The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-15
.7HE SALMON TRADE
Another Week Nearer the
Close Of the Season.
QUALITY OF THE cHINooKs
Reports From the Big Trade Centers
Show an Increased Demand for
Best Grades Everywhere.

Astoria Ore, 10 p m, 14th June, 1885,
Stocks continue to move away from the
river in fairly satisfactory manner and
at all the larger canneries shipments are
being made almost as fast as they are
placed in readiness for orders. The fel-
ture Of the week has been the lively de-
mand from extreme Eastern markets
which exceeds the orders from that Sec
ton for any other year since 1880. Sew
eral Southern centers also are showing
more than the usual interest In. canned
salmon, and 1t looks as II a short pack
and slightly increased demands would
hold prices up to a very satisfactory flg-
ure up to the end Of the season. New
York correspondents report a practically
empty market in Columbia river spring
fish, and very satisfactory inquiry from
all the big grocery houses. Boston re-
ports that Massachusetts buyers are
pushing orders fast. Omaha correspond
ents all agree that the rise in canned
meats has had beneficial effect on the
price of salmon in that centre, and the
demand is growing. In st. Paul salmon
Is firm and active, and four large orders
has been placed in the twin cites during
the last few days. There have been sew
eral cuts in freight RATES of transconti-
mental lines which tap the lakes Some
Of the latest schedules are New York,
7Sc; Pittsburg, Buffalo, Clev eland and De-
troit 73Ac Cincinnati, S3Ac; Boston, soc;
Toledo Toe; Columbus 79Ac. From Liv
erpool and London reports show that
while the extraordinary demand for al
varlet of sal mon has percepdbly slack
| ed up, the market is Still In q very active
condition, Buyers Of Columbia river fish
are very busy and several big importels
! are purchasing llrge. stocks and holding
Tor fancy prices which 1t Is believed
! can b. obtained by reason OF the lncreas-
| ID desire among Inc wea.t.lier c.asses tOr
ood goods, particulurly ova.s Tgougn
lAe oval caa seenls 10 be hnaLng more ia
vor abroad, the better Class Of trad, al
nome SiA stands by the LILO. hat can at
being the ideal styIe or pack, Tor size,
shape and contents. on uhe Frassr river
thougn fisAing has started, very little VIII
b. done tl.l july, All the caaneri are
IA rtli.il4ng ORDER bui the few hsn that
are De,ng caught are ussd Tor cod stor.
| Ise and shlpment to Eastern Canadian
le-tets. Reports from all parts Of tho
country indicate an active demand for
red 4AlasNa salmon at fair prices and the
New England states are raising offers
a few cents owing to the scarcity of this
yaIiety consequent on big sa4es to Eng
and during the last ten days. One 10,
ol 220,0O0 Gases has been dispos d OF In
| that time to foreign buyers, ieaving u
| considerable dearth In home markets.
We quote only a sight change In prices
| Tor Columbia river standard brands this
wesk, as follows; Straight Chinooks,
j4.S5 to $l.42A for tails and $l.52h to $l.571A
lor fats. Owls $l.Sila to Sl.g5. Keys
from sc to 7Ihc extra. OvaLs for export
S2.0l to 500, leSs per cent. Alaska Reds,
yOc to 92hc Sacramento River packers
are still finding market for export
goods and 1900 cases are reported as hav>
ing bsen consigned from California to
Liverpool since last Monday. The Brit
isa snip Rathdown is now loading at
this city for foreign delivery, and will
eave out at the end of the month with
j 5000 cases, principally for Liverpool ana
! London buyers. Operations on the low r
Columbia during the past seven days
have been fair. From Saturday 10 We'd
nesday inclusive the run was large and
steady, averaging 10 fish to the boat
every day with the weight at an average
Of fully 30 pounds. during the last three
days, however, the catch has slackened
up considerably and today showed re-
| turns smaller than they have been for
some weeks. Matters in the vicinity Of
the cannerles along the middle Columbia
are slightly improving and each of the
five canneries operating In that vicinity
S averaging 100 cases per day. Very lit-
tie work is being done by the traps. but
the selning appliances are all showing
Increased catches and will no doubt con-
tlnue TO do well till the close Of the
season. The canneries at The Dalles and
the Cascades are still quiet and though
the increased seinlng returns have help
ed to make things move slowly, the up
r.ver pack is failure to the present
date. Bluebucks are beginning to ap,
pear In the river In small quantities,
showing every day a very gradual in
crease, and II has now been definitely
determined that the blueback output VIII
not reach to anywhere near Its legitimate
figures, even for an off year. which this
undoubtedly Is. Steelheads are begin
ming 10 arrive and there seems to be
every prospect Of very slack run of
this grade Of salmon as well. The quality
OF the Chlnooks continues most excellent
and the fish remain deep red color,
with flesh firm and hard.