The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1890-08-22
PORTLAND MARKET.

| WHEAT-There is little trading at
present in the local market; offerings
are small, and shippers purchase spar
lngly: Quote: Nominally, Valley,
S1.231a Walla Walla, $1.20.
FLoUR-Quote: Standard, 1915; out
side brands, $3.50 per barrel
OATs-The market is firm. Quote: 80
@54c per bushel.
MILLsTUFFs-The market is steady.
Quote: Bran, $15@17; Shorts, $17@19;
Ground Barley, $3.50; Chop Feed, $25;
Mlddlings, 22.50@25 per ton.
HAY-The market is steady. Quote:
$17 per ton.
VEGETABLES - The market is firm.
There are no California Cucumbers in
the market. Oregon Tomatoes are COM
ing in large quantities. Quote: Cabbage,
Sl.7502 per GENITAL; Onions and Lettuce,
15c per dozen punches; California
Onions, pa @3c; Oregon, 21ac per pound;
String Beans, Sc per pound; Cucumbers,
l5c per dozen; Carrots, 10@15c per
bunch; Asparagus, 10c per pound; Beets,
l0@l5c per dozen; Turnips, $1.25 per
sack; Corn, 15c per dozen; California
Tomatoes, 90c@$1.2 Oregon, $1@1.25
per box; Potatoes, 75c@$1 per GENITAL;
Sweet Potatoes, 4@5c per pound.
FRUrrs-There are some Oregon Bart
lett Pears in the market. There market
is well supplied with stock. Quote: Ia
hiti Oranges, $3.50 per box; California
Lemons, $3.50 per box; fancy Sicily, 50
@10 per case; Peach and Bradshaw
Plums, 9Oc@$1.15 per 20-pound box;
Apricots, $1.25 per box; Madeline Pears,
90c@$l; California Bartletts, $2@2.25;
Oregon Bartletts, $1.75@2 per box; Pine
apples, $3.50@4 per dozen; Bananas,
1915 per bunch; double, Sc; Oregon
Astrachan Apples, 75c@$1: Gravenstein,
$1@l.15 per box; Crawford Peaches,
$125@1 40; other varieties, $1.15@1.25;
Oregon, 75c@S1 per box, $1@1.25 per
basket; Grapes, $1.25@1.50 per box;
Nectarines, $l.50@1.75 per box; Black
berries, Size per pound, $1.90@2 per "a
pound crate; California Watermelons,
$1.75@2.50; Oregon, $2.5O@3.5O per doz
Cantaloupes, 1..50@2 per dozen; Cali
fornia Crabapples, 75c; Oregon, 81 per
box.
CHEEsE-Quote: Oregon, 11@121sc;
California, 91a@1Oc; Young America, 13
@l4c per pound.
BUTTER-The market is firm. Quote:
Oregon fancy dairy, 25c; fancy creamery,
Z|I2t, SOOu W ldlI AO0ZA12C,
15@171ac; choice California, 24c per
pound.
EGGs-The market is firm. Quote:
25c per dozen for Oregon.
POULTRY-The market is firm. Quote
Old Chickens, $5@5.5O; large Spring, S.
"A; small Spring, $2@2.5O; old Ducks,
$450@5; young, $500; old Geese, IS;
young, $500 per dozen Turkeys, 18@
20c per pound.
NUTs-Quote: Walnuts, 13c; Peanuts,
green, lie; Almonds, 17c; Filberts, l3
Ollie; Brazils, 13@14c per pound Cocoa
nuts, 81 per dozen.
HoNEY-Fancy White, l-pound car
toons, 1Sc.
NAILS-Base quotations: Iron, $500;
Steel, $3.50; Wire, $500 per keg.
The Merchandise Market.
SUGARs-The market is firm. Quote:
Golden G, SC; extra G, SIC; dry granu-
lated, csc; cube crushed and powdered,
654c per pound.
BEANs-The market is firm. Quote:
Small Whites, 1925; Pink, $4; Bayos,
$3.50; Butter, So Limas, $3.50 per GENITAL.
DRIED FRUrs-The market is steady.
Quote: Plummer dried Pears, 10@11c;
undried and factory Plums, 51s@6c;
Peaches, sun-dried, 101ac; evaporated
Peaches, 1614@17c; Smyrna Figs, 14@
16c; California Figs, &c per pound.
CANNED GooDs-Marketi is firm. Quote:
Table fruits, 1925, 21as; Peaches, $3.50;
Bartlett Pears, 1926; Plums, $1.65;
Strawberries, 1925; Cherries, 81; Black
berries, $1.85@1.9 .95; Raspberries, $2.25@
$50 Pie fruit: Assorted, $3.50 per
dozen; Peaches, $1.25@1.3O; Plums,
$1.25; Black berries, $1.65; Tomatoes,
$1.20@3.50; Sugar Peas, $1.40@1.6O;
String Beans, 81.
HIDEs-The market is weak. Quota
tons: Dry Hides selected prime, SO
&c, 1Ac less for culls; green, selected,
over So pounds, 4c; under 80 pounds, &c;
Sheep Pelts, short wool, 30@5Oc; me-
dunn, 60@S0c; long, 90c@$1.25; shear
lings, 10@20c; Tallow, good to choice, 3
@3Hc.
WOoL-The market is dull Quota
tions: Eastern Oregon, 10@16c; Valley,
16@ 18c per pound.
PIcKLEs-Quote: s5c 3s; 9Oc 5s.
SALT - Quote: Liverpool, $3.50,
$3.50, $3.50; stock, $11@12 per ton in
carload lots.
Coal O1L-Quote 1920 per case.
RICE-Quote: 61ac per pound.
The Meat Market.
The meat market is firm. Quote:
Beehive, 3@314c; dressed, 7c.
Mutton-Live, 3@314c; dressed, &c.
Hogs-Live, 5@59c; dressed, &c.
Veal-5@8c per pound.
Spring Lambs-$2 each.
Receipts the past week were: Cattle,
| al sheep, 548 hogs, POP head.
SMOKED MEATS AND LARD.
The market is firm Quotations: East
ern Hams, 13@14c; Breakfast Ba-
con, 13@14c; Sides, 10@11Ic; Lard,
| 10@11c per pound.