The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-01
The AStOrian's Weekly Report
of Market Conditions.
FINAL REPORT RENDERED.
The Inside Right of Way Committee
Completes Its Labors-A Satlsfac-
tory DOcument-GOOd Work.

Astoria, Or, 10 p. M, 3lst May, 1896; The
past week has shown a gradual loos n
| ing up of stocks held at this end and all
the cannerymen report shipments as con.
slderably more free than at any tiue
since the beginning OF the season. For
ward movements will, during the next
ten days, continue 10 become more brisk
and at the end Of that time win resume
their normll size. The dullness caused
by the discount war is fast disappearing
and the statement of prominent Gamers
shows that those who have held our
against the ~ per cent terms have finally
been approached by jobbers just as eager
to buy un0.r the old conditions. Fully
65 carloads, about $1,000 cases of salmon,
have already gone forward since the
10th of May from this point. Our corre-
spondents In the large centers report
various conditions of the market, but all
unite in stating that dsmands are daily
growing, and win rapidly assume larger
proportions with the approach of warm
weather and the consuming season. New
York reports sales easily made at good
figures and a demand equal to, If not
greater thln, that Of last year to date.
Chicago Is quiet, considerably more so
than many other centers. In st. Paul,
Columbia River is firm with a good de-
mand. The only futures sought for IN
Omaha are In Columbia River salmon,
and good prices prevail. Eastern Cana
dan cittss are buying largely. In Lon
don the steady advance in prices Of all
grades has been maintained and the mar
ket was never in better condition. High
er cluss goods are largely ou2ht for and
ovals are quoted by our correspondents
at SOS, less per cent. We quote as
follows: Columbia River Standard brands
straight Chinooks, $1.35 10 $40 for tails.
and $1.52M to $1.57Ia for fats. ovals for
home consumption still keep up their
high figure at from s1.s5Ito N.95. leaning
little toward the higher figure. Keys
range same as previous reports. Foreign
buyers have not yet completed their OBJ
eratlons in this city and seem determined
to secure as much of the output as pos
sible. Within the next two weeks there
Is no doubt that the transportation COM
panies will be taxed to their full limps
in taking care of forward shipmenrs.
Operations on the Columbia for the plst
seven days have been light, and there
has been no repetition of last weeks
run, condition brought about mainly
by the severe storms that have been sue
ceeding one another at the mouth of the |
river. The middle river clnerlss have |
also been running very slowly and az |
the Cascades, beyond a few thousano |
cases packed from the catch OF drift |
nets and seines, matters are inactive.
Several fish wheels have not yet been
touched by the water. We estimate the
pack of the whole river to dite at 129 900
cases, which seems, from all the resources
at our command, to be a close fl ure.
This leaves the pack to date almost even
with last year. The lower river pack Is
about % per cent ahead Of 1894 The catch
Of fish from this time last yelr 10 the
close Of that season was large, both on
The lower and upper rivers. This year
oa the lower RIVER there is no reason to
expect any better than last years re-
suits, even If they are as good, but II is
certain that on the upper river tn re will
be considerable falling off. The opera
Ions Of 1894 at the Cascades and The
Oalles were almost phenomenal, but the
ow water and other conditions at this
line are such that their catch win stead
ly decrease from now till the season is
)ver. This being the olse 1t seems GER
iain that the total pack for 1895 will fan
'hort Of that Of 1894 by fully fifty or
'ixty thousand cases The run Of blue>
'acks which should have begun 10 show
tself five or six days ago has not ven
and up to date hls been n
allure. This run is the principal harvest
Il the upper river fishwhee.s. Durfnr
he past seven days there have been three
Ieaths among the fishermen.