The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-14
Hcarrrg-oy.
ALASKA SALMON PACK.
The Csnnery 0ufpnt Has Reached its
Naximam-Ffxh Alreadr Decressfzag.

Naximam-Fixh Already Decreasing.
PogT ToEysEyD, Dec H. Sidney &
Smith, superintendent for the Cutting
Packing Company. with headquarters a.
Lnr51g. Alaska. cane dowa Oh the Va
Qu1na Thursday. and viii 20 80 San Fran
cisco On the Wali2 Walla tcrno-rOw night
Mr. smith has spent THREE seasons n
Alaska boxing after The salmon business
there o. the company he represents. and
there i probably n0s more reliable
authority on the subject OF salmon On the
Coast He has made study Of !. al along
the Coast. ard knozs almost the exact
PACK OF the different localities for the past
three seasons.
The Cutting Packing Company, which
/ represent . said Mr.. Smith, yesterday 10
q Posr-ISTELIlGEycEa correspondent. sis
the agent for two salmon canning concerns
established AZ Loring- The Lrst Is the
Prince Of Wales Packing Company. and
the other Is the Alaska salmon Packing
and Fur Company The latter Is the
larger OF the Ew0 companies. and this year
put Up - 90 cases The Prince OF Wales
Company put up 200 barrels Of salt sal
mon IN addition 10 this II has really been
q Lrst-ciass season We put up nothing
hslS the me red salmon. which Is the finest
Lsh In the market / consider il one OF
the best years Ee hare had
The total pack OF the Coast this wear
vas ,5Ee.1 go which Is $4,000 cases less
than Kas put Up last year OF this de-
crease, there Is shortage Of EJ10s5 in
Alaska The principal re2Son for this de-
crease n our terriroTy S the fact that the
kG-lzk creek Is being pretty well cleaned
out Il IS nos 3 large stream 20 begin
with and there has been So much 1xafr<
done II i that the run Is rapidly lessen
ing
THE Columbia river catch was . 1r-
prise % everybody. foT IN spite O. the pre-
dicslgns that Il wo1si 10. contribute much
this year 70 the total fog the season. work.
il gave almost is oI5-tine catch Exr@n-
siTe preparations arg being made for next
rear On the Cos1rnhIs. and every salmon
thst i vii be possible TO catch VII be
taken II there. This vii make next sea-
son big one
Prices ere now lov and have been al
this wear. hut al the same time I co not
know OF anything that promises better m
6Eeerne-Ts than the salmon business even
KIEa present prices. or 81 least with the
outlook noa- Formerly England Eas de-
pended On s2rgesy for the consumption Of
or salmon supply. a11 there has ne4z q
wozi6rfag and most gratifying IS sell a.
Surprising snc-e2se n sle American mar
ket This Ess-. The American consumption
alone this rear Ezs over million cases
Last srrlng English purchasers formed
trust and agreed nor 30 hCy any saIEBen
anil jay. 1sssE- and 40 5oycoss al salmon
shipped into England before that zirue.
Bul before the month q September had
passed this same English trust ordered
y go cases cf salmon from the American
producers. 2zl they have been buying ].
eFer Ssnce-
Salmon IS taking the place OF other 6Sh
food II America, largely on account o.
prices Oysters zzS holsters are p~esty
high and this hiss made Z market sgv
canned salmon The American salmon
market hzs increased BIO per cent this
year. Il high IS truly wonderful thing
Nox that this market L once formed =
vii SlEayS rsEain 10 ke supplied @igA orr
product For This reason ! consider rhis
the HsSz season ws hare ever h26, although
prices have nor 5esr good
TIE s2l-O1 G1EpCs has. q course
reached us maximum In Alaska only the
Yukon remains 70 be mere extensively
worked a16 ike season Is very shC-- zhe-e.
EhieA makes u very expensive also There
we're o5E expectations IN regard 70 the
Gc0r@- rlTer- sUs Il : not coming Cd -
then hzrlUE. hcEsyez. seems 70 be the
only STRAIN thai ) 5c71slsy giving cut
Tie Alaska CoEurlerrizi Company. Ehich
one year ago PM I'd llsl gsal eslSeS, this yezz-
only rzE ksS1 aaxuE 800 cases