The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1891-05-08
REVIEW OF THE LOCAL MARKET

There has been an improvement in
every branch of business during the
past week. Our merchants have re-
ceived large additions to their stocks of
goods, and trade in their line has
ket there has been more activity and
the receipts have been larger-prices
have advanced. The Wasco warehouse
and the Diamond mills are paying 81
cents per bushel for good merchantable
wheat; how long this price will be main
tanned is question, as lower Quotations
are noted in Chicago, New York and
European markets. Flour has advanced
in sympathy with wheat; best brands
are selling at $4.25 per barrel in large
quantities. A farther advance may be
expected unless drop in wheat is real
lied.
Wool has come in quite freely during
he past week, prompting buyers to look
this way and several have made their
appearance. Offerings have been made
as high as 1871 cents per pound for
clean prime wool, and some that was
very dirty could get but 1O1s cents per
pound offered
| There is a disposition on the part of
owners to ships instead of holding in
storage, and selling it themselves which
may be a mistake as our market is
usually the best.
The produce market is of a better
tone. Good. potatoes are little sitter
| In price and are not quite as plentiful,
while inferior are in abundance
at decline. Garden vegetables
are rather abundant and our
markets are well supplied at nominal
prices. Good ranch butter is freely
offered at quotations, poor quality only
being 80 to 40 cents per roll. Eggs are
still low with no immediate prospect of
an advance. Early spring chickens are
in good demand. A good inquiry is had
for chicks large enough for broil at fair
prices.
The Dalles wheat market is firmer at
80 cents per bushel with lower future.
OATs-The oat market is short of
supply with few offerings at quota
tions. We quote, extra clean $1.5O per
Genital and inferior 1.35 per Genital
BARLEY-There is no offering of
barley. Quote lilo 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
$1,000 per ton. Shorts andmiddlings
$22.5U@$z4.0 per ton.
HAY-Timothy is quoted $17 .0O@1S.OO.
Wheat hay is limited in supply and has
an upward tendency. Quote, $12.5O@
$500 per ton.
4PoTAToEs-+Arel coming in freely and
are down in price as the demand is les
sened by the increasing supply. Quote
for table use .65@,75 per lOotb.
BUTTER-Is in better supply. Quote
A 80 cents per roll which is coming in
more freely and the demand is well sup
piled.
EGGs--The market is weak with a
good supply coming in at quotations.
We quote 12@14 cents per dozen.
PoULTRY-Is very scarce and sells
freely. We quote, average fowls $3.50
per dozen, common $3.OO@3.5O per
dozen.
HIDEs-Prime dry hides are quoted at
.04@. .05 per pound. Culls .O21s@
.031a. Green .02. Salt .O3. Sheep
pelts butchers extra .s5@1 .35, ordinary
.50@.75 each.
WooL-The market is not established
yet. Wool is nominally quoted at .14@
1871 per fb.
BEEF-Beef on foot clean and prime
.0314, ordinary .O2A.
MUTToN-Wethers are scarce, that is
to say No. 1. Extra choice sell at $3.50;
common $3.5O@$4.0 90 per head.
HoGs-Live heavy, .O434. Medium
weight .04, dressed .051s@. .O6.
Bacon and hams sell in the market at
.0919@.10 cents in round lots.
Lard 5fb .11@1O16; lob .1O1l; fb4O
.0S@ .OS1ac per pound.
Stock cattle are quoted at $9.OO@1O.OO
per head for yearlings and $14.O0@18.OO
for 2-year-olds.
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.
Fresh milch COWS are quoted from
$25.Oo@5O.O0 each, with very limited
offering.
LUMBER.-Rough lumber $12. 90 per M :.
Portland flooring No. L, $4,000 per M.
Portland rustic finish $1,000 per M. No.
l cedar shingles $500 per M. Lath s.. so
per M. Lime $3.50 per Dbl.
Before plunging into housekeeping
consider well the point of attack.