Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1889-12-07
PORTLAND MARKET.
THE GENERAL TRADE CONTINUES
SATISFACTORY.
The Demand for Transportation Factl-
ties Greater Than Ever Before
Large Increase in tIe Iron
and steel Industries.

There is continued evidence of an I'M
usually large volume of general trade in
the local market for this late stage Of the
season, and there was more than the
usual satisfaction in the observance Of
Thanksgiving. That the activity in bust
ness is general, is shown in the aggre-
gate bank clearings, the total Of which
for the past month shows an increase
over those of the corresponding period
last year of sos, 100000. Another evil
deDce is the extraordinary demand upon
the transportation facilities of the coun-
try, which some of the railroads have
been unable to full meet. 1t Is said that
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
have built six thousand new cars this
year, and that other OF the great transpor-
tation lines have had to make large addi-
tons to their equipment. And yet a
continued scarcity of freight cars is re-
ported on some lines. The enormous
crops and the unprecedented volume of
trade during the autumn have made the
requirements for transportation facilities
much greater than ever before. Hence
the necessity for enlarged equipment,
which, in turn, has made itself felt in the
iron and steel industries. Thus the
capacity of the iron furnaces in blast on
the LIST inst. was, in round numbers l6S,-
900 tons per week, gain OF nearly 10
per cent in a month, and OF III per
cent. compared with the output year
ago. 1t is stated by the highest author
ity that the weekly production of iron is
now larger than that of Great Britain,
and as there is no accumulation of stock,
it follows that the consumption must be
correspondingly large.
GROCERIES.
Sugars, Golden G 61sc. extra q 614c,
dry granulated 1876: cube, crushed and
powdered Sc. Coffee: Guatemala 201a
@23, Java 3G1a @321ac, Costa Rica 2i15@
23c, Mocha 38c, Rio Z2R@23%c,
roasted Java 3O1a@3215c, Arbuckle's
roasted 25L".
Oregon ham I3c, breakfast bacon
12Rc, sides 10c, Eastern ham
Ia @14c, breakfast bacon 121ac, sides
81, shoulders &C. Lard lie.
FRUITS.
Grapes $1@1 IS per box, ounces SIG
%, Sicily lemons IS 50@7.
DRIED FRUITS.
Apples 4@5c, eyapurated 90lO., sliced
&c, pears 8@10c, peaches SO l0c, Oregon
piums 3t94, petite prUnes 5@6c, German
512 @Gc, prunes, Italian Ic, silver 6a@7c,
California figs &c, Smyrna figs 14@l5c,
ap. icots 13@14c, raisiDs $l.75@2.25 per
box.
VEGETABLES.
Potatoes, new, 81 al 10, sweets l34c
per Ii, onions 81, turnips 75c0sl.
DAIRY PRODUCE.
Butter, Oregon iancv Soc, dairy
254271ac, common l0@I2Hc. Eastern
25c, California 25@251 &c.
EGGS.
Oregon eggs 30@3!t.
PoCLTRY.
Chickens $3.50@3.75. old hens $500
@$5.50, ducks $3.50 geese $40, turkeys
l4c per ID.
Valley 17@19c, Unique 10000, East
ern Oregnt4s-AG 70.
HOPS.
Hops 6td8c for Oregon, case for
Washington.
GRAIN.
Wheat, S1.20@I. 22R and 81 121a g
| - are the maximum bids for Nalley
and Eastern Oregon. Oats 421a CAB;
for choice.
FLOUR.
Standard So s., other brands 1915
@93 80.
FRESH MEATS.
Beef, COWS. 21ac, beef light, 234c, beef,
prime, Sc, hogs live, 4@41ac, mutton,
live, 24@3c; calves, live, 5@Sc.
FEED.
Hay $15@l7 per ton, bran $l4.50,
chon. SlS@2O. shorts 81. 20, barley So so.