Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-03-19

sxkrr1.K. March u, 1885
Sasw;ths,audine the beautiful Seata-
9, srevailins dnriae lie East week, lit
tie or TO Improvement is TO be noted n
trade.
Hops Unfortunately for oar eFo~
sra she market e0ntinnes TO decline,
and verv little il dsiiig IN hops. Some
~ ths local buyers ate Offering 81 za-
vasoe Of FIVE cents per pound on con
si0nneuts. Catfin, iGn Eastern buyer
e ali advancing from s 10 cents Pc
round. Bat small proportion OF tins
yearss erou has yet been moved. FsT
II anv shionssnts are being mace, ~
oyo~efs prefer 20 hold rather tsAD @ea
a. the Yuiuous prices offered.
WHFA 'EeiI supplisd slth
shtcssn wheat, which they import FROM
0rsgor nearly all tfps snsai ratssd Or
,he sonnd last season having been dls"
noSed Of. We qsdte iS5biDR lF1es'
227.50 per ton. -
0ATE-Sotns thres thousand sacks
,uiII o., forward by tn, Mexico, shipped
on, ry,y,xera account. BaysEs have nos
raised their limit of ais, I. o. b. steam
sT~ Al seattle. However, small lots OF
choice Osta have brsnRot from Slo 10
kiG.EO oar ton for ioeal eonsnmpalon.
FIDIfR-The dhmiind enntinsss far
Standard brands of California ana Ofs-
COR -four are gu0tAbla, in i9bbtnR way
a. a415 10 k4D per barrel; eea1trT
brands at 1915 TO ~; superfl0e, -: ini
Graham, 5Olb. sacks, ~ 10; graham, zs'i7
sacks. &i.ES5 per barrel. -.
PEED-BTan, SIS Ger ton: shorts, 90
middhnQs, &35; ground barley, fZ'dali
Ground corn, $39: whole corn. FSs' OIL
Gaze neal. x37.
POTAiOES---Oving 10 the slime
Ia the San francisco Market this seek.
when potatoes went aoWn to f99ll per
ton, and to the iIFmsEse shipments
asut bv every ateaupsF from Portland,
COR local purchasers have bse Snae very
shy. and win not bic more thAn 40
/. 10 for straight yArnaies. Seil sacked,
delivered at Seattle -Four Thousand
saaks are stored In warehouses on the
Ooenn dock, awaitlnI aslviess from the
owpsFs as to their disposition. Pots-
toes have never been ~ cheap sihcs the
sprine of 1873.
HAY-Demand slack. Growers are
Offering choice timothy 81 f5 per ton
on the bank. Dealers il retail way
Charge 4Itfa15 per tO'1.
BETTER - Slightly lower. Ga IT.
California fresh roll i3(d2sc per pound !
choice local diaries. 80 BE par pound,
CABBAGE--Good supply IN the mar
kst, and sells at fran l}4alsto per
pound, according 20 quality.
FfSH--LaFge shipments OF haiib'it
caught In the Straits are daily received
and sold 10 dsnlers of from . 10 3 cents
per pound. Other class of seasonRtle
fish are In eood supply, and seil As fol
lows: Founders retlsii Al ) cents per
pound; winter salnaoEl, 6 cents; smeit. 4
cents; perch, 8 cent?; herring, cents;
eraba. 20 cents per dozen.
OYSrEisS-smsll Hhipnaents OF these
shell FISH arrive almoss daily from
olympia and SAmish. tbs latter being
generally preferred. They JOB at from
$3.50 90 90 per sacl in the shell. and
opened retail at 81 per quart.
FRUITS-Good apl,lea are becominR
VERY scarce, and dealers pay ftsm 90 10
Is cents per box. A large shipment of
California fTuis arrived by the steam
ship Mexioo. Bananas retail at ~ cents
per dozen; oranges, 80 10 80 cents par
dozen.
EGGS Market well Supplied. Deal
srs pay II 20 20 cents for fresh. Retail
ct 20 cents per dozen.
Portland.
March is.-Wheat- Local market has
Il weak undertone. Qaois RlEL6a
LIB for valley, and xl.l2SSdl.l3 for
Walla walia.
Flour ~ Limited business doing.
perfne. S2,5od30i country brands,
$30f37b.
Backwhsat Fiour--,laoto per GENITAL,
1915.
Beans Quote ger Genital bayos,
%; whites. g. pinka, $3.50; buffers,
&2.bO.
MUS aots per NJ. +; California wal
nuts, Zoe, almonds, I5s peanuts. 70 !;
Brazil nuts, i21So.
Oheese-Local esearaery. laaI4s i'm
ported, La leo.
Honey Extracted, 7e oombsa. lst5
l6c.
Domestic Fruit Apples, 5ea75o per
box.
Frasisiors Breakfast hacon. l2bSc
hams, best Oregon, iSe /; country, us
al24c; bacon, beat Oregon, l0l5e
country, Zoe.
Dried Fruits--Dali. Quote Per n.
apples. 5(asc; plums, 6elSc pEunes,
stfs,sc raisins, e. % per tor peaches,
lie per n.
Eegs-Per dozen. l5s.
Bnttery--Choice dairy, 27lSo COED.
2211d 80 country store, HOO lbe East
ern. 3bc.
Tallow--Cisar color and hard, "a
40; prime, ll6a.
Heps-Dul Very light business do. |
ing. Quote l2CdI2stc per u.
0ase--choloe feed, soe.lsc milling. |
a6td36c.
Potatoes Quote In bushels: Garnet
Chilia, lho; carly rose, Soc /; Bnrhank |
seedlings. 800 peerless, 2gc.
Millstufis-Her ton, bran, Gil 50tal4 |
middlings. &aNlalb; chop, SieaN
ground barley, 42lep2a shorts. klbdlT.
Hsy-Per ton. esiarl.
san Franchises.
March lT.-Wheat SPOT. netting
doinRi offerings light and holders not
10 sell at present, owing 10 IN
oertain weashers No. | shipping, MONT. |
nal a. &lsS0te l&is; fstares very quiet: |
buyer, The season, $fSI, closed lower;
~ .& bid buyer, thu season.
Bariey--Nery inactive; spot. a5S89Iilse;
buyer, season. 9Isso; seller, season. Sse, |
very small business doing; closed lower;
VI 70 bsyer, the seasoE.
Oata-t0 offerings in excess Of the de-
mAnd.
Potatoes Il dsrinRa large aud market |
easy; Oregon Garnet Chilli, s5t9a6o.
HOPS Hardly any demand.
keas--kathes easier. lItSllTSS cents. |
butteg-- Easier, lsk3ao.
LArd--SteAdy; Eastern wanea. Nv
elise.
eRArrIx CoSszuNKxs Pes MExico.
II Thomas, b Z Lazy. Hirshherg 4 Co. |
Hall a Panlsun Farniinre Company. J
Y BuIlsy, J " Hsshss = cashSers,