The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-07-17
REVIEW. OF THE LOCAL MARKET
The business il all branches 81 lfrade
has CONTINUED nctiye. ana some ahbJises,

report q larger business than a-week ago.
Money is easier, and old scores are being
settled off. The deadlock Sin the !. wool
market is broken and now the move
ment is brisk. During the week anil
lion pounds of wool has changed hands
at prices ranging from 13 to l73z cents
per pound, and the disposition oi buy
ers is TO get all they can lit these figures.
Mr.. Jos. Sherar is loading train OF his
own clip and some he purchased few
days ago forathe Boston market. Other
shipments are being made in the same
direction.
The produce market is very quiet.
Large supplies ofsall kinds of vegetables
and small fruits are plentiful, strawber-
ries are almost a thing OF the past, and
are selling at 10 cts. per box. Raspber-
ries are in great abundance and prices
are down. Blackberries are in market
at 10 cts. per box. Plums are very plen-
tifuf att 35H cts.t per- 3e pounds boxes.
Good apples sell freely at 60 cts. per
box, and are not in great abundance.
In some instances the San Jose scale
has been discovered on apples brought
into market and have been promptly
destroyed. Peaches are cheap and are
selling at l5 to 20 cts. per box.
The market is feeling the scarcity of
eggs, and some dealers are paying 22
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 -$.5O@$3.2
The Dalles wheat market is steady at
20 cents per bushel.
OATs-The oat market is in good sup
ply with more frequent offerings. Ow-
ing to the near approach of the new
crop, u decline has taken place. We
quote $1.l0@l.l5 per GENITAL. Market
very weak.
BARLEY-The barley supply is fairly
good with limited inquiry. We quote
$l.lO per GENITAL sacked.
FLoUR-LocaI brands. $4.0O wholesale
and s4.25@$4.50 retail; extra, $500
$500 per Dbl.
MIJsTUFFs-The supply is in excess
of demand, We quote bran and shorts
$500 per ton. Retail $1.OO per 1OObs.
Shorts and middlings, $2O.OU@$22. 80
per ton. z' II
HAYA Timothy hay is in good supply
at quotations $500. New wheat
hay is in market ut $1,000 per ton loose,
and 81 .00@12.00 per ton baled. New
wild hay is holninally quoted at $500
p er ton.
PoTAroEs-New potatoes, i cent
per ID.
BUTTEk-We quote AL .35@.40 cents
per roll. The supply is better than
EGGs-The market is in better sup
ply and 20 to 22 cents per dozen is
paid. :.s
PouLrRY-Old fowls are in less de-
mand at $3.00@3.5O. Young fowls are
easily sold at 81. 5003.25 per dozen.
HIDEs-Prime dry hides are quoted at
.07 per pound. Culls .05 Green .O21l
a .03. Salt .031s @.04. Sheep pelts .25
bear skins $1,000; coyote so; mink, so
cents each; martin 81 90; beaver, So. so
per lb.; otter, $2.00@5.O0 each for Al; 4;
coon, 80 each; badger, .25 each; fisher,
&. 80 to, LOO each.
WooL-The market is Quite steady.
''OOAf 10 1iO1AAAAieSht s4uOeOA tO .lOub
per tb.
. BEEF-Beef on foot clean and prime
.021s, ordinary .0214 and firm.
MUTToN-Wethers are scarce, that is
to say No. L. Extra choice sell at $3. so: !:
common $500 without fleece.
HoGs-Live heavy, .O41a COS. Dress
ed .O6@ .061a.
Bacon and hams sell in the market at
.O9 cents in round lots.
Lard 5tb .1I@10h: 10tb .I01dtb; 40
.O8@ .0S1sc per pound.
HoRsEs--1 opng range horses are
quoted at $25.00@$35. 90 per head in
bands of 20 or 80. Indian horses sell
at prices ranging from $5.OO@$2O.OO.
Stock cattlerare quoted at $9.00@lO.OO
per head for yearlings and $14.00@1S.0O
for 2-year-olds, with very few offerings.
Stock sheep are ready sale at quota
tions, s2.25@$2.50 per head. u --4srs +
Fresh mich COWS are quoted from
$25.00@50.00- each, with very limited
offering and less buyers.
LUMBER.-Rough::lum $12 90 per M.
Portland flooring No. 1, 5000 per M.
Portland rustic finish $4,000 per NJ. No.
cedar shingles $500 per NJ, Lath $3.50
per NJ. Lime -$2.50 per bbla
STAPLE teRocERIEs.
CoFFEE-Costa Rica is quoted at 2231
cents by the sack; Rio; "a; Java, 326.
SUGARs-7-'Colden 9 in half bbls, ,514
cents.
Golden G IN IO0ib sacks, scents. ~
Extra G in half bbls, 51a cents.
Extra G in 100tb sacks. 81 cents.
Dry granulated in half .bbls, 634 cents.
Dry granulated i'm 1O0bi sacks, 81
cents. 80 s8t Sk
Sugars in 30H boxes are quoted !:
$500; Extra G, $2.10; Dry GranuIated,
$2.25.A s-i a H
SYRUP-$$2. .25 to $3.50 per keg. a...