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Cl .gits. S'&alrj stwi;-m. ASTtfRIA. OREGON: 1. C. IRftt.;v'S'T. ..Ertilor. FRIDAY-.-. -.- MAKCH 14. 1H7SI Calmed 'Salmon Season 1S78.79. Iii the iVmoric&n Grocer, which is standard 'authority in the United States, respecting merchandise in etock, valuations and probabilities for future trade, we -find the fol lowing well written "articles upon canned salmon, and the season of 1878-70: The total packing for the year reaches 625,090 cases of which 4.0.000 cases were put up on the Columbia river and about 10.000 ca-cs iurfher north. Fntf.er river contributed 10."i.0K)casfs.iheSacnuiHMilo i :0,0(w cases, and -JO.(MX) cases were from i Kogue. JSkeena. etc. The bulk of llu- supply has been forwarded to the ted Kingdem: from ( nluuibia river di- rect.JlU,s:Wcaes: from .San Francisco, 10"i..tjs cases; and 70.:;'4 cases to A us-1 tralia. New Zealand. Xew York ami other; point .The receipts of salmon in tlic 1 nited Iviiigdoin exceed tin, for ibn oy neariy ..hp.ouh eases, w which was added a slock of 1.-..000 to LU0O0 eases carried over. The article has not J been as much in favor as loriuerly with , consumers, due to a vanetvof ,-ajws. j principalh hard times and poor slock ; 000 cases in IbS over eight hun sent bv packers caivle.-s of their rejuita- , , , , J , tion. " dree I boats :id nets were used. The English market is at present glut- iciuic a, number to the nroiior ted. notwithstanding that prices are ev- n?auoL Ln nu,"ocl to u,c piopor v.epthHially low. the last s)uCim prices tion of one and a half boats to at hand quoting one pound tins at rs.kl. J nor down against 7.-,. in 1K77 and 7s. :kl. the thousand cases, and only six 'nuVi'.vi.ifti,ttii.,f saiiiimi 1Mlf.vin.ri 'has been much niorenipid than ha.slHvnlJSi,cl. For the season of ISTO, the growth oi the demand. If liK'l isonsumers of the United States were! from the present outlook. w think t.horoughiv acquainted with the merits , . . , . , of this tible luxurv. we are confident one boat to each thousand cases that tlfiM-ounin would aborb the entire of last years oaiek say four liun- catcii. If a sum of money equivalent to 7 J thai which will be lost on criiikhI sal-1 dred boats on the river, would be mon tins year in iuiroic couki ih spew i in acquainting cousuiikts throughout the I'iiiUhI Stales of the value of sjilmou as an artieh' ofdiel ami its low eost 111 ompaiisJMi wilh fre.sh illi. a deuiaiul would r'su It that wouhl ivpav the ex- lKMHlhures muuv tims oer. Outside i .of larire cities aiwl vilhme.s, its s'lle. is greatly re-tricted. ami throuuhout farui inj; eoiuniuititirs jM'onle are unaware tlint sueh a eoumiodity is jiroeurable. liet. it hi known thai one ioiiud of eooked salmon ean lx' bought .if retail for twenty eents or less, and iliat it is die equivalent of two imnds of the fresh fili rictintr frittii 1 win v-fivi tit llnrfv oenLs ev pound, und we" believe tiic de- maud will inere-tv r.ipidlv. Until fiomthimj is done in this direc tion it is folly to j;o on building new canning establishments and enlarg ing the cauicity of existing ones. Im- proviMnents in the direction of improved "machinery .nd facilities, in order to n diice the cot of canning are. to Ik? com mended. Each season adds to the knowledge of the packers and reduces the quantity of "swells" to a minimum. Hereafter the catching offish in the Co lumbia river is restricted to the time between April 1 and August 1. including ' Sundays. This shortens the season thirty days, and in the present condition of tJ.i salni'Ui trad' will prove beneficial. 'The'largest packers upon tin Columbia -'iuringlhe season of 1S7.S were as fid lows : Booth & V')., 2i."l." cases : dcor-rc "W. id nine, J7,1JT eass: .. (J. Megler & -Co.. 'J7,cr4 cases ; Hadolett & Co.. J.rel C4istw: Eureka Packing Co.. U-'i.'-'oT case: Oregon Packinr (,)..2.;.01i cas-s: Devlin i &(., !.0ss ca's: Cutting Packing Co. 1S4.) eases ; Warren I'aeKin l-o.. J1,- u eases:. j. v est v i o ih.i.t; cas-: .1. ILunie, Hi.0:2 cases; Fishermen's I'aek--inirCn., lJi.OiX) cas's : ll.inthorn fc (.. V.yi(, eaM's: anl twentv smaller factir- "ies. tnrii'nii out frou r.WMUt l.".xi0 eases iae!i. .Most of i he i- raser river tish went to England, the iualii oi" which is re ported hy authorities tiieie to he excel lent The. outlook at present is far from encouraging to the jwkers. and thus far we hear of no contracts for IS7! packing. The future, course of the foreign markets will he watched with interest. Prices must of necessity rut very low. Fully live sixths of the 1K7.S packing was put up in one oumi tins, in cases of lour d.zen each, the balance in two and a half pound tins, two dozen mi ;; c-fibt'. m a imai oj ;i.ki,(p cans. In January nl one ihjiukI tins sold here at .1 W er dozen, the market ruling dull and weak through the month, elnsinir nt Pi 7.V nt. which fi'nin it remained until the last of ?darch. j when it touched Sl 70. In April prices fell off lo S . About the midlle of May the markets stiffened, rising to Sl 7." by the 1st of .June, at which figure it ruled steady. In. Inly and August it -is str.mg at ?l 7i. Towards the close of the latter month spot slK:k became very scarce, as the demand up to that tune had boen supplied from stock carried ver. This being heavy at the time that ship-1 laenis oi new were usually made, it, de terred shipments of new catch from the Pacific coast. The result was that stock became exha'ised, and prices Ivegan to rise tiie latter part of August. Through out September s:lmnn was .scarce at SI 80-Sl 8', and in Wetohcr sp't gorHls sold ;is high as?-2 0!, with sjiles at Sl 8T to arrive- For most of November it sold at Sl 80, becoming we-.ik towards the close of that month, ruling so in Decem ber, and selling at th close of the year at 51 70. The present price is Si m, with the stock here about one-third what it was a year ag We 'urge upon packers that quality be the first consideration, and Unit everv effort be made to stop the canning of j T) or tish and snort weights. Let new ni'irkets be oiicncd up at home ami III v abroad, and a cleinand crcatcil sufficient tiininlrn the luK-khifr of salmon a v.-rv We believe the facts above to i r ,ik- .! tfLfniu. ie more carefully and trutliftilh profitable i ldustry. There is a heavy ;r'""Y7 tIj.V; i , V "V Ti . st.)i'k on the Pacific c mst ami abroad. 5 U, r lal ll wo,l,fi hl) a,lllVst and unlessthciwckiiiKforlWyisKrently 1 ftv il, f10;"". 1sl,;it,M7j.v. Wuf reduced is little jiroinTse of a successful . 1J "ft l. lKtW0 season forUioncdinthisbushicss,- ton uic wusl coasu i.r r..ri i :.";,. r :.;"::: stated than we could have done it. Every person agrees that the con dition of things, the future outlook generally, is anything but en couraging. In this matter we feel vitally interested; it is the life or death of our whole business, and at the request of men deeply inter ested, we should like to offer a suggestion. Probably of all the canneries employed last year, eight or ten will not be employed this year, which, will reduce the num ber of boats in the river, now were the balance of the canneries to still further reduce the number of boats, thev would be able to make u sav- ing of from 15,000 to $18,000 ; each, to apply on the credit side ' ll ol the deficiencv account SupjKing that the number of I Uiii-h)nats be reduced proixrtionatc to ' the .pack of last vear. it has been .. , , ,," ,' L . r , estimated, by those best informed, (j t f j tiinusjuia cases offish m ipti t up last year mc proportion oi j J l 1 ooais m use was more man two. I i Krtl. ....,,ic. ,.,, 1ir t-iwjnn ' J v hundred lx)ats and nets would be! ample. By thus rcdm-ino:, enn ncrynien cchiIiI secure tle fish for loss monev. as the number of . boats now on the river gives -the fishermen scarcely average wages at fifty cents a fish. Take off half the boats, and fishermen r i, rni. Q ni, ..l.:.,- Chn "sl1 lQ1 less Pei lls,1 making in0re monov for themselves, save " tlie loss, and wear and tear of nets. secure better men, etc. Cannery men would save money also, and if the pack should turn out less it will be so much "better for the market. Should the four hun dred boats catch nearly as much as eight hundred boats, fish would be obtained so much cheaper that canneries could afford to sell at present rates, and thereby make the business profitable. We hope that the cannerymen will get to gether and talk this matter over. in union mere is srrensrui. mm the same number of boats or more than were run last year, put up all that ean be put up, and what will be done with them? Where will a market be found at anything like reasonable prices? A nv pack er reading the above extract from the American Grocer must certain ly S2e the necessity for reducing the pack of the coming season. Tho HarlborJ of Refttre. An appropriation has been made for commencing the construction of a harbor of refuge on the Pacific coast, one account says $2o0,000 ad another 150,000. The latter is, we fhink, the correct sum. Of course it is not expected that this amount of moncY "will do more ! than make a beginning. One of the telegrams to California journ als on the subject states that the report of the engineers, made last winter, leads to the belief that the harbor will be constructed at Trini dad, to which the Oregonian of the 12lh, says: We cannot credit or accent fin?, since thai point is too far south to be of real utility a a Imrhor of reusjc Califor nia would, of course, like to secure this .trrcat work within her own borders, ami her delegation will work tor that result without much renard to the real inter ests' of the commerce of the northen cwist. But our deleuation should mal ' ... .... ... ... t. .... .... -i V I V )'. "UIi lo lMiiuus. i no iiartxu lt V" ", i. ' ', "" Vi -" c .S l aaihll)k point, so that it WOllld north of that nomt. Now it. semns to be settled that such habor is to be construc- l tcd, every exertion should beuuadu both it.v iiv. He i-i;iwi iiniti;.... .. 1.....1.,... ..r ,.,.r I A ll V Vlllllll. ill II Wlllllll ll( I1MII1' HVdll "T " "" hy our representatives at "Washington ana y our citizens at Home to nave u K'Kb of rSuSAvh such i,arbor is most needed on the northern coast. It would be better for our Board of Trade to make representations on this subject to . the office of engineers at Washington. and for the Chamber of Commerce at Astoria to take similar action. 5ree America. That this nation is becoming too massive for fair legislation on the part of congress, is partly shown by the following which we find in the East Portland Call oc the Sth: The bill in aid of the Portland bridge failed in the senate as was expected, and it now remains to be seen whether the opinion of one man. and he a resident of the state of New York, shall Ik the cause of depriving the comity of Mult I lWiiti.tli mw 4lw ctnin rf fri.irmi if i lirt ! benefits' to be der'hed from":', bridge across the Wnllamet river, at this place, t Ti fiil nnnfiilnnf in in?iL-inr tli; sissr-i tion. from the fact that we are creditably informed that Col. Gillespie. United .State engineer, resident at Portland. ture. t Send your subscription for the Astoisiax another year. Help us, that we may continue to help vou. ,. ,.,...,,. , ,", n.. ; NEW ADVERTISEMENTS For Sale or Rent. JTisrnisIictl or VKfiirsixicd. TIIK Delmonico Restaurant, ON WATER STREET. This house is in the lcst location in the city for the -Restaurant luhnss. Immiu; fnr nislietlin fust-clas style with every modern improvement, inclmlhitr a FINE FRENCH RANGE. For terms anplv immediately to It. S. 'WOIISEY, Rent listate -Agent and Auctioneer, at his auction rooms, next door to Uailev's store, Main stroot. X Special Auction Sale. T WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION ON . Friday, Harcli 14, 1879, . AT TII1C 0NT WATER STREET, A choice lot of household furniture consist ing of One IirIor Set: 200 Yards ISrns sela Carpet: Two iyiiat-not: 5 Choice Pictures ; 1 Iarsc Ficncli "ked noo-ii so. i. 1 7iEarbIe Top Set; I JlarLle Top Tabic: I China Set. ked i:oom NO. II. ' I Cott:re I5el Stoart; I Spriiis: Mat tress; 1 OBiireau; 1 YsIi Stantl. KED KOOSI XO. lCi. 1 Cottajrc Beil-room Set; -Carpets; 1 Spring Hcil. And a complete assortment of household poods. coiiFlstinjr of Fiftcpn Tluvc-quartiT and Single Tied Steads with Sprint; ami Hair Mattresses, riot ures. Tables. Curtains. Chairs, and a general assortment of uiiell;inoiis jioods. Sale to cmnnunencc at 10 :30 A. m. Sale ositivc. Tonus cash. 3td B. S. WOKSLEY. Auelioneer. Astoria Steam Laundry. J. T. 130HCinn:S Proprietor Astoria, re-fjon. No rnhhing or scruhhing. and no thm ning your clothes too pieces, r.uttons sewed on and clothes mended. r"Ncat work at reasonable pnc.es. ve us a call. J. H. D. GRAY, Wholesale and retail dealer in. OYSTERS, by Uic SACK, Kay, Oats, Straw, Wood, Etc. General storage and Wharfage on icasou able terms. &EW TAILORSQ SHOP. (In A. W. Cone's Utiiidinir.) WATElt STHEKT ASTOUIA. OlZKCOX. TKOI8IAK CnSKY. (Ijtteof Taeoma). BT5GS LEAVE TO INFOKM THE Tl-18-lic that he is now prepared to make all kinds of clothing to order, or to renovate or repair ciothhur. iMriravim; liad an experien-e of 2-1 vear. 1 defv comiietviu in the art of mnkinsr ild clothes look like new. My system is kiiewi: onlv to mvself, by which I ean lengthen pantaloons wilhoiit pieelnjr.etc. For particulars sec small can's. THOMAS rruitY. Tailor, steam-sconrer and Itenairer. THE ASTORIA BREWERY X3.3S:E:'Q.rZ RUDOLPH 8ARTH & MICHAEL MEYER, ri:oriiiEToi:s. Corner of Olney and "Water streets, ASTOUIA. OKKGON. Best quality of LAGllIi RKKItr cts. .per glass Choice Wines, Liquors, and Cigars hvavs on hand. z-The patronage of the public is respect fully solicited. OnleiT? forljigeror Bottled Beer in nnv quantity promptly lilletl. E-Thc best lunch the season will afford furnished day and nisht FllKK. GUN'S. I.OCKS, AXD SKWIXG- 3IACniATER ItEPAJTRKI). KEYS FITTED AXP LOCKS RKPAIRED. SAWS FILED, ETC.. HY F. T'. WASS. Main, jstrcet, nejit dour to Geo. KossL nolds that he, as a representative of the United States, has no right to interfere with rights granted bv the state legisla IQJ& SPRING JAJ - kJX JAXL T J The best selected stock ever before canied in this city DRY GOODS, CLffTHIHC, BOOTS AND SHOES, HATS, GAPS. CROCKERY, GLASS WARE, CARPETS, IBATTIKGS, A FULL LINE IX EACH DEPARTMENT. Wc call especial atttentlon to our etm larjre invoice of PRICES WAY DOWN. 5 WE SELL ONLY 1'Olt CAM!, Xi) CHEIUT. No UuE ILLL UNDERSELL 3IE. :s0 :b: - m e iet ir. q. S3 aa , MAIN STREET, --- STOKIA, 0REG0N- Sol1 Ajrent for ho "Xrxr Amcriraa Stiviiij 31ael:s;te. JBUSlIsESS CAEBS. f ' ATTOKXEY AT LAAV. Okkick. Tages new building, Squemoqlie street, Astoria. Oregon. jyv. F. CEAXG, PHYSJCIAM AKD SURQEO?3, ASTORIA, ORE(JON. Ofllee Room io. 7 over C. L. rarker's store. OpiHMte Dement s drug store. D,!- J. AV. OLIYKIt. Ofi'ici:. In Shuster's Dasjuerrcan buihl inp. Kntranee eeond door above that of the Daily .stoujax, Cass sti eel. Residence on Jefferson sircet. corner ol" Main. T01'TOZl HATCH. Successfully treats all Chronic Diseases. AND DISEASES OF WOMEN AXD CHILDREN. Cancer cured by new ami jasnless inetltod. Otnce Chenamus strcet. corner of Alain street, Astoria. K. ,3. C'BKIKX. CCRKS 1IILL10US AND iNTEKAUTTENT KKVKKS With from one to three doses of his harm less medicine. Also. Private diseases sueeefully treated. Okkh'K O'Brien's hotel, Astoria. Oregon. O. V. 1CKI.U A. MKACIIEN. Attorneys at Law anil Notaries Public. Cninini:ioiier of lecds for Oxlifornia and Washington Tcrritorj. Aslorin. Orejrou. Okpick Corner of Squcmocqhe and C:iss streets, up stairs, over K. S. Larsen's store. 1J. F. DKXNISON. F. .1. TAYLOi: DENyiSOK" & TAYLOJt, ATTKSEYS AT LAff. ASTOliTA. OKKGON". Office Xrp stairs in r.-orker's building, corner Chenamus and Benton streets. Tp D. WINTON, ATTORNEY AT LAV. Offlce in City Hall Building. ASTORIA. OREGON. OTTO BW'kk. WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER HAS KKMOVKD TO Main street, Parker's building. ASTOUIA, - - - OKEGOX T SJTEiVASST. Stone ASTOKIA. nd Marble Cutter, - - - orkgo:. All kinds of building work, and monumen tal work attended to promptly ami to order. Satisfaction guaranteed. W-1J J5K('1. Manufacturer of Boots and Shoes All kinds of repairing neatly and 0 proinpuy aiienueii to s. MAIN ST.. - ASTOUIA. OUECOX. CALEDONIA SALOON. Comer of Front and A streets. POKTLAND - - OiiKGOX xwrUute butcher in the Central Market. J.K. LOVETT. TAIIaOH, C LEANING and KEPAIRING PK0MPTLY ATTENDED TO. Denton street, opposite TosC-office. Astoria. JTUGII STOOl', CARPENTER AND J0WER, AND GEXE15AL JOBBER ASTOUIA. OKKGON. ftIIou'cs built to order, nnd satisfaction stniRinteed. Shop on h'(iiencqh:t street, next door to the Kpiscopal church. 'MRS. J. KELLY, Lately of Portland, has set up a Millinery and Fancy Goods STORE !N ASTORIA. All kinds of Iace. l'riire. Velvets, and Dress Trinixuxisjw. All kinds of EMBROIDERY TUCKINGS. A nice assortment of Woolen and Cotton Canvases and Zephyrs, Silks, Ruchings, and Corsets. A large variety of xjrci:ss BITTOXS, Of the latest style. Also of HECICTIES AWD BOWS. Come one and all. and examine my stock of ijuods. Kext dour ao Uie AtToiiiAN Ullice. H?hW ZLt. nr. rmi -v iami u. :jrtj "jLajuitj?a i u.u-..w mm & ? S R A SON kJ LUrl kJKJLi i 1879. ynT-ai n.--rvw. AL'CTKOC SALE?. Lj" . hULDEn, Notary Public fer the State of Oregon. Real Estate Aacnt :isd 'wnquKctr. i Agent for the FIREMEN'S FUND INSUR ANCE COMPANY of Am Francisco. COMMISSION AGEN1 and AUCTIONEER. Rent ami A crouds 'iiiifclccl, and rv Ihi-hs ;uT.njj)tlj- sj;uie. Ttegirtar sales d.ny. I SATrSBAYN nt 2 P. Jff. N. 1. Parties h:ivmr real estate, litmi tureorany other goods to (iLsnme of eiilier at auction or private snle sJimia wolifv me soon :is couvcmcitt Ih'for" U't i.iy hi sale. No storage charged on semis fhx at Aiw-t'- 1. C.lIOLh.IN. u Ant tkeer. m-J"'-u -" '"'- Tn-TtTrmirri: MIHCKI.IANEOUP. I. "W. CASE, LMPOHTElt AND WII01.1 SALE A.D RE TAIL IjEAI Kit IN GENERAL MRGMIEE, Corner Cheiiamus and ASTOKIA Cass streets. - OKEGON. ASTORIA GAUDY FACTORY OYST K IS K A L . TJAVlNt; KM.AKCKl) 51 Y STOUF. j.JL !i:ninmviii! ham I the lar::eM and best asortment of plain and 1-rvnch candies !u town. also, all kinds o CAKliJ, CMJACKKKS AND BISCUITS. All of which I offer for sale at the lowest cash price, whoh .-ale and reuui at SCHWiEER'S COKFECTIOKERY. Opposite the bell tower. Retail candy from S to 75 cents ierponn. N Fresh Eastern and Shoahv:iter5sNL I o nay oysters served in every style. f A1BTIX & JIAY5ES, GRySTAI, SAX0Q2J,VX4.. OntheliOadway, - - astoiua, Oregol The verj' best quality of wines, iquorc and-cijnirs at wholesale or retal. Astoria Liquor Store, ATG. DANIELSON, Troprietor. Water st. Koad way, - Atokia. Onncox. Importer and dealer in WINES, LSQUORS, li'OUEIGN AND DOMESTIC CIGaUS- Sole agent for the celebrated STONEWALL WHISKEY. v-J " AXD BOTTiE BEER DEPOT ClIXXAMUS STRKKT. ASTMCl.l. Tke public are invited to cut an learn their orders. Splendid L:igr 3 cents agliu-s. Fr Lunch every nipMt. WM. KOCIC & C..?roprietorfc. IKOXGE ItOSb" O tfilHapdEGom. The only J'.illiard lioom in Use city wbtve no liquor arc s!d. ftTEW TAi:LK .ITST VVT VV. CEOlU.a. il has a easy place and kees on hand inv Lest bnind of (igars. Also, soc'a. caiivo. nuts. etc. Opposite Allona ( hop House. 5-tf GEt). i:ot-s. 1'ropiicu.r. (IN TIIK ASTOICIAN UUILlJlNG)- AS J i'ST RECEIVED A LOT OF XEW goods, consisting ot MEN'S AXD V.QYS CALE AID EIP EOGTS; Buckle and Congress Gaiters, Women, Misses and Children's BUTTON B.OQTS, Which will be sold at the very lowestp rices IT IS A POSITIVE TRUTH" That housekeepers can do better bv deaMns with ,1. K. WIRT, on Main street, as he keeps the best of FJIU1TS, CANDIES, NUTS. LIQUOES AND CIGABS. SMOKED SALMON, BOLOGNE SrSAGE, JERKED ELK MEAT. And also from Clatsop every other dav FBESH BUTTER, EGGS CDEESE, CLAMS, DUCKS, CHICKENS, And everything that is needed in the eook injcline at the lowest living prices. uau anu xaiuiue ueiore purehasinir ewt liirc- .! 3i iviTvrp where. J. K. WiliT, pT.-t-i j,. .-jgJSV I '5"