The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-09-26
Trade AND FINANCE.
...e,xs,ox or TIE FurrRE fEIcx
, or HOPS.
,-~,onderance of Opinion In
a. More Favorable Mar
-. Active Weeks Traas I'm
..rsnes Of Merchandise

!. Active Weeks Trads In
81 Lines Of Merchandise
TUESDAY. sept. =.
80. have declined 25G cents during
nsP s.k inst ended. ST 20 cents the
- - hss remained singuIarly daIl.
80 ritbholding orders and grow
49, srsshetie. To-day's report has no
e - d record, nor have any signs
CO. Z .ssSy;ty been shown From a care
- -. .suay Of the market 10 Europe and
y, "a rsst the preponderanee Of opin-
y : III. to higher prices than have
~ , . touched. The yield in Eng
iii only meet half her needs;
- ~ q Germany IS only a fraction OF
- s 4 crop; while that Of New
W. ssaie falls 50 per cent. below
~ Weld Of last year, and i
- t;ghiest known since the crop
" ~ 1882. The latest
- l.,sr-..,l,ic reports from New York
- 1896 Tor choice grades and
~ largest grover in the state, with a
:, ,semprising l25 acres, has refused
~ far this seasons crop. Here is
= ...sanal view Of interest: Taking
H. consideration the rapid growth Of
4, beer trade and the short crops in
rrrape and the East. it Is the only
t.r;-sl sequence that the marses, when
i besins to throw of It's present lefh-
.rpv win steadily rise. New York
yr 4 are holding their crops in the
bo,e of securing $50 3Gc, and growers
! this territory, while they must
maze all due allowance for freight,
- between this point and
ne East, have good reason
q hope that they win receive
hisi, prices for this seasons yield.
Il viii be jridieious, however, for farm
ers to exercise prudence in their trans
setions. as a good price and fair profit
IN hand is sometimes safer than
higher price and larger profit in pros
pectiYe. By gyasping az too much the
iarnser oftentifnes. like many another,
loses much, II not all
Oats are still dull but barley is report
ea to have advanced in San Francisco
from 81 80 tos3 per ton. Ifthis proves
true oats viii join in the upward jump.
and rise In this product OF the soil
means q material benefit 10 this terri
tori ghe entire yield OF oats in
Washington territory. roughly ests-
mated, Is $50 600 sacks, or 1900 tons
in round numbers An advance OF
s. per ton thus means a gain 10 the
territory OF $4,000, no inconsiderable
sun when apportioned TO farmers
who employ il for still further improy-
ing their holdings
Timothy and red clover seeds have
gone up and 2 &c per ID. respectively,
and the transactions in all kinds Of
seeds have been considerable, while
prices have an upward tendency.
Wholesale business continues 20
Jorge ahead and Seattle merchants are
rapidly displaeing the Portland and
San Francisco houses doing business
n the Northwestern section. Only
me Portland grocery firm has a par
ial foothold 1T preseht. aud ere long
/ VIII be forced out Of the field. There
) ! growing demand for smoked
meats The poultry market is strong
md chickens are moderately active,
lucks scautily supplied Turkeys and
,ecse have little demand. About Il
loxen pheasants were IN to-Gay's mar
iet and found ready purchasers.
The morning catch Of salmon was
ight and dealers we're Obliged 10
wait the afternoon haul before they
,ould iill orders
The meat market IS duh. The de
nand for veal ard pork exceeds other
'alls. Veal Is scarce. and lamb IS out
growing the demand.
The fruit market Is quiet owing 10
he non-arrival Of the Umaiilla. unex-
peetedly detained at Victoria by fog.
Eggs, strictly fresh local, are scarce,
but an abundan, supply OF Eastern
keeps doan prices. The butter mar
ket & steady With large supply Of
Eastern on hand, as dealers antici-
pating a rise in freight rates after the
lst inst, ordered large quantities.
II is estimaiad that there are seven
carloads at present in The city. There
Is steady run for building lumber
and the CESAR supply has increased.
There i; moderate quantity OF coal
on hand san Franciscu market IS
going up and it Is reported that cargo
lots are iobbing al SO per ton. The
output from the Franklin mine Is In.
ereasing and the No. Il vein is inn
proving in quality. Newcastle still
fails to Increase the supply as the
new slope has not yet reached coal
level.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODl CE
RE- EiPfS. Daring the last - hours
the merchandise and produce receipts
a. this port have been as follows Per
Puget sound shore road. 80 ears. con
tanning go tons; Columbia & Puget
Sound railroad. 5 tons; Seattle, Lake
Shore < Eastern, 60 tens; fleetwood.
81 tons; Nellie. = ton; Quincy, >
ions, Cascade. ~ tons Washington
! tons; Niaetfe. eco ions Una
sH tons. TOTAL receipts. iTats
tons Among the receipts were
II sacks 0f oysters, 5 boxes fish.
u lunches birds. , boxes chickens.
las hoxes apples. - boxes plums. 81
sacks Potatoes, crates cabbage. -
tens and & baleS hay. Z boxes butter.
hN sacks Hour. 600 sacks san Fran
Cisco slOar, lslel sacks oats. 100 sacks
Iced, NO barrels and 200 sacks sugar.
10 sacks beans, so barrels plaster Of
paris, 5000 leet lumber, Z carload
ami lel.el0 shingles.
SHIPMENTS. During the lass -
hour gools and merchandise have
been shipped from Seattle 90 the sur
rounding conntry a. follows Puget
Soansi shore road, 80 tons: Columbia
a faget Sousd railroad, ~ tons; Sc
al1se, Lake shore 4 Eastern, - tons
ffieetW@esi, ; tons, Elith. ~ tons
sMerWin, q tons Nellie, & tons, LILY,
etens Michigan, ton Augusta,
tons Erlesses. 3 tons; Grace, 3 ten /.
ioia, : tens. tutal shipments, 1855
tons.
ne i1sliew!as quotations are tbs prices
paid to-day by i0llbers and Wholesale deal
efs ief rauad lots delivered a, this payt,
HoPs-PoF H.. see.
ga ie-No, } fred, per ten, S1ieS22; Nc
paT Ion, sSiz.l 81
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