The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-10-30
NORTHWEST MARKET
REPORTS.

Portland The undertone of the but
ter market is weak. City creameries
quote the old price and give no indica-
tion Of any immediate change, but it
is said some shading of quotations is
being done. The weakness of the
market is due to the large make and
the slower demand.
Because of the mild, open weather,
production is unusually heavy for this
this time Of year. One large cream
cry man reports that the output of his
plant is rs per cent of what it was in
July. Country creameries are turning
out great deal of butter, as is shown
by the pressure to sell the surplus on
this market. In past years, the Oc-
tober make has usually shown a great
shrinkage, but this season the cream
cry men are facing unexpected condi-
tions.
Club wheat sales were made in the
Walla Walla section at price equal
to $1.05 at tidewater. This is the
highest price that club has brought in
the Pacific Northwest this year. In
the Palouse country fortyfold sold at
the equivalent of $1.08 Coast. Buying
was active in the country wherever
wheat was offered for sale, and strong
prices were bid.
At the Merchants Exchange 5000
bushels of November club changed
hands at $1.O4. The best bid for spot
club was $1.024. Bluestem was also
unchanged at $1.08, but there were
lower offers made for fortyfold and
red. For spot fortyfold $1.06 was bid,
and $l.08 was offered for December
delivery.
Wheat-Bid: Bluestem, $1.OS per
bushel; fortyfold, $1.06; club, 81. .024;
red Fife, Csc; red Russian, 97c.
Oats--Bid: No. l feed, $26.75 per
ton.
Barley-Bid: No. / feed, $21 per
ton; bran, $22.25; shorts, $23.25. All
quotations for prompt delivery.
Millfeed-Spot prices: Bran, $24@
24.50 per ton; shorts, $26@26. 80;
rolled barley, $25@26.
Corn-Whole, $37 per ton; cracked,
$3S.
Hay - Eastern Oregon timothy,
$15.50@16; grain hay, $10@11; al
falfa, $12@13.50; valley timothy, $1S
old.
Hops-1914 crop, s4@l1c per pound;
1918 crop, nominal.
Hides--Salted hides, 13c per pound;
salt kip, 13c; sailed calf, 18c; salt dry
hides 24c; dry calf, 26c; salted bulls,
10c; green bulls, BIC.
Wool - Valley, 17@18c per pound;
Eastern Oregon, 15@20c nominal; mo-
hair, 1914 clip, 274c.
Cascara Bark--Old and new, &c per
pound.
Vegetables = Cucumbers, 30c per
dozen; eggplant, 7c; per pound; pep
pers, 5@6c; artichokes, 90c per dozen;
tomatoes, 6O@90c per crate; cabbage,
1tc per pound; peas, 1Oc; beans, &c;
celery, 50@75c per dozen; cauliflower,
75c; sprouts, 10c per pound. Head
lettuce, $2.25 per crate.
Green Fruits - Apples, 65c@$1. so
per box; cantaloupes, $1@1.50 per
crate; casabas, $1.25@1. so per dozen;
pears, 50c@$1.75 per box; grapes,
85c@$1. 10 per crate; cranberries, So
@8. so per barrel.
Potatoes - Oregon, 90c@$1. 10 per
sack; sweets, &c per pound.
Onions Yellow, 90c@$1 per sack.
Eggs - Fresh Oregon ranch, case
count, 34c; candled, 374c.
Poultry-Hens, 1S4@14c per pound;
springs, 134c turkeys, young, 18@20c
dressed, 22@25c ducks, 10@12fc
geese, 1O@11c.
Butter-Creamery, prints, extras,
34@35c per pound cubes, S0@31tc.
Veal-Fancy, l24@13c per pound.
Pork-Block, 9@10c per pound.
Cattle-Prime steers, $6.75@7.75;
choice, $6.50@6.75 medium, $6.25@
$50; choice cows, SCOOPS; me-
dium, $5.25@5.75; heifers, $500
6.25; calves, $6@S; bulls, s3@4. 75;
stays, $4.5O@6.
Hogs-Light, $7@7.40; heavy, 500
$40.
Sheep = Wethers, $4@5.5 80; ewes,
So. 5O@4.35; lambs, $5@6.