The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-23

At Port TOWNSEND
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& SEATTLE. April n. iseo.
r~lpees in all branches Of trade has been
~ eood daring the past week Firmness pre-
~ b I'll lines Improvement ID seen on every
~ and the prospects OF . splendid years
faeeu we're never better.
BuTTxR.
- pssket Il very well supplied with Califos-
% mn roll butter which readily Jobs at ie3
1,ser =. according to quality. Eastern cream
- bptb solid and picked roll. is In fair sup
- Ne quOte, solid lsd20r per n. and picked
ssH nniSc Per h. The California article leads
= ~ end IL much preferred. The market 10
Gu11y with little prospect OF any change.
vEeEfAyLEa
~ vegetables grow more plentiful every
- md the market IL now very well supplied.
~ lrnsnd ID good Rhubarb jobs ct nc per n.
~nsneus q Sc per n, green peas NJ 10 tef -.
80 4 soc per doz. celery II a5c per doc. and
1870 q sc per doz. Onions are very scarce
( p priess range a. high - last quoted. Cab
- i siso quite scarce aud prices range high
yRrIT.
Onaees have advanced materially and pres
= pvic0 are firm with strong upward ten.
lncy Riverside navels. now Job ~ A75 per
~ Riverside seedlings ct $3.50 per box, Los
ln1s<s nsvels ct A25 a ei.50 per box, and Los
1peeles seedlings st S32 p per box. Oranges
u4ih lemons and lines are the only fruits In
nolkst pos. The latter two are in fair supply
tfl good demand. Oranges are In good sup
u md the demand for them In very good. The
olsek u for higher values.
GROCERIES
~ excellent demand for groceries continues
&6ths market 10 In splendid condition gen.
oally. Sugars arc still unsettled pending de-
- IN the LEGAL fight in San Francisco. The
4 n6ftet ID we'll stocked on all lines, there being
/ noeascities 10 speak OF. New cheese 10 arriv-
r. In lever quantities. Teas, cofiecs, hour,
H. ana canned aud cured meats. are the
me y reported last
LuMBER.
Lumber has undergone bat little change In
- sa week. The demand Is . tribe better
IN iast reported and the tone Of the m arket
\ inpsovsd. The mills are al running full
H. ut stocks have increased but little In sise.
pncm en rough lumber are little nrmey, but
NM advanced none. shingles and lafhs are
~ on logs has changed none since the last re-
Nv x0 presented.
COAL.
leleil coal sales have fallen OF considerably
6uing the Last week owing To the change in the
T veafAss Shipping TO San Francisco continues
ohvs = The following table will show. During
- ~ seven days the following vessels flashed
ho1ins here and departed for their destina-
~:
Tons.
Vida Walla, San Francisco. 100
Qchlgan. Portland ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500
willamette. San Francisco. 2700
Astoola San Francisco. ...................l.20 200
i0ssa-**s*,'-.. s..-..-.--,..,s.-......-os 3V
NE ship Bluejacket. which arrived here to
" nom San Francisco, brought large pump
20 several hundred feet Of heavy pipe for the
1atk Diamond mine.
Tho following vessels are In port either load
~ coal or preparing 10 do 80: Banks Germania
90 Bohemian. and ships Bluejacket and L.
sAspp
IR the bark Bohemian, which began loading
Ne North Seattle bunkers today, special
80 Rain 10 TO Be run. She 10 to load 2o0O tons.
1egoss 70 San Francisco The Seattle Coal
~ ZION Company Is charterIng . number Of
Alnne vessels In San Francisco. aud will ship
0uoesols Gilman coal TO that port
POTATOES.
M situation In the rotate market has
nsed but little during the week. Stocks
ave Been reduced materially, but are siill
ssv ana are not under control. Receipts
I've Teen very light during the week, with the
nspcct Of continuing 80 for Q time yet The
nsxst has gained bat little 6rmuess during the
YEA However. prces are bound to 20 up -
eoa = present holdings ere cleaned up. The
sssefn market IL high, - 10 the California
sGtee Few new potatoes were received here
nsn San francisco on the last steamship, and
Rs isirsized conssnmens are expected on
nexf steamship. which arrives tomorrow.
ssuse ere quite scarce and Job readily 81 as
~ lon
ans market Is fairly well supplied with East
~ sad has been % ell week The demand
v socd Good Essterns bring i69Jl5o Per
Ine market Is also fairly well supplied
- osiiforna and Oregon eggs. which job az
~ dos Fresh ranch eggs arc scarce. but
~ tistie cali for them, We quote 30 per
HAY AND OARS
NY ana oats have changed but little during
week. Both are arm at last quotations.
osmand continues very good. Values have
~ sf.s" tendency but there IL little prospect
anntr advances. Receipts have been light
saae the week but stocks are good sized No
~ntes OF any kind are looked for very shortly.
seeas have changed little during the week.
4u range the same aud the situation In the
sassst Is The same.
MISCELLANEOUS.
.npof'ant among the shipments from Seattle
were the following. ose carload of rock
ee1afd. carload OF hay 90 Yesler. carload
uf 70 snoaualniie, 10 tons Of hay and 10
- OF iced 10 sshome on the skaSit Chief, /
- o. malt TO the race track and carload
way 70 Maple Valley.
sSkfsASptsx AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS
turing The last twenty four hours the mer.
aaise and produce receipts at this port were
ss"sows Northern Pacific Railroad. LIS tons,
a"a and Puget Sound Railroad, 10 tons;
sae iake Shore ana Eastern Railway, S9s
ny water. Mabel. ? tons, W. p. Monroe. /.
Premier, "a sona Total receipts. eSa tons
SHIPMENTS
Aoaf'oe the Las, - hours goods ami nnefohan-
seN shipped from seattle % the surround
"ohtsy As follows; Northern Pacific rail-
" tons; colambla and Puget sound rail.
-. |" tons; Seattle. Lake shore a Eastern
y. 10 tons by waier~Henry Bailey. %
safe OF Washington. - tons. Grace, :
fleetwood. 5 tons, Elixa Anderson. s.
Ghaa ' . WV
sarrss or RECEIPTS
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