Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-10-24

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Chicago.
Flour-Steady.
Rye-No. ?, Csc.
Barley-Feed or mixing, 47@53c;
fair to choice mailing, 6O@72c.
Timothy seed-$3M4.
Glover seed-$13@1S.
Mess pork-$17 .2O@17.25.
Lard (in tierces)-$11.62 IL.
Short ribs (loose)-$1O. 5OM11.25.
Butter-Steady. Creameries, "a 100
29c; dairies, % 1-2@27c.
Eggs-Steady; at mark, cases includ-
ed, 10000; ordinary irsts, gle; frsts,
24c.
Cattle-Market strong. Beeves, $500
oil; Texas steers, $4,000; wtstern
steers, $5.sOMS. 90; stockers and feeders,
$4.4O@7.sO; cows and heifers, $4,000
$40; calves, $s@1O.5O.
Hogs-Market slow, steady and shade
lower. Light, $s.60@9.25; mixed, 1866
$50; heavy, $s.5O@7.75; bulk of sales,
SIS. 9OM9.15
Sheep-Market, steady; lambs, weak.
Native, $3.25@4.3O; western, $3.4O@
4.35; yearlings, $4.25@5.35; lambs, ma
tive, $4.50@6.s0 western, $4.75@6.95.
New YORK.
Bar silver, 60 3-sc; Mexican dollars,
Acc.
Copper, dull; standard, spot, $17.25;
electrolytic, $17.62 1-2@17.S7 1-2; lake,
$17.62 1-2@17.67 1-2; casting, $17.25@
1877 1-2.
Tin-Dull; spot, $49.97 1-2@5O.12 1-2,
Lead-Quiet, $40 bid.
Antimony-Quiet; Cookson' IS, 500
1912 1-2.
Spelter-Quiet, $7.5O@7.7O..
Iron-Strong; No. l northern, $3.50
M18; No. 2 northern, $17.25@17.75; No.
1 southern and No. 1 southern soft,
$1s@1s.50.
Portland.
Wheat-Track prices: Club, 77@7sc;
bluestem, sO@S1c ~fortyfold, 7Sc; red
Russian, rec; valley, 7sc. Receipts, 76
cars.
Butter-Oregon creamery extras, SOL
id pack, 35 1-2c.
Portland Union Stockyards Co. re-
ports receipts for the week: Cattle,
1913; calves, 3; hogs, 294O; sheep, 6242;
horses, 10S.
The cattle market was a shade lower
throughout. AS compared with the
: week previous there was al active mar
l ket for everything that was offered but
kllleTS were Ill Il llJblc DtbJCl POoiblOh
2 to shape the market because of the
1 fact that their pens were fairly well
supplied. There is a feeling through.
out the cattle trade that the market
q has reached its limit and that nothing
/ but prime tops will bring the high leve
of prices which has applied throughout
the fall.
The following sales are representa-
tive: Sheers, $6.5O@6.9O; cows, $3.50
@6; heifers, Sc; calves, 500; bulls
$4M4.5O; hogs, $7@S.6O; lambs, $3.50
6; wethers, $4@4.75; ewes, $4.
p San Francisco.
. Wheat, Shipping, $1.55@1.57 1-2; bar
ley, feed, $1.4OO1.42; oats, red, $40.
M2.15; white, $1.62 1-2@1.67 1-2; black
$2.1O@2.25.
Millstuffs-Bran, $24@24.5o; mid
u HaayEWGeat, $2o@22; wheat an,
a oats, $2O@22; barley, $16@1s; alfalfa
$11@14.
c Butter-Fancy creamery, 35c.
E~ggs-Store, zoe; fancy ranch, 39c
n Cheese-Young America, 16 1-2@17
Tacoma News Notes.
IL Wheat-The market is a quiet affai
COUSlutIlH0 lut S6dSOu. IHtlt 10 nOJ
Of comprehensive buying pressure from an
r. source. While speculative operation
lie have been influenced to some eXteI
by the outbreak of hostilities in tn
of Balkans, one of the principal Europea
export sections, this has not had an
apparent effect in causing foreign bu.
Id ing for future delivery, and there al
st no reports of cargo sales being recent
te consummated, though export operation
have finally opened in a moderate wa
Of upon advance contracts, one sailing We
~ sci getting away from this port durir
NC the week with full cargo, while ov'
1000 tons was put aboard the b
steamer Algoa before her departure fl
CT Seattle to complete her quota of near
81 $4,000 tons. This activity is serving
relieve prospective congestions in tern
d nal storage facilities, while there a
nj weekly arrivals of something like thre
in quarters of a million bushels, despi
he restricted selling operations. The ia
IT. anese demand comes by spurts, al
lie. there is some inquiry from that SQUIRE
De- although not much is being worked
the way of new business.
The price situation is stationar
on Wheat in the local market is quoting
he 77hc for club and SO%c for bluestel
M These figures are rather above the pa
to- ity which Europe desires to pay, b
lie are generally regarded as reasonab
low, and holders are inclined to t
ne idea that developments in the future a
'nC likely to be in the way of a recove
be of some of the lost ground.
tn Wheat is coming to hand rather lig
in quantity, considering the fact tn
the harvest is now well completed, wi
Ter only ass cars inspected in during t
ia week, with 81 cars oats, IS of barle
no 6 of corn and SO of hav Snntamh