The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-14

shipments OF California butter 10 TINS
market are expected within few
days, and 1t Is quite probable that
local prices will be put down this
week In order to meet the conlpeti-
ton from the South. This is the sea-
son OF flush production In California,
and II is always a few weeks earlier
than that Of Oregon. As yet there Is
no serious accumulation Of Oregon
stocks here, but production is steadily
increasing and the necessity OF low
or price Is generally felt in the trade.
Grain, Flour, Feed.
Whca,--Club. BIC; Valley, BIC;
bluestem. 84c; red Russian, 80c.
Oats--Producers' prices: White,
s28; gray. $26@27.
Flour-Iiard wheat, patent $3.50;
straight, $500; graham, $3.50; rye, $5;
whole wheat flour. &.4s; Dakota,
S6.40@660; Eastern rye. $500;
Pillsburg, 81; Corvallis, $40.
Rye-Sl.40 per cwt
Corn--Whole, $3.50; cracked,
$3.50 per ton.
Hay--Wholesale selling prices;
Valley timothy, sl7@i8; Eastern
Oregon, s20@2i; clover, $i4@is;
alfalfa. si2@i3.
Grain bags-Domestic, BIC; Cal
cutta. &c
Millfeed-City bran, $24.s0; coun-
try bran, $3.50; city shorts, 26;
country shorts. s27; chop, $22; mid
dlings, S3o.s0.
Barley--Produeers' prices: Brewing
$3.50; feed, $27; rolled. $2S@D
Buekwheat--$36 per ton.
Cereal Foods Rolled oats, cream,
90-ib. sacks, 81: lower grade, $3.50;
oatmeal, steel cut, 4s-ib. sacks. s.;
o-ib. sacks, S4.2s per bale; oatmeal
(ground). 4s-ib. sacks, $3.50 per bar
rel; o-ib. sacks. $500 per bale; split
peas. $3.50 per lo0-ib. sacks; 25-lb.
boxes, sl.2s per box pastry flour,
io-lb. sacks, S2.7s per bale.
Fresh Meats and Fish.
Oysters-Shoaiwater Bay, per gal
lon. $22s; per sack, $3.50; Toke
Point, SLIGO per 100; olympias (l20
lbs.), s.; olympias, per gallon, $22s.
Fresh Meats-Veal, fancy, 100 lbs,
averag, o@oic; 100 to $50 lbs, S@
SIC h.; large and coarse, s@Sc; hogs,
fancy block, 7@7ic; heavies, 6@7c;
beef, bulls. 3a@4c; cows, 4@sc;
steers, sic@6c; muttons, medium
size. l0@iic; large and coarse, s@oc.
Ciams-Little neck, per box, $3.50;
razor clans, 500 per box
Fish--Halibut, &c; black cod, Sc;
black bass, per b., zoe; striped bass,
l3c; smelt. 7c; herring, sac; founders,
&c; catfish, lie; shrimp, l0c; perch,
7c; sturgeon, l2hc; sea trout, lSc; tom
cod, l0c; salmon, silversides, &c;
steelheads, lie; chinooks. l2c lb.;
Holsters, 2sc ID.
Fruit.
Domestic Fruits - Apples, fancy,
$i.75@2s0 box; common to good, 81
@l.sO box; pears, $l.7s@200 box;
cranberries, $700@o per barrel.
Dried Fruits-Apples. o@l0c per
pound; apricots, 27@2oc; peaches. II
@l3c; pears, lli@l4c; Italian prunes,
s@6c; California igs, white, in sacks,
7hc per pound; black, 6@7c; bricks,
75c@$2.2s per box; Smyrna, l6@l7hc
per pound; dates, Persian, 6a@7c per
pound.
Tropical Fruits--Lemons, $1,000
$50 box; lines, 7sc per 100; oranges,
new navels, $l.7s@2.s0 box; grape
fruit, $3.sO@4.00 box; bananas, Sc
lb.; Grated, she lb.; tangerines, $l.40@
l.s0 box; pineapples, $4@s dozen.
Groceries, Provisions, Etc.
Sugar (sack basis)--D. G., $5.65;
XXX, $s.4s, beets, $s.45; Golden c,
$3.50; extra c, $s.ls; powdered. $3.50;
boxes, ssc cwt advance over sack
9asis; fruit or berry sugar, $5.6s;
boxes, ssc cwt advance over sack
basis (less &c If pal dior in IS days).
Coffee--Mocha, 24@2Sc; Java,
fancy, 2s@2Sc; Java, good, 20@24c;
Java, ordinary, l7@2Oc; Costa Rica,
fancy, ls@20c; Costa Rica, good, l6
@l8c; Arbuckle, $l663 cwt.; Lion,
$is.sS cwt.; Colombia coffee, l4c ib.;
Salvador, lli@l4ac.
Rice--Imperial Japan, No. l, $62s;
Southern Japan, $s,2s@s,7s; broken,
e.. haad faocy &6f06 7s