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

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Hay, Feed and Grain Receipts
are Increasing Slowly.
uMeER ACTIVE AND FIRM.
.,.~ts Of Fruit and Vegetables Large
with Good Demand at Fair
Prices, a shade Lower.
L. ropAy's TIDES AT SEATTLE.
HIGH wATgE Low wATEE-
"a II an. # g. m. #. %. m. #
gin.4i2u SO 500 81 7.se "a
At PORT TowSsEsn
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SEATTLE, Sept s, 1890
Exchanges at the Seattle clearing-ho to-
~ amounted to Sis, 1924 Balances amounted
o ssss1s.62
Tho week opened fairly well in ali lines OF
,-sde. Demand continues good in all lines of
r,oduce and in very few lines is the market
oserssoeked
LUMBER.
the lumber trade seems disposed to divide
sno three channels, dealers choosing some one
. and eiysng little attention to the others. The
ssest rush for building material Immediately
& ~ -
I srisrs ard all lumber firms cared frs; for home
pzde and gave little attention to outs de bust
stss that was not thrown into their hands
xor. While the home demand is at fun tide,
ma sutfieient to keep many mills busy. there is
l snportunity for reaching out on the part of
xsalers who look for big railroad and shipping
epn;rseu Some large sales were reported dur
M the past week and other contracts of mag
ssrsde ase being figured on. The UGion Pacific
ID made q heavy call for railroad timber and
tbs order probsbly will be divided among sew
srs houses Other railroad work on the several
Eses offers a good field for the future. Prices
sfe utenanged, but the feeling is firm and an
spHad tendency noted
HAY AND FEED.
Receipts OF hay and feed are not large, but
cual to the demand. Oats alone come in good
cuanlities and quotati ns are q shade lower.
Dealers wstch San Francisco markets closely,
sat In several lines are paying the same prices
here.
FKUIT AND VEGETABLES.
Grapes, apples, pears and plums are in large
mppy and prices low for the season. Peaches
are plenty and in good demand at fair prices.
Huekebsrries from Sidney are in fair supply
and sell readily. Some choice Siberian crab
sppIeg are seen in the markets. The stock of
tomaloes 10 very large, and the excellence of
native fruit over California stock is noticeable.
Green corn is il good demand and light supply.
TIE onion crop of California is light this season
and prices will advance pretty soon. Washing
Ton and Oregon farmers report good crops and
viii profit by the rise.
IMPORTANT SHIPMENTS.
Among the more important shipments of the
past twenty-four hours were the following. six
ears merchandise to snohomish, 4 cars shingles
10 cnicago, Z. cars merchandise 10 Puysllup, /
car merchandise TO Tacoma ! car merchandise
% Portland. / car pelts to Portland, Car lumber
% Tacoma, > tsrs shingles 10 Castleton, car oil
b Puyaliup, cars merchandise to Yesler, 2 cars
nerehandise TO Arlington, 2 cars merchandise
70 Boulevard. car merchandise TO Spokane
Falls. cars merchandise to Slaughter, car oil
70 Kent, car merchandise to Ellensburg.
SHIPMENTS.
During the past twenty-Iour hours the follow
ing goods and merchandise were shipped from
seattle: Northern Pacific railway. 142 tons Seat
dc, Lake shore d Eastern railway, 81 tons; Co.
lumhia d Puget Sound railway, 40 tons. BY
vsier-spartan, 1890 tons: Skagit Chief, 20 tons:
BENTON. 6 tons Buckeye, tons; Cascade, 40
Ions Delta, 8 tons; Fanny Lake. 10 tons; Lucy
Love, 100 tons; Garland, IA tons; City of Quincy,
$ TINS; Evangel tons; Edith, 2 tons: Clara
brown, 5 tons; Kingston, 8 tons; Washington, 8
IONS. Total shipments 4,U97 tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS.
Receipts OF produce aud merchandise at this
port during the past twenty -four hours were as
bilows: Northern Pacific railway. $50 tons;
Seattle Lake shore d. Eastern railway, go tons:
Columbia & Puget Sound railway, 90 tons BY
vsIer-Jeanie, 80 tons; Marcy, 45 tons: Evan
GEL tons; Washington, tons; z. An derson. |
ton; Kingston. ! toni Clara brown, j ton:
Quincy, ton. Total receipts, lola tons
NATURE or RECEIPTS.
Nine cars merchandise, 10 cars lumber. 6 cars
shingles IL cars coal. cars ice, cars hay, cars
furniture, car brick car stone, ! car iron. !
car paper car sand. Car stoves, car hams, ]
cor beef, car feed, car eggs, l car roofing,
esF hop presses.