Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-11

seattle.

PACIFIC eoAsr MARKETs.
seattle.
SEArILK, March lo.-Tbe general
markets remain depressed Since last
report there have been larger numbers
Of poultry brought TO market By our
own farmers This is an Improvement,
and should Be carried TO such an extent
that none bat Washington Territory
poultry would fad space in eur mar
ksts- Farmers are planting Q good
number of fruit tress, and seem to Be
making other improvements OF q SOLID
nature Andrew Nelson. q farmer near
Honsntoa, on Lake Washington, hss
| i1s. planted fsor acres of strswbsrrles,
IN addition TO his large patch. Next
year be expects very large harvest.
This is the time Of buying all kinds Of
seeds, and for the convenience Of boy
ers the prices Of the most common seeds
are quoted today.
HUPS-Se change or increased sctiv-
ity IL noted II the aop msrks, TINS week.
Inere Vas a slIgas demand for 1884
hops These hsps are pnnupally used
for sIe and porter, not being strong or
fresh enough 10 use ID brewing bser
be rate to Chicago has been reduced
10 cent per pound, ana 1t Is thought
that dealers could ind market for old
hops al that omparativeIy low freight
rate. Tns outlook for 1855 10 very
gloomy to the hep growers. On account
of the large quantities Of 1855 hops held
by the various dealers
OAIs-Local dealers are asking 81
per ton for good oats, and 10 Is claimed
tina. the best oats are scarce as the
highest prices. OIe trm was oom
PEELED to pay 81 80 per ton TO the gov
ers on the ranca last week. Ii - slated
that most Of Ine good cats have been
marketed.
POFAfOES-So change to note in
the potato market this week. Dealers
here still '-ay from s. 10 $40 per ton.
BU rIER-Bsst brands quoted at IS
80 % cents per roll. Rvtail prices range
frsm IS 80 70 cents per roll.
EGGS-EgRs do not decline nearly as
RAPIDLY a. was expected. Ii look at one
time as though the rush of eggs TO the
markets wosld bring she Price down to
10 or 10 cents per dozen. Tue prices
r=nsin at 171s cents per dozen whole
sale and 20 cents retail.
POUL are bought for
$3.50 TO 8. 20 per dozen and are sold at
80 to 90 cents each. Dressed turkeys
bring - cents per pound.
FLOUR Quotations as follows: Job
bling, per barrel, $4.l0d4 80; standard
dour rstsiis fer $l.l5 per sack for Ore
gop, and $l.20 for Californis brands.
FEED-Market unchanged since last
report. Quotations IS follows: Ground
barley, $1.75 per GENITAL, or $33 per ton;
mixed feed, $l.3s per GENITAL, or S26 per
ton; middlinas. $l.25 per GENITAL, or &22
per ton; bran, 81 per GENITAL, or $19 per
ton; cracked corn or feed (oorn) meal
81 80 per GENITAL, Or S33 per ton.
HIDES - Green hides quoted ct 7
cents and dry hides at IA cts. per pound.
wOOL-Ihe market indications are
good, and the prices will undoubtedly
be better this year than they were last
year.
sEEDS-The sale Of seeds is fairly
opened this spring. The following quo
tations ars furnished by A. Snyder Il Co.:
GARDEN SEEDS-Singls papers, 10
cents; three papers for Is cents; fear-
teen papers for 81.
BEANs-Golden Wax. per pound, rs
cents; Lemon Pod Wax, per pound Is
csnts: all other dwarf varieties, per
pound, % cents: London Hort. or Gran
berry. per pound, 20 cents; all other
pels beans, per pouad, Is cents.
BEEfS-Table varieties, per pound,
pound, SO cents; ether field varieties,
per pound, 60 cents.
CARROTS-Msmmo White Bel
Rian, per pound, 60 cents; other kinds,
per pound, 81.
C0RN-All varieties Of Early Sugar,
per pound, 20 cents.
ONION - Per pound, $150; onion
| sets, per pound, 20 to % cents.
PAkSNlP-Per pound, 70 cents.
PEAS-blIss's American Wonder, per
pound, % cents; Bliss's Everbearing,
| per pound. 30 cents; other garden peas,
per pound, 20 cents; field peas, per
pound. 211 cents.
| TURSiP-EnlyP Purple Top Munich.
per pound, 81; all other kinds, per
pound, rs cents.
| RUTABAGAS - Satton's Champion
Swede, per pound, 80 cents; Sweet Rus
| sian white ,sper pound % cents; other
varieties. per pound, 70 cents.
| CLOVER - Market advancing - Red
| Glover, per pound, Is to II cents; white
clover, per pound, 80 cents, alsike. Per
pound, Is cents; alfalfa, per pound, l6
cents.
| RASSES-Time.hy, per pound,
cents; Kentucky blue grass. per pound.
20 cents; Orchard grass, per pound. %
cents; rsd top, per pound, l21S cents;
Italian rye grass, per pound. Is cents;
johnson grass. per pound. % cents; am-
Der cane, (sorghum), per pound. l21S
cents; Egyptian rioe corn, per pound,
l2IS cents.
San Francisco.
March -Wheat-Spot market firm;
No. l shipping. 81 3iA@i32iS; Wallis
Wslls, about $i.231: futures, quiet;
buyer season. $l.33ss; bnver year,
81 35ss; seller year. 81 2sa; closed
lower; buver season, 81 335s; buyer
year, 81 IS; seller year, 81 .23Ss.
Bsrlsy-Spos MARKET dull; No. feed
&l.2z1S; futures quiet: buyer season.
tl.25; buyer year, $l.24 asked; seller
season. fl.3 asked; seller year sold 81 4
cents.
Oats-Slov Of sale; Oregon, Sl.l59
l.0; extra choice, 81 225$
Baes-Unsettied and prices irregular;
Calcuttas, June 6Ad6<c. July 6a@
$40.
Potatoes--Stesdy and quiet; Garnet
Chile 456JoJ; Burbants COG 75s.
Weak; bacon. l2(d 21Sc.
Hops-Poor demand; old sells at \
d2x.
wool-Dull; Eastern advioss show no
IMPROVEMENT.
Eggs Dull at los.
Portland.
March s.-Flour-. Toe coastvise move
ment 10 falling OF. No chsaes in prices
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