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

hdent OF increased activity in mercantile
lines. In agricultural merchandise
there is an Improvement as harvest ap-
proaches, and a large business is expect
ed.
The produce market is rather inactive,
owing to the large daily offerings. Eggs
are very scarce and there is more inquiry
for that luxury than for sometime pre-
vious, and prices have gone up from Is
to 20 cents per dozen with an indication
of a further advance. The receipts of
good butter has fallen off somewhat, and
the quotations are frmer. Vegetables
are coming in freely and prices are
fiuctuating in accordance with quality
and quantity. Strawberries are more
plentiful and prices have dropped to
and cents per box. Cherries are more
abundant and are selling at to cents
per pound, with decline in sight, un-
less the shipments are more frequent.
Messrs. Seufert Bros, are shipping so
to ~ boxes daily, which is small COM
pared to what the home market offers to
the trade
In Wool there has been large receipt
during the past week and the movement
east and west has been on sellers account
owing to the fact that the home market
is nominally blocked between the sellers
and buyers. The buyers base their
values and prices on the shrinkage, and
estimate the loss in securing or washing
from 40 to so per cent, which the sellers
are unwilling to accept as value on
their staple. Offerings range from 12 to
161a cents per pound. The buyers men
toned last week have mostly gone to
Portland and east to other shipping
points expecting to make such purchases
as will meet present requirements.
Salmon fishing is of discouraging ma
ture. The run is lighter than ever known
since the industry has been inaugurated
at our fishing points near this city.
The Rockfield canning establishment,
while under con tract for 20 900 cases,
will in all probability, not put up more
than half that amount this season. Mr..
Seufert, gentleman whose facilities for
catching salmon are the best on the riv-
er, is of the opinion that the catch is
practically over, as the river has un-
doubtedly reached its highest point and
is falling, and in few days the fish
wheels will be OF little use and valueless
until next season.
CoFFEE-Is quoted at "a cents by the
sack
SUGARs-Colden G in half bbls, So
cents
Golden G in 1OOtb sacks, 5L cents.
Extra G in half bbls, 81 cents.
Extra G in 100fb sacks, 51s cents. -
Dry granulated in half bbls, 634 cents.
Dry granulated in 1OOtb sacks, 81
cents.
Sugars in 30tb boxes are quoted
$500; Extra c, 1925; Dry Granulated,
$3.50.
sYRUP-$2.25 to $3.50 per keg.
STOCK SALTS quoted at $500 per
ton. Liverpool, sob sack, so cents;
1OOb sack, $3.50; 2OOtb sack, $3.50.
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 81. 40 per
Genital and inferior $1.25 per GENITAL.
BARLEY-The barley supply is very
short and the demand is increasing with
an advance in price. Quote $1.1S@I 20
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
$500 per ton. Shorts and middlings
$40. 0.0U@$22.5 so 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. Good hay would bring
$3.50 per ton. New wild hay is nomi-
nally quoted at $500 per ton.
PoTAToEs-Good potatoes are in better
demand and are rather short of supply
at .75@1.OO per 1OOtb.
BUTTER-Is in better supply. Quote
A l .35@ 40 cents per roll. The supply
is not as good as last week.
EGGs-The market is noted for its
scarcity and Is to 20 cents per dozen is
paid. The tendency is for higher prices.
We quote Is cents per dozen.
PoULTRY-Is very scarce and sells
freely. We quote, average fowls 5000
$50 per dozen, common $2.50@3.OO per
dozen. Spring $2.5O@S.25, and coming
more freely.
HIDEs-Prime dry hides are quoted at
.07@.0S per pound. Culls .O5@
.O6. Green .O216@.O3. Salt .O316@. .O4.
Sheep pelts butchers extra $1.35@$1. 40,
.75@1.O0 each. Bear skins