Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1918-01-02

tailers. Many complications also re-
suit from regulative provisions that
fail to harmonic. One of the most
difficult situations contended with is
that which while limiting the dealer
to 30 or 60 day supply of certain
commodities, establish a minimum car
load rate which compels the purchase
OF more than the quantity demanded
for the period specified in order to
buy advantageously and economically.
Trade has been holding up beyond ex-
pectations during December and stock
readjustments, with buying making
progress in the direction of such sub
stitutes as are available for products
upon which restrictions in sales are
imposed.
| Provisions.
Butter-The market for dairy prod
ucts is holding firm. The natural linn
itations upon the milk supply and the
requisition to condensers Is holding
down butter production to a level
barely adequate to current require
ments, with the result that the cream
cries handed the trade a Christmas
present in the shape of 4c advance,
making the quotation on Washington
creamery 52@53c.
Eggs-Are commencing to come in
freely, and the supply is fairly we'll
adjusted to the lessened requirements
imposed by mid-winter prices. Quo
tations for fresh ranch this week are
$14@15 to the producers and $3.50
1850 wholesale
Fresh Meats-Market is holding at
about the same level with the excep-
ton of pork, which has eased off a
trifie at 23@26c.
Poultry-Market was pretty we'll
cleaned up on turkeys, ducks and
geese, but chickens were in goodly sup
ply with prices about the same as
heretofore.
Lard and Cured Meats-No change
as to quotations is noted on either
hams, bacon or lard. Market holds
steady with no change likely for the
coming week.
Fruits and Produce.
Apples are slightly easier, ranging
at 75c to 81 for cooking stock up to
1925 for extra fancy Jonathans and
Delicious
Oranges have advanced to $5@5.50
for fancy navels, according to size. Lem
ons are still high at $750@850 per
case.
Grapefruit quotes at S. for 46s up
to $5.25 for 70s. Bananas still rule at
5s4c per pound.
Emperor grapes and cranberries are
out of the jobbing market.
J Potato market is steady at s1.5O per
cwt. for locals and $1.65 for Yakimas.
Sweet potatoes, 4s4@5c in crate lots.
dried. Carrots and turnips, $125 per
, sack. Home grown beets, $175. Par
ships, So.
caulifiower, $1.75 in two-dozen crates.
Cabbages, 2@2Ac per pound; head let
tuce, So per crate.
Grain, Flour and Feed.
Wheat-There is very little change
: in the wheat markets. Requirements
1 of the mills are well looked after and
there is no trouble in securing the
wheat as needed. 1t looks as If the
mills have plenty of wheat on hand, as
the receipts show a considerable de-
cline during the past week. There is
| considerable wheat in country ware
| houses and whenever the mills are
short of the same they can secure all
they need. The coast mills are receiv-
ing allotments sufficient to meet their
requirements and are not compelled to
draw on country warehouse stocks.
The arrivals are of good quality and
are practically all available for milling
purposes. With the exception of a
few occasional orders all the receipts
are being turned over to the mills.
There is quite a lot of wheat held in
the interior by the country mills and
. warehouses. This supply is held for
: government account. 1t is reported
that reserves of seed wheat are very
: light
! Flour-The market is narrowing
further every week. While the de-
mand for flour continues strong enough
to take care of all the offerings of
the mills, very few of the mills are
operating to full capacity. While the
/ flour trade holds pu WELL there is a
!. steady demand that easily absorbs the
Q output of the mills, but there is an
increasing complaint on account of car
shortage and inability of railroads in
taking out flour. Quite a number of
; chase flour from other mills to fill
o orders, but the mills can offer only
L flour of their own manufacture at this
time. Millers acting as jobbers, offer
J. ing additional quantities of flour not
of their manufacture, must file special
export reports with the food admins
q tration and have the additional guam
n titles apportioned to them at a later
a date, according to the amount of bust
a ness they have formerly done.
9 Feed-There is very little change in
y the feed situation as to prices, the
!. only notation being an advance of 81
on rolled oats and barley Under the
r new flour making process, middlings
. and feed wheat have been eliminated
/, thereby cutting the millfeed commodi
:, ties down to bran and bran and shorts
!, Trade Balance Grows.