Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-09-24
MARKET AT SPOKANE.

The government IS constantly ue-
handing a larger share of the prod
ucts and energies of production. Yet
civilian trade is holding up well and
there are few branches of merchan-
dising in which the aggregate of de-
mands is not up to, if not greater than,
the facilities for handling them.
The maintaining of closer lines up
on credit operations is still a distinc-
tive feature of jobbing and retail OPP
erations. 1t is a difficult matter to
establish new sources of accommoda-
ton of the part of the retailer, whlle
he, in turn, is holding a close rein up
on outstanding accounts, The public
is meeting it's obligations promptly,
despite the many new requirements IN
this direction, and it is probable that
the floating of the Fourth Liberty Loan
will occasion little embarrassment in
this connection.
Provisions.
Butter-The market on creameries
took a jump of cents to 81 and 90
cents and butterfat is up cents to
81 cents. Short pasturage and re-
uuirements of condensers are features
that have impaired strength to the
market.
Cheese-With the steady advances
in butter during the last several
weeks, cheese, as new makes come
on the market, naturally moves up
ward. Prices are up another l cent
this week to 80 and 81 for creamery.
Eggs-The market has advanced
further to S14.50@15, but even this
figures does not represent actual top,
as strictly fancy eggs are as scarce
as hens teeth and readily command
a premium. Storage unchanged at S13.
Poultry-Market is not very active
yet and there are no material changes
in prices.
Fresh Meats-Receipts at the Spo-
kane union stockyards for week end
ng September IS were 1,19S cattle,
447 calves, 1899 hogs and 1924 sheep.
The hog market reacted again from
the $50 mark of last week to $19.75
at the top. Cattle receipts have been
good and the market is not mate
rally unchanged from a week ago,
and the same is true of sheep. In
the dressed list, pork, veal, mutton
and lamb are higher.
Lard and Cured Meats-There have
been no changes except minor read
iustments, but there is continued
strong undertone in both lard and
hams and bacon.
Hides and Wool-Conditions are as
previously noted, with no changes ex'
pected until after October 1.
Fruits and Vegetables.
Sugar-for-ca canning restrictions have
been practically removed and there
is an active canning of late fruits
though the advanced price of sugar
is acting as a retardant and 1t also
happens that many of the desirable
items for canning are short and high
priced. This has been especially the
case with peaches.
Apples-The Washington crop IL
now estimated at 1850 cars of Isl
boxes each, as compared with 1880
cars in 1917. Wenatchee and Yakima
districts show a decrease and Spo
kane district relatively unimportant
an increase which about offsets
light crop in the Walla Walla district
These figures are from the depart
ment of agriculture's special apple
crop report for September. Oregon
has a medium sized crop of good quail
ity and Idaho a very light crop. Tit
United States commercial crop nov
promises 24,O76,000 barrels, as com
pared with 22,519,000 barrels in 1911
and 25,069, 900 in 1916. In general