The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-21
Fishing Gazette Says Sockeys Run
Is Steadily Cumulative.
ANOTHER sPURT IS EXPECTED
American Pack Of Sockeyes This Season
Will BE Considerably In Excess Of
Half a Million cases--Difiieul,y Ia Sc.
curing Help.

Since we last went to press the run Of
Hockeyc salmon on the Puget sound and
IN the Frser river u, G.. has Been .teadi'
ly cumulative, and II i only within the
confines Of the past week tina, abe pres
ence Of humpbacks along with the
7 spawning fish portcnds the beginning
of the end. A late advice state. that
these fish now constitute fully 80 per
cent. Of the catch In the straits and the
run has visibly Slaekened However it's
confidently expected that there viii be
another spirit OF ilsh before the season
closes for the salmon now running are
by no leans ripe and large school Of
flsh has been reported oil the headlands
of Vancouver, u. G. The Gazette Is In.
formed by controlling interests In Alas.
kan salmon that the American pack Of
sockeyes this season will be consider.
ably In excess Of half million cases,
conaingcnt solely on the ability Of the
packers 10 procure labor and cans. with.
out regard 10 further spurt Of fish,
The total pack of British Columbia was
eases, with the Fraser river canner. ac.
counting for 100000 cases OF this out.
put and still averaging 10000 cases
daily. In some quarters Il Ia thought
that the 1905 pack OF sockeyes on the
coast will exceed million cascs II ia.
vorable conditions prevail until the end
OF the season.
Canncrics have had considerable din.
Guilty In securing help as between 10000
and 10000 men, women and children
are employed In various departments Of
the fisheries, but there has been little
or no waste Of good fish, little but refuse
going TO fertilizer and by.product
plants. says the San Francisco Trade
journal large quantities Of surplus
from canncrics are being salted In Bel.
linghnm and Anacortes for shipment
east, and carload lots specially prepared
going to Germany. Ilumpback,, second
grade fish, have started to run. Sew.
ernl Of the canneries will put up pack |
of this variety after close of sockeye
season.
As direct result Of the big run of |
eockcyc salmon the American Can com.
pany at Bellingham, Wash, although |
turning out 100000 tins day, was
unable TO keep pace with the demand
Of Sound cannerics. Large shipment.
were received from other plants OF the
company,
The opening market on sockeye sal.
mon has not yet been disclosed by con.
trolling interests. There is a strong dis.
position on the part Of American hand.
lcrs to eonccdc at around Sl.25 for tails
(. o, b. coast, although we learn definite.
~ that strong hands are in absolute con.
troll and accord has been arrived nj with
Alaskan interests II would not sur.
prise Us II opening price was 10 ccuts
In advance of the figure quoted The
Columbia river output win be less than
normal and Il undoubtedly oversold by
a quarter OF n million cases at least,
but, on the other hand the Alask pack
ha. 10 be rcckoncd with and there Is
going TO be big pack Of reds this
season. We anticipate, however, that
the prcdominnting burden of CARRYING
the sockeyc pnck will be on the should.
crs OF British Columbia cannerS. and
at the bargain prices now offering in
red Alaska, there should he no difficulty
experienced in finding market for both
fancy aud standard offerings of all
grades of salmon. A goodly proportion .
of the American sockeye pack should
be diverted to former trade in competi.
tion with chinooks, which would enable
free clearance of Alaskan salmon in the {
export and domestic trade at stRndatd
prices, What salmon really needs is the
leaven of strong advertising campaign b
TO promote domestic consumption of the b
product I
Latest Liverpool cable reports prices n
very firm for spot one.pound and half. {
pound fats, what little stocks there are n
in these sizes being IN very small com. f
pass, The good demand reported last n
week for best quality tails continues. &
Prices are also firm for new seasons e
salmon, for both overland and steamer Il
arrivals.
Southern demand for low.grade sal. 4
mon is now at its height, and will un. "
doubtcdly clean up every case available q
before the new pack can reach the n
Eastern market. In expectation of s.
short pack holders have advanced spot a
prices to 90 cents,-Fishing Gazette. a