The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-08
SALMON IN EASTERN MARKETS.
Jobberg Prices Have Not Yet Been
Eatabllshed.

Establighed.
The New York Commercial, one Of
the leading trade journals IN the Unit
ed States. published. on May 81, the
following article relative to the nx-
Ing Of the price for salmon to iobbers
In the East by Delaneld. McGoyern &
Co, the agents Of the Columbia River
Packers Association;
Some time tomorrow Delaheid, Nc
Govern n Co., agents Of the coIum-
bia River Fuckers Association. are ex-
Dected 10 break the silence they have
maintained 80 long regarding prices
Of the years salmon pack.
Hudson street. which has eagerly
waited for these prices for weeks. firm
ly expects 70 know the figures before
sunset. The combines agents. for the
fifteenth or twentieth time. have SOL
EMMY promised 70 name prices tomor-
row. II Is understood, and in spite Of
the former upsets In calculations there
II quite a general belief that this time
the association Will not be in POSI-
tion 10 make a further postponenent.
Inasmuch as the FIRST cars OF the new
pack are expected 10 arrive within a
few hours at the most
THE association Is not likely TO care
10 20 TO the expense Of putting the
goods into cold storage until the stu
alton on the Columbia stralghtens Itself
oft satisfactorily and. therefore. II Is
believed prices will probably be made
known without further delay"
THE silence Of the firm stiIl remains
unbroken. Ed. Astorian.l
Concerning the situation on the Co
lumbla and Sacramento rivers. the
Commercial has this TO say:
Regarding the salmon situation on
the Columbia, the San Francisco Trade
Journal. In its last issue. says its nd
Vices report that few small lots have
been sold by one or two independent
Gamers. so as to get some ready cash,
but that the rest OF the pack was 60
ing into warehouse until prices were
established II adds: The prices at
which these sales were made were
SLIGO for tails, sl.75 for flats and sI.O5
10 Si.iO for halves. Owing TO Gamers
having TO pay 6iz cents per pound for
salmon with the run so light as to
make II possible that another advance
would be made. Gamers on the Column
bia do not feel like naming prices for
fear they will lose.
Every half cent advance means
over cents a dozen on tails. The fish
on that river average now about 25
pounds. which makes the canned prod
uct cost between sleO and s1.s5 rer
dozen for tails.
"A private letter from the East says
there has been some cancelling OF or
ders due to the prospects that higher
prices are apt TO rule
The run on the Sacramento river
continues light. according to the Jour-
nal. which says,
"'The pack so far is not IS per cent
OF what II was at the corresponding
time last year, although there are
more canneries running. On the Co
lumbIa river the April run. with fish
averaging smaller. was largely in ex-
cess OF that OF 1899. but the May run
up to last advices was not more than
half Of what It was last year in May,
and 1t is Mays big fish that give the
best results. The catch outside Of the
heads cause fishermen to look for a
good rum
The run in Southeastern Alaska is
expected to start about June 10. The
king or Chinook fish was beginning to
run at last advices. The run in the
upper rivers OF British Columbia COM
mences little later than in Southeast
ern Alaska. Notwithstanding the in
creased preparations for packing on the
coast. the pack win not equal that Of
1899, predicts the Trade Journal"