The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-03-06
REVIEW OF THE LOCAL MARKET.

The week ending with today has been
unusually quiet in everything, owing
largely to the recent cold wave and
storms that have just passed, which
have had paralyzing influence in all
branches of trade.
|, The shipments of stock have been very
light, as well as the movement of grain.
The wheat market has no new features,
save in Portland, there is about 5000
tons of tonnage at its docks waiting for
cargoes. and as result firmness is
manifest for immediate dispatch, as de-
lays are promotive of demurage on char
ters, consequently wheat inquiries have
been more active and a stiffning advance
has characterized the markets through
out the past week. In New York and
Chicago the fluctuations are of the same
old report, as well as the European quo
tations, which are governed by the num-
Der of cargoes off the coast and in sight.
In finance there is an easier tone and
already advances have been made on the
wool clip of 1891 which bids fair to be
very fine and large.
The live stock market is not as active
as it was for the week previous for ship
ment. The demand is easily supplied
with prime beeves and mutton for the
1 home market. Our dealers quote an
advance of d cents per pound for fat
cattle, and q of a cent for prime hogs.
Veal is in good demand at 5 cents for
heavy to cents for light, with good
inquiry as the supply is insufficient.
The vegetable market is very stringent
with very limited supply in sight.
| Cabbage is not in the market and sells
freely at 2@24 cents per pound. Pars-
nips and turnips are in demand and the
market is almost without supply. A
greater inquiry is made each day for all
kinds of table vegetables, than formerly.
Chicago and New York grain quota
tions are as fuctuating as formerly,
with no encouraging features to report.
Chicago's May delivery quotation is
994 New York, LOG.
Portland's market reports an advance
with frmer tone. Its quotations for
Valley is quoted $3.50; Eastern Ore
gon, 81 .20@1. %.
Dalles market has been more active
with slight advance since last week.
quote, .58 for No. l Sc for No. =.
OATs-The oat market is very quiet
and offerings limited at quotations with
an upward tendency. We quote, extra
clean $3.50 per GENITAL and inferior 81 ..35
al 40 per GENITAL.
BARLEY-There is nothing doing in
barley. There is none offering. Quote
prime brewing $1.05@1.10 feed 81 1.00@
LOS per Genital, sacked.
FLoUR-Best brands $3.75@$4O0 per
barrel.
MLLsTUFFs-Thes supply is quite suffi-
cient for the demand. We quote bran
and shorts $1,000 per ton. Shorts and
middlings $22.50@$24.0 90 per ton.
HAY-The recent storm has effected the
market somewhat and hay has met with
activity in sales. Quote, timothy, SIT .00
per ton, wheat hay incompressed bales
$3.50. Oat hay although is not quoted
any higher, has an upward tendency
Alfalfa market is without change in
former quotation, $13.00@14.00; oat hay
5000.
PoTAToEs-Are in good supply and
have downward tendency. Quote
$50, and 80 cents per 100tb.
BUTTER-The market is entirely bare
of good butter and but limited supply
of ordinary on hand; the quotations are
firm. Quote A 1 10, good IS, brine .4(
@O.45, common .3O@.35 per roll.
EGGs-The market is firmer, the
:, stormy weather has been unfavorable fol
increased supply and the former quota
ton is firmer. Quote 1890 20 pei
dozen.
PoULTRY-The poultry market il
sitter since our last quotation
and still farther advance is looked
for as there is a scarcity in supply
which continues. We quote, good
average fowls $4.00 per dozen, common
$3.00@3.5o per dozen. Turkeys 10 pc
ID. Geese .9O@$1.25 each. Ducks 81
@.40 each.
WooL-There are only few lots o
wool in store, and quotations cannot be
made with certainty, prices average
from .l5@.1S for Eastern Oregon.
HDEs-Prime dry hides are quoted a
O31s. Green .O2. Salt O3. Sheer
2 pelts extra .75@ .S5, ordinary 400
!, go each. Bearskins, No. l $50
: common $3.50.
+, BEEF-Beef on foot clean and prim,
: .0314, ordinary .0234.
: MUTToN-Wethers, extra choice 400
! common $2.75@$3.5 so per head.
HoGs-Live heavy, .04A. Medium
9 weight .04, dressed 051a .06.
Lard 5fb .11@1O1a; lob .1014 40f
.0S@ .0S1ae per pound.