The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-20
FINANCE AND TRADE
SEATTLE, Tues

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During the past seven days produce
and general freight received amounted
70 100 tons. and during the same time
the shipments from Seattle. exclusive
Of coal. aggregated 1855 tons. The
latter included 10 tons on the c. e. p.
4. X. r.. 1875 tons on the p. $. $. Line
and 7i2 tons on the.L. 8. &. +. Raft
way.
The potato market shows no new
phase, this week. Old potatoes are
offered freely ut SD per ton and in
some cases even lower prices are
realized.
The schooner Henrietta, from Lopez
Island. brought in a cargo Of hay to-
day.
PRODUCE RECEIPTS. - During
the past "a hours the produce received
in Seattle included the following: 5
packages butter, Q cases eggs, sacks
potatoes, 9tons hay, 8 sacks onions.
2I7 packages fruit, bundles hides.
bundles pelts, 5 coops chickens, 8 hogs,
8 calves and 4 sacks oysters. There
were received over the Puget Sound
Shore railroad carloads general
freight and 10 tons by the steamer
Premier.
SHIPMENTS During the past "a
hours general frs lights were sent from
Seattle I'm the following quantities
e. & +. s. Il. X. 20 tons, +. $. $. X. T..
20 tons, s., l.. 5. & L. Ry. fs5 tons.
Stcamer$-oiympian . tons, Augusta
tons. Michigan ton, Lief Erickson
tons, Grace 8 tons. Eliza Anderson 5
tons. w. r. Mnnroe 10 tons. Fleet
wood ton. Fanny Lake | \ tons, Lily
u tons and w. X. Mcrwin Q tons.
Total, 273ls tons.
H0rS-l.ocally nothing new has
TRANSFERRED during the week except one
small shipment OF bales TO Elmer,
Wisconsin.
W0oi.-During the week IS sacks
comprised the receipts. Values have
not changed, buyers still Offering I4es
Is cents per pound.
oATS-only 81 sacks received this
week. The wholesale price continues
al S2ie3 ~ per ton and the retail price
at 81 40 per GENITAL.
WHEAT Receipts for the week 100
sacks. Prices quoted as follows: Re
tail. $3.50 per GENITAL; wholesale, SIS
per ton.
FLOUR Receipts for the week Iiio
centals. Prices rule as follows
Washington Territory, SS.T5d4; Ore
gon, $40. California, si75; Mime
apo.is. s. per barrel.
MILLSfUFFS-B Bran, wholesale,
$40 per ton, retail, Sl.t2II per GENITAL !;
shorts, wholesale S2t per ton. retail
81 % per Genital; chop feed. wholesale
So per ton. retail $50 per oeatal !.
ground barley. wholesale SIS yer ton,
retail $50 per GENITAL; whole corn,
Wholesale $50 per ton, retail sI.75 per
Genital; cracked corn or feed meal.
wholesale SIS per ton. retail si.oo per
GENITAL.
: OIL CAKE MEAIs-Who.esale SIS
per ton, retail &c per pound.
VEGETABLEs--Retaii prices rule
as follows. Cauiiilower, 81 % per dog
en-; cabbage, 2isc per pound; turnins,
carrots. psrsnips and heets, Ice per
dozen, onions and radishes, M per
dozen punches; asparagus ioc and
peas Sc per pound: string beans, 7t3o,'
per pound; artichokes, SIC per dozen
celery. 81 per dozen.
CHEkSE California and Eastern
cheese retail at e0ts 15c per pound.
BJTfER-Durius the week the re-
ceipts amounted 10 4si packages. most
OF which came from Minncota. In
the retail market the quotations re-
main at esee ,Sc per two pound roll.
ESt,S-Ihn receipts OF Minnesota
eggs this week Swellcd the total to sg,l
cases. Oregon selI by The case al "a,
per dozen, Eastern al stc and fresh
ranch retsil At So per dozen.
Receipts for the week
consisted OF 81 coops OF chickens.
Prices have not changed Quotations
n follows: Chickens se,i according 10
size AMI condition for .5e SIC each.
turkeys 2o,s Pc per pound live weigh,
and asc per pound dressed, geese xIoae
y per dozen 10 the grower. Dealers
pay s6as7.5a per aoxen for chickens.
spring chickens bring sss55o 10 the
grower.
PROVISIONS Retail prices are
quoted as follow: Hams iSeIifi.c per
pound. haaoa i3S;li'sc. clear sides ia-.
lard s'siic. cotton seed ell s5c per gal
ton.
Receipts for the week III
head Dealers pay i1s'xc per pound
on foot; waoiessle, dressed. se; retail
is9 ", ier pound.
VEAie- Eecelpss for the week 81
head. Dealers pay &c per pound on
foot; dressed. asiAc per pound.
MUTroS-Re Receipts TOR the week
s6S head. Dealers pay sGtassc per
pound on fOei whoies ale, dressed. ae /;
retsii, iss lsc per pound.
Receipts for the week Il
head. Dealers pay sSf7 nc per pound on
foot; wholesale, drcssesf, lie; retail.
is-fi~e her pound.
HIpES-Reccjpss this week 70 hun
dies hides and s THREE bundle. peits.
Prices are quoted IS follows: salt ies
eise, dry asIa per pound; peifs. short
wg-ol. te each; medium. Gisr; long
weoi. 81 each ealfskins, &c per pound
for salt.
STRAWBERRIES Prices continue
firm az ~ cents PER gallon.
NHEkktfs>- Retailers quote cher
ms tbs weeS 81 i cent. per poand.
POTATOES - Receipts yesy Erht
THIS week. the total being only a.
sacks. Prices have not changed. New
rs'aA at > cents Per pound, and cid
wholesale AZ s>s4 y Ter ton.