Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1914-05-29
sPokANE's MARKET REPORT

sPokANE's MARKET REPORT
The financial and business situa.
ton so far as this country is con
cerned has been rather toward a
weakness probably due to some feel
ing of lack of confidence in some
quarters. In economic developments
such as the world has been expert
encing the last two years a consid-
cradle period of time must elapse be-
fore conditions right themselves and
the weak points have been sufficiently
strengthened to support a sustained
revival in industrial and commercial
activity.
Traffic conditions are not propitous
to any substantial increased revenue
at the moment. A rate increase would
stimulate the credit of the railroads
as 1t would reassure investors of a
stronger railroad position when bust
ness does revive. Another develop
ment which is worthy of consideration
is the trend of business mortality sta
~tistics, indicating some slight inn
provement in the business situation,
so far as %solvencies are concerned.
Prospects of the largest winter
wheat crop in the history of the In
land Empire cannot fail to have a
beneficial effect on the general bust
ness situation. Should these crops
materialize as indicated, they will
/ mean a long stride of the country and
in putting business on a sounder
foundation than it has been in a
long period of time.
Advances: Axle grease, dried ap-
pies and a%pricots, small white beans,
J hams and sugar. Declines: Prunes,
t strawberries, gooseberries, cheese,
/. spinach, rhubarb, asparagus, peas,
+ chickens and live stock.
Provisions
: Butter-In the local butter market
? there has been no change as to prices
: : during the past two or three weeks,
! the figures being from csc to csc.
Eggs-There is a very firm tone to
y the present egg market, some dealers
advancing the wholesale price CSC per
case. The quotations are $500 to the
producers and $6.5O@6.75 at whole
S sale.
Poultry - The continued heavy ar
o rivals of chickens has caused a fur
tuCi uCClluO III tAO pilCCo Shl6 WOOh
the figures being 121ac live to the
: producers and 1870 dressed. The
wholesale price on the latter is 15hc
Springers have begun to arrive an(
are quoted at Csc.
l. Dressed Meats-The only change il
n this division is the reduction in LIVE
rt stock prices. Steers have dropped
u from $3.50 to 81, cows from $3.50 t,
- Sc, sheep from $3.50 to $3.50, an,
hogs from $7.25@S.25 to $7@S.
Lard and Cured Meats-Local ham
III are up Zee at TIC and breakfast bacol
to has taken a little wider range of va
is ues, the quotation being 17@19c
q. Otherwise there is no change in thi
division.
no Fruits and Vegetables.
lie Apples-With the passing of the oil
is crop apples, attention is focused O
the arrival of new crop and advice
! indicate that it will probably be bt
= tween 80 and 60 days before they al
III rive.
Berries-A few local shipments {
California Strawberries are still con
ing to hand, but the main supply
20 coming from Washington and Orego
points, and are jobbing at $1.75@2.5
Go~oseberries have declined to 75c(
af $1.25.
ne Other Fruits-California cherrie
on are still jobbing at $1.75 and Snak
river blacks have arrived and al
ed quoted at $3.50. Other commoditie
es in this division remain unchanged.
Potatoes-Old stocks are a littl
no weaker at 65@75c, and new STOCK
have arrived and are quoted at ST.
=, @3.5O.
Other Vegetables-Spinach is o
u hc at Sc, as is also rhubarb at 8
NC Asparagus is down &c at sore an
lie peas made a like decline at SC. Tu
nips have taken a little broader figul
IRE at 25@40c and beans are also easit
po- at 12k @15c. Tomatoes have come
DO market and are offered at $4.35@4.5
ITS and California cants are in and 10
bling at So.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
II Wheat-While there has been 7
ne further decline in the wheat mark
ore over a week ago, the situation is cha
lacterized as somewhat weak. Tradir