The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-04-09
Trade Notes.

| New York, April S.-Bar silver 5SMo-
Trade Notes.
San Francisco mail advices state: "A
movement Is on foot to form an organize
mems Protective Union. and an agreement
to this effect has been signed by most OF
the commission merchants handling berries.
It will also be circulated in the country for
the growers signatures. Its object is to
guard against loss Of chests. to have all
chests branded and the brand recorded
ty Recorder. and to see hat chests are
never sold unless by process Of law. with
the the. passage sSa ss IF a BIZ Pan Of sale ar pef ~ ea ene
forced against all violations Of these rules.
The union IS to be conducted by an Execu-
siss n 81 q. efS olioxink Ct Siss eae me Sam F 1no%
cisco. Sonoma, Santa Clara, sacramento
River and Watsonville.
According to Pacific Coast advices the
outlook for apricots is not SO favorable as
for other varieties OF fruit. The estimates
now out point to less than SO per cent OF
the average crop.
Portland mail advices state: Owners of
col ,, s5Gra mor plants ea,en sss RTeP 9san IN to to snser
years. New freezing plants are being erect
ed at Astoria by the Prescott Packing Com
pany and ~Lindenberger & Alter, while
the. market for larger quantities Of hsh
tina before. As near as can be ascertatned
the following canneries will be operated on
Brookfeld. Warren's at kathalmet, Meow
ms at Chinook, Union Fishermen's Sem
born's. Booths. Elmore's and Kinney's at As
The Gutter Cannery In Astoria and the
combine cannery at Eagle Cliff, which were
operated last year, will be closed this year.
be decided on at a meeting Of the Columbia
River F~ishermen's Protective Union, to be
held soon. Fishermen think 8 cents per
those Weighing twenty pounds or over. and
6 cents per pound for smaller fish,"
It is estimated by conservative parties
who keep up with the agricultural situation
that the rice acreage for this season will be
increa sed between 5000 acres and 100. 900
acres over that Of last year. and that most
OF this new land will be put in in Louisiana
and Texas. This means more people and
more prosperity for that section.
following are fair samples of the reports re-
ceived:
an the statistical position the visible
that spinners are now able to see that the
darger Of a scarcity this season has passed
away. though this crop. being larger and the
was estimated earlier in the season."
Either the movement must fall away 80
rapidly that short crop, ideas again become
dominant (Which would lead to the ex-
pectation of a Scarcity or there must be a
general revival In the cotton goods trade in
America and on the Continent to induce
spinners to enter the markets."
Texas reports a continuance Of the
drought. and In the Carolinas and other
Southeastern States too much rain is caus-
ing apprehension and delaying planting: in
fact. 1t IS stated that all lands will have to
be worked over. which in itself will mean
a smaller acreage than was contemplated
A report from Texarkana. Tex. says: .It
is no longer believed here hat the acreage
will be Increased. The season is three
weeks later than last year; all plantation
work Is much behind, and there il very
will be q bad one-labor d-iscrganized, scarce
and high: country merchants disappointed,
and no effort being made to push farm
work. The feeling is gloomy. 1t Is dim
cult to buy spot cotton. Weak holders in
the interior have thrown over. Pressure
from that source Is about over"