Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-25

III SiOCerles ana produce lines adj |
vances, largely due to reaction and |
end OF winter conditions, are the fea |
ture. There have been advances in
syrups, hogs, pork, ard. apples
oranges, bananas, sweet POTATOES
onions, cabbage, carrots. beets. head
lettuce, parsnips, California green
peppers, barley, oats and corn. while
declines are noted in beans. cheese.
cattle, bacon, calfskins, dollhouse let
tuce, California tomatoes and timothy.
Sugar-There have been no further
developments since the removal of the
restrictions on cane in this section
and restoring the differential of 10
cents on beet; cane s1O.O5, beet 1895.
Provisions.
Butter-The market continues I'M
changed at Gle for prints, &c for car
tons and soc for butterfat. However.
with the near approach of the season
of heavy production. an easier mar
ket may be expected within the next
| few weeks.
Cheese-The market has eased off
to 30@31c.
Eggs-The market continues firm,
but unchanged at $12 to the producer.
with a jobbing price of S13. The sea
son of heavy production, however is
near at hand
Poultry-No changes since the ad-
vances noted last week, which put
the market in a nominal position, as
prices are practically prohibitive and
there is little Offering anyway
Fresh Meats-Receipts at the Union
stockyards for the week ended March
10 were 1876 cattle, 43 calves, ATS
hogs and 1872 sheep Hogs took an
other jump to top price of $1S25.
Cattle market is slightly lower, how
ever, at top of $14. In dressed meats
pork is up l cent to 29@33 cents,
with readjustments in other items.
The bulk of offerings in veal and NUT
ton are frozen.
Lard and Cured Meats-Lard is up
cent Top grades of bacon are off
about 2 cents. Hams unchanged since
advance noted last week.
Hides and Wool-No. .calfskins
are off 8 cents to 32 cents. Other
hides and wool unchanged.
Fish-There is plenty of good stock
on the market at fair prices and a
good Lenten season movement
Fruits and Vegetables.
With an end of the season scarcity
in many lines this department is max
ing a strong, advancing finish, witt
trade of fair proportions.
: Apples-The market is winding vi
strong on fancy boxed western stocks
which are scarce. Locally fancy are
: higher at the top at $1.75@4, will
cooking also up to $1.50@1.75.
Citrus Fruits-Orange market il
). very firm and prices up about so cent
: at $5.50@6.50. Lemons are unchanged
2 at $5@6, but prices may be expected
T. to advance some as the season o
t heavy consumption approaches.
: Other Fruits-Bananas are higher
Florida and Arizona grapefruit ar
higher, but the California article i
= now quoted at the former lower price
y "a. and will soon displace them. Othe
l. fruits in seasonable supply and dc
mand without material chang i
d prices.
Potatoes-A review of the 1918 Gro
anu movement ny lht buiCou VI LIZ
: kets places the 1918 crop at 400 10000
l. bushels, as compared with 442,lOS,OO
s. bushels in 1917, yet shipments
March II, 1919, of 141,739 cars are r.
IS ported, as compared with 13O,4O7 car
&c shipped to March IA last year IN
&c heavier shipping movement in spite
IS a smaller crop is due to a much large
o percentage of merchantable stock
n the last crop and also to the fact thu
there has been practically no fro'
# damage this season, either in pits
% in transit whereas the previous Gro
II was hit both by late blight and fro'
s. damage. Local markets are easy an
r. unchanged at $1@1.15. Sweets al
n. very scarce and up to $5@6.
Is ns-Northwestern markets WI
doubtless close strong under scarcit
Local quotations are up to Sc, Gregg
taking the place of Walla Walla
. the principal source of supply
Cabbage-Nearly all markets al
G reported very firm. Local quotation
C. are up to 5 cents.
x Other acknowledgements, beet
O head lettuce, parsnips and Californ
I Queen peppers are higher .Hothou'
l. lettuce and California tomatoes ma
declined. Other vegetables seasonap
and unchanged.
y, Grain, Flour and Feed.
ru Wheat-There is no change III u
III general spot situation-pretty hea'
% accommodations and no call except Il
. milling account and that obvious
TO- not adequate to clear up holding
es There is general satisfaction over u
y, passing and signing of the wheat pl
o. nroviding that wheat and its produc
NAV be bought and sold at fair pric
st, and making free and open marx
0; when the act expires. On Marcn
ID, the grain corporation commenced Sd
ID of its surplus wheat holdings d,
ID, American milling centers with the ID
rs, of preventing an increase IN no
IS, prices. Crop prospects, both general
81 and locally, continue the best IN ma ma
wears. Local prices are $Z'oS' Sz''
ID. S2.O5 and $2.02.
a Flour-Trade continues quiet D
IS, with a better feeling since the setl
ment of the marketing and price pre-
Is. lens for the coming wheat ere
4. domestic purchases, while sure 10