The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-03-18
NORTHWEST MARKET
REPORTS.

Prices here were firm and higher,
whereas in the Eastern market the
close found May wheat &c lower. The
Chicago decline followed renewal of
peace talk and consequent fears of
cessation of export demand, but in the
Portland market local conditions alto
gether governed prices.
There was buying for European ac-
count here, as we'll as inquiry from
Japan, and also evidence of support
from millers. Wheat in the North
west is believed to be now generally |
in strong hands.
Considerable stress is laid by the |
wool trade upon the possibility that |
the expectation of wool from Australia |
to this country is about to be faciIi- |
tated. The fact that purchases have
been made in the commonwealth this
season by Boston houses at figures
which make the secured cost laid down
here ridiculously low, compared with
quotations in the American market, is
considered important. 1t is believed
that the ability to get the woods COM
ing here would have considerable bear
ing on the primary domestic markets,
in view of the fact that the Australian
woods have been secured so cheaply.
Some defective woods have been bought
at figures which mean less than half
dollar laid down in Boston, the secured
pound Such woods are very cheap,
even should they have to be carbon
lied.
On this basis, therefore, it is not
strange that developments in Mel
bourne, Sydney and London have been
watched carefully by wool men, with
an eye towards ascertaining the posi-
bilities in regard to shipments of me-
rinos. The latest reports, in connec-
tion with the arrangement involving
the Textile Alliance, is that ''the
British board of trade, insofar as the
requirements of Great Britain and
allied countries will allow, will grant
licenses to export merino wool, tops,
noils and black face wool to the United
! States, if consignment is made in ac-
cordance with an agreement entered
into with the alliance.
The assortment of early vegetables,
mostly from California, is steadily in
creasing. Green peas are now being
offerd at 18@20c. Asparagus was
frmer at 10000, owing to cold
weather in the South. Sweet potatoes
have advanced steadily and are now
quoted at BIC. Local dollhouse rhu-
barb was in fair supply at 11@12c.
Millfeed-Spot prices: Bran, s27.50
@28.50 ton; shorts, $3.50; rolled
barley, s33@34.
Hay-Eastern Oregon timothy, $14
| ole; valley timothy, s12.50; grain
hay, S10@12; alfalfa, s12@13.
Vegetables = Cucumbers, dollhouse,
3 s1.25@1.50 dozen; peppers, 30@35c
, pound; artichokes, Toe dozen; toma-
, toes, $3.50 crate; cabbage, lie pound
t celery, 1878 crate; cauli1ower, 81,
sprouts, 8@9c pound; head lettuce, 81
crate; dollhouse lettuce, 75c box
squash, 1tc pound; spinach. $1.25 box
a dollhouse rhubarb, 10@12c pound; as
/, paragus, 18@22c; eggplant, soc; peas
r 18@20c; carrots, SLIPS sack; beets
S1.25; parsnips, SLIPS.
q Green Fruits = Apples, 75c@$1. 81
I box; cranberries, s11@12 barrel
Potatoes = Oregon, s1@1.10 sack
Yakima, s1@125; Idaho. $1.10; new
potatoes, 1Oc pound; sweet potatoes
BIC pound
!, Onions = Oregon, selling price, s.
! sack, country points.
Eggs = Fresh Oregon ranch, cas-,
: count, 18@19c, according to quantity
: candled, zoe.
" Il
broilers, 18@20c; turkeys, dressed
zoe; live, Ice; ducks, 11@16c; geese
8@9c.
e. Butter = Creamery, prints, extras
g 34ac pound in case lots; &c more il
IL ess than case lots; cubes, 28@29c.
10 veal-Fancy, 11a@12c pound.
Pork-Block, 9@9tc pound.
Hops = 1914 crop, 13@15c; 191
crop. 13@14c.
C Hides = Sailed hides, 15c; salte
n bulls, 10c; sailed kip, 15c; sailed calf
s 19c; green hides, 13ac; green bulls
d &c; green kip, 15c; green calf, 19c
dry hides, 26c; dry calf, 28c.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, coarse, 22C
25c; Eastern Oregon, fine, 10000
80 valley, 25c, NOMINAL mohair, ne'
at clip, 26@27c-
tn Cascara bark = Old and new, Al
pound.
Cattle - Prime steers, 81. 50@7. 80
choice $7.25@7.50; medium, s6.75C
is 7.25; choice cows, S6@6.6 medium
lie s5@625; heifers, s5@6.25; bulli
On 3.50@6; stays, s4.50@6.
Is. Hogs = Light, s6.25@7.20; heavy
S. 9O@6.50.
Sheep = Wethers, scat. so; ewel
u $685. so; lambs, s7@8.50.
Tacoma - Hay - Clover, S16@11
wheat, s14@15; Ellensburg, sl7@1s
mixed, s17@18; alfalfa, s14@15.
Feed-Corn, $37; wheat, s48; who
=, barley, $1,000; rolled, sS7; short
IN s33; bran, s31; oats, S39; rolled oat
$40.
nd Cabbage = Baldhead, &c; Wininl
stedt, 24c; fiat Dutch, &c.
to Potatoes-Y akima, $50 ton; Viii
ep River, s17@18; sweets, $3.50 CIV
it Early Rose seed, $50.
oe Carrots-Local, 81.
as Homegrown, S1@1.25.
ad Turnips-Per sack, S1.35.
1 Onions = Green, zoe dozen; Wal
ed Walla, s1.75 box; Yakima, $3.50.
nd Radishes-Locai, zoe dozen bunche
cd Lettuce-Head, s2.25 crate.
% Spinach = Local, &c pound; Wal