The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1898-10-28

LRepoTted OF BY Bowning, Hopkins Co.. Inc,
Commerce building, Portland, Oregon.]
The wheat traders success last week
depended upon the direction In which
he happened 10 be faced. If he looked
toward the est he made no money out
of the market. The influence of the
largest primary receipts on record kept
him off the buying side. He was lucky
If he resisted the temptation to put out
short line. The operator who kept
his eye on the seaboard was the lucky
one. He saw there the largest export
engagements ever known, about mil
lion wheat day. If he did not have
some money to the good at the close
Saturday night it was because he has
no aptitude for the opportunities.
Chicago was incliend to be skeptical
Of the export figures. 1t was not doing
much itself, but the man who was
closest to the shipping position knew
that Duluth was, quality and freights
considered, cheaper than this market.
and that the seaboard also had grain of
Its own bought on cheap freights that
could be sold ahead of Chicago offer
ings. The best export authorities
agreed as to enormous sales abroad.
| Consequently there is no room for de-
| NAL or for pretense that it is largely a
matter of exaggeration. Lohrke, whose
| word is to be accepted in this matter,
in an interview yesterday. said the
business accomplished during the past
fortnight was on scale probably never
exceeded. This authority, when asked
as to the probable permanency of the
foreign demand, in an interesting ex-
planation showed how the foreigners
themselves were so uncertain of the sit
uatlon they were not venturing to specu-
late any on the bull side.
The wheat price this year is to be
matter of mood-the mood of the farm.
er tie world over. If it were to be de-
cided by the facts as to supplies, the
bull, to have any success, would need
to make his purchases on the very
weak days. Every authority is agreed
that the worlds harvest last season was
the fullest ever known, and with that
alone in mind the speculator might
make comparisons with the low prices
of the oth"r years of great crops.
PORTLAND Market.
Wheat--Walla Walla, CSC; Val
ley and Bluestem, 65@67c per bushel.
Flour-Best grades, So. 10; graham,
$3; superfne, $2.25 per barrel.
Oats-Choice white, 39@40c; choice
gray, 37@38c per bushel.
Barley-Feed barley, $21 @22; brew
ing, $23 per ton.
Millstuffs--Bran, SIS SO per ton; mid
ch TO Il,
per ton.
Hay-Timothy. s1o@11; clover. SO
q 10; Oregon wild hay, 5000 per ton.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 500 55c;
seconds, 40 g 45c; dairy, 4O@45o store,
25@35c.
Cheese-Oregon full cream, II a 12c;
Youi'g America. 1880; new cheese,
1oc per potr'
Poultry-ChicA.8s. mixed, So. 5o@s
per dozen; hens. .1lS.oo Gys.5S s57Ings,
S1.25 @3; geese, $5.00@6.00 for old,
81. 5O@5 for young; ducks, $4,000
500 per dozen; turkeys. live, I21s
121ac per pound.
Potatoes 6Oc per sack; sweets,
2 @214c per pounn.
Vegetables-Beets, SOC; turnips, 75c
per sack; garlic, 7c per pound; cab
bage, ST. @1.25 per 100 pounds; cauli-
flower. 75c per dozen; parsnips, 75c
per sack; beans, Sc per poun.l; celery,
20 75c per dozen; cucum bers, SOC per
box; peas, 5@31ac per pound.
Onions-Oregon, 75c@SI per sack. Z
Hops-11 a 16c; 1897 crop, 6@7c. H.
Wool-Valley, 10@12c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 8@12c; mohair,
a5c per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethera
and ewes, 31ac; dressed mutton. &c;
'pring lambs. INC per lb.
Hogs-Gross, choice heavy, $4.75;
light and feeders. $3.O0@4.0O; dressed,
S5. SO @6.50 per 100 pounds.
Beef-Gross. top steers, 3.5o@$3.75;
ows, So. 2.50@3.00; dressed beef,
'@6Ic per pound.
Veal-Large, 81 a@6c; small, 61S@
Nc per pound.