The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-09-25
NORTHWEST MARKET
REPORTS.

fOrtldnu-lHe SCARCELY VI poIdtocS,
the firm prices asked by growers and
the poor quality of good many Of the
recent arrivals have led to the ship
ping in Of outside stock. Two cars
reached here one day this week, one
coming from Yakima and the other
from California. A quantity Of Idaho
potatoes is also on the market. The
jobbers are getting $1.50 for these
potates, whereas, $1.35 is all that re-
tailers will pay for the ordinary run of
homegrown stock.
The early Oregon crop suffered Sc
verely from the dry summer, and the
potatoes were small in size and for
the most part inferior. The late crop,
which has not yet come on, has been
materially benefited by the recent
rains. The vines are green and grow
ing and potato authorities now esti-
mate that the crop, if an early frost
does not get it, will be fully two-thirds
of normal. Before the rain came they
did not look for over half a crop.
There is much complaint of the re-
fusal of farmers to sort over their
stock properly. There are enough
good potatoes on the farms to supply
all local needs, and if they were graded
there would be no necessity Of bring
ing in outside stock.
There is fair run of stock at the
stock yards and trade was quite active.
The cattle market continued to exhibit
strength, as did sheep, but hop prices
were lower and the undertone of the
market was heavy.
The feature of trading in the cattle
division was the sale of two loads of
prime steers, averaging 1855 pounds,
at $7.37. A few head were disposed
of at $7.25, and other sales were
closed at $6.25 to $6.70.
The hog market was under the same
strain that has borne prices down of
late, liberal receipts and more or less
of poor quality material. The best
price obtainable was $3.50, which
lacks 20 cents of the price paid for
standard hogs.
Steady prices were realized in the
few transactions in the sheephouse.
Choice ewes sold at $3.50, and others
at $3.50 and $4, while lambs were
taken at $5.75.
Cattle-Prime steers, $6.75@7. 10;
choice, $6.50@6. rs; medium, $6.25
@6.50; choice cows, 5.75@6. so; me-
dium, $5. 25@5.75 ;heifers, $5. 5O@6. 25; ;
calves, s6@S.5O; bulls, So a ATS;
stays, S4.50@6.
Hogs - Light, $6.70@7.75; heavy,
81. .7O@7.75.
Sheep - Wethers, $4@5.40; ewes,
SO. 50@4.50; lambs, $5@5.50.
Wheat - Bid: Bluestem, $l.02Ac
per bushel; forty-fold, 92c; club, Gle;
red Russian, SOC; red Fife, 90c.
Oats--Bid: No, l white feed, S26
per ton.
Barley-Bid: No. feed, $22. so
per ton; brewing, $3.50; bran, s23;
shorts, $24.
Millfeed- Spot prices: Bran, $26
@26.50 per ton; shorts, $2s@29. 80;
rolled barley, S2S.
Corn-Whole. $3s per ton; cracked,
$29.
Hay-0ld timothy, Eastern Oregon,
$15@16 per ton; new crop timothy,
valley, $12.50@13; grain hay. $S@10;
alfalfa, sl1@l2.
0nions-Yellow, $1@1.25 per sack.
Vegetables Cucumbers, Soc per
box; eggplant, &c per pound; peppers,
6@7ic; artichokes, S5e@sl per doz. !;
tomatoes. 40@50c per crate; cabbage.
1a@2c per pound; peas, 5@6c; beans,
4@6c; corn, 75c@$l per sack; celery,
50@S5c per dozen; caulifower, s2.25
per crate; asparagus, $2.25 per box;
sprouts, 10c per pound.
Green Fruits = Apples, new, 50c@
81 box; cantsloupes, sl0D1.25 per
crate; casabas, 81. 25@l. 80 per dozen; |;
pears, s1@ll.25; peaches, 40@65c per
box; grapes, 65c@$l.l5 crate.
Potatoes Oregon. $l.S6 per sack;
sweet potatoes, 2fc.
Eggs Fresh Oregon ranch, case
count, soc; candled. S2@S4c.
Poultry - Hens, l5c; springs, 15@
l5ac; turkeys, zoe; dressed. choice.
25c; ducks, 10@l5c; geese, 10c.
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