The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-09-12
MARKET REVIEW.
rnunspAY, september 10, 1891.


The business OF the city has been para
lyzed from the effects of the fire, and
the past week has been taken up in adj
justing losses and damages, which is put
down at round million dollars. The
insurance companies have been very
fair in their settlements, which gives
better confidence to our people and
withal progressive spirit. With this
issue of our market report, trade is as
suming its usual tenor of activity, and a
better telling prevails.
WHEAT.
The wheat market here is inactive ow-
ing to the depressed. reports from our
Eastern grain centers. The bears are
on top and are using every device to
control the bulls and keep them under.
The general situation in the old world is
somewhat easier as the weather has be-
come settled in measure, and an easier
feeling prevails in England and also in
Scotland. The Paris quotations are a
little off, but the weakening tone is be-
lieved to be caused by the large guam
tity on passage to foreign ports at the
PACcChG Liz
al reports have not been materially
changed and the great difficulty in the
worlds breadstuffs is considered an un-
doubted fact, which must cause firm
and better market before another harvest
can be made available. We understand
large portion of the wheat of Eastern
Oregon and Washington has passed into
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that have not sold are holding for higher
prices. The condition of the wheat of
western Eastern Oregon will only be
classed, as rule, as No. 2, although
there is some that Will pass as No. 1.
Our market is a bit off from last weeks
report. Yesterday "a cents was paid for
No. wheat, and 20 cents offered for No.
2; grain sacks are still high without any
probability of decline.
Eggs are firm at 20 cents. Butter is
scarce and dearer; 60 cents per roll was
paid yesterday for extra good, and a
dealer remarked that he had difficulty
in supplying his customers. Fruits of
all kinds are steady in price; cooking
apples sell from wagon at so cents per
box. Peaches are quoted at 25 to so
cents per box; grapes at 3 cents per
pound. The vegetable market is stocked
up well on steady prices, and show no
evidence of decline. Melons are plen-
tiful and find limited sale at $1.OO to
$1.25 per dozen.
The Dalles wheat market is firm at
so cents per bushel for No. l, and 70
cents for No. 2.
BAGS -Calcuttas, ,94@91a by bale with
an upward tendency.
OATs-The oat market is in good sup
ply with more frequent offerings. Ow-
| ing to the near approach of the new
crop, a decline has taken place. We
quote $1.00 per GENITAL. Market is
very weak.
BARLEY-The barley supply is fairly
good with limited inquiry. We quote
81 90 per Genital sacked.
FLoUR-Local brands, $4.25 wholesale
and $4.5O@$4.75> retail; extra, $1,000
$6.25 per bbl., and firmer on quotations.
! MILLsTUFFs-The supply is in excess
of demand. We quote bran and shorts
$17.00 per ton. Retail 81 90 per 100fbs
Shorts and middlings, $20.00@$22. 80
per ton.
HAY-Timothy hay is in good supply
at quotations $500. New wheat
hay is in market at $1,000 per ton loose,
and $11 .00@12.50 per ton baled. New
wild hay is nominally quoted at $14 90
per ton. Alfalfa $12.
PoTAToEs-New potatoes, 34@1 cent
per lb.
BUTTER-We quote AL .4O@.5O cents
per roll, and scarce.
EGGs-The market is in average sup
ply at 1920 cents per dozen.
PoULTRY-Old fowls are in less de-
| 6of
easily sold at $2.OO@3.OO per dozen.
HIDEs-Prime dry hides are quoted at
| .O6 per pound. Culls O4@05- Green .O215
@.03. Salt .0316 q. .04. Sheep pelts .25
bear skins $4@$5; coyote so; mink, 80
cents each; martin 81 90; beaver, 800
$3.50 per h.; otter, $2.0o@5.O0 each
for Al coon, 80 each badger, .25 each !;
fisher, $3.50 to $500 each.
WooL-The market is quite steady.
Wool is nominally quoted at .13@l6
per ID.
BEEF-Beef on foot clean and prime
.0215, ordinary .O214; and firm.
! MUTToN-Wethers are scarce, that is
to say No. l. Extra choice sell at So so );
common $500.
Hoes-Live heavy, .O41S@.O5. Dress
ed .06@ .061S.
Bacon and hams sell in the market at
.09 cents in round lots.
Lard 5ib .11@1011; lob .1014tb; 40
.08@ .081ac per pound.
HoKsEs-Young range horses are
quoted at $25.00@$35.0 90 per head in
bands of 20 or so. Indian horses sell
at prices ranging from $5.O0@$2O.OO.
Stock cattle are quoted at $9.OO@1O.OO
per head for yearlings and $14.OO@18. 90
for 2-year-olds, with very few offerings.
/ Stock sheep are ready sale at quota
! tions, $2.25@$2. so per head.
Fresh mich cows are quoted from
$25.O0@50.00 each, with a very limited
offering and less buyers.
though decline is looked for.