Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1913-03-21

large and it is predicted that the pres
ent season will be a record-breaher.
Advices from all over the United
States report heavy receipts. At New
York there was a liberal decline in
prices.
Poultry-Other than a slight ad-
vance in chickens, the market shows
no change from last week. Receipts
continue to be normal and a satisfac-
tory volume of business is reported.
Fresh Neutrality-suspicious. on hogs
and sheep have advanced during the
past week and are strong at the pres
ent level Receipts of these commod-
tiles have been very light. Although
beef shows no change, it is predicted
that within a few weeks receipts will
be more liberal and the market will
decline.
Lard and Cured Meats-Eastern
lard is unchanged with the market
strong. Local lard has advanced a
trifie in sympathy with the hog situa-
ton. No change is noted in quota
tions on eastern cured meats. Local
breakfast bacon has advanced. Quo
tations on all commodities in this de-
partment are firm.
Hides and Wool-The situation
shows no change over the conditions
of last week. Quotations in general
are weak. Especially is this true OF
wool. on account of the tariff agita-
ton. Business is rather quiet.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Apples - Commission merchants
have lately made a great effort to find
market for apples, but results were
so discouraging that they have aban-
doned the idea and have given up
shipping. The returns after the
freight bills were paid amounted to
only about 30 or 40 cents a box. AT
Chicago the market was steady and
the movement fair. At New York re-
ceipts were liberal and prices de-
clned.
Potatoes-No change is noted in
this department; the situation is par
allel to that of apples. Commission
men endeavored to open up a market
by shipping, but the returns, in most
cases would hardly pay freight
charges and the effort was abandined.
At Chicago receipts were more ample,
demand light and the market easy
At New York practically the same
conditions prevailed.
Other egetables-Onions and pars
ley have declined slightly. New com
modities on the market are: Aspara'
gus, rhubarb. spinach, and artichokes
Most of this. being the first output OF
the season, are of slightly inferior
quality and rather high in price, but
in few weeks more better goods will
be on the market at lower prices
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Wheat-Conditions during the past
few days have shown a decided weak
ness and prices have slumped in gen
eral from 1 to 21a cents below those
of last week. This is probably due tC
the fact that previous to the first o
March all holders were anxious to dis
pose of their goods before assess
ments were levied; considerable wal
sold and put in transit at that time
This wheat has now arrived at 1T
destination and the coast market Il
pretty we'll flooded. while the demand
is very light, most mills being prett.
we'll stocked up.
Flour-As yet the flour market i
steady and shows no sign of weaken
ing in spite of the fact that whea
has taken a radical decline. Miller
have felt that the differential between
-four and feed has not been sufficient
. ly great to net them a reasonabl
; profit; consequently there is littl
probability of -four weakening unles
= wheat continues to decline.
Feed-In sympathy with the whea
-. 70 nal
r although there has been no change l
+ quotations this week. The demand
+ too, is quite light and the probabilit
j. is that if wheat does not strengthe
t there will be a decline in this depar
ment soon. Prices on hay of a goo
n grade are very strong as this produC
: is scarce. There is, however, plent
e of the inferior quality of hay on tn