The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1889-12-13
PORTLAND MARKET.
THE GENERAL TRADE CONTINUES
SATISFACTORY.
The Demand for Transportation Facil-
ties Greater Than Ever Before
Large Increase in tie Iron
and Steel Industries.

There is continued evidence of an up-
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, 0OO,O 900. Another evil
dence is the extraordinary demand upon
the transportation facilities of the coun-
try, which some of the railroads have
been unable to fully meet. 1t Is said that
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
have built six thousand new cars this
year, and that other of the gre at transpor-
tation lines have had to make large addi-
tons to their equipment. And vet 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 1885,
600 tons per week, a gain of nearly 10
per cent. in month, and of 171a per
cent. compared with the output a wear
ago. 1t is stated by the highest author
ity that the weekly production of iron is
NOR IQr fInv~ r1,L ~f II.
| and as there is no accumulation of stock
it follows that the consumption must be
correspondingly large.
GROCERIES,.
Sugars. Golden G SIC, extra G 61Ic.
dry granulated 75sc. cube, crushed and
powdered SC. Coffee: Guatemala 2O15
@23, Java 3G1a @321ac, Costa Rica 2l1s@
23c, Mocha CSC. Rio Z2K@2S1lc,
roasted Java 301s@32Kc, Arbuckle's
roasted 251sc.
Oregon ham i3c, breakfast bacon
l21ac, sides loo, Eastern lam
12h @14c, breakfast bacon 12hc, sides
934c, shoulders &c. Lard lie.
FRUITS.
Grapes $1@1 rs per box, ounces SIG
-, NlCIiy 1CluOuS % OUVUI.
DRIED FRUITS
Apples 4@5c, eyapurated 9@1Oc, sliced
&c, pears 8@10c, peaches 8@1Oc, Oregon
plums 3@4, petite prunes 5@6c, German
5M @6c, prunes, Italian Ic, silver 61a@7c,
California figs &c, Smyrna figs 14@15c,
ap- icots 13@14c, raisiDs $1.75@2.25 per
box.
VEGETABLES.
Potstoes, new, $1@1 10, sweets 1Nc
per ID, onions 81, turnips 75c@s1.
DAIRY PRODUCE.
Butter, Oregon tancv Soc, dairy
25@27ac, common 10@12Kc. Eastern
25c, California 25@25hc.
EGGS.
Oregon eggs 30@32c.
POULTRY.
Chickens $3.50@3.75, old hens $500
@$5.50, ducks $3.50 geese $40, turkeys
lac per ID.
Valley 17@19c, Unique l9@2Oc, East
ern Oregon 1O@l4c.
Hops 6@Sc for Oregon, 6@9c for
Washington.
Wheat, $1.2O@l.22k and 81 12K @
l Is are the maximum bids for Valley
and Eastern Oregon. Oats 42H@43c
for choice.
FLOUR.
Standard 1886, other brands 1875
$3.50.
FRESH MEATS.
Beef, COWS. 211ac, beef light, 234c, beef,
prime, &c, hogs live, 4@41ac, mutton,
live, "a @3c; calves, live, 5@8c.
Hay $15@17 per ton, bran $14.5O,
chop, $l8@20, shorts ST.. 80, barley $23. 80.