Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-09-26

Some important changes have tsksn
place in our Local markets during tbs
past vssk. which are Of mech eooeern 70
our farmers, and Others
HOPS ~ q general thing ara pretty
well harvested, and viii BE ready Tor
shipment by October lsf- Buyers Lass
week were Offering Is cents peg pound
producers, Who will bold for better nR
ures- We have heard Of very fsw con
tracts being made at these 6gores-
wOOL-No change TO report. the clip
being mostly all moved.
WHEAT-Puees Sound wheat 10 nov
being harvested, and fading IL way to
market Produce merchants are pay
ing from $40 50 81 per ton therefor
FLUUk-This staple remains IN
changed. but the tendeney N downward,
oving 90 the unse3iied condition Of the
Liverpool market We quOte-Extra,
IS TO $5.30 per barrel.
-OAIS-Tne market in San Francisco
for Washington Territory oats is quoted
at go per ton. Bayers. therefore, are
nos offering producers on the fats more
than $32 per ton, which they are not
disposed 70 accept, having in mind the
good prices that ruled last season No
immediate advance IN these figures IL
looked for, owing 10 the very large
stocks of barley on hand IN San Fran
cisco.
BACON-Stesdy, bat slightly lower.
HAMS-Oving 20 the hight stocks on
hand, hams are inst booninR. During
| the past week they have advanced / Il
cents per pound, and further advance
| in daily looked for, as the supply II
light and demsnd lively. We quote Is
TO u cents per pound.
BUTTER il firm and scarce. Quite
an advance IN price has taken place Dur
| ing the week. We quote: Fresh. 10 u
AZ cents psr pound; picked roll, Is &c
37x cents; cooking. 2sx centA- A
| strong effort 10 belng made IN San Fran.
which, IL successful, will materially ad
vance the price Of that product.
EGGS are in short supply. 70 cents
per dozen being readily paid for Fort.
land and San Francisco shipments, anc
Is cts per dozen for strictly fresh. Fifty
i've cents in the ruling retail price.
CHICkENS-Market firm, no chanRs
IN quotations.
/ TO1A lOGk3-16Ik0b Ia iuii o1Ppl
of Peerless and Chilli Garnet, from Cal
ifornia, which merchants cell to jobberI
al 70 cents per busLsl. dealers are pay
ing from 20 to 70 cents per tushel TO
PnRet Sound potatoes, which are prefer
able 20 the shipments from California
i HAY-MerchAnts are n0v payinI
from SIS 20 SO per ton on the dock, ana
retaining ss go 70 $Z2x PSF ton, choic'
bright timothy. Oueor tw0 large ship
ments Of California hay are nov on To
way 10 Seattle, bat this will not inior
the market, ~ feeders much prefer pay
ing better price for good timothy hay
APPLES-San dried apples ar
scarce, and have advanced from 81 3
10 ceuts per pound Machine dried re
main unchanged az II cents pcr pound
CALIFORNIA FRUI1S-The Seatti
market has been we'll supplied durinI
the present season With fruit and veRe
tables from California. Grapes retal
at l2x cents per FOUND, and vatermel
ons bring ali the way from q to q
! cents each, according 10 size.
i MEATS-The retail price OF meats re
main unchanged, but Wholesale price
, have materially advanced. as will b
seen by reference 70 the quotations be
low.
BUILDING MATERIAL - Som
breaks have recently been made IN tn
price of Ia mber owing TO the decline y
logs, bot for the present We are unaol
| 10 Give authentic quotations..