The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-26
PORTLAND MARKETS
latest Quotations In The Portland
Markets
Complete Market Reports Corrected Essn
Day Giving the Wholesale Prices VI
Commodities, Farm Produce and vess
tables.


PORTLAND July 25.--fuit packer,
are unwilling to venture an expression
Of opinion regarding the price At which
thi. years prunc crop VIII move, ~ the
fruit for packing viii not be ready h
matket much before September An
Eastern packer was IN Oregon recently
looking over the orchards, put II II no,
learned that any contracts were exc
cuted. The promised large crop induced
the Eastcrncr 10 mention lie as prob
able basis. though local packers are not
ready 10 name a figure. In some quar-.
ters &c has been mentioned, but II Il too
early In the season 10 more than make a
= conjecture. In the obscncc Of orgapiga-
tlon Of growers, there can be- little nc.
complishcd In the way Of crop contracts,
one packers expressing the opinion that
contracting for future delivery has
proved 10 be unsatisfactory because Of
the difficulty heretofore met with In hay.
ing the quantity contracted for and
quantity delivered 10 harmonizc.
Eggs and Butter.
There continues 10 DO very good
market for all concerned. In the egg
market, prices being Arm at 22c, which
~ considered reasonable 10 buyer and
satisfactory 10 seller. In some quarters
q half cent Ia named on top Of the gen.
orally accepted figure. Ranch eggs are
not coming In sufficiently TO meet re.
quirements. but the light receipts are
being augmented by the Eastern goods,
that sell side by side with the local eggs
No Portland storage eggS are being with.
drawn, as far as could be learned.
Butter 10 frmer, though there are still
very heavy receipts from usual sources
Of supply. and some from quarters news
TO this trade previous 10 this year.
Grain, Flour, Feed.
Wheat--Walia Walla, zoe; Valley, 7lc;
hlestcm. T2ci red. OIc.
oats-white, $50; gray, $50.
corn-whOls. $1,000, cracked. s27.00
per ton.
Barlcy--Brewlng $685. feed. $780,
rolled. e2s@e6.
Rye-si.5o per cwt.
Buckwheat--S3Oo0 per ton,
Flour--Hard wheat patent s4l0;
straight. s3.45I graham. $3.50, rye. $500;
whole wheat -four. 1885, Valley -four,
s3.50@3.05; Dakota. s5.ao@S.6O, East
srn rye. $780, Pillsbury. 5000, Corvallis.
ss.7O.
Millstuffs-sliddlIngs. s250O@2o.00,
chop. sl7i bran. sl7@ls, shOrtG $50
10.
Hay-vallcy, timothy. sll@l2.50;
Eastern Oregon, sl5@l7.5Oi clover. $3.50
@9.O0, cheat, s7S0@si alfalfa. sll.
Grain bags-Forelgn and domestic, 10
@l0sc.
Produce.
Butter--Country creamery. lsl@20c;
city creamery, 2l@22Aci dairy, l4@l5c;
store lA@l l5c; butter fat, Gle.
Poultry--old roosters. 0@l0c, hens,
l2@lSc; fryers, l6a@lTc; broiers, l6A@
l7cs dressed chickens, li@l5c, geese,
live, s@sic; dressed, ll@llic, turkeys.
live. l4@l6c; dressed. le@l7c, ducks,
old, l0@l2cj Spring ducks l5i@l0c;
pigeons, per dozen, slO0@l.eS; squads,
sl.75@2.
Honey-Dark. l0a@llc; amber. lo@
l3c; fancy white. l4@l5c.
Cheese--Young America, l3h@lic;
Oregon full cream, fats, l2A@l3c
Eggs-Fresh Oregon ranch, 20@22c.
Fruits.
Tropical fruits--Bananas So per lb;
pineapples, $4.50@6 per dozen; lemons.
fancy. so; choice, $5@550; standard,
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