Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-11-14
sPokANE's MARKET REPORT

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quiet, but considerable building, i'm.
provement and railway work planned
for next year should cause greater
activity early in the spring. Labor
is fairly well employed and collections
are improving.
In groceries there has been a slight
reaction downward in canned meats;
also declines in currants and walnuts
and advances in sugar. Holsters and
shrimps. Produce markets are COM
paratively steady, the principal ad-
vances being eggs, pears and dry
onions, while declines are noted in
pork, lard, hams and wheat.
Provisions.
Butter-Quotations locally are I'M
changed at 35037c for creamery and
25@2Sc for ranch butter. Coast ad-
vices note arrival Of first shipments
Of New Zealand butter, but these ship
ments will not be large this season
nor will they effect any reduction in
values. At Chicago prevailing high
prices tend to restrict trading though
quotations are steady on fancies. New
York market has been dull and easy
under receipts that are heavy for this
season of the year and because the
grading of extras has been lowered 2
points; storage inactive.
| Eggs-Local ranch eggs are season
ably shy and unchanged at $1O.5O@
11.50. Eastern, which largely supply
the market, are higher at $11@11.5O
for fresh and $9.5O01O for storage.
Both fresh and storage eggs have
been active at Chicago with market
holding strong. At New York fresh
stock is active and market is firm and
higher with good stock scarce.
| Poultry-FOllowing recent fluctua-
tons, chickens are in fair supply and
demand at unchanged prices. Ducks,
geese and turkeys are still inactive
and unchanged.
| Fresh Meats-Live stock prices are
unchanged, but receipts of hogs are
heavier and decline is predicted. In
dressed meats the only change is
decline in pork to 1211c. Mutton is
firm and may advance.
Lard and Cured Meats-The situa-
ton is seasonably easy, with de-
cline this week in local lard and east
ern hams.
Hides and Wool-There have been
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in both hides and wool is not so firm
as for several weeks past.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Apples-LOcai quotations are the
same as last week-fancy, $1.5O@2.25,
and cooking, $10125. Receipts of ap-
pies continue heavy at New York with
fancy stocks firm but other grades
slow and lower. At Chicago the mar
ket is in better shape all around with
good barrel stock firm and higher.
The market for Pacific northwest ap-
pies at eastern and central western
points, while somewhat more active, is
still not brisk enough to fully absorb
the liberal offerings from this section.
Grapes-This department continues
active though Concords are out Mus
cats, tokays, blacks and cornicheons
are fairly plentiful and unchanged.
Other Fruits-Pears are scarce and
higher. Cranberries are becoming
active. Other fruits in seasonable
supply and demand without notable
changes in prices.
Dry Onions-Local stocks are get
ting scarce and receipts, largely from
Oregon, show an advance to $3.50.
Potatoes-Local prices are un-
changed at $1.1O@1.25. Sweets, $3.50.
Movement is slow but market is firm.
Other Observation-Disclosures, pars-
nips and turnips have declined Nc.
Peppers and egg plant are of the mar
ket. Other vegetables seasonable and
unchanged.
Grain Elour and EeAd
Wheat-The bull movement of last
week could not be maintained and
club and. Red Russian are OF 1c, at
67hc and 66hc respectively, with
bluestem unchanged at 7S1ac, thus
further widening the differential be-
tween bluestem and the lower grades.
There Is no call on export account
and mills are pretty we'll supplied. 80
there Is no pressure to buy while, on
the other hand. remaining crop hold
ings appear to be in strong hands,
and the market is quiet. Rains this
week helped to complete successful
fall seeding season and 1t Is reported
the acreage planted Is larger than
last year.
Flour-Market is steady and un-
changed on domestic patents. Little
new export business Is being booked
at the present time.
Feed-There have been no changes
in the list. Hay is reported firm, espe
cially alfalfa. There Is a good sea-
sonable demand for millfeed.