Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1915-09-02
NORTHWEST MARKET REPORTS;
GENERAL. CROP CONDITIONS

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Portland - Wheat - Bluestem, 95c
bushel; fortyfold, 92c; club, soc; red
Fife. sec; red Russian, S4c.
Oats-No. white feed, $24. 6O@26.
Millfeed-Spot prces: Bran. S26 ton;
shorts, s27; rolled barley, $29@3o.
Corn-Whole, S38 ton; cracked, $39.
Hay-Eastern Oregon timothy, SID
ale ton; valley timothy, $l2.5O@lS;
alfalfa, $12. 50@l3.50; cheat, $s@lo;
oat and vetch, $ll@l2.
Vegetables-Cucumbers, Oregon, 10
M2Oc: dozen; artichokes, 90c; toma-
toes. 25@60c box; cabbage, lc pound !;
head lettuce, 81 crate; beans, 2a@4c
pound; green corn, 15@20c dozen ;
garlic, 10@12ac pound; peppers, 4@l
&c: eggplant, 5@6c; pumpkins, ltc.
Pickling-Onions, l0@l2Ac pound
ground cherries, 81 box.
Green Fruits - Cantaloupes, HATS,
60c; ponies, 90c a $l.25; standards,
81. l0@1.50 crate; peaches, 30 a DOC
box: watermelons, / az ltc pound
plums, 50c@$l.25 box; new apples,
Astrachans, 75c@$1; Gravensteins. 81
al. so box; pears, 75@Sl; grapes, 81
@1.75 crate; huckleberries, az &c
pound; casabas, S1.75@2 dozen.
Potatoes - New, 10 a Soc sack.
Onions-60@75c sack.
Eggs-Oregon ranch, buying prices
No. /, 25c dozen; No. Q, zoe; No. 3,
tic. Jobbing price, No. l, 27c.
Poultry - Hens, l3 @ lac pound
springs, 16 @ 17c; turkeys, ls a l9c
ducks, S@12c; geese, S@9c.
Butter - City creamery, cubes, ex
tras, 27c; firsts, 25c; seconds, Z4c
prints and cartons, extra; butterfat
No. /, Csc; second grade. &c less
country creamery cubes, 22a@26.
Veai-Fancy, l2s@l3c pound.
Pork-Block, 9A@10c pound.
Hops-1915 contrats, nominal, l2a@
14c; 1914 crop, Ia; olds, l2@13c.
Wool-Eastern Oregon. medium, II
@283c; Eastern Oregon, fine, l8@2l &C
valley, 26@30c; mohair, new clip, ~
@31c.
Cascara Bark-Old and new, 4c.
Cattle - Choice steers, $3.50 @ z
good, Sc a 6.25; medium, $5.75 az 8
choice cows, $5.25@5. .35; good, Sb0
5.25: medium, $4.50@5; heifers, 500
5.85: bulls, S4. 50@5; stays, $5. 5o@e
Hogs-Light, $40 a 7.5S; heavy
$7.25@7.4 40.
Sheep Wethers, $4.75@5; ewes
S30l4. .25: lambs, $4.75@6. .35.
The cattle market started off briskl
this week at the opening and tradin
was active, one packer taking owe
half of the offerings, says the Portian
Live Stock Reporter. The quality
the cattle offered was Of wide var
ety, from strictly choice steers to tn
poor and rough dairy stock. The choic
stuff moved first, as usual, and IN
early sales showed prices of $3.50
s6.75. The bulk of steers sold
s6. 60 and $685., with several $6.7
sales and two sales at ST.
Six cows reached the. $3.50 mari
but practically all the choice carload
brought 25c less. A few rough ar
poor COWS sold as low as $3.50 ar
S3. 80. There were no choice bul
offered, but choice stuff would brlr
$5.
There was rather light run OF goo
stuff offered in the swine division az
shippers held out for all their hoi
were worth. There were very few sail
made. but when trading commence
there was no lull. A nearby pack
bought one load at $755 and Pug
Sound buyer gave $3.50 for choi'
hogs from Eastern Washington whit
carried heavy diversion privilege
Aside from these sales, most OF Il
sales were bringing $7.40, with abo
half Of the stuff disposed of.