Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1914-02-27
Provisions.

L
ems and mutton.
Provisions.
Butter-In sympathy with other
markets the local butter situation be-
came steadier during the week and
as predicted in The Trade last week
there has been an advance of 1 cent
in the wholesale price. But at that,
the price as compared to a year ago
is much lower, the difference being
attributed to the open winter. I'm
portations of foreign stocks has had
no effect on the market. At the open
ing of the week the New York mar
ket showed a steadier feeling and con-
tinued so during the interval. The
market at Chicago showed a more
healthy condition than for some time
past, the market ruling firm with
satisfactory movement.
Eggs = Increased receipts have
caused a slump in egg prices during
the week, quotations being sS@S.50
to the producers, so wholesale and $40
in cartons. Despite the reports of
cold weather the egg prices declined
at New York two cents per dozen and
fairly good demand prevailed. At
Chicago the market commenced the
week with decline, but at the close
steadied up a bit and experienced a
slight advance.
Cheese-Young America Wisconsin
is up half a cent this week and all
other lines are holding firm at former
quotations with a seasonable demand.
Poultry-Chickens are becoming
more plentiful and the price to the
producers, live weight, is off one cent
this week at IA cents. other lines re-
} main at former levels with about
enough coming to hand to meet pres
; ent needs.
Fresh Meats-In this division pork
is firmer at 10 cents. while mutton is
little easier at 10 cents. Otherwise
there has been no change as to prices
in dressed meats. Hogs have ad-
vanced in price, the quotation being
1925 for light stocks and S7.25@7.5C
for heavy.
Lard and Cured Meats-Lard re
,, mains at former levels of 1910 for
: eastern and 111kc for local. In the
; cured meats eastern products are
quoted 16 cents for shoulders, 17H
cents for hams and 81 cents for ba
con; local, shoulders IA cents, ham:
II cents, dry salt sides 1871 cents
and bacon 10000.
Fruits and Vegetables.
, Apples-Local fancy stocks remain
> at the advance of last week of S1.50@
> 200, with a seasonable demand. A
New York there was a good move
!, ment in barrel stocks and the demant
= on the whole was better than a weel
? ago. In boxed goods there was NJ
= change in prices. At Chicago tn
= prices on best cold storage stocks wa
=. firm and the condition OF the marke
y showed very little change over las
. week, the demand continuing satisfaC
> tory.
Other Fruits-Florida grapefruit
little frmer in price this week a
the quotation of s6@6.75, otherwis
~ there has been no change over a wee
ago.
= Potatoes-Spuds of the Irish variet
y are down again this week on the loci
- market and are quoted at 90c@s1 .0
Very little change was noticed in tn
> potato market at New York, but ther
was a slight improvement in price
in some quarters. Cold weather too
IT. hand in the potato market at Oh
cago and while 1t did not distur
prices to any great extent 1t affecte
the demand and put damper on ii
offerings. At the close of the wee
IS trade was slightly improved wit
light receipts and prices unchanged.
a, The demand for seed potatoe
while not normal, was fairly actiV