The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-08-18

ABoUr SALMON. The Oregon Com
mereial Reporter of August 5th says:
The run of salmon in Frazer River is
now larger thaa at any tine,darins the
season: I'm fact she canneries are ana :
BILE to use all caught. The fishery at
Point Roberts took 10000 in one day,
and on Even d Cos wharf at New
Westminster 1000 fish were at one
time piled. ali caught in "a hours. It is
estimated that $4,000 are daily caught.
These are small salmon, known as the
sockeye. weighing about six pounds
each. There is great scarcity OF
labor, which preeludes q full canning.
The season for the Columbia River is
over, but the pack is not known. being
estimated OF 80, 200 to "a, 600 cases less
than for last season. Several Gamers
have sold ell their canning, and as the
larger portion goes to foreign markets.
1t IS thought the eastern will be only
fairly supplied. The experience of
previous seasons made Gamers anxious
to contract for their packing. as o larg-
er run was looked for this year. The
Glanperis is on the berth at Astoria
for full cargo to London direct. Other
vessels now OF that port take q small
quantity A San francisco contempo-
rary has this to say about salmon. the
same being furnished by leading buy.
or in the trade: There 10 some differ
ence Of opinion as to the quantity of
salmon that will be packed this season.
Work has ceased on the Columbia
River, but the Gamers have not report
cd. II is said that the catch has not
met their expectations, though it is ad-
mitted that the quantity will not be
much different from that of last year.
One evidence Of disappointment is the
alleged large number of cans left over,
and the large quantity of tin plate in
Astoria and Postlsnds which was not
the case last ysar. = The Sacramento
River csnneries have put up lS0, 900
cAses, Against 50 600 cases for che same
time 1sst year. Il is expectedf that
they will can 20, 900 cases from the fall
run. Canning Is now In operation on
the Frazer River, but 10 10 represented
that the fish are small. Il is feared
that Eel River and Rogue River will
disappoint tbs. expectations OF Gamers.
While il maya be premature to say that
the quantity for the entire coast will be
200. 900 cases larger than last year, it is
probably ssfs 10 ssy- that dealers ex-
pect some increase On last years. pack
ing. There is no use counting fish
until they are caught. We are assur
ed that the pack for the season, whasev,
er it may be, has been cared for. Two
Eaglish houses have taken sTlssge IN
terest in the trade. and the fish have
gone forward proOptIy to market.
There 10, apparently very little stock
outside OF that controlled by the above
houses. The firse contracts on the CO.
lnmbia River this season were made az
Clio to $l.i5. About two-thirds of
the Sacramento River fab were sold at
Clio tos3Lt2} free or board cars ct
San Francisco. The highest figure paid
tor Oregon salmon on the river this
season was 81 so. and actually sold at
that hgure csmmission added. In Eng
land The bnsinsss Il now wen sstab.
iished, and 10 steadily Increasing. Eng.
land can alone take 100000 cases at a
reasonable figure. The consumption in
the Atlantic States suffers some from
the high freight By ran, and The diff
Guilty OF small shippers and importers
getting their goods over the roads on
the same terms as the few favored large
dealers. When the matter Of freight il
settled to the satisfaction OF shippsrs it
is claimed that instead OF ZOO
cases Of salmon the Atlantic States will
take 10000 cases.