The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-22
TRADE AND SHIPPING.
Exchanges At Clearing House,
1926, 417.43.
REVIEW or RETAIL MARKET.
Sugar Dropped NOTCH Outer still
ssarcs-Advaaes in Pstssoss-Ths
Wholesale MARKETS -shipping.
TIDES At szArr1s HAason 1opAy.
HIGH wATsk Low wArEE
= n. T. ?. m. Il MI n. r NJ Il
Los Loo 100 III s.se 6sl7.So 600
At FORT TOWNSEND
0a 80 l2.slI g. E5.7 s.s.I IDS 30
% 60 Iia.5I O. T5.r al 7.05 80
SEATTLE. Nov q. lSo0
Exchanges at the Seattle clearing house today
amounted 70 s225.4lz42 The balances were
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Exchanges ct the Seattle clearing house today
amounted 70 s22S.4lzR The balances were
>67,23k7&
REVIEW OF RETAIL nARKsra
During the week the retail market has wit
messed number of changes in prices, the
featare being IN advance In the prices OF few
OIL the principal necessaries Of the table, not
withstandtng that there u . GOOD supply OF
everything requirsd Merchants report trade -
being brisk. and the usual volume OF business
seing trensactsd. Potatoes and coffee hsve
taken big Jump upwards In valuations. and
sugar has dropps q notch or two.
Butter continues scarce - to the better grades.
ana in consequences prices remain 1t the top
round Choice rolls continue drm 1t IS and IS
cents. and the poorer quality brings from % to
rs cents pound Eggs SUFFICIENT 70 meet all
requirements are being brought Ia, ana cell
dropped on . few cents on the pound. and
hrstciass quality u sailing well at from u 70 q
cents . pound.
Sugar has declined, aud thirteen pounds OF
dry granulsted and fourteen Of extra C are sold
for H. Coffees are advancing, and range from
% cents TO SO cents pound.
ThsRs is no change IL canned fruits and canned
vegetables Prices continue high. and there IL
liberal demand for the commodity.
Meats Of evefy description remain frm IN
prices and no changes are noted Mutton IL
still scarce. and choice outs ore held high Salt
Asa smoked meats are in greater demand with
the advance Of the season. Eastern hams bring
Ing 10 csntsa pound and medium Queens OF
home curing selling at from Is to l6 cents .
pound. Bacon 10 steady ct from 12x to II
centA
The supply Of grapes in better than tor some
time. and sell a. from 10 cents to Il cents .
pound. There II an abundance of pears ct ID
cents poand, and apples bring all the way
from 81 to $50 box. bananas and lemons are
selling ~ from 40 to so cents dozen. and cram
berries can be had % from 80 to go cents gal
LON.
The advance of s. ton on potatoes has not
% yet visbly affected retail prices. but the effect
win come when the present supply begins to
thin down. CALIFORNIA; can be had for II cents
and natives ct 2 cents . pound. Other vege.
tables have not stiffsned any, but sweet pota-
toes, which are scarce, have advanced from
cents 80 1ocents . pound within. the last few
daya There il no cauiinower on the market,
hut there is an abundance OF nice, crisp celery
1t from 70 to % cents Dozen
OF poultry and nsh there II IN abundance,
bat the former clings 10 the pinnacle of high
prices BY taxing advantage Of the Thanksgiving
season demand. Fab grown chickens are some.
what cheaper, but turkey Is held at a cents
pound.
THE WHOLESALE MARKEra
Jobbers report trade good, and although prices
are firm today, . sharp advance may be looked
for ct any time.
During the week there were large receipts OF
nour and feed BY rail. and there was some ship
ping By water.
Quality Of the former being held 1t $36. Some
small lots sold below these fgures, however.
Hay has gone up 81 on the ton since Wed1es-
day.
The receipts Of native potatoes are not a.
large as could be desired. and consequently the
California has the field and the call on pricea
There 10 plenty of fruit In market. bat prices
continue firm and high.
Poultry Is coming In in large quantities and
Il bringing high prices. turkeys especially
MERCH ANpIsR Axp PRODUCE REcEIPrA
Receipts of produce and merchandise ct the
port OF Seattle during the past twenty-four hours
were O. follows: Northern Pacific railroad, 722
tons: Columbia 4 Pnget Sound railway, III
tons; Seattle Lake Shore 4 Eastern railroad, 2S9
tonA By water-Rcsie oison, - tons: Quincy,
10 tons: Cascade 5 tons; Kingston, tons; Fleet
wood, tons; Wasco, tons. Total receipts, liza
tonG
eEHBRAL sHIPMENrA
Goods and merchandise were shipped from
eeattlo during the past twenty.four hours
a follows: Northern Pacific railroad, 1l3 tons;
Columbia Puget Sound railroad. 4S tons; Be-
attic, Lake shore 4 Eastern railroad, S91 TONS
BY watAr-Monroe, 80 tons; Mcdonald, 200 tons;
Edith, II tons Quincy, 20 tons; Cascade. ~ tons;
Kingston, tons; Fleetwood. 8 rons; state of
wsshinston, 80 tons: Wasco. s tons. Total ship
ments, 909 tons
NATURE or REcxIpTs.
One car hogs, car turkeyA 80 cars merohap-
dise. Is ears Gilman coal, car plaster, cars
stone. cara Lard, 2 cars cattle, car nails, car
hay, car rails, I car butter, car -four. car
hams.
IMPORTANT sHIPxENrA
Notable among the shipments of the day were
the following: Two cars hops to Chicago
car merchandise to Pendleton, / car merchan-
disc to Spokane Falls, ! car merchandise to
Oaksdale. car merchandise to Medical Lake, /
car merchandire TO sprasue. car merchandise
10 North Yakima, Is cara merchandise to Port
land and way points, ears shingles TO Portland