Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-18
NORTHWEST MARKET
REPORTS.

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: Prices here were firm and higher,
whereas in the Eastern market the
close found May wheat lsc lower. The
Chicago decline followed renewal OF
peace talk and consequent fears Of Q
cessation of export demand, but in the
Portland market local conditions alto
gether governed prices.
There was buying for European &C.
count here, as we'll as inquiry from
Japan, and also evidence of support
from millers. Wheat in the North
west is believed to be now generally
in strong hands.
Considerable stress is laid by the
wool trade upon the possibility that
the expectation of wool from Australia
to this country is about to be facili-
tated. The fact that purchases have
been made in the commonwealth this
season by Boston houses at figures
which make the secured cost laid down
here ridiculously low, compared with
quotations in the American market, is
considered important. 1t is believed
that the ability to get the woods COM
! $50 L---> ---~riS haua considerable hear
ing on the primary domestic markets,
in view of the fact that the Australian
wools have been secured so cheaply.
Some defective woods have been bought
at figures which mean less than half
dollar laid down in Boston, the secured
pound. Such woods are very cheap,
even should they have to be carbon
ized.
On this basis, therefore, it is not
strange that developments in Mel
bourne, Sydney and London have been
watched carefully by wool men, with
an eye towards ascertaining the posi-
bilities in regard to shipments of me-
rinos. The latest reports, in connec-
tion with the arrangement involving
the Textile Alliance, is that "the
British board of trade, insofar as the
requirements of Great Britain and
allied countries will allow, will grant
licenses to export merino wool, tops,
noils and black face wool to the United
States, if consignment is made in &C.
cordance with an agreement entered
into with the alliance.
The assortment of early vegetables,
mostly from California, is steadily in
creasing. Green peas are now being
offerd at 18@20c. Asparagus was
firmer at 18@20c, owing to cold
weather in the South. Sweet potatoes
have advanced steadily and are now
quoted at 33c. Local hothouse rhu-
barb was in fair supply at 11@12c.
Millfeed-Spot prices: Bran, $27.50
928.50 ton; shorts, $3.50; rolled
barley, $33@34.
Hay-Eastern Oregon timothy, s14
gle; valley timothy, $l2.5O; grain
nay, $l0@12; alfalfa, s12@13.
Vegetables - Cucumbers, hothouse,
81. .25@1.5o dozen; peppers, 3O@35c
pound; artichokes, Toe dozen; toma-
toes, $3.50 crate; cabbage, lie pound;
celery, 1878 crate; caulifower, So;
sprouts, 8@9c pound; head lettuce, So
rate; hothouse lettuce, 75c box;
quash, 1ac pound; spinach, S1.25 box;
lothouse rhubarb, 10@12c pound; as
'aragus, 18@22c; eggplant, 3Oc; peas. {
S@20c; carrots, SLIPS sack; beets,
j. 10; parsn1pS, $1.Z6.
Green Fruits = Apples, 75c@$1. so
OK; cranberries, s11@12 barrel.
Potatoes - Oregon, s1@1.1O sack;
,akima, s1@1.25; Idaho. $1.1O; new
otatoes, 10c pound; sweet potatoes,
&c pound. I
Onions = Oregon, selling price, 81
ack, country points. II
Eggs - Fresh Oregon ranch, case
cunt, 18@19c, according to quantity;
andled, zoe.
Poultry - Hens, 13a@14c pound;
rollers, 18@20c; turkeys, dressed,
DC; live. Ice; ducks, 11@16c; geese,
@9c. '
Butter - Creamery, prints, extras, i
4ac pound in case lots; &c more in a
IS than case lots; cubes, 28@29c. q
Veal-Fancy, 113@12c pound. +
Pork-Block, 9@9ac pound.
Hops - 1914 crop, 13@15c; 1918
'op. 13@14c.
Hides - Sailed hides, 15c; salted
llls, 1Oc; salted kip, 15c; salted calf,
&c; green hides, 1870; green bulls,
:; green kip, 15c; green calf, 19c;
y hides, 26c; dry calf, 28c.
Wool-Eastern Oregon. coarse, 22@
&c; Eastern Oregon, fine, 18@2Oc; 9
llley, 25c, nominal; mohair, new
ip, 26@27c.
Cascara bark - Old and new, 4sc
und.
Cattle = Prime steers, 81. 7.50@7.80; :,
dice $7.25@7.50; medium, s6.75@ 4
25; choice cows, $6@6. 60; medium, n
@6.25; heifers, s5@6.25; bulls, y
.50@6; stays, s4.50@6. A
Hogs = Light, s6.25@7.2U; heavy, T
90@6.5O. :,
Sheep - Wethers, $6@7.50; ewes,
@6.50; lambs, $7@8.5O.
Tacoma - Hay - Clover, S16@17;
leat, $14@15; Ellensburg, $17@19; y
xed, $17@18; alfalfa, $14@15. =
Feed-Corn, s37; wheat, $48; whole :,
rley, $35@36; rolled, $37; shorts, .,
3; bran, $31; oats, $39; rolled oats, a
D. ="
Cabbage - Baldhead, &c; Winning -
dt, 23c; flat Dutch, &c.
Potatoes-Yakima, 500 ton; White
yer, $17@18; sweets, $3.50 cwt;
rly Rose seed, $50. a
fresh Meats - Steers, 12ac; COWS, tt