. The Farm-poultry . ->, -^-^ ^. Vol. 19. BOSTON, MA55., JUNL 15, 1908. No. 12. Repoi rt on th e Poultry Industry in 0 >regon The Market. THE market conditions are favorable for increasedproduction of poultry and ejigs in this state. Infew sections of the conntry are the prices ofpuultry and eg<:s better than they are in Oregon and onthe Pacific coast generally. At the present time (De-cember) fresh ranch eggs are quoted in Portland at 40cents per dozen wholesale, while consumers are payingas high as 50 cents. At such a price a dozen eggs w illabout pay for the cost of food cijnsum
. The Farm-poultry . ->, -^-^ ^. Vol. 19. BOSTON, MA55., JUNL 15, 1908. No. 12. Repoi rt on th e Poultry Industry in 0 >regon The Market. THE market conditions are favorable for increasedproduction of poultry and ejigs in this state. Infew sections of the conntry are the prices ofpuultry and eg<:s better than they are in Oregon and onthe Pacific coast generally. At the present time (De-cember) fresh ranch eggs are quoted in Portland at 40cents per dozen wholesale, while consumers are payingas high as 50 cents. At such a price a dozen eggs w illabout pay for the cost of food cijnsumcd by the hen in ayear when kept on a farm. The market quotations atSeattle on the north, and San Francisco on the south,are higher than at Portland, and these markets wouldtake care of any possible surplus that might be pro-duced in Oregon. Importations. That the markets here are better than in either sectionsof the country, is shown by the fact that large quanti-ties of eggs and poultry are imported from the middiowest states. The w
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