Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-03-06
SPOKANE WEEKLY REPORTS.
Provisions.

Butter-The market is very firm and
the probability is that it will remain
so for the next 80 days. The month
of March is usually tight month for
butter. as it is between both of the
dairying seasons.
Cheese - Quotations are slightly
weak. This is due to the fact that
the demand is somewhat curtailed and
holders in the country are getting
nervous and putting more goods on
the market.
Eggs-Quotations have taken a rad
ical drop during the past week, and
fresh ranch eggs are now quoted at
$3.50 to the producer. Considerable
fresh eggs are now being shipped in
from California, oregon, Nebraska and
Kansas. Storage eggs are off the mar
ket.
Poultry-Quotation in this depart
ment are steady and unchanged. A
satisfactory amount of business is be-
ing done with the demand and the
supply about equal. The situation in
regard to turkeys, geese and ducks
shows little change from week to
week.
Fresh Meats-Hogs and sheep have
taken an advance of from 25 to so
cents over the quotation of last week
and are firm at the present level. A
strong influence in this situation is
the exceptional scarcity of beef cattle.
Local houses report that during the
past 10 days 20 cars of dressed Deef
has been shipped in from the east.
There is also a shortage of supplys in
the hog market all over the United
States.
Lard and Cured transformations
on both local and eastern lard remain
unchanged. The market is strong,
however, due to the restricted supply
of hogs. Both eastern and local hams
have advanced a cent during the past
week. Local bacon has also taken a
slight advance. Reports from Chicago
state that there is shortage of from
two TO three thousand hogs every
week.
Hides and Wool-No change is re-
ported in this department. Wool con-
tinues weak with prospects of a de-
cline due to the tariff agitation. Hides
are also somewhat weak on account
of the inferior grade at this time of
the year.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Alphabetically there has been no
change in the situation. The demand
is still very sluggish, with prospects
of little change for some time to come.
Reports from New York stated that
quotations are firm and business &C
tive ana that dealers are inclined to
take an optimistic view of the situa-
ton.
Other Fruits-Other fruits remain
unchanged. Business in general is OF
fair proportions and the market is
holding steady.
rotatoes-During the past week po
tatoes have declined a trifie and are
now quoted at so cents. But in spite
of this there still seems to be no life
in the situation and the probability is
there will be no material change I'M
til seed time.
Celery-Quotations have taken q
further decline during the past week
and now stand at from rs to IS cents
-lis is due to the fact that the celery
that is now coming in is smaller OF
stock and has been trimmed more.
Other Vegetables-Other quotations
remain unchanged with fair volume
of business being done and prices, in
/ general, holding steady.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Wheat-Although the market has
taken slight advance over the quo
tations of last week and is holding
steady at the present level, business is
very inactive. This is due, in large