The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-15
NORTHWEST MARKET
REPORTS.


were reported recently, but several
hundred bales Of mediums changed
hands at 9 to II cents. The market is
quoted at IL to 13 cents for the best
grades.
There was no further change in the
egg situation. The tone of the mar
ket in steady, as the supply of fresrh
Oregons was not heavy. Buying orders
from the North have temporarily
ceased.
Butter and cheese are holding steady
at prevailing quotations.
Trade is brisk again in the fruit and
vegetable line on Front street. There
was a 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 the
yards Friday, and the bulk of the trad
ing was also in this division. The hog
market ruled steady in spite of the
large run. One load sold at $7.15, a
nickel better than the previous days
price, but most Of the sales Of good
light stock were at 81 and $7.05.
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 = Alanson Lewis, Ban
croft. Idaho, ! car; E. G. Palmer,
Oakland, l car; s. B. Baker, Mikalo,
cars; J. B. Younts, Condor, car;
G. H. Russell, Redmond, IL cars; W.
B. Kurtz, Maitin, 2 cars; ]. W. Silva,
Gooding, 8 cars; Morgan Farm COM
pany, Goldendale, car; L. L. Crider,
Roosevelt, / car.
Wheat-Bid: Bluestem, $1.3S per
bushel; forty-fold, $1.37; club,
s1.35a; red Russian, $1.29; red Fife,
$1.30.
Millfeed-Spot prices: Bran, $3.50
$3.50 per ton; shorts, $30@3O.50;
rolled barley, $29.50@9O.50.
Corn-White, $36 per ton; cracked,
$27.
Hay-Eastern Oregon timothy, SIS
@15.50 per ton; valley timothy, $3.50
1880; grain hay, $10.5O@ll; alfalfa,
$13@13.50.
Vegetables - Cucumbers, hothouse,
ST.. 1902 per dozen; eggplant, 8@10c
pound; peppers, s@1Oc; artichokes,
75@85c dozen; tomatoes, $1@1.2
crate; cabbage, 1a@lac pound; beans,
12ac; celery, $3.50 crate; cauliflower,
1925; sprouts, &c pound; head let
tuce, $1.85@2 crate; pumpkins, 14c
pound; squash, 1c; carrots, $1.25
sack; beets, SLIPS; parsnips, s1.25. Y
Green Fruits = Apples, 60c @$1.5O
box; casabas, $1.65 crate; pears, $1@
1.5O box; cranberries, s9@11 barrel.
Potatoes s-Oregon, 81 sack; Idaho,
$1@1.10; Yakima, $1@1. 10; sweets,
24c pound.
Onions Oregon, buying price, $1.2t
f. o. b. shipping point.
Eggs - Fresh Oregon ranch, case
count, 32@33c dozen; candled, 35c
storage, 25@29c.
Poultry - Hens. large, 15c pound
mixed, 13@14c; springs, 12@13c; tur
keys, dressed, Zoe; live, tic; ducks
12@14c; geese, 10@11c.
Butter - Creamery, prints, extras
32c pound in case lots; ac more in less
than case lots; cubes, 27@29c.
Veal-Fancy, 12@13c pound.
Pork Block, 9@1Oc pound.
Hops = 1914 crop, 10@13c; 1915
crop. nominal.
Hides - Sailed hides, 14c; saltet
bulls, 1Oc; salted calf, 1sc; salted kip,
14c; green hides, 12c; green bulls
Sc; green calf, 1Sc; green kip, 14c
dry hides, 25c; dry calf, 27c.
Wool-Valley, 17@1sc pound; East
ern Oregon 15@2Oc; nominal mohair,
1914 clip, 27ac.
Cascara bark-Old and new, 4@4ac.
Cattle ~ Prime steers, $7.50@8
choice, 6.50@7; medium, Sc. 25@6. 80
choice cows, $6@6.85; medium, $5@
6; heifers, $5@6.5O; calves, $6@8
bulls, $3.50@4.75; stays, $4.50@6.
Hogs - Light, $6.80@7. 15; heavy
SCOOPS.
Sheep-W Wethers, $5.25@6. 10; ewes
$4.25@5.50; lambs, $6.25@7.50.