is a
slight increase in orders. One notable
evenl is toe purchase of Mr. Paul's ousi
ness by a gentleman from Buckley, who
will continue it at the old stand. The fol
lowing ure the quotations for the present:
Rough and sized, per M $ 13 00
No. 2 flouring and rustic 16 00
No. 1 flooring and rustic 20 00
Fo. 1 finish 20 00<& 24 00
Lath 2 50
Po.stss each 10
vYuod, per cord 4 00
North Yakima Markets.
Following me tho prices paid to farmers:
\\ heat, No 1, per hushel.... 50
Wheat, No. 2, per hushel.... 40
Corn, per bnahel 50
Barley, per ton *13 OOfa 13 00
Oats, per tou 17 00@20 00
The prices at which milling produce is
sold are as follows:
Flour, patent grade, 5011) sacks 90
Flour, straight grade, 6Wb sacks 80
Flour, low grade, 601b sacks 65
Flour, graham, 501h sacks 80
Flour, graham, 101b sacks 30
Flour, corn meal, I Oft sacks 30
Bran, sacked, per ton $13 00
Shoi ts, sacked, per ton 17 00
Kolk-d barley, sacked, per ton 18 00
Wheat chop, sacked, per ton 17 00
Corn chop, sacked, per ton 21 00
Chicken wheat, sacked, per tou 1(5 00
North Yakima dealers give the follow
ing as the prices being paid the farmers
for their products:
Potatoes, $10(W)ll per ton; Onions, 2
cts. per 1b; Hay, alfalfa, baled $7@7 50
per ton; Wild, $G; Hides, 25@75 cts. each;
sheep pelts, 25@40 cts; Egg*, 12J cts. per
dozen, the lowest price ever reached in
Yakima; Butter 40@60 cts. per roll. Mer
chants sell alfalfa seed (Salt Lake) at 12)
cts. per ttj; red clover, 15 cents.
The Hop Situation.
The local market is dull and inactive.
Buyer Carpenter think* there may be a
•light advance after the Ist of April
A\'ork in the yards new and old, is being
pushed with the utmost rapidity these
warm days. Every day news comes to
hand of additional acreage in every di
rection both here and in western Wash
ington. No sales of '93 hop reported
here.
To Horse Owners
See the editor's description of my stal
lions on paga i) of this issue of Tiik RANCH.
Goodwood will make the season at several
point! in Yakinm couuty;3one stand on the
wenatahie; »iiu on the Wenas, and one in
Parker Bottom Terms, §20, season, with
return privily ; payment at time of serv
ice, cash or approved note.
Hen DODO will make the season at the
state fair ground. Terms, $25, season; re
turn privilege; payment as above.
Thomas Cjiaitkll, Owner.
Either one for sale; price reasonable.
