The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1915-09-02
NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS;
GENERAL CROP CONDITIONS

Portland = Wheat = Bluestem, 95c
bushel; fortyfold, 92c; club, SOC; red
Fife, SEC; red Russian, 84c.
Oats-No. l white feed, $24. 50@26.
Millfeed-Spot prces: Bran, $26 ton;
shorts, s27; rolled barley, $29@30.
Corn-Whole, $38 ton; cracked, $39.
Hay-Eastern Oregon timothy, s14
ole ton; valley timothy, $l2.50@1S;
alfalfa, $12. 50@13. 80; cheat, $9@10;
oat and vetch, $1l@12.
Vegetables Cucumbers, Oregon, Is
@20c; dozen; artichokes, 90c; toma-
toes, 25@60c box; cabbage, 1c pound;
head lettuce, 81 crate; beans, 2a@4c
pound; green corn, 15@20c dozen;
garlic, 10@12ac pound; peppers, Al
&c; eggplant, 5@6c; pumpkins, &c.
Pickling-Onions, 10@12ac pound;
ground cherries, 81 box.
Green Fruits = Catalogues, flats,
soc; ponies, 90c a s1.25; standards,
S1.10@1. 80 crate; peaches, 80 a Soc
box; watermelons, / q 13c pound; ;
plums, 5Oc@$1.25 box; new apples,
Astrachans, 75c@s1; Gravensteins. 81
al. so box; pears, 75@s1; grapes, 81
@1.75 crate; huckleberries, a 7c
pound; casabas, $1.75@2 dozen.
Potatoes = New, 10 a 80c sack.
Onions-60@75c sack.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, buying prices
No. l, 25c dozen; No 2, Zoe; No. 8,
tic. Jobbing price, No. l, 27c.
Poultry Hens, IS a lac pound
springs, 16 a tic; turkeys, 18 a 19c;
ducks, 8@12c: geese, 8@9c.
Butter = City creamery, cubes, ex-
tras, 27c; firsts, 25c; seconds, 24c;
prints and cartons, extra; butterfat,
No. 1, 28c; second grade, &c less;
country creamery cubes, 223@26.
Veal-Fancy, 12a@13c pound.
Pork-Block, 9a@10c pound.
Hops-1915 contrats, nominal, 12a@
lac; 1914 crop, ID; olds, 12@13c.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, medium, 81
@28ac; Eastern Oregon, fine, 18@21sc
valley, 26@30c; mohair, new clip, 81
oslo.
Cascara Bark-Old and new, 4c.
Cattle = Choice steers, $3.50 a Z
good. Sc "a 6.25; medium, $5.75 a 6
I, choice cows, $5.25@5.35; good, $50
5.25; medium, s4.50@5; heifers, $50
: 5.S5; bulls, 4.50@5; stays, s5.50@6
Hogs-Light, $7.40 q 7.55; heavy
; $7.25@7. 40.
Sheep - Wethers, s4.75@5; ewes
$3@4. 25; lambs, $4.75@6.35.
The cattle market started off briskl
this week at the opening and tradin
II was active, one packer taking owe
half of the offerings, says the Portlan
Live Stock Reporter. The quality O
> the cattle offered was of wide vari
: ETY., from strictly choice steers to tn
:, poor and rough dairy stock. The choic
u stuff moved first, as usual, and tn
4 early sales showed prices of $3.50
: s6.75. The bulk of steers sold 6
. Sc. 60 and $6.65, with several $6.7
;. sales and two sales at 81.
IL Six cows reached the $3.50 mari
,, but practically all the choice carload
:, brought 25c less. A few rough an
IL poor COWS sold as low as $3.50 ar
q $3.50. There were no choice bull
: offered, but choice stuff would brin
&c SIS.
There was rather light run of GOO
i stuff offered in the swine division al
4 shippers held out for all their hos
&c we're worth. There were very few salt
u made, but when trading commence
re there was no hull. A nearby pack
+ bought one load at $7.55 and Pug
II Sound buyer gave $3.50 for choi
hogs from Eastern Washington whi'
carried heavy diversion privilege
Aside from these sales, most of Il
in sales were bringing $40, with abo
O half of the stuff disposed Of.