The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-05-08

81 81 sisI Eli SCI &,
SEATTLE. Nay Z
Mems soatinus very dali. not )
80 movement occurring during tbs
- week. But few contracts on
- crop OF 20 we're reported during
- week. The withdrawal % 4
i.usand bale contract was reported
1esday. The prospect In View York
- 1850 seems from reports 70 bc ex-
Sl1nt
lFizlstusfs. in sympathy with -four,
Iower. Any change viii he found
q1otations.
APPLES hare disappeared frana the
~1sket, and are to-day dropped from
otstions. Strawberries and cherries
- arriving freely snd the market IL
Sn stocked. Az q result Of this
1n1rries have declined some. ~ viii
- seen by quotations On strAwher-
= prires are the same. Quality on
III these fTuits Is good.
Oranges. lemons and lines are - be
"a Ia good large quantities. Of excel
- quaIity ut prices quoted.
vEoErAsLrs.
a. mentioned the last steamer
pught in the usual quantity Of vege-
blrs. Cabbages range about the
inc as last week. the price 1N6s2r
q u. being generally maintained.
$pnragus has improved much IN
kaditv. Prices are consequently
gher. Choice lots command 1915
q box, while poorer grades range q.
~ as 81 70 per box. Celery Il gradu-
~ leaving the market. the season for
*being about over. New carrots are
opearing in the market, and the old
nes are disappearing. We quote new
{ncs s. Per sack and Gid ones tf.z5
sar sack. With turnips conditions
about The same. CaulIf6wer IL
,same AZ last week. Tomatoes are
proving In condition. The supply
Il yet limited. We qnote I2szal5e
r D.. The supply Of green peas has
grown larger. Quality Is improving.
We quote sugar peas 54ffc per b.
String beans src arriving freely. vs.
quote 7@8c per b. On rhubarb the
market h entirely supplied by local
Faisers. We quote Sc per n.
New potatoes are arriving quite
freely. They have improved much In
sizs aud quality. We quote 1,z@iNc
Per D. Old potatoes continue dull.
Produce dealers are buying ut from
e60s per ton from farmers and dis
posing Of them 1t quotations.
pAfEy PRODUCE.
California cheese has reached such
low figures that Eastern has been
driven entirely out of the market.
The cheese now being made Is the
choicest II any manufactured during
the season. II approaches in quality
the best Eastern full cream cheese.
Butter remains at the low figures
PREVALENT during the past month aud
any cha ngc win be toward higher val
ms.
EaSs-
Oregon eggs have become scarce
during the last few DAYS and as n re-.
suit the price has gone up In PorfiGa,i.
Private adyices received from there to-
day gives the price as isc per doz.
This makes them lsc here. Eastern
eggs were fairly well cleared up to-day
hnt the arrival Of another car load
consequently will replenish stocks.
Prices are as quoted. These two
classes OF eggs are about the only ones
% be had II present.
enocgaIrs.
business during the past week has
been very lively and the outlook gives
promise OF n successful month. There
have been few changes worthy Of note.
The most important change being ia
sugars. which have declined s. OF n
cent per Id On yellow sugars and :. on
white sugars. This will most likely
DO followed by another decline. Cofgees
immediate change III prices buyers
are purchasing Tor immediate wants
only. Rice Is somewhat higher and
buds iair a. hEuses quoted Tor some
umc 70 come haisihs are lower IN
price, owing 20 severe oompe'i'lon pro-
duced by the large qhanHses " poor
gooas now m STOCK. Fiohr = some
what lower anu Wniie ssanuaru psanas
command ths tome o. u'e mssket y
anything pus urn.
POULTRY
Duriag the week the market has
been very well supplied with hens and
broiiers. which, as mentioned before.
are the only poultry TO he had at this
ssasnn. The demand has been fully
equal 10 the supply. 3uaiHy mas been
5000. Inc price oi hens fsMains I'M
eoahsea' nfohsts nass uee''nss''
nsing now quoted at sssesoae Per uoz.
NO turkeys were received curing the
seekr liens are reported scaree ia
Npruasia.
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The fish market continues a its UNI
certain condition. the supply depend