Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-07-24
MARKET REPORTS
Chicago.

steers, S6.40W $50, StoCkerS ana 1eeu-
ers, $5.So@s cows and heifers, $1,000
90; calves, S7.50Gu.
Sheep-Lower. Sheep, $5.25@6;
yearlings, $5.75@7.20; lambs, $6.25@
500.
Wheat-No. red, 1875 s1c: No. 2
hard, 7oSs @so1ac; No. northern, So
G9oc; No. spring, S7@S9c.
Rye, No. ?, Coo: barley, 4s@56c;
timothy. $4@5.25; clover, $11@13.
Butter-Higher; creameries, coy
acre.
Eggs-Unsettled; at mark, cases
included, 15A DISC; ordinary firsts,
IN @17s4c; firsts, 1914 @1ssc.
New York.
Raw sugar steady; molasses, 2.6lc;
centrifugal, 3.26c; refined steady.
Spot cotton, quiet; middling, 1920;
gulf, $13.50c; sales, 500.
Coffee-Spot steady; Rio No. Z.
dull.
Liverpool.
Wheat-No. Manitoba, rs 61ad;
No, 2, rs 21ad; October, IS s1sd; De-
cember, 6s 91sd.
San Francisco.
Wheat, steady; barley, weak.
Oats-Red, $1.05@1.15; white, SLIPS
@1.27k.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 26c.
Eggs-Fancy ranch, csc.
Tacoma.
Wheat-There is continued lack of
interest manifested in the spot situa-
ton, while at the interior interest is
concentrated in securing the crop.
harvest now being we'll under way for
fall wheat. The outlook still contin-
ues suspicious. The state grain in
spector places an estimate of 42,OO0,-
600 bushels on the Washington yield,
which is about 100000 above the to-
tai indicated from that source last sea-
son. The government forecast for
Washington, however, places the win
ter wheat crop at 32,6OO,000 bushels,
with 21,sOo,ooO bushels of spring
wheat, or an aggregate Of 52,000,000, a
disparity which usually maintains be-
tween the figures of the department of
agriculture and commercial estimates
There is very little wheat being
contracted for, and the market is hold.
ing unchanged at SIC for bluestem
with club, roc, the mills showing NO
inclination to bid above the figures
quoted for export, although they are
not yet fairly in the market. The gen
eral undertone of the situation, how.
ever, is one of weakness, so far as
the domestic market is concerned, as
indicated by a further decline of 2hC
in the Chicago market for September
option, as compared with week ago
Flour-While there are many re-
ports of the booking of large orders
for future delivery on export account
there is no confirmation for such ad
vices, the situation being character.
lied by tendency on the part of buy.
ers to hold off for more settled con.
ditions. Flour is now being offered at
around $3.50 for club straights, with
bluestem cutoffs sc higher.
Feed-The market is quiet and prac.
tically unchanged, the only alteration
for the week being further decline
in wheat hay of 81 to $11@12.
Portland.
Portland Union Stock Yards Co. re
ports receipts for the week: Cattle
1885, calves, Ill; hogs, LIZA! sheep
1927.
Liquidation of cattle has been heavy
this week, with quite a number Of
| southern steers in the run and the
native stuff being very medium quail
ity. No grain cattle offering, bes
grass steers selling at $40 for ex
IRENE top; cows. 1918 to 5000. A fail
demand for bulls, prices $4@4.5O
prime light veal calves, $7.s5@s.
A very light run of hogs for thu
week. Market strong. Good swim,
bring $s.25 to $3.50 for tops.
A light supply Of sheep and lambs
with strong demand for top grades
Prices steady; prime wethers, $4.75@
s; ewes, 4@4.25; medium ewes, $3.2!
@3.75; spring lambs, $5.5O08.
The following sales are representa-
tive: Steers, $6.75@7.1O; cows, $50!
@6; bulls, $3.50; stays, So calves
$7.50@s; hogs, $s.1O@s.25; lambs, Sc
yearlings, S4.75; wethers, $475; ewes
$425.