Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-08-22

the market is strong.
Cheese-Prices are unchanged, with
the market steady to firm, though no
changes are expected until fall.
Eggs-Current receipts are still ade-
quate to local needs, though production
is falling off and prices have irmed
up moderately. A considerable supply
of local storage eggs will defer the sea
son of dependence upon eastern stocks
and high prices.
Poultry-Chickens are higher and
broilers have declined. Ducks, geese |
and turkeys are largely nominal and
unchanged.
Fresh Meats-Dressed meats continue
unchanged and the only change in live
stock is an advance in top hogs. The
situation continues very firm under gen.
eral shortage of supplies.
Lard and Cured Meats-There are
practically no changes in either local
or eastern lard and cured meats. The
market is steady to firm.
Hides and Wool-Local quotations
are the same as last week, with a good
movement reported in both hides and
wool.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Apples-Receipts of seasonable va
%rieties are gradually charging, con-
sumption is increasing and prices this
week are unchanged.
Peaches-Prices are nominally I'M
changed, but early peaches are about
out and late canning varieties are not
arriving yet.
Berries-The berry season is drawing
to a close. Red raspberries are out
of the market, dewberries unchanged,
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being received.
Lemons-There has been an advance
of 25 cents locally, due both to in
creased demands incident to hot weather
and to increasing shrinkage in stocks,
necessitating higher prices.
r Other Fruits-Oranges nave advanced
and California watermelons have de-
clined. A few California grapes are
arriving, Other fruits in s~easonable
| supply and demand, without material
change in prices.
| Potatoes-Local receipts continue
good with an active demand and quo
~tations are unchanged. The crop in this
= section is a heavy one and commission
: men hope to be able to make shipments
to other sections of the country.
Tomatoes-California tomatoes are
: giving way to the Washington article
Y which is now arriving in fair quantity
S and price has declined. Some dollhouse
!, stuff is still offering at lower figures.
e Other Vegetables-Dry onions have
declined. Peas are out of market
e Green corn and green peppers are now
f coming in. Other vegetables seasonablt
and unchanged.
Grain, Flour n Feed.
Wheat-The only change since thu
G big slump of last week is a further de
cline of 1 cent on red Russian ant
club, bluestem holding unchanged
l. There is not much trading yet, eithe
on export or milling account, and tn
is big Pacific Northwest crop, placing thi
market on an export basis, togethe
a. with the advance in charter rates
); seems to assure a relatively lower seal
of values for the wheat of this section
}; However, this readjustment has alread.
been made and the market is steadie
at present figures. Not much ney
wheat has moved to tidewater yet, a
?; farmers are too busy with harvesting
q which is now in full blast.
Flour-There have been no change
locally, though the market is easy i
sympathy with the recent slump i
Id wheat, but prices will probably not b
readjusted until mills begin grindin
on new wheat.
Feed-Quotations are the same q
&c. last week. New feed wheat is comm
in, but other lines have not come in t
y. any extent. Feed crops are lookin
70 excellent in this section.
Pacific Northwest Wheat.
Tacoma.-Bluestem, SIC; club, 79c.
m Standardization, 79c; fortyfol
IL TIC; club, nc; fife, TIC; red Russia.
III 75c.
Portland.-Track prices: New clu
TX nc; bluestem, DC; fortyfold, nc; O
ed wheat, nominal.
Ritzville.-Bluestem, CSC; fife, Csc
~. disqualification, zoe; Jones fiji
&c.
The strength of five men is equiv
40. lent to one horse.
English steamship companies ov
de- more than 5000 vessels.
The Automobile Association of En-
de- land has 100000 members.
German telephone lines are w
and operated by the government.
% During the last year n aviator W
,ot. killed in every 5000 miles --own.
eM Both the Chinese and Japanese me-
&C. ufacture alcoholic beverages from RI
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