Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-15


consumption fully maintained.
The lumber business continues COM
paratively quiet, but with indications
of an early resumption this fall. Min
ing and other industries are operating
up to normal proportions for this sea-
son of the year and labor Is well en-
fields that is far from being supplied.
In groceries there Is an active dis
tribution with no important price
changes. In produce lines markets are
steadier than for some time, advances
being noted in eggs, cabbage and
watermelons, with declines In sheep. I
apples, canteloupes, pears, tomatoes
and dry onions.
Provisions.
Butter-Local markets are un-
changed at 30032c for creamery |
grades and 10000 for country but
ter. Pasturage Is drying up and
cream receipts decreasing.
| Eggs-Hot weather Influences have
sent the egg market up several
notches this week, local ranch quot
ing at $7.5O08 and eastern fresh
$7.25Q7.75. Local eggs are getting
very scarce and are Of poor quality,
necessitating Gambling and eastern
eggs are more largely supplying the
demand.
Poultry-Quotations are same a. .
week ago, 14016c on chickens. which
are in good supply and fair demand,
with ducks, geese and turkeys nom1-
NAL.
Fresh Meats-The only change In
live stock is q slight decline In sheep
to 81. Hogs are scarce and likely to
be until after harvest. Dressed meats
Iare unchanged with demand slow, due
to hot weather.
Lard and Cured Meats-Both east
ern and local products are unchanged.
Markets are steady to firm under sea-
sonable heavy demand.
, Hides and Wool-The situation con-
tinues q waiting one with NO changes
, in prices this week. Hides are not
: Offering and wool II depressed.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Berries-The berry season has held
, on we'll. Red raspberries, blackber-
ries, loganberries and dewberries are
still Offering freely and moving we'll
. at the unchanged price Of SITS .
: crate. Red rasps are about done for
though: they are too soft to stand
shipment and will be OF the market
soon.
!. Apples-Reports are very conflict
p ing as to the size of the apple crop %
|. far. Local receipts are somewhat
t more plentiful and prices are lower at
Q the top at $1.5001.75 per box.
y Other Fruits-Cherries are about Oh
}. except some sours. which are un'
} changed at $101.50. California mel
Q ons are slightly higher, but cantelopel
r are more plentiful and have declined
d Local Bartlett pears are now arriving
o and prices lower. First sugar pears
l. are coming in. Currants are OF thu
l. market. Other fruits are In season
able movement without materia
n changes in prices.
+, POtatoes-Local quotation Ia un
IL changed at S1.25. While 1t 10 too earl,
10 to tell much about the crop, the in
10 dications are that growers may expec
e better prices than last year on &C
10 count of reported light yields In heav,
r. producing sections Of the country.
Tomatoes-The season Ia movinl
D. along with increasing receipts. Snak
e. rivers have declined another Is cent
" " 81 q UOAp W0AA0 N0AAAOA AAAoO - y OSsA
rs Onering at q decline to sAN1.10.
y Other Vegetables-Dry onions, O.
th cumbers and green peppers are NOR
re- plentiful and have declined. Cabbag
is getting scare and has advanced
Of Summer squash Is now on the marke
at Other vegetables seasonable and VI
ns changed.
It. Grain, Flour and Feed.
8, Wheat-Local quotations continu
- unchanged at 69h. 66h and GAN f.
W bluestem, club and red Russian, r
'ls spectively. There is practically notl
- ing doing in q trading way as grow
). ers are too busy harvesting to pay an
= attention to markets and there ID q
~ particular demand on export or otht
account. Markets In general apes
- q steady. Harvesting In the Inland En-
~ y. pire section is now In full swim
'es weather conditions are holding favo
% % able and . bumper crop Of about A
~ 100000 bushels for Washington On
se 5,OOO, 900 for the three Pacific mort
- west states 10 practically assured.
~ Flour-Market on domestics rule
1e steady with no changes likely to o
cur until mills begin operating on ne
crop. Export inquiries are reporte
slow ON the coast.
m Feed-Radical fluctuations in tn
he department during the last few weel
to seem to have equalixed conditions an
he there Is no further changes. New hs
ms Is coming forward freely and mark
Of is easy. Millstuffs are running sho
ns and prices are firm. Corn, Of cours
nd occupies strong position.
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