The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-05-24
PRODUCE MARKET.
The Demand for Wheat Still
Holds Good.
COIN IS SOMEWHAT EASIER.
Oats Are High-Butter Plentiful-Hay Easy
No Market for Old Potatoes
Fruits Going Up.

The stormy weather during the pas
week has steadied somewhat the rush Of
business to slight extent, but all line;
still keep busy. Wholesale dry goods
merchants report an excellent spring
trade. Wholesale grocers and hard
ware merchants have all they can do tt
fill their orders of shipments to the coun-
try. 1t is still daily occurrence for teams
to be fitting out for the Deep Greek mines,
while the old reliable camps of Eureka,
Park and Bingham are being worked tc
almost their full capacity. The Over
land stage company running from
Stockton snd Deep Creek, reports so much
travel that they have all they can do to
take care of their passenger business.
Some 700 to 500 cars of wheat have left our
territory within the last sixty days,
besides large shipments of hay, the
payments of which are now being
received by our country stores, which en-
ables them to pay up the jobbers here in
the city, and they are doing so promptly
with renewed orders for spring and sum
mer trade. The storms and sun
SHINE that we have had during the
past week have been excellent for
growing. All parts of the territory, re-
port the grain crops in excellent con-
dition with prospects for fruit and vege-
tables better than any time for many
years past. This should create for US q
large export instead of import trade this
summer and fall. The banks re-
port the money market in good
condition with money somewhat easier
than heretofore. The railroads report q
large increase Of tonnage, both in and out
n fnf hill rhn FoS
grain is such that shippers cannot fill their
orders. All lines are brisk, and no one
wanting work need to be idle on our
streets.
OFFERINGS.
Wheat-The demand for this article still
holds good, both for import and home trade
with prices firm. Holders are not inclined
to sell. Offerings have been made from sc
to S3c. per bushel, bulk, car lots, track city.
Corn-Corn Is somewhat easier than it
has been for the last thirty days with q
slight decline reported from the eastern
markets, but very little importing Is being
done in the territory at the present
time Some few cars, however, have ar
rived during the past week. Offerings are
made for whole corn, sacked tracked Utah
points, CARROTS, at Sl.7S19, cracked corn
Sl.S3 to Sl.S5, and mixed feed at Sl.95 to
$500 per cwt.
Oats-We think the top notch on this
article has been reached unless there
should be an advance on oats in the east
efn markets. Utah's are offered at S2.15 to
81. 80 per cwt, but very little transactions
are being done at present.
Hay-The demand for hay has eased up
in the eastern markets. The advance in
prices threw the trade into Kansas which
should be tributary to Utah. There is nc
demand at present except for home trade
Offerings were made during the week at S.
per ton for alfalfa, wild hay from 80 to $40
mixed from $40 to $l1 and straight timothy
from Sll.5O to sl2 per ton, track, city.
Eggs-The supply still continues very
light and not yet equal to the demand, and
prices still remain firm, Utah selling
from s.. 10 to S5.25 per case and eastern
from 81 IS to S.. All goods must be candIed
and guaranteed at the above price.
Bntter-Butter still continues plentiful
with heavy shipments arriving both from
east and west, which has to q certain ex-
tent cut down orders for California
stock Local shippers from the terri
tory are also beginning to ship heavily
with stock on hand increasing, which is
bound to make decline in prices as every
Indication points at present to our Local
markets being overstocked. Offerings fol-
California best at CSC per Id, eastern cream
CRY iion 90 w 30, ualry lrOm IL TO 10, u Tar
good stock is selling from % to %, and of
color l215 to 1Sc per lb.
Potatoes-The demand for old stock fol
expectation has entirely stopped, with nj
market at present, except for local demand
Offerings are made at IS to 60c. per bushel
sacked, while new California stock is of
fered at 90c. and 81.
Fruit-The stormy weather has mad,
prices firm On small fruits with an advanc,
during the past week of from IS to SOC. pe
case; offerings are made to-day for straw
berries at 1925, cherries at 81 60 to 81. rs
oranges are firm at $3.50 to ESQ per case
e. II. Rich, in Price Current.