The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-01-27
CANNERIES HIT HARD, PRESENT
 COAST STRIKE
Seattle P.-I., January 0

[ maj conditions is anxiously awaited | by the Pacific Northwest canned salmon industry so that it may take advantage of the rapidly growing demand that made its appearance prior to the coast-wide waterfront tieup.
 Before the shipping paralysis the industry was confident it was en- tering a period of almost unprece- dented sales volume during Decem- Der and January. Today cloud of apprehension hovers over the out look for 1897. The industry's con cern is neither the size of the pack nor consumer demand, but one of getting it's goods to market. During November and December the sales movement, due to the stop page of water transportation, came to an almost complete standstill. a Conditions Sound H ! Underlying conditions are sound and the shipping tieup is the barrier to a record postwar sales year, leading brokers declared yesterday.
 Orders received for canned salm- on during the summer and fall pointed to an early "sellout" of the unusually heavy 1886 pack Much of the holiday trade was lost, how ever, and it now appears likely that the carry-over will be higher than a year ago.
 The American salmon pack last year amounting to nearly nine mil lion cases, was the largest ever kncwn, according to records of the Association of Pacific Fisheries In- complete tabulations showed a total of 6,765 900 cases for the 1886 season Final returns may show an even higher total, it was said.
 Alaska canners took advantage of a fairly good run of red salmon and a heavy run of pinks to pack more than 8,320,000 cases, a record for the territory.
 For a time dealers feared demand might not equal the bug supply. but movements of goods to market all through the fall months exceeded all expectations
 Demand Stimulated
 Consumer demand had been stum- ulated by an aggressive advertising campaign, and all signs pointed to wider distribution of canned salmon in the worlds markets.
 Price stabilization has been an important factor in the campaign to increase salmon consumption in the United States, according to deal CTS. Prices today are slightly under quotations year ago.
 Following are comparisons. Alaska red ttalls) S210 per dozen, versus $2.55 year ago; echoes, $175, versus $1.85; pinks, $1, versus $l05; chums, 90 cents. versus 92 to 95 cents.
 The best grades of salmon packed in Alaska and along the Washington and Orekon coasts have been nov ing well in Eastern and Midwestern markets, Seattle dealers have been advised. Sales of red salmon were especially good last year in all sec tions of the country. The total vol ume of reds from the 1886 pack de- ilivered exceeds two million cases. In addition, dealers disposed of the supply of carry-over reds from the previous years pack.
 Campaign Successful
 Spokesmen for the industry said the advertising campaign launched last year to stress the superior food , qualities of Pacific Northwest salm- on proved so successful it is to be continued this year.
 Alaska was the center of the salmon packing industry during the past year. The Alaska pack alone was estimated at 8,320,000 cases, as contrasted 5,12300O cases in 1885. The 1886 pack included 4,554,000 pinks, 2,395,O0 reds, 100000 chums 220,000 echoes and 51,0O0 kings.
 Both the Columbia River and Puget Sound packs were smaller than in 1885, the former totaling I280,000 cases, and the latter 165,000 cases.