The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-15
NORTHWEST MARKET
REPORTS

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much better than Il was At the clos
Of last week. No sales by grower
were reported recently, but severe
hundred bales Of mediums changes
hands at y 90 III cents. The market 4
quoted at IL 10 Is cents for the bes'
grades.
There was no further change In th'
egg situation. Tho tone Of the mar
ket In steady. as the supply Of fresrf
oregons was not heavy. Buying onter'
from the North have temporarily
ceased.
Butter and cheese are holding steady
az prevailing quotations,
Trade IL briak again In the fruit and
vegetable line on Front street There
was fair supply Of everything and
prices held steady. A car OF fancy
sweet potatoes was received and car
Of lettuce is due.
Hogs comprised the larger part Of
the 26 cars Of stock received at tho
yards Friday. and the bulk Of the trad.
ing was also In this division, The hog
market ruled steady In spite of tho
large run. One load sold at sT.lb, a
nickel better than the previous days
price, but most Of the sales Of good
light stock were at 81 and s7,o6.
In the cattle market only odd lots
were handled and price conditions In
this line are unchanged. Sheep and
lambs also traded in at former prices.
Receipts of poultry are not equal to
the demand and the market Is firm At
the quotations printed. Buyers wanted
chickens, and for the best offerings
paid a premium. There was also a
good demand for dressed meats and
prices were steady,
With hogs 49, AlAnson Lewis, Ban
croft, Idaho, car: +. c, Palmer,
Oakland. l car: s. b. Baker. Mikalo.
2 cars: J. b. Younts, Condor, l car;
G. II. Russell. Redmond, l2 cars; W.
B. Kurtz, Maxim. 2 cars: J. w. Silva,
8 cars; Morgan Farm COM
pany. Goldendale, l car; L. L. Crider.
Roosevelt. car.
wheat-Bid: Bluestem. $l.Ss per
bushel: forty-fold. Sl.S7; club,
sl.s5i; red Russian, sl.2s; red Fife.
$3.50.
Millfeed-Spot prices: Bran. $2s6e
2s.6 per ton; shorts, sSo@s0. so:
rolled barley. s2s. .60dSo. so.
Corn-white. $50 per ton; cracked.
s27.
Hay-Eastern Oregon timothy, SIS
ais. so per ton; valley timothy, $lSGe
1850; grain hay. $lo.6oGll; alfalfa,
sI39lS.50.
Vegetables - Cucumbers. dollhouse.
81. T50I2 per dozen; eggplant, s@lOc
pound; peppers, sGl0e; artiehokes,
75Gs5c dozen; tomatoes. Sl@l.26
crate; cabbage. it6tlAe pound; beans,
l2ic: celery. $2.50 crate; eauliflower,
s2.s5; sprouts. Sc pound; head let.
tuee, $l.s5d2 crate; pumpkins. tic
pound; squash, lc; carrots, sl.26
sack: beets, $l.25: parsnips. sl.25.
Green Fruits - Apples, 60c $3.50
box; casabas. $l.65 crate; pears, $i6D
!. so box; eranberries, s9@ll barrel.
Potatoes Oregon, 81 sack; Idaho,
sl@l.IO; Yakima. slGl.lO; sweets.
Bic pound.
Onions Oregon, buying price, $l.26
I. o. b. shipping point.
Eggs - Fresh Oregon ranch, case
,ount, 32M33c dozen; candled, 36c;
storage. 25@29c.
Poultry - Hens. large. lbc pound;
mixed, 13@14e; springs, l2@l3c; tur-
Seys, dressed. zoe; live, tic; ducks,
l2@14c; geese, l0Glic.
Butter - Creamery, prints, extras,
32c pound in case lots; ie more in less
han case lots; cubes, 27M29c.
Veal-Fancy. i2Gl3c pound.
Pork-Block, 9@i0c pound.
Hops - 1914 crop. l0@l3e; 1913
:rop. nominal. /
Hides - Sailed hides, lac: salted
bulls, 10c; salted calf. l8c; salted kip.
l4c; green hides. 12c; green bulls,
&c; green calf, lSc; green kip, l4c;
Try hides, Csc; dry calf, 27c.
Wool--Valley, 17G1sc pound; East
.rn Oregon 15@20c; nominal mohair,
1914 clip, 27ic.
Cascara bark-Old and new, 4G4ac. |
Cattle - Prime steers, $7.606s;
.hoice, Sc. 5O6p7; medium, SO. 26@6. 90;
.hoice cows, seas. s5; medium, $5@
J; heifers, S566. 80; calves, $6G8;
yulIs, SO. 50@4. rs; stays, $4.50@6.
Hogs - Light, s6.S0@7. 7.l5; heavy,
y606.25.
Sheep-Wethers, $5.25@6. 10; ewes, |
4.25@5. so; lambs, S6.25@7.60.