The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-08
NORTHWEST MAiaKET
REPORTS. T

Portland--Wheat offerings by farm
ers have ceased. Prices have ad
vanced SO rapidly in the past week
that sellers have withdrawn from the
market. Extreme bils put out yes.
terday, denoting thef urgency of the
demand, failed to have effect on hold.
ers. One large firm of buyers, which
has been taking in an average of 35
cars day, has, since Christmas, been
unable to secure more than one car a
day.
At the Merchants Exchange session
yesterday bid prices were raised, but
this failed to bring out more than two
lots Of wheat. Five thousand bushels
of January club were sold at $1.281a,
an advance Of IN cents over Monday,
and 5000 bushels Of January red Rus
sian were sold at $1.23, the same price
as bid on the preceding day. A 5000
bushel lot of spot club was sold on the
curb at s1.29. This is the highest
price so far paid for this kind of wheat
in the local market, but half cent
better was paid in the country the day
before.
Offers for bluestem on the Ex-
change were up cents for early de.
livery, $1.30 being bid. March blue
stem was wanted at $1.33. For spot
forty-fold $1.291a was bid, against
$1.27 on Monday. Red wheat was held
at about the previous days prices.
The closing days of this year are
bringing more activity in the hop mar.
ket. Growers are making no effort
to sell and this is holding prices
steady at the old level.
Beer sales in the United States for
the month Of October, 1914, were s.
6S6,540 barrels, as against 5,456,8O3
barrels for October, 1918.
Wheat-Bid: Bluestem, $1.30; forty
fold, $1.29h; club, $1.2Sh; red Rus
sian, $1.22; red fife, s1.24H.
Millfeed-Spot prices: Bran, $3.50
1850 per ton; shorts, $28@28.50; roll
ed barley, $29@3O.
Corn-White, $36 per ton; cracked,
$27 per ton.
Hay-Eastern Oregon timothy, $14
@16; grain hay, $1O@11; alfalfa, $13
@13.50; Valley timothy, $11@12.
Observation-Disclosures, dollhouse,
$1.75@2 dozen; eggplant, 8@10c per
pound; peppers, 8010c per pound; ar
tichokes, 75085c per dozen; tomatoes,
$1@1.25 per crate; cabbage, 1A A@1hc
per pound; beans, 121ac per pound;
celery, SO per crate; cauliflower, $1@
1.25 per dozen; sprouts, &c per pound;
head lettuce, $1.7502 per crate, pump
kins, 1Ac per pound; squash, 11sc per
pound.
Green Fruits-Apples, 6Oc@$1.5O
per box; casabas, $1.65@1.75 per crate
pears, $1@1.50; grapes, $3.50@3.75
per barrel; cranberries, $9@11 per
barrel.
Potatoes-Oregon, 81 per sack; Ida
ho, $1@1.15; Yakima, 81; sweet pota-
toes, 2Ac per pound.
Onions-Oregon, buying price, $1.25
I. o. b. shipping point.
Sack Vegetables-Carrots, $1.25 per
sack; beets, SLIPS per sack; parsnips,
$1.25 per sack.
Eggs-Fresh Oregon ranch, case
count, 35@3sc; candled, 371A@4Oca
storage, 36@30c.
Poultry-Hens, 12012kc; turkeys,
dressed, 21022c; live, 17@1Sc; ducks,
geese, 10@11c.
Butter Creamery, prints, extras,
341ac per pound in case lots; 1ac more
in less than case lot; cubes, 3Oc.
Cattle-Prime steers, $7.50@8.00;
choice, $6.5O07; medium, $6.25@6.50;
choice cows, $6.00@6.85; medium, $5
@6; heifers, $5@650; calves, $6@8;
bulls, $3.50@4.75; stays, 4.50@6.
Hogs-Light, $6.S0@735; heavy, Sc
@6.75.
Sheep Wethers, $5.25@6; ewes,
$4.25@5.70; lambs, $6.25@735.