The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-02-20
THE MERCANTILE WORLD.
Review Of Local and General
Markets.
Coal Receipts Con ffzue 10 Decreass
"A Decline In Hardusrs-Tsis-
graphic Markets

Coal EEeefPIs Sea kx4oS -
"A Deelfse In Harauare-Tsze-
graphic Markets.
The local hop market il quiet yet
s.eady. The movements for the week
xere few. Eastern inquiry increases
and holders are able TO realize better
r,rsees than > week ago. The xew
Yo-g market i trifie dull. while that
of London is strong. but no advance
has occurred Our dealers are reaaix-
iuu al the way from 10 to rs cts. per
pound for their holdings
ForITxg.
poultry Is In good demand. How
err. chickens are the only things that
can he had. there being neither tur-
keys tame ducks. nor tame geese On
tbs market. Broflers VIII begin 90
couse in shout the middle OF next
month ard already there IL some in
as.srr for them. The market II fairly
vel supplied With chickens and the
demand i good. Dealers are ready
and willing to pay from S. 50 to IS
per dozen for found lots.
rrsH AID oYsrgEs.
The local fish market Is absolutely
stagnant. Better times are locked for
shortly. Eastern oysters do not appear
10 arrive so freely as formerly. The
supply OF Sound oysters Is better than
last reported and Is improving
MAT AND LIVE STOCK.
Both the meat and live stock mar
xet have been during the past week
extremely quiet. Offerings were few.
Reports show that the demand for
i've stock in Portland has been large
during the week. Prices remain a.
aaosesl. Mutton looks frifie better.
Veal remains the same.
HsRDwAgE.
The iron market Is very unsteady.
with a downward tendency. Bar iron
ard iron pipe have both declined from
5fo ~ per cent os, value. Nails rs
vel have not sym esashized. owing to
the large demand and the compact re-
Gently entered into by nail manufsc-
iGirers which prevents an over prcduc-
ti,n Trade in logging tools has OF
as yet frightened. but IL win shortly.
or 81 least that il the opinion of deol-
era. Owing to the strong combination
Of raw material holders. the price Of
manila rope is higher than.
il has been for number OF years
Railroad picks, mattocks and grub
hoes have advanced IS per cent during
sks past month. AK handles have
also advanced about 10 per cent
aoRocggIEs.
Trade during the past week has been
up so the usual standard. and every
thug points TO good healthy trade
during the coming week. There has
been no special movement in any cer-
tain lines. but good demand for gen
eraI groceries exists. Scattle's trade
with Alaska gives promise. in the near
future. of assuming immense proper
tons. Salt, owing TO the formation OF
q salt trust among the manufacturers
OF Great Britain and the United States.
has advanced materially and gives
promise 81 reaching much higher
value, Coffee. Notwithstanding the
fact that the new crop il now In the
market. has not only stisfsaed but also
advaneed an q those merchants who
expect 10 see prices range lower viii
certainly be disappointed. The crep
OF Brazilian coffee il az least one-third,
and as u result the Eastern states viii
draw heavily on Central American
The American sugar refinery has lasS-
~ placed new sugar On the markssas,
called white extra G. which from row
on viii be kept regularly in stock.
The price OF this new brand OF sugar
is = Of cent higher than the extra
G psoper, or 5sae. The sea-
soa for canned fruits i nov
in rs prime. and stocks viii
soon begin to rapidly disappear. Quo
tatious remain unchanged.
Pickles are moving somewhat faster
since the recent decline. and as
iobbers have large stocks on hand they
are not sorry to see this effect
Farmers who we're fortunate enough
80 hold their wheat are in furry over
the prospects OF goodly advance in
prices. Liverpool has crept up or 1
cents, Chicago cents and Neg York
i cents. The knowing ones are of
the opinion that the advance Is not
natural. and that crisis Il at hand
In San Francisco while prices are bet
ter than they were week age. moth
ing decisive has been done. There,
everything appears 10 depend upon
the weather
DAIRY PRODUCTS.
Several large conssgnments of Cali
fornia fresh roll we're received on the
last steamer. consequently the market
Is fully supplied with this article.
Prices remain the same Eggs have
ceased pouring in and appear trifie
scarce. In Portland they have add
yaneed &c on the dozen. This will
most likely have the effect of causing
corresponding advance here.
VEGETABLES.
large quantity OF eabhages and
eaulsaowers were received during the
week. They both found ready sale al
quoted prices. The market is fairly
well supplied with all classes of vege-
tables. h few boxes 81 tomatoes were
received to-day. They were OF about
the same quality as spoken OF last
week This did net prevent their
ready sale NJ from lie 10 cents PER
pound.
Apples are scarce. Oranges are Just
TIE opposite. To show the freeness
With which oranges are eoraing in,
fresserieS & Maud alone received dur
ING the week l25 cases, the lager por-
ioa Of which came from Pomona Iii.
rect All OF the oranges received ar.
faye II excellent condition. Potatoes
are abundant al last quotations. OF
se'angs are numerous. New potatoes
are plenty in San Francisco. bat are
mostly sUail in sixe-~so small that no
Saile dealers have seen 1t TO accent
any az the numerous offerings. Thir-
zen thousand bags OF Oregon potatoes
were received its san Francisco on last
week 5 steamer from Portland.