Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1898-04-21
WEEKLY MARKET LETTER.
Trade Conditions in the Leading Cities
OF the World.

Trade Conditions in the Leading Cities
OF the World.
A year ago wheat traders were
/ theorizing rs to the effects on the price
OF wheat Of war between Turkey and
Greece. Neither Of those combatants
was Il wheat producer, but the near fear
OF the contest involving Russia kept
the price for "A month swinging through
an unusually wide range, and advanced
( quotations about 10c bushel, half of
! it on the Monday following the OPEN
! ing OF hostlties. 1t is surprising that
/ the Notwithstanding countries abroad,
in anticipation of war involving their
chief source of supply, have of late
| been ignoring everything except this
| possibility, have been maintaing prices
in spite of a declining tendency at
times on this side, and have been max
ing cash purchases with unexpected
energy:
The United States is furnishing at
present half of the wants OF the wheat
importing countries of the world,
about 1000, 900 bushels of the S,0O0,-
600 bushels supplied weekly. Would
the grain operators abroad, whose
office it is to anticipate the world's
situation, take automatically a war
which threatened to cmbarrass even in
the smallest way this vast weekly sup
ply and which might possibly affect it
seriously?
That is hardly to be assumed. In
deed, it has not been the fact. The
other side for IA fortnight, incredulous
as everybody has been all this time Of
the differences growing into an actual
conflict, has been ignoring fine crop
prospects at home and large offerings,
and has been making liberal purchases
| from America at prices which have
been surprise to the American trade.
1t was really remarkable that Letter
could sell 200, 900 bushels abroad Easter
! Saturday. These are indications that
| if Il declaration of war removed all the
present doubts the price of wheat
abroad would advance sharply.
The effect OF war on home prices is
not easy to anticipate. Sentiment
would be factor. Quick, decisive
successes exhilirate nation az they do
individuals, encourage business as we'll
as national ventures and quicken specu-
lation. Any advance in the wheat
price on the other side would be pre-
dicted upon some embarrassment to the
export of American wheat.
Portland Market.
Wheat-Walla Walla, 81 @S5c; VAL
ley and Bluestem, S7@SSc per bushel.
Four-Best grades, 81. 30; graham,
$3.50; supcrine, 81. 80 per barrel.
Oats-Choice white, 39 "a 40c; choice
gray, 81 3Sc per bushel.
Barley-Feed barley, $25; brewing,
500 per ton.
Mllstuffs-Bran, SIS per ton; mid
dlings, $2l; shorts, SIS.
Hay-Timothy $780,; clover. $40
q II; Oregon wild hay. s9@ 10 per ton.
Esgs-Oregon, 11ac per dozen.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 40@45c;
fair to good, SOC 40c; dairy, 300 SOC
per roll.
Cheese-Oregon full cream, 121ac;
Young America, 1870 l4c.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, S.. 90
per dozen; hens, $4,000 40;
geese, $G.00@7.00; ducks, $4,000
100 per dozen; turkeys, live, l3@ 10 y C
per pound.
Potatoes-Oregon, Burbanks, 300 40c
per sack; sweets, $l.75@2 per GENITAL.
Onions-Oregon, $2.25@2.60 per
sack.
Hops-50l212c per pound for new
crop; 1896 crop, / q &c.
Wool-Valley, l4@ l6c per pound
Eastern Oregon, o@l2c; mohair,
zoe per pound.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers
and ewes, &c; dressed mutton. 6 Zee;
spring lambs, 50. 80 @;} each.
Hogs-Gross, choice heavy, S4.25;
light and feeders. So. 90 a 400; dressed,
SO. 90 a $40 per 100 pounds.
Beef-Gross. top steers, $500
400; cows, 50. 50@3.25; dressed beef,
s 1a q &c per pound.