The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-31

THE WHOLESALE MARKETS.
sugars are dull, but no decline is noted since
the i5-ccnt reduction last week CotIccs are
quiet but firm. Syrups are in fair demand, with
slight tendency toward weakness. Salt soap
ana vinegar are slow and steady Soaps are
firm, with no change since the new schedule
adopted In October. Dried fruits are In light de-
mand, but prices remain high Canned goods
OF all kinds are selling fairly well at former quo
tations. Provisions are weaker, though no
change in prices is noted except in picked
tongues, which are marked OF 81 per dozen in
some grades.
There are some changes in the vegetable mar
kefs caused by liberal receipts. Potatoes have
been dull and quiet through the week, and QUO
tations are 81 off in both native and California
stock. Some new arrivals of Yakima onions are
noted, choice stock, and prices are 2szc for red
and &c for yellow.
Fruits are nominal and unchanged
Butter is in liberal supply and shade easier.
Eggs are plenty, arrivals of resh ranch stock be-
coming frequent and prices are ic lower.
While selling prices OF hay are unchanged,
there Is disposition on the part of farmers to
make concessions. and stock from east of the
mountains is offered 81 per ton less than week
ago. stocks are large just at present and the
tendency is towards lower figures
The feed markets are firm, but desire to force
the demand and close up the year with heavy
sales has influenced some dealers to quote prices
sh"de lower on good orders. Advices from
California show an advancing market, with
approximations ON account of the lack of rain,
and there can be little reduction in prices here
while the feeling is strong in San Francisco.
Lumber quotations are unchanged aud the
market has been very quiet during the week.
Logs are in large supply and weakness in ask
ing prices noted
Lime and plaster are a trife easier
IN the hardware market, an advance in large,
redipped tin plates is noted, while shot is Zoe
per sack lower in all grades. Rope is 1c per
pound lower in all grades. Trade is not as
heavy as week ago, but the usual quietness
succeeding the holiday rush is TO be expected.
The coal trade is active, demand for local
supplies as well for shipment being heavy
Shipments during the week have not been large,
though large number OF ships, no less than
seventeen at present, are in harDor waiting for
cargoes The record OF shipments during the
past seven days is as follows:
Tons
St.Paul, San Francisco. ............ $40
WaIla Walla, San Francisco ....., 800
General Fairchiid, san Francisco. 400
Total shipments. AGO
IMPORTANT SHIPMENTS.
Notable among the shipments OF the day were
the following: One car merchandise to Chi
cago, cars coal TO Puyallup, car coal TO Van
Asselts, car feed TO Ballard, l car feed to
Roe's spur, car dressed beef to Fairhaven.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
During the past twenty-four hours goods and
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle
in the following amounts Northern Pacific
railway, IS tons; Seattle, Lake Shore d Eastern
railway, 9s tons; Columbia x Puget sound rail
way. 40 tons. By watsr-General Fairchild
200 tons; J. r. Mcdonald, % tons; Mabel, 26
tons, Edith, 20 tons; Eliza Anderson 10 tons:
Augusta, 8 tons; Fleetwood 2 tons; City of
Kingston, 2 tons; Angeles 5 tons; Buckeye, 8
tons; lola, tons: Grace 3 tons; Glide tons
Total shipments, ESQ tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS
Receipts OF produce and merchandise at the
port of Seattle during the past twenty four hours
were as follows: Northern Pacific railway, 81
tons: seattle, Lake shore d Eastern railway. 27S
tons: Columbia & Puget Sound railway so TONS
BY water-Fanny Lake, % tons; Henry Bailey,
50 tons; State OF Washington, ) tons Edith,
tons; Eliza Anderson, tons; Fleetwood, 2 tons.
Total receipts, rs tons.
NATURE OF RECEIPTS.
Forty-hve tons hay, cars general merchan-
disc. cars feed, l car barley, cars wheat
cars hay, / car hops, l car iron, 5 cars rails
cars meat, car hogs, car kegs, car ice, cars
household goods . cars furniture, ) cars OIL
cars coal, l car terpentiDe, car roofing, car
flour, cars shingles, cars rock, / car wood,
car apples