The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-11-20
NORTHWEST MARKET
REPORTS.

The run in one day was heavy, amount
ing to 6l cars, all told, and buying was
brisk.
Cattle were traded in within the
former range of quotations. Full loads
of steers sold at prices running from
Sc. 10 to $7.l5, and the bulk of the
COW sales were at SIS. so to s6.25.
Forty loads of hogs were handled
during one day. A full dozen Of these
sold at $7.15, about 20 loads at 81. 10,
and the remainder at $7.05 and ST..
Heavy hogs went at the usual differ
ence in pirce.
The tendency of the sheep market
is upward. The quotation on choice
lambs advanced to $6.35, and one
brought $6.40. Wethers sold up to
SIS. go and the best ewes were disposed
of at $4.60.
Livestock men here are beginning
to show uneasiness over the spread of
foot and mouth disease, as there are
unconfrmed reports that it had been
found in Montana, from whence Port
land has beep bringing cattle. Specu-
lation, therefore, has been checked.
The stoppage of cattle from that Sec
tion, however, would probably not
affect prices here, as there would be
no shortage in the supply.
The demand for hops at recent
prices continues limited, most of the
dealers have offers, but the majority
of these are said to be at lower scale
of prices. The Cosgrove lot Of 1853
bales, at Champoeg, was sold to the
Uhlmanns at 10 cents.
Official government returns of the
1914 German hop crop are 464, 1872
cwt., grown on 1885 hektares, as
against 212,358 cwts. from 27,048
hektars under cultivation in 1918 and
All, ,270 cwts. from 26,966 hektars in
1912.
Wheat-Bid, Bluestem, SLIT; forty
fold, Silt; club, $1.14; red Russian,
$1.0Sa; red Fife, $1.09; No. white
feed, 1928. so ton.
Barley-Bid, No. / feed, $24 ton;
brewing, $3.50; bran, $22.25; shorts,
$23.
Corn-Whole, s36 per ton; cracked,
$37.
Hay-Eastern Oregon timothy, SIS
@15.5O; grain hay, $1O@11; alfalfa,
$13.5O@14; valley timothy, $l3@14.
Vegetables--Cucumber 40@75c per
dozen; eggplant, &c per pound; pep
pers, 6@7sc; artichokes, 9Oc per
dozen; tomatoes, 60@90c per crate;
cabbage, a@1c per pound; peas, 1Oc;
beans, 6@10c; celery, 50@75c per
dozen; caulihower, 4O@75c; sprouts,
SC per pound; head lettuce, $1.85 per
crate; pumpkins, 1c per pound;
squash, 1c.
Green Fruits-Apples, 65c@$1. 81
per box; cantaloupes, $1@1.5O pei
crate; casabas, $1.25@1.50 per dozen
pears, $1@1.50 per box; grapes, 75t
@$1.17 per crate; cranberries, $50!
per barrel.
Potatoes Oregon, 85c@Sl per sack
sweet potatoes, &c per pound.
Onions-Yellow, $4,000 per sack.
Eggs-Fresh Oregon ranch, cas-
count, 37ac; candled, 40@42ac; stor
age, 27@3Oc; fresh Eastern, 35@37ac
Poultry-Hens, 13@13bc; springs
12c; turkeys, young, 16@18c; dressed
18@21c; ducks, 10@14c; geese, 1O@
12c.
Butter = Creamery prints, extras
24ac per pound; in case lots; ac NOR
in less than case lots; cubes, 30@31c
| Veal--Fancy, 11h@12c per pound.
| Pork Block, 9@hc per pound.
Hops = 1914 crop, 9@1AOc; 1911
crop, nominal.
Wool = Valley, 17@1Sc; Easter
Oregon, 15@20c; mohair, 1914 clip
27hc per pound.
Cascara bark-Old and new, 4c pc
pound.
Cattle-Prime steers, $6.75@7.2 rs
choice, $6.5O@6.75; medium, $6.256
$50; choice cows, $5.75@6 25; me
dium, $5.25@5.75; heifers, $500
6.25; calves, $6@s; bulls, $8@4.75
stays, $4.5O@6.
Hogs - Light, $6.75@7.l5; heavy
$5. 75@6.16.
Sheep - Wethers, $4@5.60; ewes
3.5O@4.60; lambs, $5@6.35.
Seattle-The spud market as regard
first class stock free of blight, cutout
and sprouts, is firm, although the ger
eral run of receipts is weak.
would be difficult at this time to say a
to how far the damage will extend, bu
many sacks of the Yakima Gems nov
coming into this market appear
develop blight ends. 1t is elaine
that this blight does not show whe
the stock is shipped, but it is so plai
here that considerable shrinkage hs
been the rule. The tracks are we
loaded with carloads of spuds, but
all this there is comparatively littl
fancy stock.
The onion market is steady. Som
: excellent Western Washington offel
ings at 75@S5c are selling. There al
few Yakimas on the curb, but thel
is little interest.
Jonathan apples, SO far as good qua
, ity is concerned, are cleaned VI
and the street is willing to close Il
chapter on one of the most disastro,
seasons.
Eggs - Select ranch, 46@46c p'
J dozen.
! Poultry--Live hens, lO@l5c pount
old roosters, 10c; 1914 broilers, IL
: ducklings, 12@l3c; geese, l0c; tu
keys, live, zoe pound; do. dressed, 20
, Apples--New, cooking, 5O@60c p
box; Jonathans, 75c@Sl; Winter B
!. nanas, $1.25@l.5O; Kings, 75c@s
| Daliciona 81 ohf1D1 20. Spitzenberp