The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-05
Pears
Its least virtue is that
it lasts SO.
Soap is for comfort; the
clean are comfortable.
Pears soap cleanliness
is perfect cleanliness.
All sorts Of people use II. all bons Of stores
ssllit. especially druggists
SALMON

stocks will be all cleaned up before
the new pack reaches the market.
Chlrago-saImon continues firm but
quiet. Stocks are light for this season
of the year.
4 correspondent Of the Chicago
Record states that there II cannery
on piles near the end ~ the pier 400
feet long. over the waters OF Mlsslsslppi
gound, at Pass Christian, La. where.
besides oysters and shrlmps, product
is put up which perhaps will surprise
the public canned salmon. absolutely
pure, prepared from the finest deep sea
nlllet Catfish are 700 expensive),
caught on the mouth Of the Miss.sslppi.
II is not claimed thai this product y
.qual 70 the best Columbia river sal
mon. II r. simply better than the infer
lor grader"
New York Salmon is easy The
chief incident from week TO week Is the
arrival Of extensive shipments from
San Francisco by the steamers via
Panama. and their distribution 70 the
trade as dcmanIed. chiefly upon con-
tracts already made.
Tine New York dealers who Inyestl-
gated the catfish salmon scare seem To
have decided 70 let 1t die out, bang
satisfied with the absolute and authOri-
lailys denial made that any Missis-
sippi catfish Is marketed mere az sal
mon. and Also satisfied that the East
eide Jewish trade will come to them
ror fish US formerly, whenever the con-
yumption demands It. Already within
the last week. some sales In that trade
arr reported 20 have been made.
Puget sound-Some Of ihe Pacific
coast authorities predict that the SAL
mon industry OF Puget sound will be-
come virtually extinct 10 a few years,
and the same industry In Alaskan wat
crs viii be destroyed within a decade
or Two.
Salmon stocks are pretty well all
into consumptiye channels, and the car
ry-over will most probably be a cipher.
with enough NJ some varieties even TO
supply the demand In front Of the new
season"
Preparations continue on Puget sound
and Fraser river for The coming sea-
son's pack. but II ssyet very early,
Of course. to size up operations.
rhe Gunderson antl-trdp bill has been
kllled In the legislature. he Seattle
rhamDer OF commerce has turned down
the northwestern flshermen's bill, and
all in all II appears as though new sal
mon legislation in this state will be
very slight this season.
Fish Commissioner A. c. Little, Of
Washington. has completed the state
ment of receipts from licenses for Ash
ing gear Gamers and fresh fish licenses
In Oregon during the last two years,
showing that receipts have trebled since
the new law went into effect. The in
crease is partly due to an increase in
license fees. but also to an increased
number Of caneries and the fact that
the revenues from individual licenses
and fresh fish dealers is a new feature.
The total amount collected in the two
years aggregates nearly 100000,
Alaska New canneries reported
erecting In Alaska include one by the
Thlinket Packing Co, Of Portland. one
by ,hr Point Rarrie Fish Co.. at Point
Ellis, and another by the Royal-War-
mock Company south of Wrangle mar
rows. p. T. 9uschman's cannery at
Petersburg will be enlarged, as also
the 4. +, a. plant at Loring.
London London reports the salmon
business for the new year opened sat
lsfactorily and fair number Of in
quirlcs passing. though business not
heavy and values steady and unchang-
ed rhe Afghanistan, with 9501 cases,
Is expected in Liverpool very shortly,
whilst the Flngal. with very large
quantity, is expected In London within
Il week or two.
Llverpool-Salmon continues fairly
firm with plenty of inquiry for Alaska
fail, on1 INrncer ia.nnund dats