Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-25

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eonr4Qed in evexy way passihbe. Our
merchants shoaid So 10 Is that the pro-
fxi<tars Of sAis eenoaaer. the silks
Tracing Csznpsny, are % fairly trezfed
here that they ean have no desire 80 70
50 Portland OF san FrRnesseo for their
supulles. fhis trsde will 5ssHlor ts
large proportions ia the nrxt fex yt4rs.
and ss4ffls shoald make every effort 10
rssaia a. great share Of the trails ~
psxzitsie.
HOPs-Msrkes sill continues dead.
and tbs oafiook foe the coming season
u very dubious.
OATS-The demand for frst-clsss
osfs u increasing. California prices
have advanced and are qsotsd 1t from
$Z3 TO 50 per too. Local dealers axa
eoupeiisd 10 pa} more for oats than
are resolved fer them In San Francisco
after the freight has bsen deducted.
This h aecounted fer in that the seattle
dealers bay smalies lots and the demand
here Is lseht. Oats are retaiisd here fer
81 30 per GENITAL or IS per ton. Dealers
here pay from 81 to - per ton.
POfATUEs-No change 10 note this
week. Still quoted at from - TO SO
per ton.
BUTTER--The butter market has I'D.
vxnced SLIGHTLY this week. The reason
Il that California, taking advantage of
the los rates. has shipped 90 90 pounds
OF butter 10 the East daring the past
week This increases the price Of Cali
fsrnia butter and, a. oar supply comes
chiefly from that State as present., our
prices viii robabiy advance soou-
EGGS-Market unbalanced. still sell
lag for Is 10 20 cents per dozen. accord
ing 20 freshness and the quantities 10
be purchased.
POULTRY-Chickens are bought for
"a 50 70 - 50 Per dozsn and are sold at
30 10 60 oents each. Dressed turkeys
bring % cents per pound.
FL0UR-Quotations ~ follows: job
hing, per barrel. ff.lotdl25; standard
feur retsils for 81 Is per sack for Ore
eon. and % for Californis brands.
FEED--Mafket unchanged since last
report. Quotations as follows: Ground
barley, &i.sS Per centai, or t33 per ton;
mixed feed. kl-3S per GENITAL, or 20 per
ton; piddiings. xi.2s per GENITAL, or 81
per ton; bran, 81 per GENITAL, or SIS per
ton; cracked corn or feed teornl meal,
$3.50 Der GENITAL. or $33 per ton.
HIDES-Tns market here 10 still I'M
changed, thoash the price IN California
declined another half cent per pound
during the last week. On account Of
maintain the prices at cents per pound
for green hides and IA cents per pound
for dry.
MEATs-No change has taken place
in she meat markets for the last month.
Prices remain as follows: Beefis whole
sailed here M B cents per ponnd, and 4
cents on foot. Mutton. : cents dressed,
and $50 30 each on foet. Pork, 51<G
6 cents dressed, and 3sa3t cents GU
foot. Veal, cents dressed. and 8 cents
on foot.
san Franeises.
MACH % - Wheat - SCOT market
weak, few buyers on the market. No.
shipping nominal, 81 2szsl0L 30; NaIIs
Wslla, sl.30. Options active al de
cline, buyer season. s 3a5< 81 305kfd
81 3056; seller year, 81 20di 2O5s.
B4rley-Steady. No. feed. spot,
<t.225ffdl %; buyer season, xl.30; buyer
year. 81 - bid: seller season, $i.25SS
bid; seller year, $50.
Bags-fhe market is very strong and
prices arr tending higher; Calcutta sold
spst at g. 81; quote 6xG6Ase.
Oats = The general situation and
prices are not materially changed; quote
$ilSal.25.
Potatoes-Ssesdy; Peerless 50a65c,
Garnet Chile 5lAi70o, Burbanks 70etd 81.
Bran-Steady at SIS 50ffi 20.
Wost-Inactive.
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Portland.
MARcH Wheat--Ihe market il
steady and unchanged. Qnete $l.2t for
Valley ard Sli5 for waiia Walia.
Oats-Qnote 376t3oc. Clean white
feed will bring the outside figure.
Ponltry-Chickens are in good de
mand. but mast be extra choice to com
maud more than $50. Small and poor
sch rs low a. $3.50. Turkeys are weak
at l2ise. Ducks and geese are dali.
EGGS Receipts are equal to the de-
mand. Qnote 1870.
Bulter-Qaote choice dairy at ao,d
22s<. IafeFior kind are plentiful aud
nominal.
Flour - Quote standard brands at
o. IS. Usual trade doing.
Feed - Middlings are scarce and
wanted At $2osd25. Quote. oilcske meal
$3otdS2 20; chsp. $29d22 50; shorts, SIC
q 20; ground barley. $22 5o(q24.
onions-Qnote. 2ila251o.