The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-21

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SEATTLE, Aug. 20. 1890
II .....x 1T the Seattle clearinghouse today
49, b S21,07s.5a The balances were
-. 4 nearly every line is reported firm by
- 1s.;.rs ana shippers The movements
es-1s,us material and shipping produce are
-. the lstter being just now in excel
4 ~ .sppsv. No important changes occurred In
~. = siuple groceries today over Tuesdays
: ..,.ss,ous Farm produce. however, is climb
s "a viil probably go higher yet
EGGS QUOTED HIGHER
cd Eastern eggs are scarce. Stocks have
g .esree for the last three days, which fact
s.rn,s in measure for the change. Teie-
S ....s,c reports from the Coast quote eggs yet
! =. 8 sdysrced figure. 1t is not worth while to
q. - IRISH ranch butter either, for IL il not to
Z - There is somewhat lull In the arrival
e ~ he other dairy products; so much so that
s.sers are led to think that producers are
ss.sly holding back for higher prices
HAY AND GRAIN.
4 m ne commission houses are well stocked,
Il lat with the same class stuff rs they were
q !. .ueust /. The old last years stocks then
3 ssnd have been downed TO give place to the
|nx crops
A 90 souud hay is now abundant while stocks
4s.er prsIa are very large. The tide fiat farms
700 IA Conner, Stanwood and the mouth OF
4. sxart river have this year produced tons
- Tons of these articles, of which large con-
N.spnents have been arriving in this city by
=, .a- the mast three weeks. The quotations
rain are yet higher than the average, but
q has dropped some from the figure at which
: rs held the first of the present month.
i EGGS STILL ADVANCING.
/ fcdsv choice Eastern eggs advanced lie. and
= : now auoted at 24c per dozen. Stocks are not
ksnsiful aud many presume that 25c will yet
= quoted on them.
FRUIT STOCKS DECREASING.
/ ne sreer f-uit supply is diminished. This IL
& feurse caused by the waning season. Nearly
u he berries are gone, and the later yarities,
.rzrA Is grapes, melons and Bartlett pears, are
In. principal fruits now on hand. Lemons are
IErre and very high. An altogether higher
kule Of prices will soon prevail in green fruits.
PRINCIPAL SHIPMENTS.
lrportant among the shipments today were
]ne following: One car merchandise to Boule-
srd gr ader's outfit to Ballard, 8 cars merchan-
"a TO Yesler, / car beer to Snohomish, cars
<E5 10 Arlington. ! car sulphur to Snoquaimie,
3Erntsbes 10 Boulevard. 2 cars lumber to Kent.
i cars shingles to Portland. l car sand to
1seDms, l car merchandise to Arlington. cars
Uahgles TO CHICAGO.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
i Dgrng the last twenty-four hours goods and
nenhandise were shipped from Seattle to the
Irwsonuding country as follows: Northern Pa
&c railway ls5 tons; Columbia & Puget Sound
u'issy, 50 tons; Seattle. Lake Shore & Eastern
zYilvsy, Az tons. By water-Schooner Margery,
~ IONS; s. N. Renton. 10 tons; Glide, 5 tons:
6ne, tons; skagit Chief. 10 tons; State of
Washington. Is tons; Cascade, Is tons; Eliza
isdsnon, tons: Mabel. 20 tons; Fleetwood, 5
kE Washington, Sc tons. Total shipments,
3ans
nERcBAyDIsE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS
pEring the last twenty-four hours the mer-
fhsndise and produce receipts at this port were
hlloxs: Northern Pacific railway, 40 tons;
taumbia q Puget Sound railway, 60 tons;
ksie Lake Shore & Eastern railway, 4I6 tons
b satsr-Skagit Chief. % tons; State of Wash
hEion, 20 tons: Fairhaven. s tons: Henry
AsF, 20 tans: Fleetwood, 2 tons: Mabel, S
10: Eliza Anderson, ] ton; Clara Brown, 10
M Total receipts, LII tons
NATURE ON RECEIPTS.
Light cars shingles, 10 cars lumber, 5 cars ice,
las lath, cars vegetables, cars brick, cars
fia'oes l. ears merchandise.