Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-02-06
SPOKANE WEEKLY REPORT.

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SPOKANE WEEKLY REPORT.
Provisions.
Butter-The present situation shows
no change over that of last week.
Business is being somewhat retarded
on account of transportation being in
terfered with by the elements, prices,
however, holding firm at the present
level. New York buying was good
and prices steady. At Chicago the
situation was somewhat better, as
prices had worked down to basis
more favorable to a normal demand.
Cheese-No change is noted in the
local situation. Prices in sympathy
with butter are still strong. A salts
factory volume of business is being
done.
Eggs-Prices on eastern storage
eggs are very strong, as blocked
transportation is preventing supplies
from coming in. The supply of local
eggs is very good for this time of the
year, and prices are steady. At Chi
cago there were good receipts of fresh
eggs and a declining market pre-
vailed. At New York receipts were
large with trade slow.
Poultry-No change is noted over
the prices of last week; the market
is holding firm, but supplies are be-
ing depleted. as the heavy snow is
keeping producers from bringing their
stock to market.
Fresh Meats-Dressed meats re-
main unchanged. Quotations, how
ever, on live COWS and live steers
have taken a slight advance. Hogs
are still quite plentiful, while cattle
and sheep are scarce.
Lard and Cured Meats-A rather
queer situation preails: local lard has
declined a trifle while eastern lard
has advanced. This is due to the fact
that hogs are plentiful here and the
packing season is at it's height, while
in the East hogs are scarce and the
packing season is about over. In
sympathy with the hog market, local
hams and bacon have declined slight
ly. The price of eastern bacon shows
slight advance.
Hides and Wool-Quotation in this
department remain unchanged. The
amount of business being done as
compared with that of this month last
year is very good. Quotations on wool
are weak, while those on hides are
steady.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Apples-The local situation is still
unimproved; the damage done in the
orange and lemon belts, however, is
expected to exert some influence in
ri OF
ing again. At New York the market
was easier this week. Receipts were
heavy, upwards of 100 cars being re-
ceived the first two days of the week.
Lemons-On account of the freeze
in California lemons have taken a fur
Their advance. California fancy are
now quoted at $3.50, and California
choice at 1925.
Cranberries - The market has
dropped from SIP per Dbl. to $40 per
Dbl. This is due to the fact that it is
now getting late in the season for this
fruit and it is necessary that dealers
dispose of their stock or it will soon
commence to rot.
Other Fruits-Quotations on other
fruits remain the same with prices
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being done.
Enthusiastically nothing of inter
est has developed; prices are still
steady with business quiet. Reports
from New York state that at that
place also the market was quiet and
quotations steady. A movement south
is noted in seed potatoes.
Tomatoes-On account of the cold
in the south, which did considerable
damage to crops, the market has
taken jump Of 81.
Other Vegetables-On account of
the cold in California, dollhouse let
tuce, celery and cauliflower have all
taken slight advances and are holding
firm at the present level. Other quo
tations remain the same with the
market steady.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Neutrality-suspicious. continue to ad-
vance; prices show an increase of
from to cents over last week. The
movement is rather slow, as trans
portation is difficult under present
weather conditions. Local farmers
are holding off in expectation of high
er prices. 1t is estimated that only
about 10 to 20 per cent of this sea-
sons crop is still in the hands of the
farmers, which is a very small per-
centage for this time of the year.
Flour-No advance Is reported over
last week, but the market is holding