Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-29
MARKET REPORTS

Dispatches concerning other mar
ket quotations, conditions and phases
are as follows:
On the Portland Market.
Track prices; Club, $4,000; blue !
stem, 9S@99c; fortyfold, 9o@91c; red
Russian, S6@S7c; valley, 90c.
Butter-City creamery extras, solid
pack, csc; country creamery, 26Q2Sc.
Portland Union Stock Yards Co. re-
ports receipts for the week: Cattle,
1889; calves, %; hogs, 2,432; sheep,
1885; horses, 2.
A higher steer market has marked
the weeks business in the cattle di-
vision. Monday showed big run and
bidding was keen and Idaho and Mon
tana stuff brought $40 to $3.50 Thurs
day, with several loads from Stanfeld
and Echo going at $8.75 off the cars.
The cattle supply throughout the
country is limited and a steady mar
ket is looked for. There was fine
butcher trade, but demand exceeded
the supply of heifers, bulls and
calves so COWS sold up to $7.40 and
: heifers $7.75 and bulls Sc and $625,
showing the strength of the market.
! Hogs continue strong, while eastern
markets are lower. Demand is SO
keen that buyers continue to pay
$9.05 for best light hogs. This firm
ness may not last long, but exists for
the weeks close.
A better sheep house prevailed.
Plenty of mutton and lambs to sup
ply the trade with strictly prime wool
; wethers bringing $3.50 to SITS, ewes
at $3.50 to $6.75 and spring lambs at
: $8.75 the early part of the week, but
: quoted lower toward the close of the
weeks business.
The following sales are representa-
tive: Steers, $S.25@8.75; heifers,
y SITS; COWS, $7@7.75; calves, So;
: stays, $3.50; bulls, $6@6.50; hogs, SIS
e @9.O5; spring lambs, $500; wethers,
$685.; ewes, $3.50.
= The Market at Tacoma.
i Wheat-There has been no marked
{ change in the wheat situation, though
local values have been somewhat
more strongly maintained than has
# been the case with quotations gener
d ally, and bluestem is 1c higher at 99c
It with club at soc, and fortyfold at 90c
h This development is largely attribu
e table to the expansion in business that
3 has been worked for Japan since the
l. announcement of the reduction IL
grain freight rates to trans-pacifi(
points. The sales, which aggregate
. in the neighborhood of 10000 tons
~ have had the effect of wiping out sur
- plus holdings to such an extent tina
&c holders are inclined to take an Opt
= mistic view of the situation and de
IS many further enhancement befor'
u making additional sales. The genera
Az position of this cereal, on the othe
70 hand, based upon export requirements
Go is showing some depression. Europ
~ has been finding that its requirement
III were more adequately provided TO
9 than had been anticipated. Anger
~ tina and Australia have been liberia
~ contributors to supplies, and the ton
II of the situation is corresponding
~ easy, with a tendency to shade offel
ings.
The movement to tidewater show
the effects of the closing season, az
gregating but 76 cars at this poin
i'll for the week, while stocks in the il
terror are gradually being depleted
The tone of crop advices has bee
ILL., holding relatively favorable. Weathe
y, conditions have been excellent, tn
at supplying of additional moisture bein
al a needed development, and the ind
,e. cations continue to point to full {
possibly above the normal yield.
ed The Feed market is firm. Oats hay
as again advanced, going to $31@3
tv Barley is higher at $27@2S, viii
o s timothy hay is $2@3 higher at $23t
49, "a, with only moderate supplies and
~ steady demand Stocks general
cn are rather low. Receipts for the wee
an include: Oats, 7 cars; barley,
Use cars; corn, 2 cars; hay, II cars.
in,
nv Chicago Market.
pc Rye, No. 2, 62c.
ill Barley, 474667c.
ee- Timothy, $2.S5@3.65.
Eggs, weak; at mark, cases inclu
JUS ed, 16k@1sc; ordinary firsts, 1914
re- 17s4c; firsts, 1914 @1sMc.
al. Hogs-Market slow, steady. Bull
IN $s.5O@s.6O; light, $s.4O@s.60k; mike
,os SIS. 300 $50; heavy, $S96s.571s; roug
p D;s ss@s.2O; pigs, $6.5O@s.35.
ni' Cattle-Market steady. Beeves,
90; Texas steers, $6.75@7.75; Yves
ern steers, $7@S.15; stockers al
Oe feeders, $5.S5@7.90; COWS and heifel
$3.S5qdS; calves, $6.50qS9.
10 Sheep-Market steady. Natiy
S5.9O@69O; western, SCOT; yearlinf
be S6.5O@76O; lambs, native, $3.50
ers $40; western, $6.65@S.75.
be San Francisco.