The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-06
TIE MERCANTILE xoRlD.
SEATTLE. Feb. S. 1859.

The grocery trade for the FIRST week
in February has been exceedingly
good. especially among the retailers.
New stores are being continually
started In the subszrfs OF the city.
These stores are genenally started by
Eastern men OF good business ABILITY.
January was fully Is good = business
month ~ any month Of the faiI--sorpe-
thing never heard Of before in the
commercial history Of Seattle. There
has been no decline In sugar during
the past week. and judging from the
present conditions any change win
most likely be toward higher
prices. Notwithstanding the
fact that the new crop Of coffee Is CON-
ing into the market, the price OF this
article has risen &c per pound In
California 10 further advance il
looked for, the present values being
most likely to remain the same for
Some time Large quantities OF -four
are being received daily by local
dealers, but the demand for this staple
is equal 70 the supply. Syrups are
aow as slow as ever known here. and
show no immediate prospect of chang
ing. Although aizrge number OF the
logging camps on the Sound are at
present closed down the demand for
all classes OF feed Is unusually
large. Wheat remains high
and is very scarce on account of the
lack of railroad accommodations. II
being almost impossible to have orders
for this staple filed with any degree
of certainty. Late reports show
the San Francisco market to be in q
very uncertain condition, changes be-
ing numerous. However. during ske
week the price has gone up about
2Lc. The Liverpool market has de-
ciined ic per GENITAL. The poor price
OF oats offers no inducements to
dealers to ship TO San Francisco, and
only sales for immediate consumption
are reported.
POULTRY, GAME AND FISH.
The poultry market shows . great
Improvement, consignments coming
in very freely At present. Game is
very scarce, dealers being unable to
supply their own customers. Local
dealers report demands on this market
from Spokane Falls and even from
towns in Montana. From this It win
be seen the game famine is nearly
universal in the Northwest. Fish of
al kinds as reported yesterday are
still scarce. Native oysters are also
rather scarce. Eastern are coming in
fairly strong.
The hop market is decidedly quiet,
but few shipments being made during
tbs week by local dealers. Reports
from the valley show that but few lots
are still held there. BY tomorrow
morniag's train catlin ships % and
Humphrey q bales to Chicago.
pRurTs AID VEGETABLES.
The orange market is in It's prime.
Mexican oranges have disappeared
from the market. However, River
sides and plain California oranges are
coming in rather freely. The former
are to be had at 50 % per box and the
latter at 81 IS per boxquite fcduc-
tioa on the California. Apples have
ceased pouring In rapidly. and all
grades have advanced &c on the box.
Bananas and lemons are quoted as
usual.
The potato market continues slow.
Sweet potatoes have almost entirely
disappeared from the market. Cab
bages appear 10 be plentiful. yet the
price has advanced !. OF cent per lh.
being now quoted at &C per ID. Pars-
nips are very plentiful. and as conse-
quence prices have dropped way down,
hcing now quoted at 81 50 per soo-lb
sack. Celery is very scarce and has
advanced 25c per dox. in price. Tur-
nips, beets and carrots remain the
same. Silverskin onions are scarce
and the price has advanced TO VI 50
per cwt. Yellow Denvers are 10 be
had at the same price.
NEAT AND LIVESTOCK.
The meat market continues very
quiet. Veal is decidedly scarce. Both
pork and mutton are coming in rather
freely. Beef and lard remain as
usual.
The livestock market Is in about
the same condition as reported last
week. However the receipts have
been increased somewhat and better
times are looked for. The prices are
the same as chronicled in last weeks
report.
LUMBER AND COAL.
The lumber cut for the week ending
to-day, shows a total of 100000 feet,
$40 600 feet of which is dressed lam
Der. The outside mills contributed
for the week. a25.ooo feet. Small out
side mills are making strong effort
to cut the prices on lumber, but, ow-
ing TO the poor quality OF shipments,
they have, as yet, accomplished moth
ing in that line.
The receipts OF logs for the week
have been very small. The market
still shoxs weakness. Legs have been
offered daily, but ewing to the fact
that all local mills are well stocked no
large purchases were made.
For the past week local sales have
been largely made up of rough lam-
her for construction purposes. such ~
for wharves, etc. However, there is
an increasing demand now for dressed
lnmber for building purposes, which
will, no doubt, become quite brisk, II
the fine weather continues.
The Oregon Improvement Com.
pany's sawmill Il loading the Laura
Madison with s5o,ooo feet Of mixed
lumber for san Francisco. The Madis
son will most likely be able 10 sail
about the first OF the coming week.
The Signal will take deekload Of
about I5o.ooo feet from the same mil,
commencing 20 load within the next
few days
The coal receipts for the past week
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