The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-11
NORTHWEST MARKET
REPORTS.
KEFVR1N.

week, according to mail advices from
Boston. No trace can be found Of
actual transactions, but the word has
gone forth that Eastern dealers have
contracted in the West. The attitude
of the woolgrower at present is against
any such business on basis which
would allow Of a profitable turnover.
Furthermore, no desire of contract was
found among growers at the recent
convention of their National associa-
tion. Yet these conditions do not pre-
clude activities and the hints of bust
ness remain.
In this connection it is interesting
to note that the trade and American
manufacturers are in somewhat of a
quandary as to where the necessary
supplies are to be secured between
now and the time when the domestic
clip begins to move. Foreign supplies,
except from South America, will offer
no relief. Even from that country the
situation for the moment at least is
rather discouraging. Old woods are
steadily going into consumption,
though stocks already are the smallest
for years at this season.
1t would not take much improve
ment in the demand for goods to send
mill buyers into the market with a
rush for the remaining supplies, ac-
cording to authorities in the trade. In
fact, it is asserted that some indica-
tions of a growing demand already
have been given, though the buying
has been done quietly. Despite the
conditions Of supply and demand,
dealers have been willing to let go of
their holdings fairly readily, even
houses most confident as to future
prices. Suggestions of a famine in
wool within the next few months seem
to have considerable warrant.
The wheat market is decidedly
strong. Buyers raised their bids re-
Gently, but even these advances failed
to make an impression on sellers. At
many country points complete dead
lock exists. Portland exchange prices
were offered throughout the interior
and produced but little business.
There were only two sellers at the
Merchants Exchange Saturday at the
higher prices bid, 10000 bushels of
January Fife changing hands at 81. l33,
or "a cents more than was bid for this
delivery on Thursday. Other futures
were ffbm half a cent to full
cent higher and there were similar
advances in the bid prices for prompt
delivery.
Wheat-Bid Bluestem, $1.17a per
bushel; forty-fold, SLIT; club, $l.15;
red Russian, $1.O9; red Fife, Sill.
Oats-Bid: No. white feed, SPLITS
per ton.
Barley-Bid: No. white feed, $24
per ton; brewing, $25.50; bran,
$23.25; shorts, $24.
Millfeed-Spot prices: Bran, $24@
24.50 per ton; shorts, $26@26. so;
rolled barley, $27. .50@28.50.
CORN Whole, $34 ton; cracked, ,$37.
Hay-Eastern Oregon timothy, $14
@16; grain hay, $1O@11; alfalfa, $12
@13; valley timothy, $11@12.
Vegetables -Cucumbers, Soc dozen
eggplant, 7c pound; peppers, 7@Sc;
artichokes, 90c dozen; tomatoes, coca
81 crate; cabbage, a@1c per pound ;
beans, l2ac; celery, 50@75c dozen ;
cauliflower, 81 a 1.25; sprouts, &c
pound; head lettuce, So crate; pump
kins, lc pound; squash, 1c.
Green Fruits = Apples, 65c@$1. so
per box; casabas, 1ac pound; pears,
$1@1.5 80 box; grapes, $1@1.5O crate; (;
cranberries, $8.50@9.50 barrel.
Onions fellow, $1.25 sack.
Potatoes = Oregon, 90c sack; sweet
&c pound.
Eggs - Fresh Oregon ranch, case
count, 40@42hc dozen; candled, 42@
Acc; Oregon storage, 30c.
Poultry--Hens, 11@12c per pound ;
springs, 11@l2c; turkeys, dressed, 20
@2lc; live. 17@18c; ducks, 10@12Ac;
geese, l0@11c.
Butter-Creamery, prints, extras,
34hc pound in case lots; DC more in
less than case lots; cubes, S0c.
Veal-Fancy, 10@l1c pound.
Pork-Fancy, block, 9@9hc pound.
Hops = 1914 crop, 8@11c pound ;
1918 crop, nominal.
Wool-Valley, 17@1Sc pound; East
ern Oregon, 15@2Oc, nominal; mohair,
1914 clip, 27hc.
Cascara bark Old and new, 4c
pound.
Cattle = Prime steers, $7@7.25;
choice, s6.50@6. rs; medium, $6.25@
$50; choice cows, 5.75@6.25; me-
dium, $5,25 a 5.75; heifers, $5.25 q
6.25; calves, $6@S; bulls, $3@4.75;
stags, $4,000.
Hogs : Light, $3.50 OF heavy,
SIS. S0@6.
Sheep-Wethers, $4@6; ewes, $4.25
@5; lambs, $5@7.
Seattle-Eggs = Select ranch, 24c
dozen.
Poultry-Live hens, 1O@15c pound ;
old roosters, l0c; 1914 broilers, lie;
ducklings, l2@lSc; geese, lOc; guinea
fowl, Sc dozen; turkeys, live, zoe
pound; do. dressed, 22@23c.
Apples - Cooking, SO a 60c box;
Black Twigs, .75c@$l; Winter Ba-
nanas, $l.25@l. so; Baldwins, 50@75c;
Delicious, $l.25@l.5O; Spitzenbergs,
75c@$1. .25; Yellow Newtown Pippins,
$l@l.50; Stamen Winesaps, 75c@$1; ;
Winesaps, $l@1.25.
Cranberries-Eastern, SS.50@9 bar
rel.
Grapes Malagas, $l@1.I5 crate /;
Red Emperor, sl.25@l.50; Corni-
chons, 81.
Honey ,25@S.5o case; strained,
7@Sc pound.
ears-Beurre Easter, S1.25 box;
Beurre Anjou, s2@2. rs; Winter Nellis,
s1@l.25.