The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-12-05
FINANCE AND TRADE.
Seattle. Dec. 4.

THE nor xAExET.
The fnoyemeas In coi0rcd h0rs Is more
pronounced and values rar frgEn fa4isf
per pound. 4 Los Of 81 halss grown Ia
CTsgfarn c0nnfy received bid Of isA1e fo-
esy. bat no sale was eEeeted- The crop
nos IA Washington IL small ard cannot
exeeed 200 bales. wklie tie Oregon cTnp
on hand Is eszsnaseh ~ 90 bales. All
markets are dull q. yrcssnf. and the Fore
ing Of sa1es has deprecated Falres-
/ Choice Ses York state hsfs. according TO
recent cable aasiees frosa London- have
sold in the latter nagaef a. zsz4e. drop
Of Ize ger pound from prices realized
few nscnfhe eco 4: is believed BY good
Judges Of the sIfns:fSn that higher yalnes
( vii be reached after January l and that
X Is better fer holders 70 await, II possible,
the s.ese.cPsasnis OF the new year
rEeBccE sARxETs-
The receipts q eats for the week ending
to-ssay are not ~ heavy ax for the previous
geek. Prices remain the same and deal
ca are pct anxious 10 take hold. This l.
9a- 70 weakness in the san Francisco mar
kef, orxfinzs being in large excess Of de-
maH1s, owing 70 the heavy receipts. Ore
gen ii iaaisposed to place Any cousidera-
whlse xalnes keep 81 thsiT present stand
lnz For the week ending November -.
there were shipped % san Francisco 2, oss
sacks. lrT60 of which were grown on Pnge.
sound and sS5s sseks ia Oregon This
action on ths part Of 9regOn holders gives
a better tone and feeling % the market aud
the futsre outlook seems promising. san
Francisco quotations. Der GENITAL. are as
follows Milling, 81 II sgsI .; SO ! feed.
81 1901 -: 40 feed, 81 O. zegl 10. Cal.
black. seed, 81 3aai 90. black, feed. 81 e5te
Is: gray. 81 o71gsI Is. oregon brown,
81 o7issei u; surprise, 81 z9si ..
LIvEsTocK NAEKET.
Dressed beef and mutton have declined
&c per pound, with prospect OF a further
reduction shortly. Dressed pork also has
fslieu, owing 10 the large supply which is
being az present ualoaded The supply of
small veal is steadily increasing, with no
change in quotations. The volume OF bus
iness done during iae week was somewhat
affected by the large quantity CT poultry
consumed ON the Thanksgiving festival,
otherwise the market has had good tone
aud fair demand. There is large mum
her Of stock on hand Jus; now, but the
values OF live animals have not changed
from those last quoted.
GROCERIES.
Sugar has declined lie. which is oc-
asionea by the fact that former high price
were caused by scarcity Of raw produet
No change in values OF syrnps, but the de-
mand Is active. Coffee has advanced les
per pound aud viii most likely reach
higher figures before the close of the year.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RE-
CEIPTS--Dnfing the last "a hours the
merchandise aud produce receipts at this
port have been as follows: Puget Sound
Shore road SIG tons, seattle. Lake shore
4 Eastern railway Il tons merchandise aud
405 tons wood, lumber, brick and coal.
Steamers-Eiiza Anderson IL tons. Mnnroe
~ tons. Fanny Lake 2lz tons, Premier 81
tons, City OF Quincy 2lfz tons. Total re
ceipts. slti tons Among the receipts
were l2l2 sacks -four, Ill sacks wheat. liz
sacks bran. 212 sacks red oats, 4Sl sacks
and 2 ear Dads potatoes, II sacks vegetables,
) sacks tBrnips. sacks onions, lss boxes
apples, go boxes canned corn, key but
ter, sack ducks, bsxes turkeys. ; boxes
ehickens, $50 Eases aud 10 tiefees lard, $50
eases coal oil, 81 crates hams and bacon. so
coils rope. 2l0 bales hay. ears wood, ear
brick, i car ice, 5000 feet lumber, 1870
head sheep, 10 head cattle, stallion, !
veal, 50 head hogs anI 800 sacks oats.
sHiPMEN ls-DQfing the last "a hours
goods aud merchandise have been shipped
from seattle TO the surrounding country as
follows. Puget sound Shore road "A tons.
Columbia and Puget sound railroad
tons, seattle, Lake shore and Eastern rail-
way - tons merchandise aud % tons lam
Der. rfeamers-Edith ten, Munroe II
tons, lola 3 tons Left Erickson tons, Sue
cess tons, Grace tons. Augusta 2 tons.
Mountalneer ? tons. Total shipments, l2s1s
tons.