White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1916-03-03
THE SPOKANE MARKET.

With the return of better weather
conditions marked improvement has
been noted in the business situation.
Traffic Is again nearly resumed upon
satisfactory lines and the temporary
stagnation that prevailed prior to this
week has been materially alleviated.
With the passing of the snow and the
subsiding of the floods that followed,
orders are commencing to go out with
greater freedom. Retailers are TAX
ing an active interest in getting ready
for spring demands, and there Is every
evidence, of resumption Of renewed &C
tivities along enlarged lines.
Reports from interior points indi-
cate that only about 25 per cent of
last seasons wheat crop remains I'M
sold and that the acreage Of winter
wheat Is well below that of last year,
probably due to the fact that there
seems to be an impression that big
wheat prices will not prevail the COM
ing season.
Provisions.
Butter-With the passing of cold
weather and better transportation IA
cilities, the cream supply has shown
marked improvement, thereby max
ing an increase in butter product.
Prices are ruling steady at previous
quotations Very firm prices ruled at
Eggs--Further declines are noted in
the egg market due to the increasing
receipts since the weather became
milder. Quotations at the moment are
So for local fresh to the producers and
50 wholesale. Storage are off the job
bling market.
Fresh Meats-The market Is fea-
tured by growing scarcity in live
stock, and both hogs and cattle show
strong tendency. Demands are i'm
proving to some extent with increased
call from numbering centers.
Poultry - The market Is at about
the same level as for the past two
weeks and indications are that no
changes will be made during the COM
ing week. Receipts are only fair and
demands about normal.
Lard and Cured Meats - Smoked
meats are held at firm figures, with In
dlcations of an advance. Lard Is firm
err and quoted at lie for both local
and eastern.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Apples-There has been better de-
mand for apples, and, while the price
situation Is practically unchanged for
fancy stocks, there are fewer Offer
ings below level of $l.25, with fancy
stand fruit commanding $l.75. Cook
ers are little firmer at SLIPS.
Other Fruits-Bananas are plentiful
and moving freely at SC per pound
Cranberries are easier and quoting at
$1O011 per barrel and $4,000 per
box.
Potatoes spud market is oc-
cupying a very uncertain position
While sales of fancy stocks are be-
ing made at $40, some are held at
S1.50, and there Is a wide variance
Of opinion as regards the future, some
predictions being made that the mar
ket will go to So within the next few
weeks, while others incline to the be-
lief that the present Is near the top.
Other Vegetables-All root vegeta-
bles are firmer in price, having ad-
vanced 1Oc to Csc per cwt. Cabbage
Is little easier at S1.2501.50, as is
also rhubarb at 10c; dry onions are
firmer at S2.75. Florida tomatoes are
offered in a jobbing way at So per
crate of six baskets.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Wheat-The wheat market has de-
clined sharply since the turn OF the
month. The occasion comes from
combination of circumstances. The
big crop of last season is making it's
effects apparent In accumulations to
the available supply. There Is aug
Flour-Although the wheat market
Is a little easier just at present, 1t Is
not of sufficient Importance to affect
flour prices, and the latter continue
steady.
Feed--All kinds OF feed Is holding
firm. Wheat hay has advanced an
other 81, making the figure SIT. Oats
and barley are both very firm and
scarce, the latter being pretty we'll
cleaned up. Millfeed has also been ex-
periencing an increased demand and