The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-13

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SEATTLE. Aug. II, 1890.
= S6onees at the Seattle clearinghouse today
Ssr11d 70 sl7s,siS4o. The baisncea were
~ rrvikw Of the condition of the market
- he Pat six days contains few slight
1900 The beginning Of tnia week was nm
1l1y actiye and strong. whereas the latter
n hst week reports light sales in grain and
me market. however. is In excellent con-
~. II Is fairly well stocked in nearly every
1cdlty sxfeps fruits. which 1t tesms do NOT
n5 q fast enough. The entire market has IN
I'D tendency In al imported st cks and
- tends 10 decline in native produce. Butter,
<Seoe and eggs are at present held quite high,
80 III. expected that this viii 60 sill higher.
LUMBER
~ 6hfpmenss Of lumber from Puget sound
90 has b eu somewhat light, compared with
weeks This 10 mainly due to the non
III Of sailing vessels. The price of FIR logs
4 hold u $50 per ~ Cedar IL quoted at -
Tsoulne ones predict an even market in this
|Snrk needed article for the next sixty days.
~ puual seasons haul OF logs on the Sound 10
ao00oO feel. Not much more than one-hali
~ smount viii reach The water this summer.
FRUITS
MED fruits are on ths advance and If reports
pve true We will have ~ pay enormously high
= lAjo valuable commodity. II seems tast
ndi,afes IRON Chic so and New York hare
Isen snccessful In rtaaling the large fruit
|1nkssds 81 California. Should this be true he
Gsat bah Of California fruit will be shipped
Ilsst which Will a. ces>arsly shorten the supply
- ID
Row our commission men report that they are
1appied viii only two-third- the stock they
could sszdiiy dispose OF Apes seem to be the
|only ff1lt Of when there is an abundance.
6RocERIKs
me outlook In the grscery line Is very favora-
~ IRE commercial men now ont in the near
| eonnfry towns are sending IN large orders,
cpoially from raj way camps. which are heavy
namers. There 10 comparatively no change
yricss In staples, although they are daily ex-
ned TO 60 up.
cDlee hss gone NJ lc within the past week;
deua Is lair, with no surplus.
nnned fruits rule arm. atiast weeks prices,
~ IN even demand.
f6fd il moving slow. The same may be said
ut sugar. although prices in both articles
~ The same a. last week
VEGETABLES.
1efe II certainly one article ia the market
~ abundant. namely. potsto Z, Of which
~ h 1t least . two-weeks' supply on hand.
81 posstoss are quoted At ~ per pound. and
expeeted - be down TO L. py the end OF the
~ Carr0tA bcetA. cabbage and lew onions
~ mptdly arriving. The vegetable product OF
ia fuest sound country u rapidly being
to market Tnsy are held a. arm as
nd stock
BuTrER AND cHEKsE
lnttef has been advancing the past week; this
~ due 70 the Leavy demand and small supply.
~ ensst stock has been held ss high as 2ec.
N1pfn stock 10 quoted anywhere from 2lc per
~ - pr \. with sea y sale.
7here Is . free supply OF California cheese,
ich sslsa arm It lac.
netly fresh ranch eggs are very scarce, the
ply y nCteQual 10 the demand Commission
- ~ usuaIly sold out BY noon, and later
- n comps He'd to take E0tern stock.
FRESH KEATS.
EFn meat has declined throughout Beef 10
seeo'ed q size. mu ton. &c. Several cars of
nMa III came in from Chicago yesterday.
OATS
onfsefs in fair demand: stocks on hand are
AyH than ever before. 1t is expected that
- WI rule lower within week. or IS soon
AapeW crop comes in. The lase advances
compelled many c nsumers to use ordin.
~ gRnuad feed instead.
NILLsruFFs AND FEED.
1.rley g st Ii holding at $50 pr ton, and corn
g pquoted at $50 per ton. Indications point
4 MA prices for this article within week or
w. dAyA
tecss of old hay are large. The new crop is
posed OF a. fast as it arrives at frir prices
ss1es soo tons arrived this week from Sksgit
~ country and de fiat ia ms consigned 10
- euerent commission merchants. Inferior
- q hsy are now GU ted as low as SIG per
- expected that il will coatinue to drop
z'ul 81 Of the new hay has arrived.
FISH.
s 4.aoden fishermen report daily increase in
ne the season has by no meaua begun
~ catches will not come in before the end
- mon'h. The market is comparatively
except for few cod, salmon and houn-
STOCKS ON HAND.
Sasese-Nafive. 600 lbs; Californis, $500 lbs:
VITO, 1850 los. Butter-Eastern dair,. 1000
Il nney California. $40 lbs: Eastern cream
g Ai@ lbs; choice roll, s. 400 lbs Eggs-7I
- Put toes n tons: tomatoes. go boxes:
IS sacks; carrots, is SACKS; turnips. l2s
ersen corn. sacks; cucumbers. q
zses' cabbage, $3.50 lbs; appl $, 92s boxes:
~ I'D boxes; peaches. SIS boxes; plums, $50
~ spfinoss, IS boxes; grapes, so boxes:
.ssnss Il, sacks; watermeions. % carloads;
sase sfapts, 50 boxes; lemons, Is boxes: prunes,
ooxesi oranges, SO boxes; blackberries, IS
canteloupss, Sc crates.
COAL
!. ~ ~ week summary shows q light coal shin.
slt only three vessels arriving loaded at the
ssskerx a. follows:
an. j. Tons
wv q Puebla, San Francisco. LOO
cs---taa san fran"tsco 1310
AAaiss San Francisco. 600
81 r~ss.s,.....,.. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 100
smong the shipments from Seattle
~ sere the following: car merchandise TO
~ 2csrs merchandise to Mouahan,
SSenandise u Gilman. 8 cars merchandise
Car merchandise to Preston, 1
s.eaandise to Fails City: / car merchan-
~ soaoqnalm;e Fails. car merchandise to
ss. nsno, car machinery TO Ballard. 4 cars
E,ss ssaalse to Ballard, l car merchandise to
can merchandise 10 Ravenna Park,
- nSndise to Wagner. cars merchandise
ssoaomish, car rails TO Arlington, I car
saaise to Derby. car merchandise to
49, car oats to Tacoma. cars shingles TO
- soa Transfer Company. car merchan-
- wallace. car merchandise to SUMNER