The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-12-19
EDE AND SHIPPING
!. n Oats Are East Dimin-
ishing.
srs roa The PAST WEEK.
~ ss.nnse In Potatoes Has In
-. s,ssrsns.-sc Coal OH Fan-
s~sssps. aud shipments.
srarrIx. Dee IS

sEkrTnx. Dec. Is.
-. .s the Seattle Clearinghouse
- rs 7ss g.
-. sesooner L. j. Perry brought
.sshs cats from Browns ss0agh,
r.nner. today. consigned &c ).
Recsipts Of oats have been
-. sa-sax he past few days, and
- are net light. they have dim
ssassserably. shipping 70 San
- - csassa. as the market there
Ths Ieenl market. while not par
.tsuar, i steady. Quotations are
- ~sp are making purchases for
s.xs One lot Of Twelve dozen tuF-
4. saaglst b. q local dealer yester-
Ehssnsm At 17sse per pound laid
- wbarf. tits not known yet
1890 Of certainty how prices viii
= he holidays, - Il is not Jet
& kss many turkeys are held IN she
-.
s..sst,ees Mercantile Agency reports
s.ee,,x q the Paclac Coast states ana
-. - ss,s seek eadsag Saturday Deem
]. -. F.sfssl wgsb twelve for the previous
i - eftesa for tbe corresponding week Of
a - s.sgaass sor the past week are divided
1 ) sss trades A. follows: Two general
4 sye ssIeons, ors grocer. 9Iie pahiisaef,
& -. aas millinery. one plaHterer, one
= q Vegetables and enc cigars
I.s,tsrt among the shipments from
Z. s.ssav were one carload OF machinery
.~ass txo carloads OF feed 20 Kent,
,xleaa az steel rails 70 Tacoma, one
: Il Strap iroR 70 Tacoma, one car
4 4 sasslnes 20 Ballard. and one carload
sxAlnsgs 10 Ponsiscs
4 ntnaii0n in the potato market Is
{asIss unchanged. The rapid advance
~ has induced free offerings, a. con-
80 POTATOES are held Ia the sur
DIR country and the opportunity to
II Il good prices Is offered. A few
.as.ss Sege made today at the
- pfice. sg7.Bo6Fs0 per ton;
Dealers are confident Of their
In 70 bey cheaper along
u tAs lsst Of The week. Among farm
naav districts tributary 70 Seattle
Is i tendency TO hold their potatoes
.ssee die market np. One individual
Eaaassiie over the scheme said today
i Il proposed 10 hold his potatoes until
~ 4 per pound Elr them. The mar
Il tie balance and 10 tell which way
ii No. itwlli BE necessary 70 wait until
~ move. There Is famine Of canned
/ u il Seattle. owing % the neglect OF
pAl agent Of the standard Oh Conn
Il b keep stocked mp No one has
: s8thous Oh as the agency has had
ess Of oil is barrels % hand. aud this
sesn fslniied out In cid cans. Prices
! sst gone up. The standard brands
h are PFatt's Astral and Pearl oils,
these are the ones that
u run out. The Standard
Company reduced the price Of the
he oil. which is fRe brand aud sells
1. 70 the price et the Standard brands.
lsfs Tor canned Elaine and Pearl oils
/ been placed In san Francisco aud
siSnd. and several large eonzignments
s1peesed here today.
xa hundred and sevsnty-liye sacks Of
lsoes we're received hers To-Day over the
sfnhla and Puget sound railroad. Two
drcd and twsnfy-ene sacks were from
~ aud tsltyJoar sacks from Black
y junction.
lrkraiAspIsE ASp rRopucE RECEIPTS.
ufing The last = hours the merchandise
pfodaca Eecsipss at this port we're a.
sss: Puget sound shore road. $50
!. Columbia q Puget Sound railroad,
oaa Seattle. Lake SaoFe & Eastern
ssy, 81 tons. BY water Washington.
NJ; Cascade. 5 toAs. skagit Chief. S
! ". +. Monroe. tons, Fleetwood. 2
L ]. Perry - tons. four scows brick.
laas. Total receipts. i.l0e tons.
SHIPMENTS.
aHng the last a hours goods and mer.
aaise we're shipped from SEATTLE 10 the
sahding country as follows Puget
y shore road, So tons: Columbia
ssss Sound railroad, - tons; Seattle.
More & Eastern railway. isa tons.
pateE-slate OF Washington. To tons,
eisan. : tons, Mountsineer, 5 tons:
'sssa. : tons. Eastwood. tons ". +.
l'ot. tens. Clara Brown. 5 tons. Cas.
! Z tens. Glide, s tons; Grace. S tons:
3 thlsi. $ tons: lEARhoe. also tens.
! shipments, ao3 toms.
NAfuRE oF REcKFTs.
= hai'efea and fortv-six head cattle.
'sAa hegs. 10 head sheep, s cars weed.
- sahaeeo ID eases butter 8 cars inn-
e sssks potatoes. cars brick, ao
afss ears machinery, car vege-
> carr machinery. car steel rails.