Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1915-02-26
MARKET REPORT
Chicago.

y StO ~
600; light, $6.35@6.60; mixed, $6.40@
6.65; heavy, $6.25@6.60; rough, $6.25@
6.35; pigs, $5.25@6.40.
Cattle-MarketA firm. Native steers,
$5.20@s.40; western, $4.65@7.20; cows
and heifers, $3.30@7 so; calves, $3.50
@1O.20.
Sheep-Market dull. Sheep, SEQ
7.25; yearlings, $7.25@7.90; lambs,
$7.25@s.70.
Wheat-No. 2 red, $1.55k @1s61M;
No. 2 hard, $1.56k1.62A.
Timothy-$5.50@6.50.
Clover-$11.50@14.50.
Butter-Market unchanged.
Eggs-Market higher. At mark,
cases included, 22@27c; ordinary
firsts, 25@26c; irsts, 26@27c.
New York.
Coffee-Spot steady. Rio No. 2,
7ssc; Santos No. 4, 9s4c.
Cotton-Spot quiet. Middling up
lands, 9.55c. No sales.
Raw sugar-Market nominal. Mo-
lasses sugar, 3.74c; centrifugal, 4.51c.
Refined steady.
Sugar-Estimated afoats to the
| United States from Cuba and Porto
Rico, $4,000 tons; Hawaii, $4,000 tons;
Philippine Islands, 10000 tons. Total,
| So, 1000 tons, against total 10000 last
| year. Stocks in the United States and
| Cuba together of 2S1,401 tons, against
275,135 tons last week, and 362,924
tons last year, a decrease of S4,533
tons from last year. The price paid
for February sugar and the price OBJ
tanned for it some months hence al
lows the intermediate holders a good
profit for financing and storage ex-
| penses in the interim. 1t must be con-
fessed that the prices at which sugar
contracts are eagerly bought by peo-
pie who know raw sugar when they
see it and those who do not, is a sur
prise to the regular trade.
Portland.
Live stock market unsettled. No sale
of cattle or hogs up to noon. Prices
appear about steady at yesterdays av-
erage. Lambs sc higher at IS to $s.25.
Tacoma.
Wheat-Bluestem, $1.54@1.56; forty
fold, $1.52@1.55; club, $1.54; red fife,
$1.5O. Car receipts-Wheat, 25; bar
ley, /; oats, 5; hay, 6.
THE SPOKANE MARKET.
There are cumulative advices of the
Inauguration of Improvement opera
ions upon a representative basis,
with the Inauguration of settled
weather, while many projects are be-
ing held in allegiance, pending the ex-
p~ectation of a more favorable turn in
the situation. With the starting up
of more mills and logging camps the
percentage of labor unemployed has
been materially reduced, while more
: industries expect to get under full
Roadway, past the middle of the cur.
rent month, and the establishment OF
a comprehensive demand for building
material would soon remove all the
drawbacks incident to the situation.
Butter-The butter market is still
holding at former rulings. While the
weather has been favorable for in
creased production the situation is be-
ing cared for by the rather better de-
mand from the ~condensers, and prices
show no further recessions.
Cheese-Market is quiet though a
slightly firmer feeling is noted in
SOule SEdu0o. oupplicS dEc plSuIAlui
while demand is only moderate.
Eggs-The weakness noted in the
, egg market last week has been fur.
Their augmented this week by another
, slight drop of soc for fresh. AS to
/ the storage there is very little to be
had, the cleanups being quoted at 81
., Dressed transformations are sea
sonable, without any special features
!. Pork is about holding its own with a
: slight letting up in the marketing Of
> hogs. Beef is comparatively easy
while mutton is strong with a slight
advance in price.
Cured Meats-There has been nc
> change in the situation during the
past week and prices are quoted
steady with just a fair demand.
Apples-This fruit is still holding
the level it has maintained for som
time past.
Other Fruits-Oranges are MOVING
with freedom at present prices which
continue at $3.50 for choice, will
fancy up to $2.75. Lemons continu'
to hold at easy figures, quoting a
q $4,000. Bananas are steady at Az
l per pound, while grapefruit is a littl'
e easier at $3.50@3.75, and grapes II
kegs, which are becoming scarce, ar
l. up to S.. Pears are out of the mai
ket.
Potatoes-There are no new fea
lures in the spud situation but wit
y the opening up Of pits there may b
increased activity. Sweets still hol
at $3.50. Spuds are still very dull a
I'll Other vegetables-Dry onions are
little frmer at S1.85@2 and all othe
varieties in this department are ru
ing unchanged. Rhubarb from Wall
h. Walla is now on the market and !
offered at 10c per pound.
lei Wheat-The probability of a blocl
ade being established by England an
Germany was reflected in the whea
~ market during the week by ~recessio
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