The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-04-24

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,svensent being reported during the
4 I~nfire week. Contracts for crop 81
- are being nnade very slowly. the
uruaI contract price being about &c
- Ib. Season IS isneaTIy al cleaned
m though . fex bales may he held
~ san francisco is also quiet and
d1yoid Of all interest. Hops are quiet
4 xew York and London
vzeET4HKks
Cabbage IN !rcs quantities Of IA ex
client quality IL arriving with is Gus
6ou,ary freeness. Ali comes from Cal
6orr,ia, the Local season NET being due
for fully month yet. We quote &c.
1 - pound to the trade exclusively.
Pieuty Of native rhubarb Of excel
mi quality Is being received here
daily. We quote 5zdec. per n.
4 good supply Of California green
poas ii fair condition Is to be had.
w quote 3sa4c. per d.
But few string beans arc coming ia.
1hs season being absut TO close. Prices
- quoted.
But few strawberries are being re-
ceivcd. What do come are Of poor
aualIty. Wholesalers are asking lOc.
~ ii.
New potatoes, which are arriving
freeiy, are improving steadily in quail
IL. Ne quote I1s9isze. per D.
rHsIT.
There are no apples in the market,
soFe Inv lots Of barreied Eastern, Of
ouiy fair quality. For these wholesale
deslsrs ere asking IS per Dbl. occa-
.rionally few small lots Of Oregon APP
- sre received. On these We quote
{l60(S2oo per box.
pAIRT fRopucE.
c11fornis butter continues to arrive
d lnrxs quantities. and as It Is found
neccSsary 10 get rid OF the surplus
rrioes ~ weak. The market is bare
q Earfern butter.
California cheese Is In sympathy
via ths butter market. Prices are
dosn 10 bedrock and give promise Of
Semaining 50 fer considerable time to
com4
Efu in price are RANGING one cent
hi9ksr on all grades. Esstern's are
striving freely, q are Oregon's. while
CaIifornia's come but slowly.
GROCERIES,.
Trade during the week just past was
MT ~ brisk - during any Of the three
prsceding weeks. This Was no doubt
due to tho heavy rains prevailing.
Nevertheless this month win reach
the usual standard. Sugar advanced
smother eighth Of cent pr n on ali
qualities to-day. This is the highest
point reached by sngar in years.
Consumers are buying for present need
only.
Coffees ara very steady, and the
quantity held in stock by joblerx i
extremely light.
Rice Is somewhat higher, owing to
The small shipments now on the way.
Dried fruits are very quiet just row,
and there Is sale for choice qualities
only.
POULTRY
A good supply OF Chickens was TO
be had during the entire week past.
Within the last few days broisers made
their appearance. and the demand for
the chickens was slackened somewhat.
The major part of the markets sup
ply came from Portland direct. The
quality Of both these ciassesof poultry
Is coed. Hens we quote at $T.s5 to
1875 per dozen and hreilers at $3.50 10
$3.50 per dexeu.
OYSTERS AND ffsu.
No Eastern oysters whatever are be-
ing received here now at all, the sea-
son for shipping having passed. II Is
doubtful whether there Is single
Eastern oyster in the market. Some
Of the Shoalwaier bay canned oysters
are being received in good order. They
find ready sale at 80 cents for small
sized cans and IS cents for large The
fish market has been in lis old uncer-
tain state during the entire week past
The last cargo of the c. H. White has
been all cleaned up, and halibut is
again scarce. Hardly any salmon at
al was taken during the week.
Smaller grades are all plentiful
enough. Prices are as quoted.
NEAT AND LIVE STOCK.
The meat market Is rather quiet just
at present. The standard OF prices. il
may be safely said. is nniver-
sally maintained by the local meat
dealers. No change whatever has oc-
Cured in prices. During the past
week the receipts Of live stock have
been quite large, the major part OF the
consignmeats coming from Eastern
Oregon and washingtosi. shipments
have been arriving In excellent condi-
ton. Pork is plentiful. and zeal Is as
Il has been for months, very scarce.
HIDES.
The market continues weak on me-
diums and heayics. while with lights
the bottom has dropped entirely cut
Of the market Prices here now are
asserted to be better than those East
In this case the bottom viii not be
reached until prices come down to the
Eastern basis which is from 20 Q
cents lower. Receipts continue quite
heavy, holders being forced 70 accept
the market prices. The future gives
no promise. The pelt market. while
prices remain good. Is dull. and re-
eeipis are light The future does not
seem 10 tend in any marked direction.
NILIsruFfs
Nillstaifs are back 10 their former
figure, having maintained their nd
yanced price little over month.
The prospect is that they will continue
Al quoted figures for while Capitol
Mills chopped feed seems to be sell
ing more rapidly just ROW than other
classes of millstuffs. though during the
past few days sales of Del Monte feeds
have been extremely large. The de-
mand Tor bran il as IL has been al
Esnser--snsa. The demand for both
msddlngs and shorts is also small.
10 the list of articles in poor demand
may ae added corn. both cracked and
ground.
sxEns.
Seed business continues excellent,
TIE last two DAYS al pleasant weather