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people, governors and sheriffs to this
organized system of plunder is a
strange spectacle, and its result is a
far greater expense than would result
from compelling the "industrials" to
work on public highways, etc., or go
hungry. Yet many of those lately in
Yakima say they would willingly work
for 75 cents a day and board; while
some aver that they have refused $50
a month to $2.75 a day. Allowing
them to start from the coast cities was
of itself a most selfish, if not a crimi
nal procedure in the beginning, for
they could only reach and do worse
harm in the more congested east. If
the movement had been suppressed
from the first day of train and car and
ride stealing in San Francisco, that
would have been the end of it; the re
sult is a big expense on its earlier
aiders and abettors.
* * *
The lower Yakiina la pushing the
ranching vigorously. Around Kenne
wick the early vegetables predomi
nate. There will be fully 150 acres in
melons alone; 250 acres of early pota
toes are up and hustling toward har
vest; over 600 acres have been set in
fruits; late potates are going in fast;
sweet potatoes and peanuts are being
planted experimentally by nearly
every rancher; alfalfa and small
grains cover large areas. Altogether,
4,000 to 5,000 acres are being plant
ed this spring out of the total of 12,000
acres of irigable lands under the Ken
newick canal, now owned by the dis
trict. As water from the canal was
first used last July, this is a remark
able record. Over 100 families have
come from Illinois this spring to settle
under this canal. The seventy-live
acres in small fruits and the big melon
crop will help that Yakima cannery
project, and the 1,000 odd acres of po
tatoes should encourage the starch fac
tory proposition. All Yakima must
work together in these matters.
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Not alone the irrigation canals, but
also the new railroad recently men
tioned in The Ranch, and now become
a certainty, will doubtless hasten the
opening1 .of the Yakima Indian reser
vation, and simply because the rail
road is an agent of civilization that
has a wonderful power in the develop
ment of any and every new country
when it enters. Engineer G. C. Mills
has just completed a preliminary sur
vey with Promoter Schofield, that fol
lows a route over the mountains at a
moderate grade, without a tunnel.
This railroad will open up new coal
and timber fields, and a vast body of
fertile lands, and greatly promote the
development of the whole Yakima
country.
THE RANCH.
TIIK STATE OF TRADE.
There is absolutely nothing new to
say of the general condition of trade.
The same disturbing elements remain
at work to keep the revival of commerce
in check. Transactions in the great
grain centers are limited, and there is
no revival in prices. There is a con
tinued slight advance in canned goods,
but trading is limited, dealers preferr
ing to wait until consumers demand
more goods. The general tendency to
economize affects nearly all classes of
manufactures. In the meantime the
farmers of the country go along as
usual, planting and cultivating for
next fall's harvest, with confidence
that they will reap a fair reward for
their labor, and hoping that something
will turn up to revive the trade of the
country. According to reports from
all parts of the North Pacific country,
prospects are good for hay and fruit.
It is too soon to say anything about
the cereals further than that every
thing is doing well.
Condition of Wheat.
The May report of the agricultural
department places the condition of
wheat at 81.4 as against 86.7 the pre
vious month. In 1893 at the same date
the condition was 75.3, a little over two
points lower than the average for the
previous month. The averages for
the principal states are:
Ohio 90 Missouri 83
Michigan 86 Kansas 75
Indiana 90 Nebraska 59
Illinois 85 California 52
While the improvement during April
has been considerable in most of the
states, the result of the cold weather
in March is shown to have been more
than reported at that time. Advices
from Kansas and Nebraska indicate
that the damage from cold weather
has been augmented by drouth and
high winds, and much of the area has
been abandoned and plowed up and
put in other grain. In California the
long continued drouth, accompanied a
great portion of the time by high
winds, has proven very disastrous.
In other states the plant is doing very
well, especially in Washington and
Oregon, considering the setback by
cold weather.
NORTH YAKIMA MARKETS.
An increased supply of butter weak
ens the market somewhat, though a
good article brings 40 to 50c per roll.
Eggs are coming less freely, and prices
have advanced to 13(«)15c per dozen.
Potatoes are quoted at $10(«)15 per ton
according to variety and quality.
Mkats —Retail—Steak, sirloin and
porterhouse, 12j^c; round, 10c. Roasts,
10@12>^c; stewing- pieces, s@Bc; mut
ton roasts, 5(«i8c; pork, 10c; sausage,
10c; ham, 15c; shoulder, 12# c; lard,
12# @ 15c.
Staple Groceries —Retail — Granu-
lated sugar, 14 lbs for $1; coffee, green,
2y 2 @2>y 2 lbs for $1; teas, 30c to $1 per
lb; rice, best, 12 lbs for $1; canned
fruits, $2.40 per dozen; canned veget
ables, $1.50 per dozen; starch, 10c lb;
soda, 3 lbs for $1; coal oil, 5 gallons for
North Yakima Lumber Market.
Rough and sized, per M 9 13 00
No. 2 flooring and rustic 16 00
No. 1 flooring and rustic 20 00
No. 1 finish 20 00@24 00
Posts, each 10
Wood, per cord 4 00
North Yakima Grain Markets.
Following are the prices paid to
farmers:
Wheat, No. 1. per bushel 50
Wheat, No. 2, per bushel 40
Corn, per bushel 50
Barley, per ton $13 00616 00
Oats, per ton 17 00@20 00
The prices at which milling produce
is sold are as follows:
Flour, hard wheat, 501b sacks 8 1 00
Flour, patent grade, 501b sacks.... 85
Flour, straight grade, 50R> sacks. .. 80
Flour, low grade, 501b sacks 65
Flour, graham, lOfb sacks 30
Flour, corn meal, 101b sacks 30
Bran, sacked, per ton . 13 00
Shorts, sacked, per. ton 17 00
Rolled barley, sacked, per ton— 18 00
Wheat chop, sacked, per ton $15 00@17 00
Corn chop, sacked, per ton 18 00
Chicken wheat, sacked, per ton. 16 00
THE WHEAT MARKETS.
Portland — 85c; Walla Wal
la, 75@77>£ per cental; Valley for mill
ing, 90c per cental.
San Francisco— Market very dull.
Shipping, 87 @90c per cental; mill
ing, $1.00@1.07^.
Chicago—Cash, 56}£c; July, 57% @
57# c.
Visible Grain Statement.
Following is a statement of the vis
ible supply, of grain at the close of
business Saturday, as compiled by the
New York produce exchange:
Bushels. Decrease.
Wheat 65,511,000 1.647,000
Corn 920,000 1,430,000
Oats 2,574,000 85,000
Rye 340.000 12.000
Barley 187,000 38,000
Chicago Live Stock.
Cattle Fair demand; market steady^
prime to extra native steers, $4.40@
4.60; medium, $4.00@4.25; others, $3.35
@3.95. Hogs—Market active and 15c
lower; closed strong; rough heavy,
$4.25@4.75; packers and mixed, $4.95
@5.05; light, $5@5.05. Sheep and
lambs— Steady; top sheep, $4.25@4.50;
top lambs, $4.75@5.15.
Seattle Green Stuff.
San Francisco vegetables and fruits
arriving quite freely; cherries are
quoted at $1.00@1.25 according to
quality; new potatoes, V/c per lb;
string beans, 6@Bc; cucumbers, $1 per
dozen; strawberries, $1.75 per crate.
