The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-26
MARKETS AND SHIPPING.
TUESDAY. Dee. ..

TUESDAY, Dee. =.
PRaproE xAEKgTr-
Tte hop market presents neutral e.
-. eud nothing worthy Of eosainen; has
rr...-sd since last Tuesdays report No
-rcvgraent Il expected until after January
Thers rere Forwarded this morning 20
- 70 the London market, y bales TO
xsw York and 10 bales . Chicago.
The GA: receipts fGT the week show
,.,1,ng off. there befng only s'zss sacks 70
rsgred as against s8sz Jacks fox the seek
--.cedlug. The steamer Walls waIia took
=, ssIs sacks for the SaH Francisco mar
=, which is 50 largely stocked that prices
- s.sfI considerably in favor q buyers
usr bss gone np 81 per ton on retail prices
hess although no change has been made
q delivery quotations at wharf. Potatoes
.,e sruer. and the Dungeness crop sp.
,s.r. 70 BE selected IN preference 10 Island
or waite river
EVE sT0cK.
Although & IS only reasonable 70 suppose
tsst the large consumption Of poultry A.
,his time would materially affect the vol
,,re AZ business in the meat market. yet
~ effect has been only slightly ieii by deal
e,s slightly better offerings Of cattle were
made but none reached the quality Of
mime beef. sheep arrivals for the week
.box falling Of. bat there was already a
large sock held BY dealers in their yards.
M yariation In values is noticeable
HAgDwARE
Business keeps very steady for this
sessoa of the year. the demand for heavy
articles exceeding that for other lines
MERCHANTS have received considerable
stock during the week, in anticipation Of
the rush for building material, shortly
after the new year opens. The general
tone OF tse market throughout the cou n
try is satisfactory. with firm prices Fluc-
tuation In valnes IL at present debarred.
from the fact that the present small mar
gin Of profit win not permit Of further re-
duetions. good winters trade is looked
for. as well a. higher prices after January /.
The market In wire nails is firm. not
withs;anding the low valnes ruling There
isa disposition On the par Of mannfac-
turers 90 offer less than carload lots at car
load prices, due 10 the desire 10 book
orders. The New York marke; shows
greater activity IN cut nails at 81 so<1l 20
for carload lots. Prices Of shot have had a
further decline. Eastern quotations are:
Drop, per p pound bag. 81 is 5pouHd bag,
nc steel nails are quoted "a low rs 81 in
Chicago and SIS at Plttsburg: bat as these
prlees entail loss on manufacturers. an
advance is looked for. Old rails. Amcri-
can Is are quoted at s25tG25 Is In Pitts
burg and at tzsfa23 20 in Chicago: while
Philadelphia prices are s24 5oa25 and New
York s2s 25Sa2s 20.
POULTRY ksD GAME
There was a large business done in iur
keys and chickens At prices quoted. Geese
were limited In supply and weutoff readily
at quotations. The live turkeys on hand
were few, but purchasers seemed to be per.
fectiy satisfied with the offerings OF East
ern dressed. few rabbits were offered
and found good market.
GROCERIES.
Flour has had further fall Of toe pei
barrel. making l5c within the last fort
night. A very large stock Of orange. citroH
and lemon peel has been sold, and the sup
ply is almost exhausted Meats have ar
rived In moderate quantity, and the mar
kei is lower on allvarieties excepting bacon
II Is expected that after January al al
vance Of zoe per ease on coal oil will b
made, owing 10 the rise in freight rates
The san Francisco market Is stronger on
beans, but this has not affected prices here
The volume Of business done during tbs
week ending to-day exceeds that of any
former week in the history Of the city, ant
country orders have poured In 80 quickly
that the working capacity OF every whole
sale firm In the city has been taxed 10 II,
utmost.
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Eastern eggs are quoted at former prices
with a tendency 20 advance oregon have
advanced and now sell at s5c per dozen.
Choice local eggs arr limited In supply and
bring readily &c. Cheese Is quoted slight,
higher In the East. Butter keeps firm a
last quotations
FRUITS ASn VEGETABLES
A large consignment of oranges, lemon,
and bananas arrived by the last steamer
from san Francisco for holiday consump
ton. Grapes were included In moderate
quantity. The market is stocked with the
usual supply Of local vegetables
LuaHER AND coat
All local mills shut down Saturday night
and viii not open up until to morrow
morning. The cut has been about the
same as for the week preceding aud prices
have not varied. While some holders Of
logs are willing TO dispose OF lots nj quota
tons. the general feeling Is In favor OF
holding for higher prices, Values remain
unchanged with slightly weaker market
II IS expected that lumber prices will adj.
vance during the coming summer, II the
large outside mills keep out OF the Seattle
market, and IL is not probable that the lat.
ter will interfere with local trade a. they
belong 30 the Pacific Pine Lumber Co. OF
San Francisco, which has an understand
Ing with seattle miltowncrs that 80 long
as the latter keep Out of the san Francisco
msrke, no steps will DC taken by the com
PAW 10 compete for business here
There is no change tn coal quotations
About GOO tons we're received from all the
mines excluding Gilman The following
vessels have sailed since Dec. Is. ship Levi
C Burgess. With 800 toms Cedar Mountain
coal schooner Halcyon. 500 tons Sewcas
tie ship lysnhoe. 229o tons Newcastle;
steamer Alki, $50 tons Franklin. There are
losding at present, or about 10 load, ship
Spartan, BLACK Diamond coal, bark Ger
mania, Black Diamond coal; ship Heary
Buck. New, ssile coal. bark oregon, Cedar
Mountain coal ship Blue Jacket, Black
Diamond coal, steamer AK, Franklin coal.
The teet on the way from Saa Francisco 10
lake GA coal arr bark Nslsose, bark Fresno,
ship Csondclrt. steam schooner Jeanie.