Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-12-29
Salem Markets
Compiled from reports of Sa-
lem dealers for the guidance
of Capital Journal readers.
(Revised daily.)
Buying Prices.

Grain: Average valley wheat,
(bulk) $1.s5 bushel; average val
lev oats tbulk) 42c bushel.
Hay: Cheat hay $4,000 a $2Si|
oat hay $1,000 q $24.Oo; clover
hay $4,000 q $22.OO.
Vegetables: oregon onions VI
cwt.; potatoes 81 cwt.
Meat: Hogs s9.75 $1,000; tops
steers &c; cows Sc a SC bulls Sc'
snring lambs 6; sheep yearlings 4c;
ewes 2@Se; veal fancy dresseo)
13@15c.
poultry and eggs: Eggs 45c;
tight hens tic q zoe; heavy hens
22c a 24c; old roosters lOc "a
12c. springs over 2 pounds) lSc;
| a zoe; geese (live) 22@25c; geese
Cdressed) SO@S2c; turkeys (live)
AZ a SIC; turkeys (dressed) 40 q 4tc
| dncks Cive) 20@30c; ducks
| (dressed)- s5@35c; white Pekins
bring highest price.
Butterfat: Butterfat SOC; cream
cry butter 55c @ 56c.
Wholesale Prices.
Vegetables: Oregon onions sA'1o
| m sf.b0 cwt.; California onions w
cwt beets $500 cwt.; lettuce
IS3o0 per crate; turnips S1.0O swt,
carrots 81 90 a sack; parsnips saw
Icwt. cauliflower S2.00 per DOZEN
potatoes $1.25 cwt.; sweet pota-
ltoes $500 swt; cabbage $3.50 cwt;
ton,atoea - bushel; green
peppers 1Oc; celery $1.25 DOZEN
spinach 10 pound. .
Fruits; Oranges $3.50 q 4.25i
lemons $500; bananas 1Shc; Enl'
neror grapes zoe; honey extrac
9oc. cranberries $500 crate; Gran
J berries (eastern) $4,000 barrel
dates (pound, bulky 25c; Drome
darv dates 81 case; black figs ~
white figs 1Sc; California gnape
fruit s4.0O; Florida grapefrui
ss: Arizona grapefruit $5'oo.
Retail Prices.
: Butter and Eggs: Creamery but
!, ,lter 56@6Oc; country butter ooc
9f Feeds: wheat s1.s5 bushei
oats $2.75 cwt. "a,
MiIlst,Iffs: (Ton lots sacked)
mill run. $4,000; Motana mill rui
$4,000: short middlings $oO.oo
y rolled oats $47.0O; whole corn $oo
= ground corn $500; cracke
0 corn s53.0o; ground barley seo'oV
scratch feed $74.0O.
Flour: Hard wheat flour Sz.to
{ soft wheat flour $3.50 a $2.bo'
: portland, Or. Dec. 29'-Catti
hisber, receipts So; choice gras
steerss s.oO@S.75; good to choic
!. s7bO68.0O; medium to cnoie
!. a. ooM7.5O; fair to good $o'o9
n "a. common to fair $500 W 90.
e choice COWS and heifers se'oVV
'e 700: good to choice $5.5o q ~ -.
nedium to good $3.50 q 600; ia
q to common $4.50@5.O0; comme
Ito fair $4.0O@5.OO; cannesr ~
. @s5O; bulls s5.OO@e.o0; choi'
"a dairv calves $12.OO@13.o0; prin
light s1O.OO@12.O0; medium W.
In $1,000; heavy $6.O0@7,5O; De
t, feeders s6.75@7.75; fair to goc
" $5.T5 Wo.to. 81 =,
Hogs higher;recelpts none;prin
. mixed s1O.5O@11.5O; rough se.oo
I go; fat pigs $9.5O@1O.5O; FEED
pigs s7.00 @S.5O. o.aa
- sheep higher; receipts none: :ea .
of mountain lambs $s.oo az 20
n valIeys $9.OO@9.5O; feeders 20;
g. M6oO; Gull lambs $500 ON
l6 ewes s1,oO@4.5O; light yeariin
seOO@7.O0; heavy $5.oo ~ o'o
So wethers s5.0O06.00.
a. portland, Or, Dec. 2s.-Sul'
es steadv: extra cubes 4sc; pare
It's ment wrapped prints, box 10 =
n 5sc: cartons sac; half box =
"a "a mc more; less than " box lo'S
cent more. os
Buterfat No. l churnins erss
lkom52c o b Portland; uno'
i, orades Or ACC t o b Portland.
lr- wheat: hard white sl.5H >
- ,h,te white club S1.55i ha
m winter $50; northern spri
- $50; red walla s1.f.
1ic Eggs lower buying pric, 3,s .eVy 70
"a liyered; selling price candlea %
soc: selects 6O@ sac.