Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-28
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been very quiet since the last report.
The shipments and receipts have been
light. and all lines Of trade are de-
pressed. The change in tue weather
and the prolonged spell of freezing
Temperature have hsd the tendency TO
adTaree prices of potatoes, apples and
Other such destruotIole products.
hOfs-Ihe expected change for the
better In the hop market has not yet
been noted. Yesterday there vSs re
ported a sale OF 100 bales at cents per
pound. The groxers claim that II costs
more than cents pound 10 raise the
cr-p. % the last has been slew and
losing year TO the hop groxers-
OAIS-Aarket advancing. Dealers
here pay $2ad3 per ton for good oats
delivered. Retailers receive $l37 per
GENITAL, or $25 per ton.
HAf-Farmers receive about $6d7
per ton for their crops of hay. Re
tailers here receive $40 per ton. This
Is the lowest rate at which hay has been
handled IN this ne.ghbsrhood for q
good many years.
POrA TOES-The prices for pots-
toes have advanced since the late Sc
we're weather. Prices have also shown
an upward tendency in the San Fran
cisco markets. Owing to the improved
condition of the markets the farmers
are beginning to crowd their products
forward. This will tend to lower the
price again. Prices are now quoted at
500 II per ton TO grower; jobbing at
tl3 per ton, and retailing at 75dS5c per
sack
APPLES-Apples are unchanged as
to price, thsueh good eating apples are
in better demand and will probably ad-
vance soon. Best apples still qaoted at
ftom SIC to 81. q per box.
PUULTRY-Market is improving.
Chickens are quoted at from 81 30 to s.
per dozen. or 30 cents apiece. Extra
fiue geese bring 81 80 to s. q pair.
Pigeons are bought at 81 per dozen.
and sell for 80 cents pair.
BUTIER-Market remains in good
condition. Good fresh butter brings
the farmer from IS to 10 cents per roll.
At this time Of the year our farmers do
not produce butter enough to supply
the home demand. One farmer recent
ly stated that be was compelled to buy
butter in town for his own consump-
ton, and in one of his latest purchases
be had obtained a roll Of oleom arga-
rine. The farmers of Washington will
have to learn to diversity their re-
sources, and net taru their entire at
sention to raising hops or oats, or any
other single line Of produce. At pres
emit, besides having q large supply of
California and Eastern butter on the
market, il Is confidently asserted that
We are uncOnsciously consuming large
quantities of oleomargarine and butter
Inc. Ii is difficult to distinguish be-
tween these limitations and real butter,
but it is to be hoped that ear farmers
will sooa be able to give such q good
supply of the genuine article that mer-
chants will reosive little encouragement
in bringing any but good dairy butter
to our markets
FLOUR-Market unchanged. Quo
tations still rs follows: Josbing, per
barrel, "a 80 to $475; standard -four re-
tails for fl.20 per sack for Oregon and
81 25 for California brands.
FEED-Market improved slightly,
prices for mixed feed having shown a
slight advance Quotations as follows:
Ground barley, $L75 per GENITAL or $33
per ton; mixed feed, 81 3S per GENITAL or
$27 per ton; middliRes, $1.25 per GENITAL
or *22 per ton bran, 81 PR GENITAL or
SIS per ton; cracked corn or feed
| (cOrnl meal, s 80 per GENITAL or $35 per
| ton.
| EGGS-Msrket showing signs OF
| weakness. Prices declined slightly
| quoted now at % cents per dozen, with
supply equal to demand.
| MEAlS-Market has improved slight
ly siRoe last report. The price of beei
aud mutton has been advanced, and the
wholesalers claim that these figures will
not change during the next month
There Is only one more sill ht raise ex
pected this year. Beef is wholesaled
here at 8 cents per pound, and cent?
per pound on fsot. Mutton, 8 cent,
dressed. and $3Gd325 each on foot
Pork, 51std6 cents dressed, snG 3d31,
cents on foot. Veal, 8 cents dressed
and cents per pound on foot.
| Portland.
January 26.-Wheat - The MARKET
have ruled dull the entire week, and s
the close there is nothing promising il
the situation. But little trading is re
ported from any direction. The lOca
market is dull. Receipts have beel
very light, owing TO the blockade on th
D. K. Il N. Co.'S road. Quote vale
$1,000 l.221S, Walls Waiia 81 .l0Cdl l21s
Dried Fruit-lhe market 10 steady
but all business transacted 10 in smal
way. Stocks of all varieties are plenti
full. The outlook for an advance il
prices is not good. Quote apples. SUI
dried, $4,000; do. factory, 4dSe
pears. case; prnnes, ga l0c.; sun drie
plums, 4(d5c; factory do, Gas; ne,
peaches, 10; new raisins, &2.75 per boz
Provisions-The inquiry is fair, an,
there is a good stock on hand. Plent
is arriving. Quote city cured hams
l0dl bacon, 61SG7o; shoulders
Ga 70; eouRtry cured, generally H(d1
less. Eastern hams, choice, 1l@llhc
breakfast bacon. StdlCc. Best EASTER
lard, in tins, $50; common local. il
bulk, 10.
Osis-Rsoeipts now in large part 70
shipping. and the movement IL goo,
one. San Francisco gives us marke
that Is steadily Arm, and the trade Loo
for 1t TO continue 50 Shippers pa
3otd40c for very best grades here, an
offerings are quickly moved at thit
Less desirable grades are taken a
34(d37c.
Potatoes-Steamer shipments eIsane,
up about all the surplus Of choice an
dealers would take hold at 3OCd30c 70
good to choice.
ERgs-Heavy receipts noted. A de
cline was expected to-day, although
was net expected to be 80 great i
order to create an increased reQuee
stocks are selling at 20e.
Cbickens-Not much doing and th
market opens dull at $2da.50. liz
mand slight today.
Butter-Califorpia, by steamer tc
night, will sell at 27ls(63oc. Logs
grades in light offering al 25td32I<c. q
TO quality.
! San FRANCHISE.
January Steady; No.
ti4.50sdl5 70.
Butter-Easy; choice fresh roll. 250
% cents.
Wooi-Steadily held; Eastern Oregon
l3dls cents.
Hops-Neeiected and nominal.
wheat-Still unchanged; NOMINAL
. tl.&lsd1 Sla for No. shipping Or
tions very active; buyer season. 81 3si
. | tdt.SS; buyer the year, fl4l(1i 4lA
: seller the year. 81 .30a1.
Rarley-Steady; No. l feed. 81 800
l32L. Buyer season, $lS3 bid; sslIs
season, $l.2s1S bid; seller year sois
9sx cents.
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