The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-08


t1mces, $4,000.
nchange was noted In the condition of the
INDUCE market yesterday. Receipts were light
III sales good. Some fine fruit was noticed on
he market, especisliy.apples and pears. Butter
nd eggs continue firm.
Ageneral inquiry among fishermen and sal
non packers confirms beyond doubt the state
ment published in the PosT-INTELLIGENcER
poms time ago from George T. Myers, proprietor
81 the Seattle salmon cannery, regarding the
Nfbt run OF salmon. Mr.. Myers said yesterday
that he was not now receiving over 1000 fish
uer day, and showed the reporter letter from
ne foreman of the Blaine cannery, which
asssd that the cannery there would have to
shut down this week unless the run increased:
hat the Cinnamon are lying idle, and not more
than 2000 cases Of silver salmon have
been packed. Mr.. Myers stated further
that +. A. sufert, of sufert Bros,
Who operate cannery at The Dallcs, was in
the city yesterday, having been up here to find
eut for himself whether the reports OF large
run and heavy catch were true, and that after
thorough inquiry he said he could see nothing
pwsrrsnt such reports.
4 Greek fisherman named G. 6eonvich said
that be had received letters from fishermen on
eAcalwater bay and all around the Sound, aud
thsy Ill reported a very light run Of silver sal
mon
Peter Jovovich, another fisherman, who has
ben up on the British Columbia rivers, said
that siiyer and jack salmon Were very scarce,
ed hat they run light every fourth year.
representative of the Puget Sound Fish
Company, which Is shipping East, said: 81
thuk pEhaps the light run of silver salmon is
dne tctae fact that humpbacks have been run
Ming unusually heavy, and they and the silvers
Mvef school together. We have not been able
insecure any silvers at for the Eastern market
tn the past two weeks, and have stopped ship
ping. The heaviest haul made this year was
500 pounds, and the average for our seines,
which are very large, will not exceed 5000
pounds. / should say that from 1000 to 1,5O0
pounds was fair average for the other fisher
men in each haul. Last year il was nothing
uncommon to take out 900 to 1900 pounds in
shaul. The few silvers now running are too
small for our trade and the steelheads of the
Columbia river are supplying the Eastern mar
ket at present anyhow. They are much nicer
nsh than ours and bring better prices. They
will soon be out, however, aud, II the silyers be-
GIN running better, we will find q good
market.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
During the past twenty-four hours goods and
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle in
the following amounts: BY rail-Northern
Pacific, $50 tons: Columbia Il Puget
Eastern iss s toas La @se walsh Shore
Puget sound and Alaska steamship Company's
boats, thirty-fve tons; w. F. Monroe, twenty
tons; Bailey Gatzert, six tons; Buckeye, I've
tons; Multnomah, five tons. Total shipments,
GIT TONS
MEKcHAHDrsE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS.
Produce and merchandise have been received
1t the port OF Seattle during the past twenty
four hours as follows: By rail-Union Pacific,
30 tons; Columbia & Puget Sound, stixy-four
pns; Seattle, Lake Shore Il Eastern, 1877 TONS
" water-Puget Sound Il Alaska Steamship
eompany's boats. twenty-six tons; Multnomah,
twenty tons; w. F. Munroe, ten tons: Bailey
6atsert, seven tons Total receipts, GA tons.