The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-25
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WILL LOGS SELL?

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WILL LOGS SELL?
ma above is the one important question
.Eans ioggers st the present time. The pros
80 for good fall market has not thus far been
sstterine: IN fact. quite the opposite has been
a. case. Prominent loggers interviewed ON
An subjecf today stated that they were yet fear
sr If ast fall market. It is true. they stated,
t1sf the amount OF logs cut this season will not
sorsl last years haul by 10000, 600 feet because
AZ the gloomy outlook last spring.
n fhe logs cannot be sold, loggers are expect
,pg hard times during this fall and winter.
CROP OUTLOOK.
Farmers In nearly ev, ~ ocalisy on the Sound
re rporing good crops this year. In hay. oats,
heat barley and other grains, the crop is large
snd pesrIy oil has been successfully harvested
Warmers are at present holding on 20 their crops
vith hopes of a raise in values but stocks will
ultimately be quoted lower. In some measure
rain il yet lding up and the ARRIVAL of new
hay is retarded.
NOTES ON GRAIN.
The steam schooner l. J. Perry brought IN
lIoo sacks oil grain ifom the Skagit river today.
The grain market has been frequently replen-
shed during the week, SO that now. with the
exception of some OF the grades of feed, the
main market is well supplied. The new crop
hardly had time TO TIL, sh il.
FRUIT RECEIPTS.
The receipts have been neayy during this
week. The Umatilla brought large consign-
ment Of California fruit and receipts of the do
nestle fruits were large. Tn re were today 400
boxes Of the latter IN the market ana the de-
mand was good. large perez n;age OF stocks
nov on hand are domestic, as it il now in sea-
son. Quotations are generally lower than they
we're
NOTES on VEGETABLES
New potatoes are abundant q; SIS per ton or
&C per cwt Potato receipts have been large
during the week, coming mostly by boat from
the agricultural localities. All the other veg
ssables are plentiful and the price Is lower.
Dealers report a steady demand. principally
rom the restaurants and hotels. As fall ap-
prosches consumption is increasing.
THE GROCERY TRADE.
big demand for staples has been noted dur
ing the last six days Quotations on produce
still range high, and unless the new stocks are
received in large lots the markets viii be prac-
ncaily hare before long
PRINCIPAL SHIPMENTS.
Important among the shipments from Seattle
today were the following: One car merchan-
disc to Arlington, cars merchandise to Red
s1ohSB SoA i1iAs " car uacQ-nery
and tars merchandise to Snohomi, 81, cars
merchandise to Ballard, cars shingles to Chi.
cage. car sand to Tacoma, 8 cars rails to Black
man. car groceries TO Kent, car self to Puy.
allnp. car merchandise to Gilman, car lum-
Der 10 RHdd.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS,
During the last twenty-iour hours goods aud
Merchandise were shipped from Seattle to the
surrounding country as follows: Northern Pa
etc railway, tons: Columbia & Puget Sound
railway, 80 tons; Seattle. Lake Shore 4 Eastern
railway, lel tons. By waters NJ. nton, 5
tons: Glide, tons; Grace, tons; Cascade, %
ons; Margey. 100 tons; Buckeye, tons; Fair
isven. 20t MS; Henry Bailey. 20 tons; Edith, Is
ons; Eliza Anderson, IL tons: City of King ton,
tons; fleetwood, tons: Union Pacific boats,
M toss Total shipments. $50 tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE REcEIpTs
During the last rwenty-four hours the mer.
thandise and produce receipts at this port were
follows: Northern Pacific railway, ISIS tons;
Columbia Puget Sound railway, 20 tons:
seslile, Lake Shore q Eastern railway, SIS tons.
.? Eafer-Point Arena, $50 tons; L J. Perry, so
tons: skagit Chief, 2 tons; Henry Bailey. 10
tons; Mabel, 20 tons: Fleetwood, 5 tons; CITY of
k'ngs,on. tons; Ci y Quincy. 10 tons, Clara
bfewn. IL tons; Uuian Pacific boats $50 tons
Total receipts, l.iS0 tons.
NATURE OF RECEIPTS.
Ten cars shingles, 4 cars ice. 10 cars merchan-
eise. 3 cars brick, cars beef, cars rails, car
haes, cars groceries, 2 cars stock, car vege-
eelea, 2 cars household goods.