Pendleton Prices to Producers and Market Notes
Pendleton merchants publish current producer prices for eyes and poultry, hens, spring chickens, ham, butter and butter fat, potatoes, and apples. Grain market remains steady, hay outlook uncertain with possible price rise, and old potatoes command higher prices. Green apples shipped from Hermiston, Stanfield, and Milton sell for producers at $1.75 a box. retail box prices around $2.25 to $2.50. New potatoes arriving, apricots retail at 2.25 a box, five cents per pound paid to potato growers, with licenses for grain trades due today.
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Pendleton Dubiness Huts
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Pendleton
Hermiston
Stanfield
Milton
Market Report from North Portland Livestock Yard
Early day trading saw steers reach 10.50 with several at that price, up from last week. Cattle ranged from 5.10 to 10.50 for good steers, with cows and heifers weak to 8.50, sheep and lambs mixed, hogs heavier with top around 22.25. Cherry crop harvest ends as Royal Anne and other varieties shipped to Minneapolis Chicago and New York. total 4,750 pounds packed for cannors.
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Aloe
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North Portland
Chilcago
Hood
Hood Hiver
Apple Growers Association
Minneapolis
Chicago
New York City
Cannors
Washington crop outlook worsens in drought June
The June drought in Washington wheat districts reduces winter and spring wheat production by 7,523,000 bushels from the June 1 outlook. The July 1 crop report, used by Julius H. Jacobson, field agent for the Bureau of Crop Estimates, Department of Agriculture, notes the decrease.
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Washington
Julius H. Jacobeon
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Department of Agriculture
Wheat crop prospects in Elgin and surrounding counties
Crop reports indicate Elgin region wheat at about 50 percent normal with spring wheat mostly suitable only for hay. Fall wheat expected around 20 bushels, Sand Ridge fall wheat about 30 bushels, spring wheat poorer. North Powder yields 75 percent of normal on irrigated land, first cutting below normal.
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Elgin
Sand Ridge
North
Fishing season in full swing amid disturbances and crops
Union fire status shows 1978 crop prospects improving though yield remains 75 percent of normal. Prices struggle to recover as efforts resemble coaxing a frightened kitten from a tree. Citizens should not overlook political and industrial unrest while the fishing season proceeds.
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