Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1898-08-26


ally the main element in the market,
shows little change. The demsnd ,n
some quarters failed to show as much
urgency, hut in others it was fully up
to previous weeks. The scarcity o.
cash wheat, the result of farmers refus-
ing to sell freely, is the underlying
strength. There were numerous bids
of 6 @7c over September for No. red,
and &c over for No. hard for export,
but sales were slow. No. 3 red brought
72c and No. 2 hard II &c free on board.
In ordinary years this price would be
an attractive one to farmers, but this
season it is not What the outcome
will be is a puzzle. Farmers may be
able to carry their point and force spec
ulators to pay better prices. A great
deal depends upon the magnitude Of
the export demand. The rally at the
last was helped by reports that cash
wheat in Kansas City was up 2@4c,
and Minnesota Sc on cash wheat.
There was also report about Russia
prohibiting exports, but it was denied
by export houses in Paris. Receipts
everywhere were under last years.
The Price Current was rather bull
ish, and London reported the continent
buying cargoes off coast. 1t is said
that practically all the stock of the
contract wheat at Chicago will be ship
ped out before the end Of the week.
With no stock there and futures at
discount there is not much prospect OF
bears making large profits by selling on
the breaks. The government suggests
spring wheat crop for Minnesota OF
70, 33l 900 bushels; North Dakota, 49,
45l, 900 bushels; South Dakota, A.
39S, ,OU0 bushels, a total for the three
states OF l67, 1900 bushels. Last
year they had 100, ,686, 900 bushels.
The general belief is that the depart
ment's acreage is too low.
Conflicting reports in regard to the
crop situation in Russia were circu-
lated. The first received were unfavor-
able, They started inquiries from
other sources. Dreyfus' man at New
York said that the Russian situation
was favorable, though less in some Sec
tions, and deliveries were rather light,
owing to rains having delayed thresh-
ing. D. Bingham's information was
that the Russian crops were good. =
Seattle Markets. :
Vegetables-Potatoes - $l2 ole per
ton.
Beets, per sack, 81. 10; turnips, s5c;
carrots, 81; radishes, 12Ac; new Cali
fornia onions, s1.25i cabbage, "a @sc.
Fruits-Calitornia lemons. $1,000
700; choice, $3.50; seeding oranges,
$3.50 case; California navels, fancy,
e3@S.25; choice, $2.50@2.75; ban
anas, shipping, $2.a5@a.75 per bunch,
peaches, Yakimas, 10000; Wenat-
ohees, small, 60@66c.
Butter-Fancy native creamery,
brick, csc; ranch, 14@ Ice; dairy, l211
a loo; Iowa, fancy creamery. 2Sc.
Cheese-Native Washington, 11@
111ac; Eastern cheese, 11@1l1ac.
Meats-Choice dressed beef steers,
prime, &c; cows, prime, 61ao; NUT
ton, &c; pork, 7@71ac; veal, 5@sc.
Hams-Large, l0Ac; small, lie;
breakfast bacon, 1lA.
Poultry-Chickens, live, per pound,
lac; dressed, l6c; spring chickens,
$2.50@3.75.
Fresh Fish-Halibut, az @4Ko;
steelheads, 4 n @ &C; salmon trout, 90
lOc; founders and sole, 3@4c; herring,
DC; tom cod, 4c.
Oysters-Olympia oysters, per sack,
So. so, per gallon, $3.50.
Wheat-Feed wheat. $20@21.
Oats-Choice, per ton, $26.
Corn-Whole, $24; cracked, $24;
feed meal, $3.50.
Feed-Chopped feed, $17@21 per
ton; middlings, per ton, $l7 oil
cake meal, per ton, $50.
Barey-Rolled or ground, per ton,
$23; whole, $22
Flour-Patent, $4.10, bbl; straights,
1885, California brands, 81. go; buck
wheat -four, $3.50; graham, per bbl,
1926; whole wheat -four, $3.50; rye
-four, $4.25.
Millstuffs-Bran, per ton, $l4;
shorts, per ton, $l6.
Hay-Puget Sound mixed, $50 @10;
choice Eastern Washington timothy.
t14.
Eggs-Paying 10, selling 20@21c.
Portland Market.
Wheat - Walla Walla, SIC; Val.
ley and Bluestem, 600 per bushel.
Flour-Best grades, 80. 90; graham,
So; superine, 1926 per barrel.
Oats-Choice white, 500 40c; choice
gray, 37@3Sc per bushel.
Barley-Feed barley, $40; brewing,
e2l per ton.
Millstuffs-Bran, $l4 per ton; mid
dlings, $2l; shorts, $l4; chop, $13 per
ton.
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