Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-11-12
MARKET AT SPOKANE.


In foodstuffs, while there have been
number of declines this week, most
ly in produce, these were due to nat
ural or regulative or seasonable
causes and the general situation is
sure to be we'll maintained for months.
Provisions.
Butter-The elimination of cartons
has knocked off 1 cent and otherwise
regulatiye measures have eliminated
cents more, so quotations are down
2 or cents to 60 cents for creamery
prints, as compared with a week ago.
The statistical position of the market
continues firm. Butterfat is off 2
cents to So cents and storage butter
is unchanged at 50@55c.
Cheese-Under the cost plus sys-
tenn there is a wide range to prices
which continue to move upward as
later makes come onto the market.
Demands are limited but holdings are
lighter than last year at this time.
Eggs-The market on fresh con-
tinues to edge up under scarcity, quot
ing up to $3.50 this week. Storage
unchanged at $13.25@13.50. The gov
eminent reports storage holdings on
October Is at 4,463,712 cases, which
cases since October / and is some
what lower than the holdings of the
same date last year.
Poultry-Lots- of small hens are
coming in, but not enough large ones
and price is up l cent at the top.
Lots of chickens are going into the
freezers. Other poultry unchanged.
Fresh Meats-Receipts at the union
stockyards for the week ended No
vember were 1,60S cattle, 143 calves
1173 hogs and 2,044 sheep. With con.
tinued good receipts, livestock prices
show moderate declines on heavy
hogs and calves and in the dressed
list, beef, veal, mutton and lamb are
lower than a week ago.
Lard and Cured Meats-Lard is un.
changed but hams are up from l to
"a cents and bacon is off a cent
Demand keeps supplies wen cleared
up. IS .a
Hides and wool-New November
prices show a decline of / cent
throughout the hide list. These
prices will obtain until December and
probably until January. Wool is with
out material change.
Fruits and Vegetables.
There is a well sustained movement
Of seasonable produce with active con-
sumptive demands.
Apples-There is good early move
ment of apples into storage, the gov
eminent report showing on October
10, combined holdings of barreled and
boxed apples, expressed in barrels, of
1,692,O04, as compared with 1,700,054
barrels on the same date last year
There are more barreled apples in
storage and less boxed apples than on
October 10, 1917. Shipments have
been heavier than last season to date,
but the market maintains a strong
position. Locally, quotations are with
out material change at $1.50@3.25 for
fancy and S125@1.50 for cooking.
Bananas-Under scarcity and in
creased prices at seaports, local quo
tation is up cent to cents.
Cranberries - Quotations are up
slightly at $13 per barrel and $3.50 for
boxes. The market is we'll supplied
with Washington cranberries and the
increased sugar allowance is stimu-
lating consumption.
Dates-Kelley-Clar Co. received a
car of dates this week, which is likely
ing and possibly the only one before
next year. Prices are higher than
last year.
Other Fruits-Emperor grapes are
higher, tokays and muscats are off
and ground cherries are lower. other
fruits in. seasonable supply and de-
mand without material change in quo
tations.
Potatoes - The market has con-
tinued easy with moderate declines
in various centers. In this section
plenty of spuds are now coming to
hand with no apparent outside demand
and prices are off about 25 cents at
$1.5OQ1.75. Sweets unchanged at
$3.50@4.
Other Vegetables - Cabbage, car
rots, turnips, beets, rutabagas, pump