Show Beer Boosts Farm Boosts Farm Prices in i Northwest Increased commodity prices on hops grain and other articles artcle used in inthe inthe the manufacture of beer have been bringing larger returns returns' io to t the farmers farm farm- far ers era and have helped improve conditions condi condi- tons generally throughout the Pacific northwest W. W C. C McBride general agent of the Denver Rio Grande Grandc Western railroad at Portland Ore said Saturday Hops a major crop of the northwest northwest north north- west are now bringing around aroud 75 cents cent a pound as as compared with 10 cents cent a pound before the legalization of beer Mr McBride said The lumber market is isnow now showing activity after three years years of ot idleness while the wheat producers are receiving reedy reedy- ing a fair fi price for their grain and recently sent bushels of af wheat to China Chia |