Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-03-19
MARKET REPORT
Chicago.

Sill.
Barley-70@S5c.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Clover-$9@13.
Butter-Market lower. Creamery,
2Oc to 2s@2s1ac.
Hogs-Slow, sc to 10c under yester-
days average. Bulk, $6.60@6.70; light.
s6.45@6.75; mixed. $6.50@6.75; heavy,
$6.20@6.7O; rough, $6.2O@6.35; pigs,
$5.50@6.5O.
Cattle-Weak. Native steers, $50
@s.75; western, $5@7.35 cows and
heifers, $3.3O@760 calves, $625@
o.75.
Sheep-Slow, $7@s.10: yearlings,
$75@s.90; lambs, $765@10.
New York.
The spot raw sugar market closed
steady; centrifugal, $4.64 to $4.74; mo-
lasses sugar, $3.s7 to $3.97.
Spot Cotton-Quiet; middling up
lands, S.65c.
Coffee-Spot steady; Rio No. 7,
7s4c; Santos No. A, 9s4c.
San Francisco.
Barley-Feed, $1.40@1.42h.
Butter-Fancy creamery, a4hc;
| firsts, 2314c.
Tacoma.
Wheat-Bluestem, $1.40; fortyfold,
| $l.3S; club, Sl.35; red fife, $l.34.
Portland.
| Cattle-Steady.
| Hogs-Unchanged
Sheep-Strong
New York Metal Market
| Tin-Market nominal Five-ton lots,
$4.75@6.75.
| Copper-Market firm. Electrolytic,
$14.75@15; casting, $14.25@14.621a.
lron-Market steady and unchanged.
Lead-Market steady, $4,000.
THE SPOKANE MARKET.
There are varying reports covering
the lumber industry. In some instances
the increase in demands is indicated
to be pronounced, while there Is a
general inclination to the belief that
demands will show continuous i'm
provement during the next few weeks.
There is larger percentage OF ma
chinery and equipment employed in
production than for several months,
and logging companies generally are
enlarging their operations, and MAX
ing increased acquisitions for sup
plies. favorable feature of the In
dustrial situation is the fact that an
nouncements are being made of new
enterprises being started in different
sections of the state covering diver
sifled line of productions.
The agricultural outlook continues
encouraging. While there are reports
of the winter killing of wheat in sew
eral sections, the crop promises to be
we'll above the average, as result OF
increased acreage sown and the fact
that the losses will be largely recover
ing by spring planting
Butter-The butter market has UNI
dergone an unusually marked change
in showing cumulative firmness during
the past two weeks. This is due to q
, large extent to the fact that the milk
supply has been again diverted to-
condensing plants.
Prices, "a to 36c.
j. Eggs-The egg situation Is charac-
2 terized by seasonable developments.
!. There has been no further decline in
the price, and the market is holding
easy, with good supplies, and in
> creased requirements.
Prices, $3.50 to Sc per case.
e Dressed Meats-No radical changes
J. have been shown in the market for
Il dressed meats. Demand is still COM
|. paratively restricted, though stocks
Y are rather light and pork has recovi
4 cred slightly, while lambs are quoting
II higher and rather scarce.
Cured Meats-The market has not
IS changed, although there is an easy
ID tone, and demands are hardly up to
normal, restricting the natural upward
h tendency of the season.
m Hides and Wool-Market shows 9
70 very firm tone with a material ad
re vance in prices recently. Quotations
lie are, green COW hides 13c, heavy steers
m l3c, calfskins lie, kips 12c, dry butch
s. err 25c, wool 15@1sc, full wool petit
e, l3@15c, and shorts and pieces hal
Id price.
Apples-Market is featureless, will
er sufficient stocks to cover all require
ne ments and prices steady at rang
from soc to $1.25.
=. Potatoes-Market is steady and thu
o trade is securing sufficient stocks t
VI cover demands at Use for home grow
VI and $1.10 for Yakimas.
in
no Other Vegetables-Green onions ar
,s. off at 30@35c and local cabbage easie
ot at $1.75@2. Spinach is in the marke
oh from Walla Walla and jobbing at 90
per crate.
IL Wheat-Bullish sentiment has a
a most disappeared and those holder
an who were waiting for S1.75 to So pc
Ak bushel for their holdings have caus
to feel blue. The wheat market ha
now reached an export basis. Value
for over two months were too higf
The past two weeks has been a yer