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About The Coos Bay times. (Marshfield, Or.) 1906-1957 | View Entire Issue (June 19, 1907)
I urn t, 10D0 44l jgl '' MARKETS tte Iru. ..,. .- - ' HIIHIHEH IIII I I IR I9f hiuwi.il. Without nnv ,.. bnuruuiim Eastern Oregon and Vashington Farmers Elated Over Showing Thus Far Made W FAIL SHIPMENT! Western Railroads Have Gigantic Task Before Tliem '2, loo Trains Required. ' There is luss wheat in Eastern Ore gon ami Washington today than there has been at this season of th0 year in a decade. In a score of houses in Walla Walla county and a similar number in Umatilla county, Oregon, there is not a sack of grain. In the Palouso country some crops remain, but as fast as cars can be secured shipment is being made, and the ag gregate of grain is indeed small. There is scarcely a bushel of wheat for sale, and the mills will have seri ous trouble to secure enough to keep them running during th0 months be tween this time and September, when new grain will be on the market. Even then old grain will be In de mand, because new grain ground alone makes an Inferior grade of flour, and some old stock is always hmeld over by the mills for "mix ing." In the face of this unusual short age of grain, crop conditions gen erally are very good, sav0 for thp short acreage of Fall-sown grain. The great fields are in their prettiest dress. The Fall sowing is heading out In many places, standing nearly waist high, rank in color and stand ing thick on the ground. The Spring rowing is not so far advanced, but tho recent rains havo given it plenty of moisture, and it is making rapid WILL r.i $ m- , ---- .n ....ii acreage of very earlv Knrlnr. r,.,t I-- -0 -"- iuuii may yield nearly as good a crop as is expected from the Winter vari ety. The Spring was cool and back ward, but tho grain produced strong roots during the earlv woeka nf u growth, and recently the stalks have made wonderful growth. Tl.n itn is now well advanced for the middle of June. Market Trend Upward. Farmers are highly elated over the sulondld prospects. The past few weeks have shown the markets con- erally to bo on a stiff upward incline, and while but little or no crain hns been offered, bccaus it was not in the farmers' hands, every large land holder has been watching the market with satisfaction. A number of of fers to contract at about 75 cents have been made and refused, and it is quite likely that tho usual early sell ing will bo absent this year. Many farmers predict SO per cent wheat at the opening in August or September. while last year tho price ranged near 5U and CO cents. It is estimated by largo growers and railroad men that Walla Walla county will produce 5,000,000 more. Umatilla county always leads her Washington neighbor, but the vege tables and fruit produced in Walla Walla more than make up for less receipts from grain products. Judging from conditions through out the grain belt, the State of Wash ington should produce 30,000,000 bushels this year. Perhaps two-thirds of this will come from the Palouse and Big Bend sections, the remainder from the Walla Walla Valley. It re quires on an average 2,000 cars to transport 1,000,000 bushels to tide water, hence it will tax railroad equipment to the extent of 00,000 cars, hauled on an average 300 miles, to deliver the crop of 1907 to the ex will and lair crop Is assured in practically all of tho grain-growing sections of tho Inland Empire. The extremely dry weather of last Fall prevented tho seeding of the usual acreage of Summer fallow land, but this Spring farmers rushed the grain in, and the result is n inrtro Coos THE DAILY COOS BAY TIMES. ftlAKSHFIELW. OREGON. WEDXESSDAV, JUNE 10, 1007. porter for shipment to tho markets of the world. Estimating 25 cars as an average freight train, It will re quire 2,400 trains loaded with wheat exclusively. The average time re quired by a Car to be lmiilml ntnntv tr, tho warehouse, bo loaded, delivered to the terminal and unloaded mh nnfniv bo placed at ten days. Thus it will e seon-that it will renulrn GOO.OOO car days to handle tho grain cron of ono State this year. In other words, it would require ono car in constant use making delivery everv ton .lavs for 1,044 years to move the crop. Train 720,000 Miles. When these figures are considered with tho further fact that motive power must be furnished to haul 2,400 trains .in average of 300 miles, partly over a high mountain ranee. by two or three road3 doing tho work, something or tho gigantic task be fore the western railroads will ap pear. It would require tho haulinir of a single train 720,000 miles, or many times more than tho railroad mileage of the entiro globe. One car would have to travel 1S.000.000 miles in a vain effort to make tho de livery of the grain to the starving millions in China, if the task were undertaken, figures which are bewil dering, to say the least. And tho additional complication has to be considered that practically all the wheat grown in this country is moved during the same few months of fall and winter, increasing the Immensity of the task before thG railroads. Prospects In New Sections. Last year much of the grain did not come up to the standard for No. 1, 59 pounds. In the "new" wheat country, especially Franklin and Douglas counties, sections produced grain that could not be graded at all. so light and shrunken was it. Much of the land was new and the crop was the first harvested. From that sec tion now comes the pleasant informa tion that tho prospect is good, the grain strong and well rooted, the land carrying much more moisture on account of better cultivation, and every indication that the crop this Fall will come well up to the stand ard. With better cultivation and careful selection of varieties the pro duction of the light land sections of the State will certainly increase for the next few years. 4 Wmmrn I Mm 11 ' , The Times has secured the services of an ex perienced job printer from San Francisco We are now in a position to turn out work of the best quality, with character and work that please the best judges let us give you an estimate on that job ' Bay Times 0 OREGON'S HOP CROP Oregon's hop crop will bo about one-third short of last year, accord ing to n. D. Cooper, a grower of In dependence, who has just made the journey, by team, through the prin cipal hop-growing counties of the Willamette Valley. He spent two days among the yards between his home and Portland, reaching 'this city yesterday afternoon. "South of Nowburg crops look very puor, no says, "as tnoro are a num ber of missing vines In every yard. The rains have not been so frequent between Nowburg and Independence as they have this side of Nowburg, and it Is now too late for rains to .. tti make amends this season. "Last year Oregon produced about 150,000 bales, but if tho crop of 1907 amounts to 100,000 bales, it !s all that can b0 expected. The prlco ob tained by producers will largely de pond on the amount of hops raised in England, and as conditions there are usually precarious, the English grower is never suro of his crop until It is in the bale." Konrad Krebs, the largest hop grower In Oregon, says he expects to raise 5,000 bales this year, according to present Indications, and if good prices prevail the Krebs Brothers arc likely to make a good deal of money. Retail. Quotations are as follows: Bacon Per lb., 1G to 25a. Flour Per sack, $1.30 to J1.C0. Potatoes Per lb., 2 to 3c. New Potatoes, 8c. Cabbago Per lb., 5 to 6c. Cauliflower Per head, 10 and 15c Honey Per box, 20; 3 for 50c. Onions Per lb.1, 5c. Butter Per square, 35c. to 40c. Boiled cider, per quart, 30c. Asparagus 15c. lb. Rhubarb 3 lbs. for 25c. Beets Per lb., 3c. Country eggs Per dozen, 25c. Hons Dressed, 22c lb. Chickens Frys, dressed, 25c lb. String Beans 15c. lb. Fresh Peas 8 l-3c. FisTi. Crabs $1 per dozen. Call up phone 1 33'1 ' - ' ' Halibut 12 &c. Rod Fish 5c. lb. Ling Sc. lb. Flounders, Per lb., Pc. Cleaned clams Per quart, 20c. Empire Clams Per bucket, 50c. Meats. Sirloin steak Per lb., 12 VS to 15c Boiling Per lb., 5c to 8c. Veal Stow, per lb., Sc; cutlets, 10c to 12 c. Porterhouse steak Per lb., 12 c Mutton Roasts, per lb., 12Vc to 15c; chop's, 12 c to 15c; stow, 10c. Pork Per pound, 12 to 15c. Chuck steak Per lb., 10c. 15c. Round steak Per lb., 10c. Hamburger steak Per lb., 10c. Sausage Per lb., 10c. Bologna Per lb., 10c; 3 for 25c. Salmon (salt) Per lb., Gc. Brains Per lb., 15c; 2 for 25c. Pickled pork Per lb., 12 c. Corned beef Per lb., 7c. Wienerwurst Por lb., 12 y-c. Lamb's tongues G for 25c. Fruits and Nuts. Apples 10c. lb. Cocoanuts Each, 10c. Walnuts Per lb., 25c? Almonds Per lb., 20c to 30c. Lemons Per dozen, 20c to 30c. Bananas Per dozen, 40c. Oranges Pordozen, 30 to GOc, ac cording to size. Dried Fruits. Raisins London layers, pet lb., 20c to 30c; seeded, per 12-oz. pkg., 12ic; lC-oz. pkg., 15c. Currants Clean, por 12-oz, 12; lC-oz. pkg., 15c. Pkg.. Citron Per lb., 35c. Orange peel per lb., 25c. Lemon peol Per lb., 25o. Strawberries 1 5 c. Gooseberries 2 boxes for 25c, Apricots Basket, 75c. Cherries 25c. lb. LOCAL WHOLESALE MARKET. Following is a list of wholesale prices as seon on tno local market: Oat and wheat hay , $15 to $25 Ueeso J1.00 Hens 10c Sheep f3.00 to $6.00 Yoc.1 calves $&M5 Boef, steers S2.5.0 Chickens, spring 12 C Ducks 50c to 75c J Beef, cows $2.00 W, WORK OUTOIDE MARKETS. Liverpool, Juno IS. July wheal, Cs. 11 d. Now York, June IS. Lead and copper unchanged; silver G7c. Chicago, June IS. July wheat, 90 91 (S1 91, closed 9191; barley, 70 74; Northwest, 129. LIBBY SCHOOL CLOSES The school at Llljby was closed for the torm Monday nftornoon with the rendition of a program prepared by tho teacher, G. F. Dillon. Tho school Is In session nlno months of the year, and has an attendance of fifty pupils, tho largest of the county schools. Owing to tho new school law regarding compelling pupils o school ago to attend school during the entire term in tho district where they belong, th0 LIbby school will havo at least seventy pupils next term. This will requlro two teach ers Instead of ono, as formerly. Mr. Dillon has had charge of tho school a little over ton months. Ho has not decided what ho will do next term. Mr. Dillon is a resident of Marshfield, and walks to Libby every morning, coming back the same way In tho evening. When the roads arQ exceptionally good ho rides a wheel. Ho will probably tako a little vaca tion trip to Los Angeles In August. HOTELS. Tho following Is a list of those registered at tho Hotels Blanco and. Central yesterday: Central Hotel. Laura Sturdivant, Myrtle Point; A. R. Benn, Portland; R. W. Davis, San Francisco; R. W. Williams, Portland; F. W. Reasoner, Hoquinam; H. A. Shelley, San Fran cisco; F. H. Anderson, Bandon; E. E. Johnson, Coquille; S. A. Chappell, Corvallls. Blanco Hotel. J. L. Flanagan, Portland; A. Dcmangcon, Portland; W. E. Berry, Portland; A. D. Smith, Portland; J. P. Gilchrist and wife. San Francisco; E. N. Trowbridge and wife, California; H. D. Holt, San Francisco; G. Boak, Leah Boak, R. H. Rosa, Mrs. E. J. HItl, E. Dyer, Mts. E. Dyer, T. L. Barnard, Bandon; J. A. Goodwill, Coos River; H. Caughlll, Wedderburn. VJ H ap- lusy, Rath ?hot Jrgo Ived Ella. lids" com Igro Irs. ling- Ileal . East jyn- liis- i ler- fold Irs. J iho - lib 7 Jhis I iho &ht Ids w Se. W 1g. ad ho ,'rt 1Q d, -iff lO is re is I 1 ' c