The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-02-05
NORTHWEST MARKET
REPORTS

Portland IAN wool men agree tha,
the coming season win bs the moss
interesting. and perhaps exciting. that
the Western markets have seen In
many years. Beyond thIs they viii
make no prediction. Prices, Of course,
will bs good. but whether they will be
high. or how high. no one eares to
guess.
A dealer needs = brave speculative
disposition TO undertake forward busi-
ness in the face Of tho conditions this
year. Nevertheless Il is said con-
tracing has been done to a consider
able extent In Utah and u 10 also TO
ported that some contracts have been
signed around Arlington. The terms
were not mentioned. nor could the re-
ports be verified.
Sheep growers arc confident that
prices win 20 to a high range and
some Of them are talking Of a % or
S0-eent market. With stocks In
America as low rs they are and spot
prices here and abroad continually adj
vancing. there Is no doubt the 1915
market will open very strong, but buy
ers are not willing to eoneede that
farmers win get the prices they are
expecting.
The demand for eggs was better the
latter part Of tho week. and receipts
cleaned up quickly. 0regons were held
at SO cents. case count. and Ss cents
eandled.
Wheat business came to a stop In
the local market this week. and for
the first time this year there were no
sales on the Merchants Exchange.
Most Of the dealers evidently had
nothing to offer. and those with = sup |
ply on hand wanted too much for Il.
Bids for most deliveries were ad-
Vanced from half cent to II cents,
while asking prices were generally
10 2 cents above bids. and In the case
If prompt bluestem the spread was
,ents.
Arrivals Of poultry and meats were
Moderate and prices were steady and
Butter and cheese moved at last
quotations.
wheat-Bid: Bluestem. Si.I6; forty
old. $i.44; club. si.42i; red Russian.
1856: red Fife, sl.Ss.
Oats-No. I white feed, $3.50.
Barley - No. / feed, $50. so: brew
ng, S42.50; bran. $50. .25; shorts. $Sl.
Millfeed-Spot prices: Bran. S306D
Il: shorts. $s21S2. so: rolled barley.
81. 50@S5.60.
White, $50 ton; cracked, $s7.
Hay-Eastern Oregon timothy. SlA
l16: valley timothy. Sl2.60; grain
ay, $10@l2; alfalfa, Sl2Gl3.
Vegetables - Cucumbers. hothouse.
20l2. 25 dozen; peppers, 81 crate; ar
s5190c dozen; cabbage. II
Iiie pound: celery. $3.50 crate;
$2.25: sprouts, Sc pcr
ound: pumpkins, lie; squash, iie;
arrots. $I.25 sack; bects, sl.25;
arsnips, Sl.25.
Green Fruits - Apples, 76c6$l.60
OK; casaba, $1.65 crate; pear, SlW
so; cranberries, $sG1ll barrel.
Potatoes, 2tc pound.
onions-oregon. buying price, sl.26
o. b. shipping point.
Eggs - Fresh Oregon ranch, case
cunt, SIC: candled. 3Sc.
Poultry-Hens, 12c pound: mixed,
I@llac; broilers, 1s@20c: turkeys.
ressed. 21c: live, 18c; ducks. lao
&c; geese, l2@l4e.
Butter - Creamery, prints, extras.
&c pound in case lots; &c more in less
nan case lots; cubes, 26@27c.
Pork Block, saG9c pound.
Veal-Fancy. l2A@l3c pound.
Hops - 1914 crop. l0@l2ac; 1918
rop, nominal.
Hides - Sailed, lac; salted bulls.
Oc; salted kip. l5c; sailed calf. Ice;
reen hides. 13c; green bulls, .9c;
reen kip; lie; green calf, Ice; dry
ides. 26c; dry calf, 2sc.
Wool - Valley, 17@iSc; Eastern
regon, lbD2Oc, nominal; monair'
Ola clip, 27Ac.
Cascara bark--old and new, 4@4ic
ound.
Cattle - Prime steers $7.50M8.0 90;
noice, $7.25@7. so; medium, So. .76@
rs; choice cows, $6@6.80; medium,
sac; heifers. s5@7; bulls, $3.50G6;
.ags, $4.5066.
Hogs - Light, ss.25@6.s 80; heavy,
5.25@6.
Sheep-Wethers, IS. .75G6.6 ewes.
5@5.75; lambs, s6.2597.s0.
Tacoma = Apples - Green cooking.
Dc box; Spitzenbergs, Winesaps,
ome Beauties, Arkansas Blacks,
tn,ynnaxs W;uaoaypa and RIask TwfUa