The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-15
REVIEW OF THE LOCAL MARKET.


week. Interior dealers have made large
purchases and home trade has increased,
owing to the encouraging prospect OF
better crops and an easing up of the
financial stringency which has in a more
or less degree contracted spirit OF
denial on the part of those who have
been under pressure. The wheat ad-
vance of the past few weeks has brought
out all the surplus in store, and the
movement in wool, together with the
putting into the market of beef cattle
and mutton has given much activity in
every branch of traffic.
The wool market, while there is con-
siderable on hand, does not seem to be
very active, partly owing to the unfin-
ished deliveries by the owners and the
few buyers in the city. The shearing is
late and at present writing is only fairly
commenced. Within the next fortnight
the wool arrivals will be at its best and
at the close of the season will aggregate
its maximum. Offerings are limited.
of and prices range from 121s to Is cents.
The salmon catch at present is very
light and our canneries are doing moth
ing. A large run is expected as soon as
the spring rise of the Columbia has
reached a point that will make the fish
wheels of service to the owners. Salmon
is selling in quantities at cents per
pound.
The produce market is of a better
tone. Good potatoes are little sitter
in price and are not quite plentiful,
while inferior are in abundance
at a decline. Garden vegetables
are rather abundant and our
markets are well supplied at nominal
prices. Home Strawberries are in mar
ket at 25 to so cents per box. Good
ranch butter is freely offered at quota
tions, poor quality only being 35 to 40
cents per roll. Eggs are less plentiful and
have advanced. Early spring chickens are
in good demand A good inquiry is had
for chicks large enough for breil at fair
prices. ~ ~frf 5T tr1y
The Dalles wheat market is steady at
80 cents per bushel with lower future.
OATs-The oat market is in good sup
ply with more frequent offerings at quot
ations. We quote, extra clean 81 so per
GENITAL and inferior 81 .35 per GENITAL.
BARLEY-There is no offering of
barley, as there. seems to be a scarcity.
Quote 81 10 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
$17.00 per ton. Shorts and middlings
20.00@$22.5 per ton. -
HAY-Timothy hay is in good supply
at quotations $17.OO@1s.OO. Wheat hay
is very scarce and is in good demand at
an advance. Quote, $14.Oo per ton.
PoTAToEs-Good potatoes are in better
demand and are rather short of supply
at 1901 90 per 1OOtb.
BUTTER-Is in better supply. Quote
A L $50 40 cents per roll which is com
ing in more freely and the demand is well
supplied.
EGGs-The market is better with a
moderate supply coming in at quota
tions. We quote 14@15 cents per dozen.
PoULTRY-Is very scarce and sells
freely. We quote, average fowls $4,000
4.5o per dozen, common $3.00@3.50 per
dozen.
HDEs-Prime dry hides are quoted at
.O4@.05 per pound. Culls .029@
.O31a.- Green .02. Salt .O3. Sheep
pelts butchers extra .S5@1.35, ordinary
.5O@.75 each.
WooL@The market is not established
yet. Woolis nominally quoted at .1211s a
| Is per b..
BEEF-Beef on foot clean and prime
.O2A, ordinary .021a.
MUTToN-Wethers are scarce, that is
to say No. L. Extra choice sell at 1925
common s.. 90 without fleece.
HoGs-Live heavy, .041a@.O5. Med
ium weight .O4, dressed .06a@.07.
Bacon and hams sell in the market at
.O91a@ 10 cents in round lots. .
Lard 5tb ..11@101a; lob .1O1z tb4O
.08@ .0S11ac per pound.
Stock cattle are quoted at $9.O0@10.OO
per head for yearlings and $14.O0@IS. 90
for 2-year-olds. - y ~
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, ......5r.
Fresh milch COWS are quoted from
25.O0@50.0 90 each, with a very limited
offering. ~ q q 3s-s,,s.s.
LUMBER.-Rough lumber $1,000 per M
Portland flooring No. 1, $4,000 per M.
Portland rustic finish 5000 per M. No.
1 cedar shingles 50. 90 per NJ. Lath $3.50
per M. Lime $3.50 per bbl.