The Weston leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 189?-1946, 1915-01-22
NORTHWEST MARKET
REPORTS

ment In the potato market this week
Tho shipping movement southwark hai
started, but no great hopes are helC
out. as only ANAL part Of the stocl
10 Of shipping quality, Afew cars Of
Burbanks are going to California and
for these buyers are paying soIsoc a,
East Side points, whils ordinary stock
Ia bringing 76@S6c In Portland. The
San Francisco market Ia In better
shape. as the Salinas arc practically
all gone, and this viii leave an open.
ing for limited quantity Of oregons,
The American Wonder seed movement
seems to be about over.
The local jobbing trade 10 not brisk
and the market is sufficiently supplied.
Front street prices are unchanged.
There Is no shipping outlet for eggs
and with receipts enlarging the mar
ket is slowly reaching lower level.
Sales were made at 2SGl29c. case
count.
Poultry receipts were liberal and the
market was weak. hens selling at 1850
l4c. Dressed pork was very weak,
with SC as the top. Veal was barely
steady.
No changes were reported In the
butter or cheese markets.
White beans are steadily advancing
in price. There was good crop on
the Coast this season and the quality
was fine. but the market is being
strengthened by the upward movement
of prices in the East. where large ex-
ports to Europe have caused advances.
Wheat - Bid: Bluestem, sl.t2;
forty-fold. $l.42; club. $l.Sl; red
Russian. $l.S1; red Fife, $l.sT.
Milffeed-Spot prices; Bran. $2s.60
@29 ton; shorts, $50, 6oG3l; rolled
barley. SSS. 60@SA50.
Corn-White. $50 ton; cracked. $S7.
Hay-Eastern Oregon timothy, $l6
@l5,60; valley timothy, siS@lS.60;
grain hay. $l0.6o@ll; alfalfa, $50
1880.
Vegetables - Cucumbers. hothouse,
sl.75 a . dozen; eggplant, s a. ioc
pound: peppers. l2i@l6c; artiehokes,
s5c6ls0 dozen: tomatoes, $l.75 crate;
cabbage, lt6Dlic pound; beans, l2sc;
celery, SO. 80 crate: caulihower, 81. %;
sprouts. Sc pound; head lettuce, $l.s6
q 2 crate; pumpkins, lte pound;
squash. lie; carrots, $l.25 sack;
Deets, $l.25; parsnips, sl.25.
Green Fruits - Apples, 76e@$l. 80
box; casabas, $l.65 crate; pears, $l0
|. so box: cranberries, $9@ll barrel.
Eggs - Fresh Oregon ranch. case
count, 29@30c dozen; candled. S0GD
3lc; storage, 2bG29c.
Potatoes - Oregon. 81 sack; Idaho,
,l@l.l0; Yakima, s0c@$l.l0; sweet
2ic pound.
oniOns-oregon. buying price, $l.26
!. o. b. shipping points.
Poultry - Hens. large. lS@ l4c;
mixed, 13e; broilers, ls@20c; tur-
Ieys. dressed, 2lc; live. lsc; ducks,
2a@l5c; geese, 1i@l2c.
Butter - Creamery, prints, extras,
'9ic pound in case lots: &c more in
ess than case lots: cubes, 25c.
Veal-Fancy, l2ac pound.
Pork--Bloek. Sc pound.
Honey-C Choice, S3.25 case.
Nuts-Walnuts, l5@24c pound.
Beans - Small white, $5.75; large
Vhite, $3.50; Lima. s6.25: pink,
go; Mexican. $6.25; bayou, 1886.
Hops - 1914 crop, 10 @ l2ac; 1918
rop. nominal.
Hides - Salted hides. l4c; salted
ulls, 10c; salted calf, lse; salted
ip, lac; green hides. l2Ac; green
ulls, SIC; green calf. lSc; green kip.
&c; dry hides, 25c; dry calf, 27c.
Wool-yalley, 17@lsc pound; East
m Oregon, l5@20c. nominal; mo-
air, choice. 1914 clip, 27sc.
Caseara bark--old and new. 4@4ic
ound.
Cattle - Prime steers, $7.50M7. 75:
1oice, $7.25@7.50; medium, $6.75@
choice cows. s6@6.75; medium,
5. 7566; heifers, SIS a. $50; bulls,
3. 50@5; stays. 81. 50@6.
Hogs - Light, $6.75@6.90; heavy, Z
). .s0@6.30.
Sheep -- Wethers, $666.50; ewes,
5@5.50; lambs. So. 25@7.50.