The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-22
REVIEW OF THE LOCAL MARKET.

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The local trade of the city has been an
average one for the week and business
from the outside has been much inn
proved by the movement of wool, which
has come in more freely from the sheep
ranges. The warehouses are beginning
to fill up quite briskly with this staple,
but the uncertainty of the markets has
not given any assurance of speedy sales
at prices which owners ask. There are
only three buyers in the city and conse-
quently there is no competition and but
very few transactions.
In the produce market prices are
downward, green peas are in good sup
ply and dealers are paying to z cents
per pound. Strawberries are quite
plentiful and in few days prices will be
down to zero, as the favorable season for
these luxuries is excellent and the
product will be very large
The wheat market is very active at
former prices, and the farmers are letting
all their surplus wheat, which they have
been holding over, go. The Vase
warehouse is receiving from 400 to 900
bushels daily, which they are paying 80
cents per bushel for.
The Dalles wheat market is steady at
80 cents per bushel.
OATs-The oat market is in good sup
ply with more frequent offerings at quot
ations. We quote, extra clean $3.50 per
Genital and inferior $1.35 per GENITAL.
BARLEY-The barley supply is very
short and the demand is increasing with
an advance in price. Quote $1.15@1 .1S
per GENITAL sacked.
FLoUR-Best brands $4.25@$4.75 per
barrel; extra brands $5.75@$6.25.
MILLsTUFFs-The supply is in excess
of demand. We quote bran and shorts
$17.0O per ton. Shorts and middlings
$20.00@$22.50 per ton.
HAY-Timothy hay is in good supply
at quotations $17.0O@18.00. Wheat hay
is very scarce and is in good demand at
an advance. Good hay would bring
$16.50 per ton.
PoTAToEs-Good potatoes are in better
demand and are rather short of supply
at .75@1.00 per 1O0ib.
BUTTER-Is in better supply. Quote
A .35@ 40 cents per roll which is COM
ing in more freely and the demand is well
supplied.
EGGs-The market is better with
moderate supply coming in at quota
tions. We quote Is cents per dozen.
PoULTRY-Is very scarce and sells
freely. We quote, average fowls 5000
$50 per dozen, common $2.5O@3.O0 per
dozen. Spring $2.50@S.25.
HIDEs-Prime dry hides are quoted at
.04@ .05 per pound. Culls .O216@
.031s. Green .O21s@.O3. Salt .O315 q .O4.
Sheep pelts butchers extra .S5@I.35, or
dinary .5O@.75 each.
WooL-The market is not established
yet. Woolis nominally quoted at 1890
Is per tb., with no buyers.
BEEF-Beef on foot clean and prime
.0234, ordinary .021s.
MUTToN-Wethers are scarce, that is
to say No. 1. Extra choice sell at 1925;
common $500 without fleece.
HoGs-Live heavy, .041a COS. Dress
ed .061a@.O7.
Bacon and hams sell in the market at
.091a@ 10 cents in round lots.
Lard 5b .11@1O%; lob .1014; tb4O
.08@ .0S1ac per pound.
Stock cattle are quoted at $9.O0@1O.OO
per head for yearlings and $14.0O@1S.OO
for 2-year-olds.
Stock sheep are not on the market, al
though we hear of $3.50 per head being
offered after the shearing or $3.50 per
head with fleece.
Fresh milch COWS are quoted from
25.Oo@50.00. each, with very limited
offering.
LUMBER.-Rough lumber $12. 90 per M.
Portland flooring No. 1, $4,000 per M.
Portland rustic finish 5000 per NJ. No.
l cedar shingles $500 per M. Lath $3.50
per M. Lime $3.50 per bbl