White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1930-01-17
Market Letter
Tells Coast Prices


ditions and prices on farm produce
obtaining the first ot the week, wa
Pre- pared and furnished by the North
west News Service at Seattle:
Wholesale butter prices did moi
fully reflect the weakness in the but
ter market situation on the Pacific
Coast during the last week. Price
declines Of Q cents were recorded on
the Seattle market against 2 to 4
cents on other markets. Extras sold
through wholesale channels at 81
cents with standards at 80 cents +. o. b
Seattle for No. grade.
These are the lowest prices ir
many years. Feed prices did not weak.
en- to any great extent with the cur
rent costs level identical with a year
ago. How Washington or Pacific
Coast dairymen will be able to NEE,
their bills Is "a question that local
creamerymen are attempting to solve
It is probable that the dressed beef
market will be well supplied during
the looming few months. In we'll in.
formed circles, however, jobbers are
advising producers to hang on to
milk cows at any cost There will be
revival in prices and better con-
ditions will put good milk cows at a
premium.
Wheat feeds are slightly easier due
to weakness in the wheat market.
Corn is steady. Hay market is being
influenced by heavier demand al
though supplies are well over year
ago.
Dairymen are in precarious position
and should urge more use of butter
and less for oleo margarines.
A great many benefits to producers
and buyers of hay and grain on the
Pacific Coast are expected to result
from the trade pra -tice conference
under supervision Of the Federal
Trade Commission now being sought
by California, Oregon and Washing
ton hay, feed, grain and flour men.
! The Seattle egg, market was strong
er during the week and prices adj
vanced 4 cents per dozen on both
buying and selling. Cold weather to-
day has had but little effect on prod
uction but lighter production here
would have little effect on values as
the Pacific Coast market is being
dominated by New York. The recent
declines in the Eastern market have
been checked by cold weather in the
midwest and premiums in this dis
trict have advanced to producers.
One special lot Of eggs from Silver
dale were bid in at AZ cents. Storage
stocks of eggs are nearing clean
UP here. Portland reported that the
last of the storage supply had been
sold there.
Seattle butter prices are the high
est on the Coast and increased offer
ings are expected soon.
Storage holdings in ten principal
markets of the country on January
10 showed 42,625,381 pounds of but.
ter against 20,424,39o pounds year
ago. 372,378 cases of eggs were in
storage compared to 617,724 cases
last year at this time. There were
98,2s2,28l pounds of dressed poultry
in coolers against 76,365,S70 pounds
on January 10, 1929.
Poultry market is steady to firm.
Bids for Capons were increased to
~ cents while springs were put up
to "a cents to producers. Receipts are
not heavy but cold weather has de-
creased demand. Turkeys will be bid
in at 20 cents for hens and 81 cents
for toms this week. Dressed veal bids
are steady but tone Of the market
is soft. Increased beef offerings are
anticipated, result Of the continued
low butter market
Apple market is steady, undertone
buoyed by healthy export move
ment. Experts Of apples for the sea-
son to date approximate $685. 99
boxes and l,s02,434, barrels. Seventy
cars have been bought for export to
United Kingdom and Continent, to
be loaded at Seattle. Supplies of
native apples are cleaning up in
Europe and demand is expected to
continue. Remaining supplies in
Washington are in strong hands and
storage holdings at large Eastern
consuming points are not large.
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