Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-02-18
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sTA-rLr, FEB. 17.-Thers 10 no in
provenent 10 note this vetk in oar
nafkets. Many branches Of bosinees
hsve BEEN Seriously inttrfertd viih by
the oceurrer ces OF the memorable 7gh
Of February and the city being placed
under nsHial Law in consequences. The
market in ray hiss rolled lower this year
than i, has fer nany years- The supply
vas altogether too great. and on the
other bsHd butter and cheese hsve com
msnded higher prices. Cannot our
I farmers draw q lesson from this! "
/ they had given more attention TO their
diaries they would have been able to
consume more Of the hay prodoeed
here. They could have supplied our
market With home brands Of che se and
butter. and in this vas have kept large
amount OF money here that has been
paid a. a tribute to the more diversified
farming Of peie4boriaR SIstea
| HOPS-Darina tbe last week there
vere bot few Transactions IN hops al
this market Today Mr.. Cstliu shipped
two car loads 10 the E,st- Advlees
| from the East shov that New York hops
are sold In Chicago al 5 cen;s per pound.
As that rate Washington hops cannot
oring mere than o cent here. as they
must compete with the New fork and
other Eastern supplies. Ii is noted that
the demand for the best o1aiities n
more brisk to- q at the time of tie last
report, bot not euoo2h more so 10 give
t1e Rrogers Very muc3 enc suragemt Mt.
OATS-Tte latest adviets from Cali
forDIs state that the market remains
ID Q same as to prices. bus 1t SLOWS sig -
Of weakness. asd decline l. expected.
Oats are there quoted ut $2lG24 per
ton. This veald net cur farmers about
SIC Jsd 10 70 per ton, according to
q1.iity. The steamship Geo. W. EldSr
took 1870 sacks to California on her
last try, and q large shirment 10 ex.
pecied TO Be ready for the Queen Of the
Pacific at the next saiiisR. TIE retail
press here remain at $l.3T per GENITAL,
or $25 per too.
POTATOES Prices are $S,al0 per
tan. No outlet is found in zoe San
Francisco markets, az the best Garnet
Chihs we're sold AZ 40 cents per sack
yesterday. This would make about s.
per ton, and growers cannot afford to
ship potatoes 10 that market ct such
62ures.
APP Leslie apples are nearly all
marketed. aud prices are ranging from
60 rents to 81 per box.
P0ULTkY-Chi kens are quoted 1t
from g o0(d5 per dozen. Game Of all
kinds 10 very scarce, aBd prices range
higher.
BUTTER - California brands nov
furnish the most Of our snpply They
are wholesaled at from 40G5O Gems per
roll. Consumers pay 60(G70 cents per
Foil, and for the best home brands they
are asked Is cents per roll.
FLOUR-Market unchanged. Qao-
tations still az foil Tvs: JobbipR, pr
barrel - 80 TO g. IS; standard four re-
tails for 81 20 yer sick for oregon, and
81 25 for California brands.
FEED-Market unoh az Red eince last
report. Quotations az follows: Ground
barley 81 IS per GENITAL. or $33 ger ton;
mixed feed 81 IS per Genital, or 81 per
too; middliRRs 81 25 per GENITAL, or t22.
per ton; bran 81 per Genital, or SIS per
too; cracked corn or feed (oorn) meal.
81 81 per GENITAL, or $35 per ton.
EGGS-Qlotsd at % cents per dozen.
10 some Instances they have come in
such large quantities that the farmers
received but Is cents per dozen.
NEt1S-Beef is Wholesaied here at
8 cents per ponnd, aud 4 cents per
tound on foot. Mutton, 8 cents dress
ed, and $3G s. so each ON foot. Pork,
5}fd6 CENTS dressed. and 3d3H cents
on loot. Veal, 8 cents dressed, and
cents per pound on fost.