The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-05-25
MARKET REPORT.


been much improvement in business
circles since last report. Although the
season is late, it may be said that the
volume of trade is up to standard of
corresponding periods. Purchases of
merchandise and provisions have been
of a large character and confined mostly
to stockmen.
The local trade does not change in its
demands or requirements. The strin-
gency in money matters, which has to
large degree checked the anticipated
volume of business with our merchants.
is apparently showing an easier tend
ancy and consequently better feeling
prevails.
The markets are of their usual import
in quotations. The only noticeable fea-
ture is that fresh butter is in large sup
ply and the market is weaker.
The egg market continues unchanged
as to quotations. The receipts are sufi-
cient for all demands.
Potatoes have turned dearer, and it is
said are golden, as 1925 per 100 lb are
offered for Eastern Oregon choice table
potatoes; valley are quoted at $1.S5 per
100 lbs.
The wheat market is quiet. There
are but few arrivals of wheat, and for
mer quotations are chronicled.
Hay has declined and good timothy
hay is weak at $12.
The wool question remains unsettled
and the market is still lifeless, although
several buyers are still in the city.
There is low temperature in offerings,
and very unsatisfactory condition is
existing among wool men in futures.
The following from the Boston Adver-
tiser of May 10Th will give the colorings
in eastern wool centers, which will be
read with interest.
The market continues fiat in nearly all
departments, with the volume of bust
ness reported footing up even less than
week ago. Trade as whole has been
even less than the sales denote, as some
of the business reported were sales made
previously and only now given out.
The market as a whole is in about as de-
pressed condition as can be well i'm
agined, and the future looks even worse
than the present. Some new woods are
Coming in, but they attract no atten-
tion, and when sales of such are made it
has to be at 1@2c less than old woods of
the same grade are cleaned up for.
Some manufacturers will not handle new
woods, but they have no trouble to find
all of the old wool they want. 1t now
looks as though woods will have to be
forced down to the ''free wool' basis to
attract attention, and even then the
manufacturer will take only what he
needs for immediate use.
What the final price of wool will be
when the tariff has been adjusted it is
now impossible to say, but there is no
getting over the fact that while the
change is being made the trade will be
very much depressed. Woolen manu-
facturers are practically taking no orders
at present, and have not taken any to
speak of for the past two months.
What is worse, they are experiencing
some trouble in delivering the goods
they have sold. The expectation of free
wool and lower duties on goods is not
confined to the clothiers and manufac-
turers alone, but extends as far ahead as
the people who wear the clothing. Re-
tailers are not putting in their usual
supplies notwithstanding the cold
weather last winter which allowed them
to clean up close, but are buying spar
ingly for fall. This makes clothing
manufacturers feel dubious regarding
the free orders for woolens that they
have placed ahead, and some of them
take every occasion possible to either
throw the goods back on the mill agent,
or make claims that have to be settled
through liberal concession in price.
This disturbs the woolen manufacturer
and he does not feel very buoyant over
wool, but forces down the price, where
he is obliged to buy, and then gets along
with as little as possible.
Shiloh's Vitalizer is what you need for
s6ppepsia, torpid liver. yellow skin or
kidney trouble. 1t is guaranteed to
give you satisfaction. Price 74c. Sold
by Snipes & Kinersly, druggists.
Turn your ice tradeto Allison. If I
am supported your ice will be cheaper
every year. No humb bug. The better I
am patronized, the cheaper your ice
will be.