The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-08-08
COMMERCIAL.
sr.rrrr. 1wust 7.

.s.tv in making contracts for the
- ron at if@iz15 cents
rrooi-The dullBess which has
ss,ed Al. season sill keeps up and
ebange is looked for until congress
ss,oarns: We quoted lie for eastern
spd nc for western.
wuEAT-The market seems TO
.~san upward tendency: quote IS
septs per bushel.
0sTs-In good demand and active
q 8 cents per bushei.
MLLsTUFF5- Bran sells a. sis,
In feed. sl2 50; ground barley, SIS
TL0UR-Caiifornia extra, ~ 70;
o,eesn standard brands, 81 ..
pRovIsIOSS-Prices are tending
upyard; eastern hams. if@i414c, ba-
.an la,ze; shoulders, s..
COFFEE - Costa Riea fsize, Rio
isszc. Java 2sc.
suGAR-Prices are fiucsuating and
to-day's quotations viii not do for
tomorrow: G SIC, extra 81, granu-
hated IL, cube and fine crushed s,<e.
E-Firn-Islands S. rs. China s..
BgEF AND CATTLE xsggET.
BEEF-selis wholesale 5@7tlc, NUT
ton Sc, veal I2lzc, pork lie.
TALLOW--Sells &c.
Butchers pay SIC for cattle, i0c for
dressed calves, and 1891 for sheep.
FRUITS Native apples are coming
in freely from every direction and are
In fair demand from 75e 20 81 per box.
Native prunes are In good supply 3
TO sIzc per Ib. Pears, Oregon Bariiests,
81 so per box. California grapes and
praches. 81 10. Watermelons in good
demand at s. per dozen. Only Call
foruia melons are in market. Lemons
s-e scarce. The new crop OF Sicily
are Just beginning TO arrive, and are
6rm at So TO 50 per case. California
lemons are poor and drug at So 80 70
"a 80. Cantaioupes $3.50 per dozen.
Arrivals by last steamer were in bad
order.
VEGETABLES Cabbage is in good
simply; quote ic per ID. Turnips,
hests and carrots are coming in freely.
shutting out the California product;
anote 81 per sack. Potatoes are weak
sning and the supply is overfull; sI4@
sf5 per ton, with strong downward
tendency. Onions, steady at lie, the
supply Il wholly from California.
sweet potatoes, &c. Tomatoes, Cali
foruia, G5c; local sell readily ut Sc.
HAY-Prices are declining. No.
timothy s2o@22.5o. Eastern Wash
iueton $500; supply ample.
BUTTER Choice article is scarce,
Init the market IL ove!stocked with in
ferior. Gilt edge firm, 25@soc; me
dun and inferior go begging.
EGGS Local in good demand at
sDc. while Eastern are dull at 20@22ISc.
Market well stocked and another car
load arrived today.
CHICKENS Firm. BOOSTERS s.,
small broilers 81, old $3.50 per dozen.
GAME-A few grouse are beginning
10 come in and find ready sale at $3.50
per dozen. a.
FREIGHT RECEIPTS During the
mast q hours merchandise and rre-
duce have been received in Seattle as
follows: Per Puget Sound Shore
Line, 81 cars. including 3 cars cattle
. cars sheep, 3 cars machinery. and 1
car hogs, 10 sacks potatoes. sack
vegetables, 2 tons hay, $500 feet lum-
her. 80 boxes aPpics, barrel cider, Y
cases fruit, I box eggs. Per Lake
Shore and Eastern, 30 tons miscellan-
eous freight, per steamers to city dock
tons; per Mexico at Ocean dock $50
tons general merchandise; per Idaho
q. Baxter's dock $40 sacks wheat from
Laconner; per Premier at Seattle
wharf 80 tons general merchandise
per steamer at Harrington 4 smith $
dock 400 barrels lime. Freight at
YcsIers dock was received ms follows /;
Anderson G tons, Fleetwood tons,
Washington . tons, Monroe ton,
Skaeet Chief q tons. Merwin tons.
FREIGHT SHIPMENT During
The past q hours shipments have been
made from Seattle as follows; Fer
Puget Sound Shore Line 30 toas, per
Columbia a Puget Sound road . tons
per Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern AZ
tons. Fleetwood 5 tons, Hassalo tons,
Olympiaa tons. Hayward ton, Geo.
E.Starr q tons, Merwin 10 tons, Au-
gusta tons, Michigan ton, Grace
tons. Munroe rs tons. Anderson . tons,
Lief Erickson 3 tons, Premier tons.