The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1893-06-22
MARKET RERoRT.

THURSDAY, June 22d.-The merchan-
disc market continues quiet, with gen.
eral operations yet conducted on hand
to mouth basis. The volume of business
is considerably depressed by unfayorable
financial conditions, and disposition to
keep within bounds is very marked.
The movement in dry goods is quiet, but
there is fair retail trade in progress.
The grocery trade is steady on former
quotations, which are steady.
The general trade remains fairly
active, and prices continue unchanged.
The market is quite bare of sugar and a
slight feeling prevails that there will be
an advance in that staple owing to the
reports of limited product. The pro-
vision market is well stocked with full
line of all kinds of provisions and prices
are favorable to the buyer.
Eggs and butter are in better demand
and are said to be growing scarcer and
firmer with tendency to an advance.
In poultry there is steady demand
for broilers and a fair inquiry for old
fowls, with weaker market in sight.
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tinues fairly active. Strawberries are
moving freely with good demand for
shipment, and prices range from -041a to
.05 cents per box by crate. Cherries are
coming into market in limited quanti-
ties. Vegetables are in good supply and
prices are nominal.
Hides and sheep pelts are fat, and the
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are active at an advance on some kinds.
The wheat market is more demoralized
than for some time past. Eastern and
European reports are not very encourag-
ing, as the following indicates. It is now
conceded that the product of this coun-
try will average about 100000 bushels
with a surplus of about 170, 900, 900 to
carry over into the next year, giving
fully 610 100000 bushels against 500 ,000,-
600 last year. Reports from abroad in
dicate that there will be better average
in foreign countries this year than has
been realized for the past two years. In
view of this outlook and the stringency
in finances in America, it is safe to say
that wheat markets will be dull and
heavy, and with little promise for salts
factory prices. The Dalles market quota
ton shows a sharp decline during the
week and we quote 45 to so cents per
bushel at the mills. Portland quotes
$1.0215 and $1.02 per GENITAL for Eastern
Oregon and 81, $1.121s and $1.131s for
valley.
The condition of our own wool market
is lifeless in character. Buyers efforts
for consignments are more frequent than
that for purchase. The tariff is waning
and other causes are the subject of COM
ment. The Boston Advertiser of the
10th affords an insight into the situation
as it exists today:
The total receipts of wool at this port
during the past week comprise IL ,o95
bags and bales domestic and 31S bales
foreign, against 16, ,142 bags and bales
domestic, 702 bales foreign for the same
Jan. 1, 1892, comprise 1877 ,2s4 bags and
bales domestic and Ill, ,17s bales foreign,
against 18S, ,737 bags and bales domestic
and 101 ,194 bales of foreign for the same
time in 1892.
The sales for the week comprise l ,000,-
600 lbs of domestic fleece and pulled,
and S24 900 lbs foreign, making the
weeks transactions foot up 1924 900 lbs,
against 100000 lbs for the previous week
and 2,156, 800 lbs domestic and 455, 600
lbs foreign for the corresponding week
last year.
The sales this week foot up larger than
last, but this is due in most part to the
fact that lower prices have been accepted.
The market is dull, and buyers are yet
Indifferent and not stocking up in the
least, even at the low prices that they
are able to obtain. New woods are be-
ginning to appear on the market, al
though the backward spring, and low
prices, have not been attractions strong
enough to cause any large shipments as
yet. Eastern dealers yet maintain their
low views regarding the future, and will
not put out their good money and take
chances, without the price is made low
enough to make them feel safe. Some
manufacturers are buying in the west
tempted by the low prices, but from re-
ports received, it would appear that the
bulk of the new wool is still in growers
hands, and yet to be marketed.
The tone of the market is yet unset