Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-10

MARkET REPORT. /.

SEATTLE. Sept. 10. lc35.-Copsiderabls
produce 10 coming forward, but aside
from that, little or no Improvement 10
10 be noted in the local markets.
HIDES AND WOOL-Msrket firm.
Qaote salt hides 6td65sc per pound; dry
hides, lie; bright. clean wool. l2tdl3
BUILDING MATEkiAL-Dsmsnd
slack. No change In quotations. Rough
lumber, - per thousand. Flooring, tirst
quality, 1 inch, $l6; second quality, $l3;
s inch, tirst quality, Sl5; second quality,
xl2. Rustic. fl2(d ID per thousand. No
change in brick, lime o. cement.
HAY--DealeIs pay s. psr ton on
river bank. Local jobbing rates, flZ
per ton.
OATS-Buyers have reduced their
offerings on tue fats to SIC. A buyer
said to the writer yesterday: "fsu VIII
see by reference to the dispatches that
oats are quoted in San Francisco at
$22td q per ton. II We ray xl6 on the
hat-, xl.25 freight to Seattle, 80 cents
wharfage here and 81 freight TO San
Francisco. and then sell taem at x22 30
or $23, you see We don't have much left
90 pay wharfage, storage. drayaRe, In
surance and other necessary expenses
with" Dealers in a small way are pay
ing $lsdi9 for choice lots, delivered
here, which they job at $40 S3 per ton.
The principal shippers are j. a u.
Gasches, OF Laconuer, and A. Harker,
of Seattle.
POTATOES-Ths yield Ia reported
much smaller on the Sound this year
than last. Prices have slightly adj
vanoed, and dealers are paying I'll per
ton on the river banks for good grades.
Jobbiug rates have advanced accord
ingly. Little or no shipping demand
for potatoes as yet.
HOPS-Ihe feeling seems to grow
upon the raisers that they will get fair
prices for their crops this fall, although
al present bus few sales are being made.
Nearly all the growers have commenced
picking their crops, or are ARRANGING 10
do 30. The yield will be about the
same as last year. the increase OF acre
age making up for the smaller yield per
acre. The hops are OF superior quail
ity. There are number of buyers on
the Sound. but none Of them show any
inclination TO invest in hops just at
present.
FLOUR - Marker weaker. Quote
standard brands 81 36tdS 40; country
brands x3.75ld420; supertine x3.25;
Graham, so Id. sacks, "a 25,d4.50.
FEED Wheat, $a6(d3o per ton; bran,
Slstd20; shorts, $22 5Utd24; middlings,
s24d5; ground barley $50; ground
corn, x3s; whole barley, SIS; whole
corn, f3I; oil cake meal, $36.
cay 70 cents for fresh Territory. Quote
iobhiRg at ~ to 10 cents per dozen.
BUrTER-But little country butter
coming in. Quote choice roll at 80 to
81 cents per pound.
MEArS-Hams, covered, 13l3@l4Hc;
bacon, California, 9a lie; Oregon, Toe;
beef, on foot, 31sed3s4c: beef, dressed.
Ga -; pork, on foot, 40; pork, dressed.
7Smso; mutton, on foot, 2ad2lsc;
mutton, dressed, 5td6o; veal, on foot.
7tdsc; dressed. l2Istd loo; venison, 7(dSc
for oarcases; choice outs, 2211o,
CHICKENS - Fair supply. Quote
spring. taGS per dozen; hens, 81 to
$&.5O.
FlSH-Market well supplied With sill
yer salmon, halibut and all kinds of
smaller fish, such ~ founders, herring,
rock cod, smelt. tom cod, etc.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Green corn. fresh from the country,
sells az l2lsc per dozen. Quote sweet
potatoes fl.I5 per leo lbs; onions, 81 80
per 100 lbs; apples, SOC 20 81 per box,
according TO quality; pears, Bartlett,
$l.25 per boz; grapes, tltdi.O per box;
peaches, ( per bex; wasermelons $3.50
dossn; oansalopes- $2.7s per crate.
Portland.
Sept. e Wheat - Locally there Is
nothing doing. Qaote; walls walla.
tl.l2S(9l.l5; valley, $l17Adl.D.
Bui,er-I}uo,e choice DAIRY 20.
E2es-scarce and wanted. Sold to-
dsv az 22Ne.
Chickens-small sales. Quote $2a
$50.
oats--Ths market rules weak and
promises to 80 lower. The slight break
IN barley is ;. ling on the oat market.
Best feed here may be Quoted at Sstd $50.
although 400 Is more nearly the market
for choice. Common 10 poor grades
range from u to 800. Late receipts
have been % heavy as 70 cause consid-
cradle accumulation here which must 90
ont by erst steamer.
San frascises.
sept. s.-whsat-Spot, very little Of
ferin1. but the market has weak tone
and holders would have 30 meet buyers
10 effect sales. Quotations nominal.
Futures active At lower haures- No. l,
buyer 1875. 81 sTsAldl ~: eaver season.
<i.asA al .aSsa.
Barley-I.ower; No. opened, spot,
$i.aSdl. 27A; baytr, isSa. active bat
prices have declined, fl.S2tstel LISA
euyer season. tlN4.
oats-Wezker. Offerings are large.
Quote q -sS,ai&
waSsisgten Territory.
Following are the latest market prices
for the different articles Of produce 81
stations along The line Of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company
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