Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-04-23
THE SPokANE MARKET.

For the first time in nearly a year
the tone of reports from local sources
have been distinctly favorable from a
business and industrial standpoint.
The most satisfactory development
has been shown in the actual starting
up of lumber and single mills in all
sections of the Pacific Northwest.
Whether conditions have proven
favorable for the forwarding of the
various staple crops of this season.
Timely rains have provided the need
ed moisture for forwarding the
growth of cereals, while cooler
weather has held fruit back from a
too rapid development, with encour.
agement offered for representative
yields in both directions, while the
market outlook appears to sustain
the belief that there will be a sub.
stantial increase in the returns from
agriculture.
Building is picking up to some ex.
tent, April activities in this direction
showing considerable enlargement
over the same period a year ago,
Butter-The market has shown no
change during the past week, although
increasing local supplies are gradually
eliminating the movement of stocks
from outside points and the Washing
ton creamery product maintains it's
position at 27@3Oc.
Eggs-The market is ruling steady
at $3.50 to the producers and $500
wholesale.
Dressed Meats-Trade is holding
fairly good in volume with no marked
changes in prices. Pork is still very
strong while mutton is inclined to
weakness.
Cured Meats-Furtner firmness is
noted in local hams during the week,
otherwise there is no change as to
prices. Trade is showing a little bet
Apples-The market is approaching
the end of the season, with quotations
a shade easier on fancy stock, and the
market rather quiet both at wholesale
and retail. IN
Potatoes-Market continues to show
strength and there has been a good de.
mand for the replenishment of stocks,
which are running at low ebb, due to
shipments to outside markets earlier
in the season. Chicago notes steady
offerings and improved trade at figures
of 40@44c
Other Vegetables-Onions have been
ruling rather easy and are quoted this
week at $1.50 per cwt. Cabbage is a
little tirmer at $2.50@3. Rhubarb is
becoming more plentiful and is quoted
at $1.25@1.5O per box. Asparagus is
easier at $1.15@1.50 per box as is also
dollhouse cucumbers at $1@1.50. Root
vegetables of the old variety are out
of the market.
Wheat-Wheat has ranged some.
what higher during the week, although
there has been lacking news of a
character to give prices a vital move
ment in either direction. The export
demand, while of a comparatively
good volume is necessarily not SO large
as previously, but the movement to
terminals is moderate in quantity. A
well defined idea that in the nature of
things the war cannot last an unusual
ly long time has taken some of the
stlmulus away, more particularly as
reports relating to winter wheat are
generally favorable and the expecta,
ton of another large crop tempers en-
thusiasm.
Flour-While the market shows
some improvement over that of last
week at the same time business is
very light and the demand limited and
featureless. +
Feed-Trade in millfeed market is
holding up fairly well, but prices are
lower largely as a result of the in
creased stocks. Good trading and an
unsettled feeling was on in the oat
market during the past week. There
was no important changes in barley
this week. Declines are noted as fol
lows: Feed wheat, S43; barley, $31,
rolled barley, s32; oats, S54; rolled
oats, $35.