Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1916-06-30

shade easier, although pork and beef
are ruling close to previous figures.
Mutton is frming up slightly with
very few lambs now offering.
Poultry-A slight let-up in the re.
ceipts of poultry is reported for the
past week and as a result chickens
have been marked UP one cent, max
ing the quotation 1Sc to the producers.
Other lines remain at the same figure
as last week.
Lard and Cured Meats-The market
is inclined to be uncertain and vary.
ing opinions are voiced by the trade,
but at the moment there is no change
in quotation to note on hams, bacon
nor lard. .
Hides and Wool-The western wool
markets on the whole are active and
about 100000 pounds per week are
now being taken by eastern buyers. 1t
is figured in the trade that excluding
Montana about so per cent of the new
territory clip has passed out Of grow
ers' hands. In Montana about Is per
cent of the clip has been sold.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Lemons-With the season of incres-
ing demands the lemon market has
stiffened up considerable and this
week another advance is noted, the
fancy going from $5@5.50 to $500
900 and choice is up to $5@5.5O.
Oranges-The supply of Valencias is
proving all the time. This week notes
frmer tone to the market with an
advance Of Csc, making the quotation
on fancy $3.50 and choice $4.25.
Other Fruits Strawberries are now
coming mostly from local points and
are quoted at $2@2.75 per crate. Cher
ries in 2O-lb. boxes are a little easier
at $4,000; Cots and plums are off.
the former quoting at $1.35@1.50 and
the latter at $3.50. Giants are little
easier at s1.25@3.5o, and grapefruit is
off the market. Currants and pine
apples are now in, the former quoting
at So and the latter at &C.
Potatoes While the offerings of old
spude are rather light and advices
from shipping points are few and far
between, the market holds firm at
previous quotations. New stocks con-
tinue to be more plentiful, but there
has been no change in quotations dur.
ing the week.
Other Vegetables peas are
little easier at 5000 as is also rhu-
barb at 21a @3c. Cukes are off Csc at
75@1.oo and dry onions are frmer at
$3.25@3.5O. Tomatoes have declined
soc at $3.50, and the hot house variety
is offered at 1870 per pound.
Wheat-The hetween-seasons lull
still holds in the wheat market. There
are not enough transactions to estab-
lish stable quotations, and the alb
sence of demands, coupled with the
generally weak undertone, has result
ed in an inclination to weakness in
the matter of quotations. The alb
sence of tonnage has prevented even
the limited movement that has been
in evidence during the past few weeks
and the movement eastward has also
been restricted. In general there has
been some recovery following the last
crop report, which indicated falling
off of something like 30O,O00,OOO bush
els in the crop of this country, al
though the big surplus of spot stocks
keeps the market heavy and unrespon-
sive.
Feed-1n feedstuffs there has been
no further change since the decline
noted last week. Oats are steady with
quiet demand, while barley still holds
up. Feed wheat is decidedly weaker
in sympathy with export. Mill .stuffs
hold at the recent decline with linn
tied stocks on hand.