Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1897-09-09
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Downing, Hopkins a. Company's Review
of Trade.

of Trade.
We have had week of ner.
vous, cratic markets. fuctuation:
covering wide range, hut finally set
tilhg near the figures Of IA week age.
receipts are mparatively light, with
Il good demand both home and abroad
exports for the week were again very
heavy (6,26S,247 bushels), and that
ratio will probably be increased short
~. The report of the Hungarian min
lister of agriculture estimates the deficit
III the worlds wheat crop at about 326.
QUO, 600 bushels. This very bullisl
estimate and will make itself felt in the
calculations of the grain trade. Thresh.
ing returns from the Northwest, while
meagre as yet, are very disappointing
the yield falling below even the lates,
estimates, while the quality is very
poor indeed, and there will be great
deal of low grade and rejected wheat on
the market when the crop gets to NOV.
ing more freely. We feel very bullisl
indeed on the general outlook, and be.
lleve that wheat will sell far above the
dollar mark before Christmas. 1t is
perfectly natural that we should have
reactions; it is sign of healthy mar
ket, but we consider we have had ours
after the late advance.
There has been IA very firm undertone
to corn, and while it has reacted from
the sharp rally that followed the break
OF last week, yet there is no sign OF any
real weakness and there is a feeling
that it will seek much higher level OF
prices than those now prevailing. Re-
celpts have been large, with good de.
mand. The export demand still con-
tinues to make itself felt, and clear
ances last week aggregated nearly g.
600, 600 bushels, and would have been
larger had there been vessel room to
ship it in. Crop news continuous prac-
tlcally unchanged, the crop making fair
progress during the week.
Portland Markets.
Wheat-Walla Walla, SAC; Val
ley and Bluestem. SIC per bushel
Flour-Best grades, -. 40; graham,
$3.50; supertine, 81. 80 per barrel.
Oats-Choice white, 36c; choice
gray, Soc per bushel.
Barley-Feed barley, SIS; brew
ing, $50 10 per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, s14 per ton;
middlings, $2l; shorts, $3.50.
Hay-Timothy, $l2@ l2. so; clover,
sl0@l II; California wheat, 500
IL; do oat, SILL Oregon wild hay, 500
10 per ton.
Eggs-l3 a lac per dozen.
Butter-Fancy creamery, AZ . a soc;
fair to good, 81 ~ a 45c; dairy, 300 35c
per roll.
Cheese - Oregon, HE; Young
America, IL &c; California, "a 1Oc per
pound.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, $25O@
2.75 per dozen; brolers, $l.25@2 25;
geese, $4@ so; ducks, $3d3.5O per
dozen; turkeys, live, loo l lie per pound
Potatoes. %. egon Burbanks, 4Om
45c per sack; new potatoes, soc per
sack; sweets, 81. 40 per GENITAL.
Onions-California, new, red. $l25;
yellow, 81 per GENITAL.
Hops-l0c per pound for new
crop; 1896 crop, ga &c.
Wool-Valley, lac loo per pound
Eastern Oregon, loo l2c; mohair, zoe
per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, PA az &c; dressed mutton,
sc; spring lambs, 5la per pound.
Hogs-Gross, choice heavy, $3.50;
light and feeders, 50 a T. dressed 50 q
4.25 per 100 pounds.
Beef-Gross. top steers, 50. IS a g.;
cows $2.25; dressed beef, 4@51ac per
pound.
Veal-Large, 41ac; small, 3 nc per
pound.
Seattle Markets.