The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-11
REVIEW OF THE LOCAL MARKET


The. weeks business has been very
satisfactory during the Fourth, and has
continued brisk. The movement in the
agricultural departments is light but is
getting more attention than formerly.
Harvesting machinery is well in stock
and our dealers look for lively trade in
the near future as the reported increase
of acreage will demand more machinery
for the harvest. Our merchants, in
comparing the trade for the same period
of last year find an increase of volume
and are looking forward for very brisk
season of business.
In the produce line the market is
abundantly supplied with all kinds of
of home vegetables. Fruits are also in
great abundance and prices are dropping
daily. Strawberries are nearly out of
sight and raspberries are giving way for
blackberries which are in market.
Peaches, apricots and Columbia plums
sale on declining scale. Prices for
peaches will be extremely low as the
crop is the most bountiful for years past.
All other fruits will share the same
decline. In our market report there are
but few changes to note. Prices have
been maintained with few exceptions.
Wool has dropped several points, and
sellers are still holding on for better
prices, and some, who are more inde-
pendent are shipping on their own ac-
count. The situation is extremely un-
satisfactory to sellers as well as to some
of our merchants who have been camp
! ing there for year.
| The market is feeling the scarcity of
eggs, and some dealers are paying %
cents per dozen in cash and 25 cents in
trade. Good, fresh, ranch butter is in
less supply with an upward tendency.
Some dealers talk of an advance in price
but as yet none has been made since
| last quotations. The market is still
quite well supplied with poultry at for
mer prices-$ $.50@$3.25.
The Dalfes wheat market is steady at
! 70 cents per bushel.
0ATs-The oat market is in good sup
ply with more frequent offerings. Ow-
Ling to the near approach of the new
crop, decline has taken place. We
quote $1.1O@1.l5 sper Genital. Market
very weak.
BARLEY-The barley supply is fairly
good with limited inquiry We quote
l.IO per GENITAL sacked.
FLoUR-Local brands, $4.25 wholesale
and $3.50 .9s4.75 retail; extra, $500
$500 per bbl.
MIIL.s'rUFFs-The supply is in excess
of demand. We quote bran and shorts
$l7.0O per ton. Retail 81. 90 per 100 lbs
Shorts and middlings, $2O.OU@$22. sc
per ton.
HAY-Timothy hay is in good supply
at quotations $17.OO@lS.OO.- New wheat
hay is in market at $1,000 per ton loose
and $l1.O0@12.0O per ton baled. New
wild hay is nominally quoted at $500
1 per ton. /.
PoTAToEs-New potatoes 1@11s cents
per ID.
BurTER-We quote Al .35@.4O cents
per roll. The supply is better than
last week.
EGGs-The market is in better sup
j ply and 20 to % cents per dozen is
paid.
/ PoULrRY-Old fowls are in less de-
mand at $3.00@3.50. Young fowls are
easily sold at $2.5O@3.25 per dozen.
| H1DEs-Prime dry hides are quoted al
o7 per pound. Culls .O5 Green O215
@.03. Salt .O31a@ @.O4. Sheep pelts .25
bear skins $1,000; coyote so; mink, .5(
cents each; martin 81 90; beaver, So. 81
per h.. otter, $2.OO@5.OO each for Al
coon, 80 each badger, .25 each; fisher
$3.50 to $4.00 each.
WooL-The market is quite steady
Wool is nominally quoted at .13@1t
per ID.
BEEF-Beef on foot clean and prime
.021a, ordinary .O214 and firm.
MUTToN-Wethers are scarce, that il
to say No. 1. Extra choice sell at So 80
common $500 without fleece.
HoGs-Live heavy, .O41a@.05. Dress
ed .O6@. .O616.
Bacon and hams sell in the market al
.O9@ .O91a cents in round lots.
Lard 5fb .11@101a; lob ..1014b; Al
.0S@ .0S1sc per pound.
Houses Young range horses are
quoted at $25.O0@$35.OO per head il
bands of 20 or 80. Indian horses sci
at prices ranging from $5.oO@$20.O0.
Stock cattle are quoted at $9.00@10.O(
per head for yearlings and $14.OO@1S.O .O(
for 2-year-olds, with very few offerings
Stock sheep are ready sale at quota
tions, $2.25@$2.50 per head.
Ill.