Peach crop price collapse prompts call for investigation
North Yakima growers urge a thorough probe into peach marketing as prices fell from expected 40–50 cents to 25–30 cents. Bottlenecks among shippers and price cutting blamed. losses could reach about 150000 across the upper valley, with Kennewick faring slightly better and Yakima growers hit hardest.
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Apple crop decline shifts focus to Pacific Coast production
The article notes a long term drop in U S apple output from highs of 65 000 000 barrels to an estimated 16 000 000 to 20 000 000 barrels this year with much unmarketable fruit. It attributes the decline to orchard reductions in the east and midwest while Pacific Coast production rises shaping future world markets. It also mentions 2 000 000 settlers expected to move to Pacific ports via the Panama Canal and Berlin tickets totaling 76 000 for Pacific regions. Governor Lister declines a US Senate bid, leaving future candidacy open. The Colfax Commoner critiques church dinners as costly for restaurants and churches. Seattle businessmen visit prompts improvements to Commercial Club windows and hopes for gold lettering.
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