Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-11-19

There has been the sane cheerful
Ness among our merchants since on
las: repsrt a. for the past few weeks
The streets pcssen, 5 bostlins snS
active appearance, which Is q sign oi
approaching good times The msrke
has changed bat little since our last 70
port, and vhs: change IS noted Is 70
the better. The appearance Of bettel
Z times - augmented by the preparation
I for larger business I y the Colt N j. anC
/ PUGET Sound Rail- o ID. Their tract
along tie city front Is being put ID bet
| ter condition. They have pot up q
| larger, though cheap, depot and fir iRh
/ house. Il. NJ Aivord. of White River
| shipped by this railroad, two car load:
/ of bay, which came consigned TO ID. Z
Durie and TO Jones & Hubbell. The
car consigned 10 the latter firm vas
taken direct 20 their warehouse. foot OF
Madison street. and that car vas the
I FIRST ID traverse the city front on the
star dArd gage road.
HOPS-The market Is Sail weak.
Very few transactions have been made
III this market daring tue past wee <.
One sale was made to lay of 30 bales to
An agent of New York firm at 8
cents per pound. The Hop Growers
Association has its entire crop shipped
from their ranch at SnoQaslnie, the
last part being shipped as far as Sroho
mish during the last week. A shipment
of eight car loads will be made this
week direct TO London.
OATs-No change 10 noted in the
price of oats Retail prices here range
from sea 3 per ton. Andrew Chilberg
received 100 sacks from Lsconner last
week. There we're shipped on the Queen
of the Pacific to san Francisco en- her
last trip Ii rs sacks.
HA1-Aarket unchanged. Retail
prices here remain at xlCall per ton.
River valley by rail IN some instances
instead of by steamer as heretofore.
The expense is less.
with first class. which retail at 81 per
Sl0dll per ton.
vEGETABLES-The Chinese gar
dens are still selling their products st
low figures. Prices remain the same.
FRUIIS-About the only change Is
noted in apples which have been COM
ing to town in large quantities. The
market is firm but Well supplied. W.
ii. Shoudy d Co. have started IN the
Commission basiness and are giving
particular attention to apples which they
hold in large quantities. Apples are re
tailed at 60 cents to 81 per box for best
table varieties. Oranges California;,
50per box; Mexico and island, $25J
per 10e; Sicily lemons, $7G7.50; Cali
fornia lemons, $3.50 per case; grapes 80
cents to $l.50 per box. Pears are in
good demand but the supply is limited.
they retail at S1dl.25 per box.
GAME-Few shipments of game we're
received during the last week. Dealers
think that hunters are resting to reap
an exceptionally large harvest daring
Thanksgiving week. Retail prices re-
main as follows: Mallards, SEA 50 per
dozen; widgeon. 81 5otd2; wild geese.
81 80 per dozen, and brant $3.50 per
dozen.
POULTRY-Market has not changed,
though slight raise is expected for the
coming Thanksgiving week. Turkeys
are appearing in good quantities, and
retail fer IA cents per pound, live
weight. Farmers receive all the way
from $3.50 to 81 per dozen for chickens,
according to size and condition. Geese
extra fine, bring $l.50 to 81 per pair
Pigeons are bought for 81 per dozen,
and sell for 80 cents per pair.
LARD-No change; quoted at liza L
cents per pound, standard brands.
BuFIER-Market is beiHg better
supplied with home productions. VIM
Birmingham, of the White River Cheese
Factory, has been making butter instead
OF cheese for the past few days. He has
gene East for machinery, and intends
| TO add to his cheese factory creamery
OF considerable dimensions. Our far
mers fiud no difficulty in obtaining
from 30 to 40 cents pound for good
fresh butter.
FLOUR Still quoted at "a 50Cdi7;
per barrel jpbbins; standard brands re-
tail for 81 % per sack.
EGGS-Still in good demand, bring
ing the farmer as high as 40 cents pei
dozen. when they are good and fresh.
FEED-Market unchanged. Quote as
follows: Ground barley $25(d . per ton
mixed feed $27d2S per ton: middlinc:
S25: bran $lS(d50; cracked corn $35
feed meal (eorD) $35 per ton.
HiDES-Grsen hides bring 5d6 cent.
per pound. Sheep pelts, wool estimated
at % cents per secured pound.
Observation-Disclosures Quantities
we're consumed by the local trade dur
ing the past week. Supply is good anC
prices remain the same.
BUILDING MATERIALS Quota.
lions remain the same. The price oil
legs has advanced to IS per thousand
and if the advance continues the prize,
OF lumber will soon follow on the up
ward grade.
| FRUIT TREES Considerable activit,
is noted among dealers in all kinds OF
fruit trees. The following parties are
nov engaged in the business in thi,
city. Alfred Snyder, Pullman 4 Wrieh.
q. w. Lswton, of the Seattle Nursery
G. IL. Adsit and Nelson Newton. Oal
| farmers are paving more attention &c
growing the best kinds of fruits anS
this accounts for the number of tree.
offeres here for sale. Prices range as
| follows: Apple, from 10 to 20 cent
each; pear, 30 to 30 cents; plum, p Il
10 cents; cherry, 81 to 80 cents; peach,
. to 10 cents; apricot, 30 to 80 cents
ornamental trees of all kinds, from .
cents to 81 cash; blackberry bushes, q
cents per dozsn and upwards; raspberry
bushes, 80 cents per dozen; currants, 7!
cents per dozen; strawberry vines from
Il q . .