Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-04-17
MARKET REPORTS

Dispatches concerning market quo
tations conditions and phases are as
follows:
Portland.
Wheat-Track prices: Club, $50
sec; bluestem, 96@97c; fortyfold, sc
@S7c; red Russian, SAC; valley, seq
| SIC.
| Portland Union Stock Yards Co.
reports receipts for the week: Cattle,
1872; calves, 50; hogs, 2,1o3; sheep.
2,783; horses, 33.
Cattle-Market steady to shade
firmer. An excellent demand pre-
vailed for prime beef. Top sales this
week made at $S@S.25, while bulk of
steer offerings graded good to choice
and realized $7.6O@7.S9 Butcher stuff
is equally strong, notably heifers and
COWS. Best COWS at 1925; bulls, Sc;
stays, $6.75 and calves at SO repre-
sents price range.
The hog market has been a sensa-
ton all week. Clearing 100000 it
finally settled at $685. Wednesday,
This price range breaks all records
since 1910. Bulk of sales have ever
aged $920@940. Outlet considerably
broader than supplies as demand has
been increased while bulk of country
swine has been marketed.
steady to firm mutton and lamb
market featured principally by one
of the smallest runs of the year.
Wool yearlings sold up to $6.75 and
ewes $5.75, sheared stuff brought 81
less.
The following sales are representa-
tive: Steers, $7.65@S.25; heifers,
$7.75; cowsu, $6@6.75; calves, So;
stays, $6.75; bulls, $4,000; hogs,
$9.10@9.55; lambs, SIS; sheared lambs,
81; wethers, $685.; ewes, 1915.
: Tacoma.
= Wheat-The situation continues
without any material change, although
the arrival of one of the Harrison
liners to load approximately 1000 tons
for Europe has been feature of the
developments of the week. With the
loading of this vessel, the bulk of the
export business will have been worked
for the season. There has been fur
2 Their Stacking in the requirements fol
! mills, who are practically out of the
' market, with no prospect for large
! requirements during the balance OF
I the crop year because of the fact tina
they are we'll stocked up to meet ex
listing conditions in the flour trade
with the result that prices of bluesten
have eased off a cent to csc, while
/ club still holds at sec.
There is still a moderate movement
+ to tidewater, total receipts for tn,
|. week falling to sc cars at this point
= while few sales are reported from
S the interior. Conditions of the grow
g ing crop show the first reports of dam
). age, through the exposure of white
T. wheat in the higher attitudes an,
o lighter lands, and some re-seeding i
= in progress, although it is not though
= that the damage covers large areas o
- is of a serious nature.
u Flour-There is still a condition O
u quiet prevailing in the export fiou
It situation. There has been a diversion
/ of demands, which is shutting Mort
h Pacific mills out of the orient so ia
e as the working of new business is cor
L cerned. Patents are holding steady
If with seaSOnable distributive trade, an
II a fairly firm undertone prevailing.
n Feed-There has been little or n
# change in prevailing conditions. Dat
y are steady and moving only moderate
ly at $2S@29. Barley is without fea
=, ures or business of consequence froI
II a feed standpoint, holding at $24W2'
Hay is firm, but holding at previou
range, while mill feed is in large SUI
n ply, with the heavy product of tn
~ mills, and bran is jobbing down t
n $22.
u Liverpool.
Wheat-Spot steady; futures stead!
. May, rs 4$4d; July, rs 31ad; Octobel
4 rs 315d.
S Chicago.
y, Butter-Weaker; creameries, 27(
is SAC.
e Eggs-Steady; at mark, cases il
cluded, 16@17c; storage firsts, 1Sc
tirsts, Ire.
New York.
Bar silver, SIC; Mexican donar
ID 471ac.
20 Copper-Strong; standard spo
IS April and May, $1475@15.25; ele
ID trolytic, 15.37@15.5O; lake, $3.50
~. casting, $15.25.
"a Lead-Steady, $4.3O@4.4O.
- Spelter-Quiet, $5.S5@5.95.
Iron-Steady and unchanged.
Copper exports this month, 304
tons.
~ SPOKANE WEEKLY REPORT.