The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-03-19
NORTHWEST MARkET
REPORTS

WnefNAs w tue nsstS.N =.
close found May wheat Ice lower, The
Chicago decline followed renewal OF
pesce talk and consequent fears OF .
cessation Of export demand. but In the
Portland market local conditions alto
getAer governed prices.
There was buying for European ae-
count here, - well ss inquiry from
Japan, and also evidence OF support
from millers. wheat In the North
west 10 believed 10 be now generally
In strong handa.
Considerable stress 10 laid by the
WOOL trade upon the possibility that
the exportatlon Of wool from Australia
20 this country Ia about 10 Be fseili-
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 ridieulously low, compared with
quotations In the American market. is
considered important. IL 10 believed
that the ability to get the wools COM
ing here would have considerable bear
ing on the primary domestic markets.
In view Of the fact that the Australian
wools have been secured 30 eheapiy.
Some defective woods have been bought
AZ figures which mean less than half
dollar laid down In Boston. the secured
pound. Such woods are very cheap,
even should they have TO oe carbon
ired.
On this basis. therefore. u is not
strange that Developments In Mel
bourne. Sydney and London have been
watched carefully by wool men. with
an eve towards ascertaining the possi'
bilities In regard to shipments OF me-
rinos. The latest reportA in eonnee-
tion with tho arrangement involving
the Textile Alliance. Ia that the
British board Of trade. insofar a. the
requirements Of Great Britain and
allied countries viii allow. viii grant
licenses 10 export merino wool. tops.
noils and black face wool to the United
States, II consignment 10 made in &C.
eordance with an agreement entered
into with the alliance.
The assortment Of early vegetables.
mostly from California, 10 steadily In
ereasing. Green peas are now being
offerd at ls@20e. Asparagus was
firmer at lS@20c, owing TO cold
weather In the South. Sweet potatoes
have advanced steadily and are now
quoted at STE. Local dollhouse rhu-
barb was In fair supply at lieDl2e.
Millfeed-Spot prices: Bran. $3.50
n2S.6O ton: shorts. $3.50; rolled
barley, SS3@S4.
Hay-Eastern Oregon timothy. $lA
@l6: valley timothy, $3.50: grain
hay. SlO1l2; alfalfa. Sl2@iS.
Vegetables - Cueumbers. dollhouse.
81. .26al. so dozen; peppers, s0gSbe
pound: Artiehokes, 7be dozen; toma'
toes. $3.50 crate; cabbage. iic pound
celery, Ss.75 crate; eaulifiower, ";
SPROUTS, sI9c pound; head lettuce. 81
crate; dollhouse lettuce, 75e box;
squash. lac pound; spinach. sl.2b box
dollhouse rhubarb. l0@i2c pound; as
paragus, ls@22c; eggplant. soe; peas.
lsn20c; carrots, Sl.26 sack; beets'
Sl.25; parsnips. si.26.
Green Fruits - Apples, 76cg$l. Do
box; eranberries, sll@l2 barrel.
Potatoes - Oregon, Sl@l.lo sack;
Yakima, sl@l.25; Idaho. si.lo; new
potatoes, 10c pound; sweet potatoes,
3tc pound. :.
Onions - Oregon. selling price, 81
sack, country points.
Eggs - Fresh Oregon ranch, case
count, lS@19c, according to quantity
candled, zoe. !.
Poultry - Hens, 13i@l4e pound
broilers, l8@20c: turkeys, dressed.
zoe; live. i6c; ducks. ll@l6c; geese
S@9c.
Butter -- Creamery, prints, extras,
34Ae pound In case lots; ic more n
less than case lets; cubes, 2S@29c.
Veal-Fancy, 1li@l2c pound.
Pork-Block, 9G9ic pound.
Hops - 1914 crop, 1S@l6c; 1917
crop. 13@14c.
Hides - Sailed hides, l6c; saltet
bulls, Zoe; salted kip. 15c; saited calf,
Ice; green hides, 13ac; green bulls,
Sc; green kip, l6c; green calf, he
dry hides, 26c; dry calf, 2Sc.
Wool-Eastern Oregon, coarse, 22e1
Csc; Eastern Oregon, fine, 1S@20ci
valley, 26c, nominal; mohair, new
clip, 26@27c.
Cascara bark - Old and new, 4i'
pound.
Cattle - Prime steers. $7.60@7. 80
choice $7.25C17.60; medium, s6.760
7.25; choice cows, $6@6. go; medium
s5M6.25; heifers, $6@6.26; bulls
90. 50@6; stays, S4.50@6.
Hogs - Light, 90. 26@7.20; heavy
| s5. .90@6.60.
Sheep - Wethers, 6@7.b0; ewes
$5@6. so; lambs, s708.60.
Tacoma - Hay - Clover, $16@l7
wheat, $14@l6; Ellensburg, sl7@ls
mixed, $l7@18; alfalfa, $l40lb.
| Feed-Corn, s37; wheat, $4S; whol'
barley, $S6@36; rolled, SS7; shorts
$33; bran, $31; oats, $50; rolled oats
$40.
Cabbage - Baldhead, 2c; Wining
stedt, 23c; fiat Dutch, 2c.
Potatoes Yakima, $50 ton; Whit
River, $17@1s; sweets, $3.50 cwt
Early Rose seed, $50.
Carrots-Local, 81.
Beets-Home-grown, $1@1.26.
Turnips-Per sack, $1.36.
Onions - Green, zoe dozen; WALL
Walla, $1.75 box; Yakima, $l.bO.
Radishes- Local, 20c dozen punches
Lettuce- Head, s2.26 crate.
Spinach - Local. &c pound; Wall
WaIla, $1.1o box.
Celery-$4@4.60.
Rutabagas-$1.76 sack.
Caulifower-s2.26 crate.