Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-03-20
MARKET REPORTS

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kets, conditions and phases are as fol
lows:
Chicago.
Eggs, unsettled; at mark, cases in
Guided, AWl7$4c; ordinary tirsts,
l1Ql1Ac; hrsts, 17s4Q1sc.
Hogs-nlarket strong to sc higher.
Bulk, $S.S0@S.9o; light, $S.S0QS.9o;
mixed, $S.6OQ9.05; heavy, $S.4oQ
S.92h: rough, $S.40@S.55; pigs. $6.S5
@s.95.
Cattle Market steady. Beeves.
$7.25@9.15; Texas steers, $6Q7.25;
western steers, $6.6O@7.9o; stockers
and feeders, $6@S.15; cows and
heifers, $3.S0Qs; calves, $7@12.
Sheep-Market strong to 10c higher.
Native, $6@7.1o; western, $6.35@7.15;
yearlings, $7.25QS.25; lambs, native,
$s@9.2o; western, $s@9.2O.
Portland.
Track prices: Club, S6@S7c; blue
stem, 9S@99c; fortyfold, S7@Ssc; red
Russian, s4@s5c; valley, S7QSSc.
Butter, city and creamery extras,
solid pack, 37Rc.
The Portland Union Stock Yards
company reports market as follows:
Receipts for the week have been:
Cattle, 1904; calves, 8; hogs, ASIA;
sheep, 3,34S; horses, 20.
Cattle liquidation has been compar-
atively liberal this week, but steers
were the only class which showed
steadiness. Nearly all steer offerings
graded a shade short of prime, selling
at $7.75 down to $7.25, with one small
lot at So. Tops are considered steady
at $7.7O to $7.75. Butcher stock has
been slow, due to lack of quality, but
demand is not very broad for the best.
Although an urgent call for prime
calves rules, receipts have been insig-
nificant. A good bull trade at steady
prices shared butcher division activ-
ity with COWS. Generally the cattle
market is steady with downward ten.
dency.
The hog market is rapidly advanc-
ing to the 50 level of two years ago.
Thursdays u contained several
leads Of prime light swine and they
all brought $S.75 bids from anxious
buyers. Weeks total gain has been
approximately so cents. Receipts have
been light and demand firm. Port
land is again the highest hog market
in the country.
The sheep house furnished several
surprises this week. Mutton and lamb
markets have been shaky for the last
fortnight and the sudden activity this
week upset all calculations. Killers
showed they could be induced to bid
for prime yearlings, ewes and lambs.
They at least gave top prices for sew
eral cars, 1928 to $685. for yearlings,
1925 for ewes, 81 and $7.25 for lambs.
Packers were evidently caught short
handed and as the annual spring run
OF sheared stock is slow coming they
grasped the opportunity to get a tenn
porary surplus. The result being a
sellers market, which weakened to-
ward the close. Market basis is un-
steady.
The following sales are representa-
tive: Steers, $7.55@S; COWS. $4,000
I; heifers, $3.50; bulls, $5.s5...6; hogs,
$s.45@s.75; lambs, $7@7.25; ewes,
1925.
Tacoma.
Wheat-There is not much doing in
the way of spot business, while recent
sales have served to reduce surplus
holdings at the interior to a point
where there will be no excessive
cary-over into the new season. Local
receipts for the week were the larg.
est since the tunn of the year, aggre-
eating 1928 cars, but much of this
grain was put aboard for tidewateI
before March L, when the tax assess
ments became effective, and it is prob.
able that there will be a sharp de.
crease, following the tidewater receipt
of these shipments.
Flour-There is a good business in
patents, in progress, with the under,
tom OF the market strong on the
basis of present prices for wheat
Export is holding quiet, with only
moderate orders being booked fol-
shipments, though there is still con.
siderable business going forward in
deliveries previously contracted for
Prices are steady at $3.75@3.S5.
Feed-The week receipts include IL
cars oats, 16 of barley, 4 of corn and
% OF hay. Holders of oats are strong
In e position, demanding 500 for
April delivery in round lots. Car lot
quotations continue at $2S@29. The
barley market is in a comatOse condi
ton with prices nominally at $24@25,
Corn is unchanged at $27. Hay con.
tinues to hold at former rulings,
though the market is firm, with fail
demands. Millfeed is moving a little
more freely, with the lower prices
quoted by the mills, but there is still
abundant stocks.
Liverpool.
Wheat = Spot steady; futures
steady; March, rs sgd; May. rs 3kd.
July, Is 23sd.
Available Grain Supplies.
Special cable and telegraphic COM
munication received by Bradstreet's
show the following chanpoS in avail