Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-12-24
MARKET REPORT
CHICAGO.

Hogs-Weak, unchanged to sc I'M
der yesterdays average. Bulk, $6.25@
600; light, $5.95@6.55; mixed, $1,000
GO; heavy, $6.20@6.70; rough, $4,000
635; pigs, $4.50@5.
Cattle-Weak. Native beef steers,
S6@11; western steers, $6.25@s.25;
cows and heifers,, $2.s0@6.35; calves,
$6.75@1o.35.
Sheep-Slow. Wethers, s6.1o@6s0;
lambs, $6.90@9.5o.
Wheat-No. ? red, nominal; No. 3
red, $1.o7; No. hard, $1.17A @11SA;
No hard, nominal.
Corn--No. yellow, old, 731ac; No.
yellow, new, 6s@70c; No. white,
new, 6s@7ohc.
Oats-No. white, 41A@42hc;
standard, 43h @43s4c.
Rye-No. 2. 961ac.
Barley-6o@70c.
Timothy-$5Q7.75.
| Clover-$1o@19.
| New York.
Raw sugar steady; centrifugal ARC;
molasses, 4O0c. Refined steady.
| Spot cotton quiet; middling uplands
$12.20.
Coffee-Spot quiet; Rio No. z. 7Mc;
Santos No. 4, &C.
San Francisco.
Eggs-Fresh extras, 41c; pullets.
32Ac.
Portland.
Cattle-Steady; steers, choice, $7.25
@7.50; good, $7Q725; medium, $3.50
or; cows. choice, $5.25@5.6O; good
$5@5.25; medium, $4.75@5; heifers
choice, $4,000; good, $4.75@5; bulls
choice, $3.50Q4.50; stays, choice, S.
@5.25.
Hogs-Unchanged Prime light $5.75
@6; prime strong weights, $5.75@6;
good to prime mixed, $5.50@5!75;
rough heavy, packing, $4S5@5; pigs
and skips, $5@5.25.
Sheep-Strong. Choice spring lambs
$7.25@7.5O; common spring lambs
$6.25@6.5o; choice yearlings, $6.25@
$50; good yearlings, SCOOPS; ole
$5.25@5.50; good ewes, $475@5.25
common heavy ewes, $4.25@475.
Tacoma.
Wheat-The local wheat marke
still continues to rule quiet. There
is slack export demand, simply because
shippers cannot secure the Tonnage
with which to get stock af1oat, and al
a result further developments are tax
ing place in the shipping Of whea
east by rail for export from the At
lantic seaboard. One trainload of owe
40 cars departed from Tacoma durin,
. the week, as the result of efforts OF
the part of buyers to cope with tn
existing situation. There are but tw,
carriers on the Sound now LOADING
. wheat. while the weeks clearance
: amounted to $4,000 bushels destine'
t to West Coast South American ports
The price situation continues relative
t ly strong, although failing to respon
to the recent speculative advances Il
a the Chicago market, under whic
wheat has touched top prices for tn
: season, the charge of 1875 shillings, o
: nearly a dollar bushel for maxim
: European delivery operating agains
holders.
The state grain commission has con
pleted the tabulation of receipts c
u wheat at public warehouses in the II
y terror of over 100000 bushels. Wit
u | LuG uOluluSS Ill private WAREHOUSE
e and the amount remaining upon tn
r farm, the figures indicate that Wasl
g ington's wheat crop for 1915 was we
over the 50,00O,00O bushel mark, an
= Of this total over 30,O00,000 bushel
+ still remained in interior warehouse
. at the date indicated
a Flour-Patent flour showed an a,
i, vance of Sc last week, in sympath
a with the strong position existing
= wheat. Export business has been tn
heaviest during the season within tn
% past week. The clearance of one ca
go with 94,843 barrels for Europe we
II the most notable development, a
a though foreign shipments were we
If past the 200,000barrel mark in the a
gregate, Tacoma exports being 1873,
barrels, and Seattle S2,267 barrels.
Feed-Market for grain is holdin
D steady as for some time. Hay, no,
ever, shows increased firmness, an
m alfalfa is up to $15.50Q16.50, an
wheat hay $13Q14.
n. SPOKANE MARKET.