The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-03
THE CANNED SALMON TRADE.

IAN quotations in these columns are
f. o. b. from the Locality where Ship
ments are made.)
Astoria, Or, noon, 3rd NAV 1884,
Reports to date from all principal trade
centers indicate a clearer market for
canned salmon than has been shown
for many years. The increasing prices
OF red Alaska, and ready sales at ad-
Vanced rates are a correct guage on
the general emptiness of large pur-
chasing points. AIT present writing the
market for good Alaska rules steady
n firm at $1.07 1-2 with So and 80
CENTS for pink and trash generally,
Prices OF much Alaska already sold for
future delivery are problemtatical, es-
pecfaly for foreign buyers, information
being withheld though dt is known
that good figures have been obtained
TOT large lots. 1T is an undeniable
TACT that low priced and Cheap goods
are beginning to be called for largely.
more particularly in New England
Where the demand for this class al
shipments is very great. New York
reports a 2 IL cent advance from last
week In red Alaska with new season
Columbia River standard brands sell
ing as follows: Straight Chinooks. 1. "a
20 LII IL for tails and $1.50 to S1.52 10
FOR flats, with keys fetching Z 1-2 cents
advance on these figures. Stocks are
very light in the Massachusetts mar
ket. Minnesota cenlters report to us
light stocks with all quotations on
Columbia river Chinooks reasonably
active, and the same advance in red
Alaska as noted in New York. Lon.
uon exchanges of latest date report
bne imports of salmon to date March
ylSf 10fn nrinQ6no1 saantfa-a
1885, 800 cases, fifty per cent of which
are credited to Fraser River. English
buyers are tending still further to pri-
Vate brands, and we hear already Of
adVanee sales in that quarter from
BRUSH Columbia, and Columbia river
pack Tor h present season, amounting
DO 10000 cases.. Columbia river cam
neries will sell more largely to foreign
buyers this year than for five years
past, and old established packers who
nave never yet. delivered outside or
the United States, report their first
United Kingdom sales. The Alaska
Fackers Association will no doubt
continue to advance prices, and mar
Kets IN all quarters seem in a condi-
non TO tan the rise. The first day
of May found work on the Columbia
river exceptionally we'll advanced in
contrast with the figures of last sea
and all canneryemn report fairly
good runs of fish, and very early re-
turns, more particularly in the matter
quality. Fish from the opening of
the season have Ibeen firm, or deep red
color, rlcn in Oil, and showing all the
characteristics of a late May catch.
and considerably forward in every Way.
fact, the quality has never been bet-
Ter. Indications point to a falling off
the July catch and very few fish
AFTER that month. The 1890 run showed
rnls characteristic, beginning In the
same way as the present year and
UP considerably to the end
of the season. Average weight of fish
Is running well to % pounds. with
catch per boat generally reported as
i've 10 six FISH. The largest DAYS run
TO cate was on April Goth. Fish aver
aged eleven TO the boat and fully $500
cases were packed on the lower river
Lor the "a hours ending at noon on thu
5lSt. The remarkably low water In
Inc upper river has rendered most of
1he wheels at the Cascades Ineffective
only those that are especially fired
for low river work have been in on
Warren & Co., the largest
packers on the upper river have up to
me present time done practically moth
'NS' tHS <AotOIid tracking Co., general
y in the lead with a large pack at this
of the river, is low in the list nm
70 the present writing, mostly by rea-
OF slack trap and seine work. CHI
net fishermen are doing fairly well AT
me . cents per 9b. rate ~inaugurated nv
The Columbia River Fishermen's pro-
'ective Union. Movemnts are reported
Is slack up to the present, and NOT
more thar twenty carloads have been
shipped. Jobbers are undoubtedly hold
ng off on orders in several quarters.
or reasons explained elsewhere. IT Is
very early to attempt estimates of
he final pack but various local sources
mite In placing 1t at from 10000 to
1000 for all points, a little lower than
years figures. The following ia
Die gives the total Columbia river
Jack, as reported by our correspond
'nts, to the LIST inst. While In MANY
Eases the figures are exact, in SONS
they are only approximately cor
'ect. The totals win, however. be
as nearly correct as II Is possible
o make them at this part of the sea-
ION. In some instances the flgures
'over the pack of two or more can
belonging to the same corpora
ion: /