The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-10
LUMBER.

LUMBER.
icLi yocnanges are noted in the lumber market
Sacks are iull aud the demand strong. The
0I reeds Of local contractors keep several of the
~ nils busy. aid large railroad contracts and
~ gnd foreign orders make all the firms con-
hated with the state OF trade. Six million feet
al d railroad tiTbers, taken by the Great North
q "a vas one OF the sales reported early In the
y, week Union Pacific work will require big
= d. orders for which will be placed very soon.
al HAY. GRAIN AND FEED.
With slight advance in the price of the best
- gsde Of hay the receipts have been Increased
nj ssnng the week. Puget Sound timothy is firm
hsf riae sdyance, while California wheat hay is
n sssker, and other grades unchanged. Dealers
nsI bnot look for any rise, aud the farmers who
~ have been holding for material advance seem
- be ieciding that present rates will rule, for
"A he present at least. There is no shortage in
ib ns crop, and enough will move TO supply the
" dsmand from week to week. Some receipts of
81 god quality have come In from California aud
n Ngad ports by water during the week. Oats
rstomiug in literally aud the price has fallen
sane 81 per ton. Barley is lower, though not SO
Ga weak Is oats. Corn and ccrumesl are shade
2. ssher. Other lines of feed and millstuffs are
= rarhsnged.
III FRUIT AND VEGETABLES.
.s Socks Of fruit have been increased during the
~ such greater than the demand. Pears, of
y ! taoioe quality, have been very plenty, and
n Ntes are lower. Peaches, select stock are a
ii made higher. Piuns are in liberal supply aud
Nces continue to be very low. Both white
IGa black grapes have arrived in large guam
tgsnd good condition. aud prices have gone
Asn from one-sixth to one-third. Water
II nsons are in liberal supply, aud sell well at
aEe more than hall the prices of a week ago.
tbesges are plenty and lower. Onions are
ighef and the California crop is already
m nary exhausted. Washington and Oregon can
b IMPLY the markets, however. but prices will
Ensin at the advanced figure. Most vegetables
sia good supply, and stock generally Is in
ar condition.
BUTTEa AND EGGS
d Al advance of cents a pound is noted in the
y suter market, and supplies are only fair in
" Iaantiiy California roll ia out OF market, and
"a lEtkled rolls are quoted this week at about S
4 ants under strictly fresh grades Eggs are
le lrning in more freely, and the advance looked
?! II has not been made.
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS,
3 4 There has been sharp rise in sugars, granu-
! aisd showing an advance of rs cents. and good
y sdes OF yellow "a of a cent. syrups are az
akeed also. and While material oh ange In figures
!. made, the feeling is frmer with distinct up
j. Isart tendency.
. / Dried fruits are advancing, apricots and
7 peaches being marked up cents Why this
4 a0ad be, when the crop is good, is hardly TO
9 fstxp!aned, uRless through the inclination of
q Eei growers TO put their produce on the mar
sti with the least trouble
. q PROVISIONS there are only slight changes
i. breakfast bacon and clear sides are a fraction
seE The demand is steady and supply full.
Q tanned vegetables and fruits are steady, with
sehanges of importance.
FRESH MEATS
Z 4 SOCKS are large and the supply constant
!. fgk isquoted cent lower and mutton * cent
I aow the price given last week. Beef is I'M
fasagec, but the quality of the display made at
@sholesale markets is improved noticeably.
II HIDES AND PILLS.
: a lne market is slff and prIc.s a shade better,
e"vance being marked through ali grades.
- greet difference in the stock brought into
satt makes the quotations mi Sic aiding TO
Heshy The value Of hide depends no. only
yea It's weight, but also largely upon its con-
Nea' ana the TACT that many skins believed TO
sooa are graded as culls when they reach the
Ee's hands is often disappointment Mar
4S''e1'uns are often unsatisfactory 10 the ship
HOPS.
me hon market experienced some excitement.
a'st Of the week which this re-
Nv covers. prices going UP and
! shS IN one day but at the adj
s 10 CREST amount OF business was trans.
and a. present the feeling is weak. though
! np nsaIe, IS cents, is unchanged.
4 slIp Aeis. OF the firm of Phil Neis & Co.,
J 4 "aay that careful estimates placed the hop
q Nsshinstan at $1,000 bales. and ex-
S.s sed his opinion that a stro Ig three-quarters
~s crop Was already sold or contracted. He
ma not more than LOCO bales had been
u tf.wl H.
lsIsaee. ''A'
Il, IMPORTANT SHIPMENTS.
H. aapcftsnt among the shipments OF the past
8!four hours were the following: Three
%ek to Ballard. 1 cars merchandise 70 Bal.
ar'ATs merchandise TO Snohomish. cars
! 3Y,sIAaGlse 10 Bothcll. cars merchandise to
- ears merchandise 10 Arlington. 2 cars
AssAaaise 10 Redmond, > cars merchandise 10
3s-Aale, ? cars me -chaudise TO Falls City,
sss@efehand!se for Gilman, : cars merehan-
- en', ear merchandise 10 Portland. /
as1stehanoise to spokane Falls. l car mer-
s-' 1s 10 El!ensburg cars merchandise to
- car shingles 10 Portland.
SHIPMENTS
{. / suHne the past ,weuty-lour hours the follow
s00os and merchandise were shipped from
sue; Northern Pacific railway. $50 tons; Seat.
49, >hore 4 Eastern raj way, 20 tons: Co
a. Faget Sound raj way, ~ tins. BY
- &tsn, 2450 tons: Willamette, 100
H., AcDoaa.d, 400 tons; Fanny Lake. Is
"a, sonroe' 40 tens; Fairhsven. 50 tons;
- =. "a ley, - tons. Grace. tons; Glide, 10
H. Ssa'Aeye u tom; Fe'ndsle, 20 tons: Ret
Ia, t"as Angeles. II tons; josephine, II tons;
a.. tons; Washing on. loo tons; Fleet
l@bas " ''"s A''''' ''i' p'''sHSS'
NHANDisE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS
@see'pis Of merchandise sns nro6uee a, the