Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-10-03
MARKET REPORTS
Chicago.

Chicago.
Rye-No. 2. 66c.
Barley-6OHS2c.
Timothy seed-$2.75@5.25.
Glover seed-$9.50q611.25.
Hogs-Strong at yesterdays aver
age; bulk, $S.100S.6O; light, 5000
500; mixed, $7.90@s.9O; heavy, $3.50
0S.75; rough, $7.S00s; pigs. $4.250S.
Cattle-Steady; beeves, $7.2509.50;
Texas steers, $70S.1O; western steers,
$6.3O0s.40; stockers and feeders, $5.40
0s; cows and heifers, $3.9O0s.75;
calves. $S.50012.
Sheep-Steady to 1Oc lower; native,
$3.6O164.65; western, $3.7504.65; west
lambs. native. $5.5o07.15; western,
$5.5007.15.
Tacoma.
Wheat-The wheat market is occu.
plying a very quiet position, SO far as
export business is concerned. There
is slack demand from Europe, and
the tendency Of quotations from that
source is somewhat depressed. Japan,
on the other hand, continues to buy
occasionally, while the principal factor
in the situation for the past week or
two has been the mills, who are tax
ing stocks somewhat more freely,
with the slight termination in the
-four trade from abroad. Growers are
not satisfied with prevailing condi.
tions, but on the bulges are inclined
to relinquish their holdings freely. The
milling demand has been responsible
for the usual bulge in the price Of
bluestem which has been advanced to
sec. while the absence Of buying pres
sure has tended to depress club, which
has dropped back to SOC.
Flour-While trade il not Of an act
i've character, most of the mills have
started operations with . fair business
in sight for delivery up to the first Of
the year. though it 10 difficult to meet
the ideas Of buyers with the prevail
ing prices in the wheat market. Tx
port values remain at $3.50 and $3.50.
with patents unchanged and rather
quiet.
Feed-There have been NO changes
during the week in the feed situation.
Grains are holding fairly firm, with
only moderate offerings in oats and
barley.
Wheat-New club, 79c; bluestem,
$50; fortyfold, soc; red Russian, 78c;
valley, soc.
Portland Union Stock Yards Co. 70
ports receipts for the week: Cattle,
1.e46; calves. 81; hogs. s.sa7: sheep.
6,462.
The late cattle market manifested
little IL any change. Two loads Of
steers at So and $40, respectively,
one Of cows ct $7.25 and another 1t 81
were extreme quotations. All other
sales were Is to zoe lower and price
range Is unsteady. The beef deluge
has dulled the market temporarily and
only in rare cases does better steer
price than $7.75 appear.
| The swine market was unsatisfao-
tory from several viewpoints. Total
receipts were comparatively small
slow. Prices generally $50 to 800 low
Or. Best light hogs selling 1t $3.50 to
$8.75. Trade spasmodic and q hand
to hand proposition.
The one real bright spot in the steek
trade last week was the sharp ~
vance In The eve division Of The oheoD
house. Prices are from ESQ - ~
higher and choice killing stock IL sell.
ing at $4.25 to $4.40. Wethers we're
not Offering and few poor lambs
failed to create any sensation, but
these classes are doubtless stronger.
Representative sales have been "a
follows: Steers. $7.5o0s.1o: heifers.
$7.25: cows, $6.7507.25; calves. 80;
stays. 81; bulls, $5.50@5.75; hogs
$S.600s.s5: lambs. $4.6o0s.so: ewes.
$4.3504.40.
San Francisco.
Shipping. white. $1.47h o
1.52h.
Eggs-Fancy ranch. soc; store. SIC
Cheese-New. 1s017c; young Amer
icas. 16c.
Liverpool.
Wheat-Spot arm; futures steady
October. 70 Nd; December. 70 Nd;
March. 70 I'd.
SPOKANE WEEKLY REPORT.
Provisions.
Butter-The butter market remaini
about the same with the prices Arm
!, Interest centers, to . considerable ex
tent. upon the large orders placed
. with New Zealand shippers for deliv
, cries under the new tariff schedule, Il
being estimated that these will amount
} to something like 100000 pounds FOL
. Puget Sound markets, Offering strong
, possibilities for serious vongestion. Il