The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-12-27
FINANCE AND COMMERCE.

NOtu III N6W lUItAs lIula.
Wheat in Liverpool 0l-Ayerage, l3s Al
6el3s Cd Club, 13s 8dal4s
The southerly winds have about ac.
complished the work Of opening up
the Columbia river to our commerce,
and Transactions IN grain win now
commence In earnest.
The ship Nartgatoy, from Rio Janeiro
in ballast, after delay Of twenty-five
days In the river, has finally reached
Portland, as has also one or two other
vessels, and the warehouses being full
to repletion, it is expected that these
vessels will have dispatch. There are
some ten or twelve vessels still below
in the river, all coming TO load grain,
and still others to arrive.
There has been exported 50 far this
year. about 100000 centals Of Oregon
Wheat, including that lightered to San
Francisco, mostly to Great Britain, and
the vessels here and on the way will
carry about the same quantity, leaving
a large surplus yet unprovided for.
But there Is large fleet Of vessels on
the way to San Francisco, in ballast,
from various foreign ports, and the
high rates of freight offering here will
no doubt be sufficient inducement TO
bring many Of them to our river.
There IS very little change to note in
prices ruling, save an advance III Oats
and a few domestic articles like choice
butter, eggs, &C., in consequence Of
approach Of the holidays. There will
undoubtedly be still greater advance
In the price OF Oats, as the supplies In
California are being worked of. We
may look for an advance of about
twenty per cent. during February and
March, and perhaps still farther ad-
vance in April. From the present
outlook, however, it win be unsafe to
hold longer than until some time in
March, as the abundant rains and snow
fall in California assure good crops for
another year, and farmers will feed up
everything ON hand before buying, and
teamsters, and those keeping feed
stores, will likely buy in small lots,
anticipating low prices alter harvest in
their own State.
There is likely to be a call for bread
stuffs in the East Indies, as the report
Of threatened famine in that region
comes to us by telegraph.
Upon the whole, we think there is
every reason to calculate upon a good
price for our remaining surplus, and
nearly as much for the next years
crop. We advise the sowing Of an ill-
creased acreage the coming year.
Following is the receipts Of Oregon
produce In San Francisco, by cOastwise
trade, from January LIST, 1873, to De
cember 1st-eleven months: Flour,
Or SKIS, 3S6,O53; oats, centals, 112,946;
centals, 276.546 salmon, bar
rels, 1851, halt barrels, 3,459, packa-
ges lOS, 56l apples, ripe, boxes, 1S.-
2l4; dried, packages, 1885; butter,
packages, 1866; beef barrels, 100 /; !
bacon, packages, 400 !; lard, packages,
8 hams, packages, l6.
The exports Of Wheat from Portland
10 the United Kingdom since the cem-
mencement Of the present harvest seal
son, August /, 1873, were as follows
AUGUST.
vessel. Centals value |
BIZ oh Lieut.. MAury, Cork. II, ,2ls ~, ,OlO
SEPTEMBER.
Br sh Otaga, Liverpool. -. .20 ,6O7 456,9OO
Br ah PrivateeF, Cork. ......., ,0i $500 |
Am bk Wetterh0rn, Liverpool. 81, ,S08 42,1l6
BF bk Windermera cOtk.... .st,7lS 5000
OCTOBER.
Br bk Romeo, Liverpool. .l9,SO9 $500
SF Blk Theresa Behn, ,Queenth.l3,SN N,7l5
NOVEMBER.
sr ah city OF Paris, Liverpool. a, $40 5S,7AO
8F ah FIscher0, Liverpool. >. ,198 l3,45e
ord o. the Iales. Liverpool. .S09M 42l00
SkektkA, VI Usk.s...s......-......ll .ll,I1g SS,OOg
" bk yesta, y. H.. ....".-.- -la,lH 24.9Oo
lr sh Fifeahire, u. K.........,. .a3,227 46,kM !
BE- sh Santa Rosa, U. K........ .l6,300 S6,13S
lr Blk GungneE, u. Ks.... .n,I@ $500
Dr. BIZ Eskdale, liverpool. .a6Si2 5000
DKCKEHER.