The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-01-23
The BUSINESS WORLD.
4 Brief Review Of the Tarious
Lines for the Week.


photographic Narksts-Csa 80 Lun-
ssr-shippins Inselliss.ee-Rs-
esspts asd shipnssss-
Hops are fsrmer in New York and
che tendency Is ssiIi upward. The de-
mand Is fair, and the future outlook
much brighter. Little movement has
taken place in the Washington stock
for the week. and holders are evidently
awaiting Developments In the Eastern
markets for the next two or three
weeks. Oats have no movement and
holders are not inclined to place any
more in the market until better prices
rule. The Gan Francisco market kee Is
weak. Surprise Is there quoted 1t
81 1881 Tx, per GENITAL; choice feed
81 l0af f21s; No. feed 81 G711Gsi 10:
No. 2. 81 o5tgl e7h; BLACK. Cal,
81 2o@1 %; do Oregss. 81 025<a1 Is;
Gray, 81 0s@l 071s.
FErI1s, VEGETABLES, ETC.
Apples are somewhat scarce, and
choice varieties are fir mer. The mar
ket nov depends largely on San Fran
cisco fer vegetables, and cabbage,
cauiiHeser and celery are entirely
supplied from that point.
aEocKRIEz.
The wholesale trade hes been very
active throughout the xe@k and heavy
calls were made on -four and provi-
sions A number Of new stores have
only recently started and others are
contemplated in the spring. The LIST
on Royal baking powder has advanced
fully per cent, due TO the rise in
freigkts Oh January /. A carload ar-
rived from New York to-day for
ScAwabacher Bros. A Co., coming
through over the Northern Pacific in
Is days. Meats are reported firm in the
Eastern markets at unchanged quota
lions, bat there Is q slightly lower tee
deDey in the local market. due to keen
competition. Crown condensed milk
has gone up Csc per case Pink beans
are still scarce and prices, ~ . result,
rule high. the stock Of canned toma-
toss ON hand h heing rapidly con-
sumeSs. and prices win most likely ad-
vance 10 81 40 per dox., before the sup
ply il replenished. BarreIed meats
are in good demand. and prices keep
at old qaota1bns.
pArRY PRODUCTS.
There Is little change in the egg
market. except that choice ranch.
owing to the mild weather and large
supply, have declined. Fresh Eastern
are preferred TO Oregon. as they pre-
sent greater uniformity In quality.
Eastern cold storage are quoted at &c
per dozen.
Butter Is firnier from the cold
weather. Eastern choice picked l.
still in favor and commands more en-.
curry than California varieties. Choice
full cream Eastern cheese is . rare ar
ticle in the market here, the stock on
hand being confined to a few jobbers
lt4HfyIk.
Cattle arrivals for the week have
been light. a few staT-feds are now
coming in, and the quality OF dressed
beef shows general improvement. Yea
Is scarce. Sheep have come In plenti
fully and the effects of feeding are NO
ticeable in the improved condition Of
stock. The gaeat market. as whole
exhibits dizziness. which Is somewhat
strange FOR this season of the year
The outlook for spring business Il
favorable. although higher values ara
expected. Quotations remains at for
mer figures. Retail prices have riser
on some qualities Of beef from 2a3s
per pound, and the advance has been
so aeutely felt that restaurants have
raised the boarding rates
HARDWARE
Merchants speak in very satisfied
manner of the volume of trade trans.
acted in the city during the week
Both the wholesale and the retail bust
ness has been phensmenaliy large fol
this season Of the year The good,
sold have been widely diversified, and
include all varieties Of shelfhardwars
mp TO heavy building material. Tbs
Gordon Hardware Company handle .
fne stock Of wagons for which there /,
constant inquiry. Wire nails has,
declined, and iron has also dropped
The effects win scarcely be percepti
bic in goods shipped from the East Il
Western markets from the increase In
freight rates. The latter are sourc,
Of elaboration and discussion among
Pacific coast merchants. as Oh,
present rates range all the wa,
from 10 per cent. to ss,4 per cent,
in excess OF former charges. 1t Is look
ed upon a. feasible that shipments Of
heavy hardware from the East lean b
more prositahiy made by sea, round
the Horn than by railway, choosing
the latter for the transhipment OF
light material Should this course b.
adopted, great many small shippers
by railroad may go under being unable
to compete with firms who bring oal
their goods by sea. The latter would
rule the market by so adjusting their
prices as TO run slightly under the
values placed tof necessity on goods
brought oat at the minimum railroad
rates. The only drawback to sea
shipments from the East is that of the
scarcity Of American tonnage avail
able. English vessels cannot be chart
cred. as no Bri,ish-huilt hull Is allowed
to engage in the coast trade in Ameri.
can waters, and the trade between
New York, or any Eastern coast towns
with Pacific coast points in the United
States, would come within the Law IS
coast trade.
PorITRY AND tlsH.
The stagnatlon in the poultry mar
ket is somewhat relieved. and chickens
are offered in fair supply. Turkeys
and geese are almost out of the mar
ket, and the high quotations prevent
inquiry. Live varieties cannot he han
died by dealers with profit. and Ore
gon and Eastern dressed only, come
within reasonable range.