The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-29
REVIEW OF THE LOCAL MARKET.


The week which is just closing has
been busy one in general. Our mer-
chants speak of satisfactory trade and
more activity than at any time since last
year. Money is easier, produce has
brought better price and good feeling
exists among all classes. The past few
days copious rains have fallen through
out the farming districts and all kinds of
vegetation and grain is in fine condition.
The cool weather following is of great
advantage to the young wheat and also
to the fall and winter. The ranges are
prolific of fine grass, and our herdsmen
find their stock in fine coat of flesh and
are fattening rapidly.
In the produce line the market is well
supplied in everything desirable. Green
peas are in abundance at 5 cents a
pound. New beets, turnips, onions and
radishes are selling at 5 cents bunch.
Strawb berries are plentiful at 121s cents a
box, and should there be favorable
weather for ripening the market would
make decline, otherwise the present
prices will be maintained. Gooseberries
and currants sell readily at 10 cents per
quart. Old potatoes are quoted at
former prices, with limited demand
California new potatoes are at several
produce stores at AZ cents per pound.
Oranges are more scarce than a week
ago, and are higher selling at 40 to 75
cents per dozen, according to size and
condition. Sicily lemons are quoted at
so cents and California at So cents per
dozen. These tropical fruits are adyanc-
ing as the season closes.
WooL-has come in freely during the
past week and has fairly got started in
lowing week. The clip exceeds expecta-
tions both in fleece and staple which
averages nine pounds per fleece per head,
an increase in weight over former years.
One thing noticeable, is the increased
oily state OF the wool this season, which
is owing to the thriving condition of the
sheep during the entire wool year. Mr..
B.. Kelsey of Fossil, very extensive
wool grower of Gillian county gives it as
his opinion that sheep-owners have been
more diligent in the care of their bands
and have kept them free from disease,
and as a result, the Inland Empire will
put into market the best and heaviest
wool clip ever produced in Eastern Or
egon. fl'A1
The large quantity of wool that has
arrived and to come to this market from
the different wool sections has caused
the buyers to look this way for purchases,
and already, there are no less than
eleven in the city. Two coming from
Boston, Mass, two from San Francisco,
Zone of them will buy ,0O0, 900 pounds.)
Three representativ of Portland mer-
chants and four who are, in the market
for the several woolen mills and agencies
in this state. The wool transactions are
limited and but few sales are reported at
present, what offerings have been made,
range from 13c to Is 16c, the latter
price being for, best light and extra
staple-heavy woods range in price from
Is to 10 cents. What the near future
will do in prices is uncertain as the Un-
ion Pacific has not fixed freight rates
and markets abroad are not fully estab-
lished.
The salmon catch is very light, and
our canning establishments are short of
their usual pack for the season thus far.
The several fisheries along the river be-
tween this city and Cello have orders
ahead all the time, for shipment of fish,
packed in ice, for eastern markets. The
Portland market is short of it's lower
Columbia river supply and is drawing
from this city daily to fill their demand
This drain from the canneries cuts short
their canning supply and from the pres
ent outlook the seasons pack will be less
than formerly.
CoFFEE-Is quoted at "a cents by the
sack.
SuGARs-Coldeh c in half bbls, So
cents.
Golden G in l00tb sacks, 5L cents.
Extra in half bbls, 5A cents.
Extra G in 1OOib sacks, 3 % cents.
Dry granulated in half bbls, 634 cents.
Dry granulated in 1OOfb sacks, 61s
cents.
Sugars in 3Otb boxes are quoted !:
$500; Extra c, 1925; Dry Granulated,
$3.50.
SYRUP 81 .25 to $3.50 per keg.
Stock SALTS quoted at $1,000 per
ton. Liverpool, sob sack, 80 cents /;
1OOib sack, $3.50; 2OOtb sack, $3.50.
The Dalles wheat market is steady at
so cents per bushel. =
OATs-The oat market is in good sup
ply with more frequent offerings at quot
ations We o11ote exrra clean 81 10 Der