Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-06-09
SPOKANE WEEKLY REPORT.

Business conditions show about the
normal developments of the season,
although continued changes in the
weather have had in some directions
tendency towards checking retail
and wholesale distributive operations.
In the line of crops reports continue
to be very favorable and with the re-
cent rains to give impetus to the
growing grain increased production
should result unle ss unfavorable
weather later in the season counter
acts the good effects produced by the
moisture.
Lumber manufacturers report bust
ness for the first four months of 1916
as about 80 per cent better than for
the same period last year. Prices are
about 10 per cent better, but this gain
is partly Offset by an increased cost
of labor and materials. While most of
the increase is in carload shipments to
outside points, especially the middle
west, nevertheless, the general outlook
in the lumber trade is much improved.
Provisions.
Butter-Local market still holds at
27@3Oc for Washington creamery with
no indications of an immediate change.
EGgs-The forecasted advance in
the egg market materialized the fore
part of the week and the price to the
producers for fresh ranch is now ST.
with the jobbing figure ST more, and
the market is firm at the advance
Dressed Meats-Market is holding
at about the same level as last week,
with supplies adequate for demands,
the latter showing some improvement.
Poultry-The past couple of weeks
has seen a declining market in all
lines of chickens, due to the abund-
ant supplies coming to hand and the
lack of a corresponding increase in
the demand from the consuming pub
lie.
Lard and Cured Meats-The market
is still holding at quotations that have
prevailed for several weeks on all hog
products.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Apples-As far as the local jobbing
market is concerned, the apple sea-
son is over, as all stocks in local com
mission houses have been cleaned up.
Other Fruits-Valencia oranges are
now in market and offered at $3.75.
The remainder of the navels are clos
ing out at 1904. The strawberry sit
uation is still an uncertain matter
due to the weather, which retards
ripening and keeps the. supply linn
| tied. Quotations are nevertheless
slightly down at $2.75@3. Snake
river cherries have arrived to aug
ment those from other localities and
giving a wide range of prices at 75c
= Q$2.
Potatoes-Old stocks still hold al
$1.25 while new spuds are a little
easier at 4@5c per pound. The seed
potato season is over.
Other Vegetables-Green beets, tur
nips and carrots are off to 1Oc al
: 35c per dozen, while peas are about
the same at s@10c. String beans are
a little easier at 10@1211c, while as
paragus is advanced in price at ga
: 10c. Dry onions are getting scarce
and the range is broad, the figures be
ing $2@3.25. Tomatoes took a bis
drop from $4@4.50 to So. Horserad
: ish is off the market.
: Grain, Flour and Feed.
Wheat-As far as the movement il
concerned, there has been very little
doing the past week, but the variou.
ups and downs of the market situa
ton have resulted in a drop of sew
Y eral cents in prices during the inter
a i'm. From present indications it il
= hard to say which way the marke
will jump next. At the moment, blue
stem is quotable at about sac, will
>, club and red Russian around 74c.
Flour-The local flour market ha
been PACED for an advance for sew
e eral weeks, but up to the time this i
6 written it has failed to materialize
and from the conditions of the whea