Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-08-29
siderable eastern Is being shipped In
to supply the market.

to supply the market.
Eggs-Continued falling OF In pro-
duction has caused further advances,
local ranch being up to $7.75Oo, with
eastern fresh at $7.75Qs.5O. At Chi
cago fresh eggs are scarce and high.
er, but the stocks In storage are
heavy and there is a good Out-move-
ment.
Poultry-The only change 10 q de-
cline In spring chickens. There 10 .
fair movement In chickens with ducks,
gees apd turkeys nominal.
Fresh Meats-Cattle and sheep are
unchanged, but hogs are on so cents
at $S@S.50. In dressed meats mutton
has declined slightly. Trade 10 Sea-
s0nable.
Lard and Cured Meats-Both local
and eastern lard and cured meats are
unchanged. The market has been ad-
vancing steadily for some time. It 10
now believed the top mas been reached
and the tone of the market 10 easier.
Hides and Wool-Prices arc the
same as last week. Hides are nrm
and fairly active out the wool market
is practically dead. pending tariff re-
adjustments.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Apples-While stocks are not NOV.
ing much yet. interest 10 centering
more largely in this item. Green or
cooking varieties have declined to q.
while early fancies are now arriving,
onering at $4,000. According to the
report of the department Of agricul.
ture. the apple crop condition for Il Q
United States on August / was 50 Der
cent, as compared with 66 per cent
on the same date in 1912 and "a Der
cent in 1911. The ten-year average IL
541a per cent. The Pacific Northwest
states excel the rest Of the country
both in quality and yield. The Wash
ington crop condition is placed at 70
per cent, Oregon IS, Idaho 50 and Mon.
tana II per cent.
Other Fruits - Peaches. plums.
pears, watermelons and cantelcupes
are more plentiful and have declined.
Lemons are also lower. Cherries, 10
ganberries, apricots and raspberrios
are of the market. Other fruits In
scasonable supply and demand with
out material change in prices.
Potatoes-Local quotations are nm
OuoA800 a. @1VA.eOs xUOI0 - UOU0O
complaint about dry rot In current r.
ceipts and it is predicted the yield OF
early varieties will only be one-half Of
what 1t was last year. For the coun-
try at large the crop promises to fall
far short Of last year 81 with an ex-
pected good crop in this section there
may be q shipping outlet. Sweet po-
tatoes are In. opening at $3.7S.
Other Vegetables-Egg plant 10
more plentiful and has declined. Gel.
cry Is now Offering ct 66075 cents.
Other vegetables seasonable and n
changed.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Wheat-Bluestem 10 up / cent 1t n
and club and Red Russian are the
sane as week ago ct 81 and 0Sk
cents. respectively. Attention 10 stiil
largely concentrated on securing the
bumper harvest In this section. but
more wheat is Offering in the interior
and the movement to tidewater II in
creasing slowly. Mills are beginning
to buy but export trade II holding OF
In the hope Of lower charter rates.
Flour-There IL no change In quota
lions on domestics. Coast advices note
good orders coming In from the orient.
Feed-Nearly the entire list IL down
again under new crop influences, de-
clines being noted In timothy, bran
and shorts, feed wheat, barley and
oats. Corn steady at recent advances.