Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-19
Salem Markets
Compiled from reports OF Sa-
lem dealers for the guidance
of Capital journal readers.
(Revlsed daily.)


Buying Prices.
Grain: Average valley wheat.
(bulk) SIPS bushel; average val
ley oats (bulk) 42c bushel. -
Hay: Cheat hay $22.00 q S2s;
oat hay $4,000 @ s24.00; clover
hay $4,000 q s22.00.
Vegetables: Oregon onions 81
cwt.; potatoes 81 cwt.
Meat: Hogs s10.50; dress-
ed hogs 12c; top steers &c; cows
a DC; bulls q @2c; spring lambs SC
sheep yearlings 4c; ewes % &C.
veal fancy dressed lie.
Poultry and eggs: Eggs 21@23c;
light hens 1S@20c; heavy hens
24c; old roosters 10 % 12c;
srrings. over pounds, zoe.
Butterfat; Butterfat sac; cream
cry butter 5SM soc.
Wholesale Prices.
Vegetables: Oregon onions 81
@1.50 cwt; California onions $1.75
cyt; beets $500 cwt; lettuce Imper-
ial valley $3.75; turnigs $3.50 cwt
carrots $1@1.50 sack; parsnips 81
cwt; cauliflower $3.50 per dozen;
potatoes s1.25 cwt.; sweet pota-
toes $SGS.50 cwt; cabbage $1-25
cwt; green peppers 25c; celery
s1.25 dozen; spinach 10c pound.
Fruits: Oranges $S.O0@5.00;
lemons $4.00 a 4.50; bananas 12Mc:
dates (pound. bulky 25c; Drome-
dary dates 81 case; black figs lOc;
white figs 12Mc; California grape-
fruit $4.00; Florida grapefruit
$3.50; Arizona grapefruit $3.50.
Retail Prices.
Butter and Eggs: Creamery but
ter GA q Csc; country butter 50@s5o
eggs 2S@30c.
Feeds: Wheat s1.s5 bushels
oats $2.75 cwt.
Millstuffs: (Ton lots sacked)s
mill run, $4,000; Montana mill rum
$500; short middliffgs $4,000;
rolled oats $45.00; whole corn S45:
ground corn $45.00; cracked
corn $500; ground barley $1,000;
scratch feed $74.0O.
Flour: Hard wheat flour S2.75:
choice s6.75@7.5O; fair to good
$6.O0@6.75; common to fair $50
soft wheat flour $3.50 a s2.e0.
Portland, Or, Feb 10. - Cattle
steady; receipts none; choice grass
steers $7.50@S.25: medium to
6; choice cows and heifers $1,000
7.25: good to choice $6.25 @T.O0:
fair to med. $5.OO@6,00; common
to fair $4.O0@5.5O; Gamers $500
@4.00; bulls $5.00@6.00; choice
dairy calves S12.O0Q13.O0; prime
light s1O.00@l2.00; medium 5000
@1O.O0: heavy $6.OO@7.50; best
feeders $6,50@7.oO; fair to good
Hogs steady; receipts none prime
mixed 10.50@11.O0; smooth heavy
$10.0O@1O.5O; rough. $6.50@9.25;
fat pigs $1,000 O@11.00; feeder pigs
$10.00GD11.00,
Sheep steady; receipts none; east
of mountains lambs $3.50 % 800;
valleys $750@8.00; feeders 5000
@7.O0; Gull lambs $5D6; only:
ewes s1.OO@5.O0; light yearlinGs
7.25@8.OO; heavy, $6.50@I25;
wethers $6.500700.
Portland, Or, Feb. 49, - Butter
higher; ezra cubes 5O@52c; parch-
ment wrapper print box lots 5ac;
cartons SIC; half box lots &c
more; less than u hox lots cent
more.
Butterfat No. churning
54a65 b Portland; UNDER
grades 81 a 53c O Portland.
Wheat: Hard white S1.53; SOFT
white S1.53; northern spring $40;
white club $1.53: hard winter $iti0
red Walla S1,87.
Eggs: selling price case count
286t 30c; buying price q 29c de-
livered: selling price cahdled 500
SAC; selects "a a 35c.
Poultry: Hens light 25@27c;
heavy 28@30c; broilers 28@29c;
old roosters 14@17c; turkeys 2s
a 2sc; geese nom; ducks 40@45c.
AIillstuffs; Millrun S36.
Hay: Buying Ddce timothy S21
@2s; alfalfa $19019.5O; grain
mixed $23; cheat $23@24; clover
$1,000: straw SIS.