The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-03
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SEATTLE. Dc 2. 1891
Exchanges 6. the Seattle Clearing nonse today
amounted to s267, iEii7. TAe balances were
So, s17l
WHOLESALE MARKET REVIEW.
The grocery trade is In good condition. De-
mand Is heavy and In some lines the supply Is
short. Sugars have advanced sharply during
the past three days. the cause ascribed being
the shutting down of the American reineries
The rise in price has been "a on all grades.
syraps are firm and unchanged. Costa Rica
coffee Ia marked up 1l5c and all kinds are
strong at present quotations. Canned goods are
in better demand. and slill further advance in
apricots and black berries is noted. with slight
reduction in grapes, pums and gooseberries.
Rice Is in lisht supply and the price above the
usual figure.
In the line OF meats and provisions there are
some changes. Fresh beef and mutton have ad-
vanced a cent, and the supply Of choice stock Is
snort Poultry Is in fair supply and steady at
former prices though turkeys are a little weaker
since Thanksgiving. Lard in tins has been
marked up sc, manufacturers giving as reason
the advance IN tin plate.
The VI getable market is fairly stocked and
quiet Califoruis potatoes are stronger and
shade better prices being obtained Native POI
tatoes are seen more frequently, though the
movement far from brisk
The fruit supply is not above the usual, ex-
cept in one or two lines Grapes are more
plenty than week ago and shade easier.
Apples hold their own. Pears Of choice quality
are scarce. Oranges are plentiful ana little
lower. Lemons are steady. A notable arrival
OF the day was carload Of new crop Sicily
lemons direct from New York. received by the
Northwest Fruit Company. Nuts are advancing
win the approach OF holiday trade. There are
few chestnuts In market. and Brazils have gone
up cents pound, while all others are cents
above last weeks quotations.
Butter is in light supply and firm with prices
little stronger than a week ago. Eggs are In
fair supply and steady.
Hay ana grain are still on the upward grade.
Really choice nay has sold as high rs So, and
little can be had at lower figures. The supply
oil slightly Inferior grades is mp to the usual
mark. Oats are held firmly at s36. and receipts
are not large. Wheel is 81 higher than week
ago. and corn and mills,uffs are steady at good
hgeres.
The hide market is weak and declining on
bad reports from the East. Nearly all grades of
hides are lc lower. and there is little DISPOSE
ton 10 handle them at present figures. Sheep
skins are little better In price,
The lumber market is steady, with a good de-
mand for the season. The log supply is large,
and booms Of fine stock are secured at the low
prices OF early tall.
NEW LUyBER COMPANY.
recent organization here is the Hartwell
Lumber and Milling Company, which wi put
up Lumber, shing!e ana planning mill at once
al RotkwtlPs camp, near Utsalady. The ma
chinery aud fittings for the mill are now on the
way 10 the site, having been shipped yesterday
non this city. A force OF twenty five men
companied the on fl, and will begin work on
the buildings. The company owns lot of
cellar timber near the mil site, and will cut
and make shingles from their own stock az
soon The nil is ready. The daily capacity of
a I'm n n Il. Y A
attic, Is PRESIDENT of the company, and j. w.
Hartwell. until recently established in Helena,
Mont, general mana ger. Mr.. Hartwell and his
son, c. A. Hartwell, who is q memDxr of the
company. brought their machinery and stock
from their former location.
THE COAL TRADE
There is no lesseniug OF orders for coal from
San Francisco, though the weather Is warm for
the season. Two vessels arrived today 10 join
the five already here loading or preparing to
take on cargo. Shipments for the pas. week
were as follows:
Tons
Spartan, San Francisco. ..................2,l0 TO
Wi lamette. San Francisco ................2 ,626
City OF Topeka. Portland ................... 467
Hayiian Republic, San Francisco -. III, 10
Michigan, Portland. Observation-Disclosures. 62
Total shipments. ......................6, s65
HARDWARE.
Trade has been exceedingly heavy during tbs
past six weeks, and ali the dealers look with
confidence TO the fu ure. Stocks are In good
condition., with no nnes saorf. The second d..
rect importation ever made OF tin plates from
Liverpool to this city arrived this week, and
will supply the heavy demand.
There are few changes IN prices. Large size
tin plates are marked up from 2jc to 81. 80 per
case. Wire nails are loo lower, and rope of all
grades is Ic off former quotations.
Turpentine has come up age per gallon.
IMPORTANT SHIPMENTS.
Sawmill outfit 10 RockweiPs camp. 9 cars rails
and car angle plates 10 sedro, / car stock to
Arlington, car stock to Gilman, cars shingles,
cars merchandise and car oil to Portland, 2
Cars coal and car merchandise to Tacoms, car
coal aud Car oil to Kent, car merchandise to
Spokane Falls, car merchandise TO Walia Wala.
car merchandise 10 g. Paul, 2 cars mercnan-
disc to Chicago.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
During the past twenty-four hours the follow.
ing goods ana merchandise were shippsd from
sealte: Northern Pacific railroad 176 tons;
Seattle Lake Shore Il Eastern railroad 3si tons;
Columbia d Puget sound railroad. 30 tons. BY
water: J. r MeDonsld. l20 tons; Henry Bailey,
"A IONS; Fairhaven. % TO :. Feradale, 30 tons;
Eliza Anderson, 10 tons: Mabel. 80 tons: Fleet
wood, 3 tons: W. X. MerSin. tons; Edith, 6
tons; Buckeye. tons Total shipments. 100
tons
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE REcEIPrS
Receipts of produce and merchandise at the
rort Of Seattle during the past twenty-four noIrs
were as follows: Northern Pacific railroad. OBJ
tons: Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern rllirolc. 279
TOYS; Columbia d Puget sound railway. 50
tons BY water-Al-Ki, rs tons: state II WASH
inglon, 10 tons; Fairnaye1, Is toas: Ferudaie,
10 tons: City OF Quincy, 10 tons: Fleetwood. 2
toys; Eliza Anderson, = tons: Edith. tons; City
of K lngston, tor. Total ceipts. 0JI toas.
NATURE OF EEcE;Pxg
Eight cars lumber. . cars doors. 1 car ties,
car shingles 4csrs Gilman eoal. ears ice, cars
| general chandise, car corn. cr barley,
cara feed, car waeaE. ear car t.ueks, car
hosting machinery, fire. engine, csr printing
paper. car iron pipe, car tues, car rails, 2
cars -four, car nay. / cur stoves, 3 cars emil
grants moyaoles.