Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-03-04
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I tx A8fc6 oQ--S9 skku8 - ALL
provenens tn the eeserai markets are
noticed Lass week IL vas noted that
our dealers vers depending upon cut
sids prodoeers for supplies Of cheese,
butter, -four and cabbage, and nov the
Northwest Fruit Company. dealers IN
poultry, claim that they depend on the
/ Oregon market for AZ least ten dozen
chickens eer week. This canses about
goo per month to 20 to Portland which
shoald be retained here by our farmers
This 500 IL only the amount sent Away
/ By sne merchant for one article, and OF
coarse thsrs are other merchants Who
are compelled to send large sums away
for goods thai should be produced at
| home
HOPS-It is hoped that. during the
var on freight rates, oar Rrosers can
| ship their hops 10 some market. But
there seems 10 Be no demand for hops,
even At the lowest rates
OATS-The local markets are much
improved, though prices in California
rule about the same Local dealsrs
have been paying $3.50 per ton deliver
cd here, and they have been scarce at
that Oats are retailing at $l.S per
GENITAL, or $as per tsB.
POTATOES-Markst still dull and
dragging. The California markets are
so over supplied that shippers claim they
could not pay more than IS to IS per
ton for potatoes here, With the expeets-
ton of disp1 sisR of them there The
prices for the local trade remain at -
to $40 per ton.
1 r.TER "a pa.& IA
bring but IS TO GO cents per roll. Con
sinners are charged IS TO 20 cents per
r.ll.
EGGS-Prioes remain the same. from
Is TO 10 cents per dozen. Consumers
at that price is ample.
Chickens are quoted at
f4(d5 per dozsn. They are rstailed at
1896 per dozen. Local dealers are
shipping poultry from Oregon, and they
state that the market has An upward
tendency.
FLOUR-Quotations as follows: job
bling. per barrel, - l0a4 so; standard
-four retails for &l.l5 Der sack for Ore
gon. and 81. 20 for California brands.
| FEED-Msrkes unchanged since last
report. Quotations as follows: Ground
barley $l.75 per GENITAL. or $33 per ton;
mixed feed 81 3S per GENITAL, or $26 per
ton; middlinRs $l-25 per GENITAL, or $22
per ton; bran 81 per GENITAL, or $19 per
ton; cracked corn or feed (oorn) meal
1.S0 per GENITAL, or &3S per ton.
HlDES-For long time the prices
for hides have remained unchanged. A
local dealer, however, received letter
recently that contained the following
paragraph: "A combination has been
formed known as the Pacific Tanners
Association, and in all probability the
market will be broken, as il proposes to
shut up the several tanneries interested,
II the hides caHnot be bought on Q low
or basis We look for lower prices, and
really hides shoald be sold at less rates,
az the tanners ct the present market
cannot make any money in tanning.
We have an idea that hides will be from
4 to l cent lees within 30 to 60 days"
Last Sunday the same arm received Q
dispatch saying: market dull. Prices
Oh cent psr pound and tending down
vard." Ibis reduction will not affect
the local market, bat the tendency ia
downward. and 90 the farmers can ex
poet reduction soon. Green hides are
quoted here at Z cents and dry at IA
cents per pound.
san Erancisco.
March 1.-Oats-Msrket dull and the
situation at present is in favor Of buy
ere; stocks / q the city are estimated al
500 tons; quote Oregon nominal al
$1l711@1.221<.
| Potaters The feeling appears little
better, owing to Q falling off in receipts;
Garnet Chill nominal at 35(d45o.
Bags-Firmly held; some large sales
are rumored made for speculative pur-
poses; quote Calcuttas 5l@d5xe.
| Wheat-Spot market steady but there
10 little business passing; offerings are
small quotations nominal at $l.28&
for Nc. shipping and $1.18a for walia
Walla. In futures TRANSACTIONS are very
light buyer, season, 81 .32A(d1 324 ;
buyer, year, $l.3549 lbs seller. year,
81 22f.
Barley-Spot aud cptiep markets very
dull; No. feed. spot, 81. GOAL Is; buy.
er. 1886, $l.24; seller, 1886. s74c.
Il Portland.
March l. Wheat - Valley, $1,000
1.221f; Walla Walls. 81 I0dI.I2J<.
Barley-Quote$l .0716dI 10 Der GENITAL
Rye-Q iotabls at $lMl 10 per GENITAL
Oats-Eo. l feed, 36(d37c; No. 2 34Cd
L
Bran From mill, $15(dl6 per ton.
straw-Per ton, $7(d8.
Hsy-Pef ton, $697.
Fiour-Standsrd brands. g 1898 80
country brands. $325(d35O; superfine
81 25d25O.
Fsed-Middlings $2O@25; oil cake
meal. $3Otd32 so; chop, $lstd20; shorts
$l6dl7; ground barley, &23(d24 per ton
Cranberries-Quote $9(d IL per barrel
Potatoes-Qnots 4096Oo per sack.
Il VeRetables-CsbbaRe, 20 per pound
caulifiower. $l@l.25 per dozen; beets
10; turnips, 10; new potatoes, 1850
sweet potatoes. 90; carrots, IS per ton
spinach, 4Od50o per sack; celery, soc
per dozen.
4, HoDey-EXtra dark comb, loo Del
pound; extracted, 60.
II ERgs-14(d15c per dozen.
Cheese-OreQon, 12@l4; California,
12(dl3c; Eastern. 15td leo.
Hops-Quotable at 61fo per pound for
choice yellow.
Onions-Sl. Is per GENITAL.
Butttf-Oregon fancy roll, 25c Der
pound; inferior, 12s; picked. 1I@l2c.
Poultry - Chickens, old. &3d3 50
young, $2@2 20; ducks, $4(d5: oesse,
S7@9; turkeys, per pound, lO(dl1c.
Provisions cured hams. l0dilc;
bacon, 6}<g71S; shoulders, 6Cd7c. ooun-
try cured generally 1f(dlc less; Eastern
hams, choice, 1fdllHc; breakfast ba-
con. s6l0o. Best Eastern lard in tins,
$40; common local IN bulk, 10.
Dried Fraits-Sun dried apples, SKA
$40. factory do 1880; prupes, 7@l2So;
son dried plume 4td5c, factory do 6tdSc;
new peaches. 6d9e; pears, 1850; bes,
raisiRs, e3ta3.25.