Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-05-04
LATE MARKET REPORTS

Dispatches concerning market quota
tions, conditions and phases are as fol
lows:
Chicago
Cattle-Market steady to Toe up.
Beeves, $5.7O@s.75; Texas steers, $50
$50; western steers, $5.50@7.65; stock
ers and feeders, $4.3O@6.7O; cows and
heifers, $2.7O@7.50; calves, $5@7.50.
Hogs-Market steady to shade up.
Light, $7.5O@7.77 1-2; mixed, $7.4o@
10; heavy $7.40@7.90; rough, $40
@76o; pigs, $4.75@7; bulk of sales,
$7-65@7.sO.
Sheep-Market loo to 15c up. Ma
tive, $4.50@6.90; western, $4.75@7,40;
yearlings, $6@7.75; lambs, native,
$5.65@s.35; western, $6@9.1O.
Portland.
Wheat-Track prices: Club, $1,000
1.03; bluestem, $1.07@1.0s; fortyfold,
$l.03; red Russian, $1.O1; valley, $1.o3.
Butter-Creamery extras, solid pack,
26c; country creamery, 22@23c.
Portland Union Stockyards Co. re-
ports market as follows: Receipts for
the week were 1913 cattle; II calves,
1882 hogs, 2s1s sheep and 10 horses.
The cattle market was strong to
higher all along the line. There was
an active demand for everything that
was offered and as high prices would
have prevailed had the receipts been
larger Calves sold as high as 1915,
which is high price on any market
The hog market was steady to strong
around $40. One sale was made at
$3.50, but the general price was around
$40. The market was lightly supplied
lop
hogs that were offered could have been
sold at the prices mentioned.
The sheep market was strong to
higher. Lambs at $685. and wethers at
$685. indicate the strength of the mar
ket.
The following prices are representa-
tive: Steers, $6@7; heifers, $6.25@
$50; cows, $4,000; calves, $6@S.75;
stays, 1925; bulls, So; hogs, $4,000
$50; lambs, $735; wethers, $6@6.35;
yearlings, 1925.
San Francisco.
Mullstuffs-Bran, $2s@29; middlings,
$33@35.
Eggs-store, 10 IL; fancy ranch,
20 lie.
Cheese-Young America, Is 1-2@16c.
oats-Red, $1.s5@1.97 1-2; white,
$2.02 1-2@205; black, nominal
Hay-Wheat, $15.50@20; wheat and
oats, $14@19; alfalfa, $13 014.50.
Spot uotatons-Wheat, shipping,
$1.s7 1-2@1.90.
Barley-Feed, $1.S7 1-2@1.sO; brew
ing, nominal.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 24c.
Liverpool.
Close-Wheat, May, IS 8 3-sd; July,
rs 10 SD; October, rs SO 4d. Weather
clear.
Available Grain Supplies.
Special cable advices and telegraphc
communications received by Brad
street IS show the following changes in
available supply, as compared with pre-
vious account:
Wheat-United States, east of the
Rockies, decreased 1866, 900 blu.
United States west of Rockies, de-
creased $4,000 bu.
| Canada, increased 10000 bu.
Total, United States and Canada, de
creased 100000 blu.
Afoat for and in Europe increased
100000 bu.
Total American and European supply,
increased 1,5s0,000 blu.
Corn-United States and Canada, de-
creased 1891, 900 blu.
Oats-United States and Canada, de-
creased 900 blu.
New York.
Bar silver, 60 $50; Mexican dollars,
47c.
Standard copper dull; spot and April,
$15.50O15.75. Custom house returns
show exports of 1850 tons so far this
month. Lake copper, $16.12 1-2@16.25;
electrolytic, $16@16.12 1-2; casting,
1882 1-2@15.s7 1-2.
Tin quiet; spot and April, $4,000
44.75.
Lead easy.
Spelter firm, $6.s0@7.
Anthony quiet; Cookson IS, So.
Iron steady. No. foundry northern
, $15.25@15.75; No. 2, $15@i5.5O; No
, 1 southern and No. southern soft
{ $15.25@1575.
Spokane Prices to Producers.
The following list may be taken as
' fair standard of prices paid to pro
ducers for the commodities named:
. Fruits and Vegetables = Potatoes
$ $1.50@$1.75 cwt.; horseradish, 1Oc h.
e cabbage, $1.75 cwt.; apples, $1@1.5C
= box; Oregon yellow onions, $3.25@3.5 sc
, cwt.
Eggs-Ranch, So case.
Butter-Ranch, 20@21c ID.
Cheese-Wisconsin, 23c h.; Hazel
wood, 2315c h.; domestic Swiss, %,
s h.; brick cream, 24c ID.
Hay-Baled oat hay, $40 ton; whea'
hay, $40 ton; alfalfa, $40 ton; tim
othy, No. 1, $14 ton.
e Grain-Oats, $3.50 cwt.; barley, $1.5t
O cwt,; wheat, $1.30 cwt.
$ (Hay and feed prices are f. o. b
c cars, Spokane.)
Poultry-Live hens, lac h.; dressed
t Ice h.; old ROSTERS, 10c h.; dressed
Y 111sc h.; live ducks and geese, -4c Id.
e dressed, Ice h.; live turkeys, 1sc lb.
dressed, zoe lb.