The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-27

doubt advance in sympathy.
Rice is somewhat lower, bat with q
good demand, and from the present
outlook prices win not change much
either way.
Owing 70 the fact that new cheese Is
In the market prices are ranging some
what lower. with q tendency to lessen
the sale of old cheese.
The movement in dried fruits Is ex-
lceedingiy slow. and owing 10 the low
prices prevalent buyers will have none
but the choicest gosds.
There IL a good demand for ali
classes of provisions.
Trade during the week has been
hardly as brisk as during past weeks.
This, however, ia to be expected, as
February always ranks as one OF The
quietest months Of the year.
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Oranges and lemons are very plensl-
ful-not so much so, however, as TO
cause q decline in prices. Apples and
bananas are both scarce. Apples In
price range from 81 to 81 IS per box.
jobbers being exceedingly glad to get
them at that. Onions are plentiful.
Prices remain the same---$l 50 for sill.
verskins and yellow Denvers. Cab
bages are plentiful and find ready sale
at about &c per lib. Caulinowers are
also plentiful, and the quality
of the markets supply is good.
The public, according TO a well
posted dealer. seems to have had a
surfeit OF this line of vegetables. Con-
sequentIy sales are not made 80
readily. Potatoes continue TO be Il
drug. A few sacks of new potatoes
are being received overland. Dealers
importing them are asking SC per
pound. The demand for turnips,
parsnips and carrots is nov wholly
supplied by local outside production.
Sales at quoted prices continue as
usual.
pELfeAciFs.
The demand for all classes of sieIiea,
eies continues good. The market Is
veil supplied with all kinds Of nuts,
figs, etc. The kind Of figs coming in
now are very good, as are the nuts
being received No marked change in
prices mas occurred.
MEAT AND LIVE STOCK.
The meat business shows signs OF
improvement as the opening OF spring
approaches. Veal is coming in more
freely just al present. The market Is
well supplied with all OF the other
kinds Of meat Beef cattle have adj
yanced y OF cent per pound. Ten
cars OF Eastern cattle were received
from Nebraska to-day, consigned TO
local butchers. This Is part of the lot
mentioned as being contracted for in
recent report. Other shipments win
follow In short order.
LUMBER AND woci..
There is an abundance of logs in
the water at present aud the ten
dency of prices is still downward.
This, combined with the closing down
OF many OF the Sound mills by the
trust will hardly have a tendency TO
brighten the prospects. In converse
ton lumberman yesterday stated he
could buy logs at any price. The local
demand for dressed lumber continues
good, and the building movement
has lost none OF its yigor.
The recent shutdown has not rs vet
affected the San Francisco market.
but come what may the advance
seems inevitable. The cut for the
week was .eOo,ooo feet. The outside
mills contributed 10000 feet. Since
last report no vessels have left here.
The schooner J. G. North is on her
way here now to take a deep
load for Alaska.
The coal receipts for the past week
we're 800 tons--a slight increase over
the preceding week. The mines are
getting the coal out n trifle faster now.
Local trade continues good. The mar
ket is very q:iiet. running along in the
even tenor of its way. Since last re-
port the following vessels finished
loading and departed Ship Rufus T..
Wood, collier Willamette. bark Elsi-
more. schooner Laknie aud the steamer
umatilla. The steatn schooner Alki
and the ship ivanhce are still at the
hunkerS.
The ship Blue Jacket is on her way
TO this port 10 load eesi. aS Is the
schooner W. r. Manson.
aops.
New that the holdings OF hops are
dwindling, inquiry from the East con-
nnues to grow daily During the week
local men shipped several small lots TO
chicago, Cincinnati and elsewhere.
Voa'ea prices rule. Besides those
mentioned yesterday pincas is prepar-
ing another good sized lot for ship
nent East.
POULTRY.
Poultry is again scarce. This is
probably caused by the fact that hens
are beginning to Law now, and raiSers
object la parting with their holdings.
The situation is liable 20 remain un-
Changed until about July I, when The
young stock will begin to come in.
turkeys, tame geese and tame ducks
are entirely Qua of the market. and
NM remain so for some months. save.
VI course, with the exception OF few
small lots which are liable to come in
II any time.
Pigeons are also out OF the market
she only inquiry for them coming
afom sportsmen for tran-shooting,
sho IN case they need a few doxens.
efaer IN advance. and the orders are
Aled IN san Francisco. They are
worth about si,7a per dozen.
nAtRY rRorrcR
judging f-ola the high prices which
prevailed during the latter part OF the
winter OF ISIS. spectators and com.
mission men stocked up quite heavily
va produce, With the expectation of