The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-08


hansss 1t the seattle clearing hoase today
~ ge.il
IA oueh the business IN I'll The branches Of
- eood during the past week thers were
3 IN changes In the prices Of the aooda AL
hi = ifrits and products have m upward ten
b y which fsct IN due % their scarcity. ard
| - simmer fruits. vegetables aud other
& u 81 the sess0n are becoming cheaper ~
5onoon advances and the supply incrcssex
81 n6serth<less all lines are nrzn and there 10
IS oocx of very good business soon.
SErIrs.
i ~ issit market IL the only one thar has en-
s. j1nesd any material change daring the
$500 and lemons have advanced siighfiy,
1resent prices are fsm with : sironx up
1endency. Eastern spriss are not properly
4 7Dcson get and the market IL not we'll stocked
rI6fde uayels now job ~ S. per box. River
5nodlfnes 1t 81 per box. Los Angeles seed
a y # 4 per box and Ios Angeles nAveis At
= ft1tf box. Sicily lemons are quoted At ~ 70
: u66s and California lemons 81 - per case.
s VEGETABLES
"a ~ M fresh vegetables are becoming more
nllni every week now nd the market Ii
~ implied to meet the demand. Rhnharb
S ~ 10 per n; green peas at &c per N: Aspasa
4 Il q &c per n; cabbage A. Size per n: lettuce
~
+ - per tiaz- 0ufons are the same - quoted
III s<k 1t 9c.
s. ~ possfo market has taken q slight drop
- last quoted. The stocks On hand arc very
III - and not under control. The receipts
8 10y, however, have been very light, AID
~ h prospect Of their continuing 80 for
- time yet Native potatoes are quoted 81
~ tan. and Eastern potatoes IT SO per tpn.
- - - -.
] 1nlng ct &c per n.
81 ~ market IL we'll supplied with California
UClh rUll butter. which readily Jobs at lsfaaoc
{ RI D, AGO riding 70 quality. EAsferd creamery.
- toiid and packed roll. II In good supply.
u quote solid $4,000 per n. and picked roll
tDisc per pound. The market IL steady. with
ne prospect Of any change.
EsaA
carload Of eggs came I'm yesterday from
~ cast over the Northern Pacific railroad.
lGeesal carloads have come In over the different
uk0Ads but nevertheless the supply does not
Qseed the demand. EAstsrn eSgs bring isc per
lezen. Califoraa and oreeon eggs sell at Zoe,
~ frosh ranch eges 1t 2sc per dozen.
GROCERIES
Ths grocery market has changed very little
plnee last quoted, although the demand for
G{ueercies fti.i continues good. Canned veg
t1shats are going out Of season, and the supply
dimiuishing. Canned tomatoes aud corn
hAvs gene up iac on tho dozen cans. and are
1es quoted ~ foilows: Tomatoes. AZ n cans,
1Llo per doxen: winsiow corn. lbs per doz N.
t1Qnrs are sun unsettled. pending she deeision
Il The legal fight in san Francisco. but the mar
~ h sufficiently well supplied 70 meet the de-
uend Dried fruits are scarce and high. and
psos sions have an upward tendency. Teas.
tolses. syrup. hour. rice and canned fruits are
0e same ~ last quoted.
HAY AND OARS.
The receipts of hay and oats have been VERY
Aeavy this rsst week and although hay hsE
ehsnrsd very little. oats has taken = nrry de
eded jump. The market Il very stiff o. present
and very little oats can be had less than sss or
- per ton, This Ia an increase of Is already
end there are likely 10 be stlll greater changes
get
COAL.
Retail coal sales are falling OF ~ the no.
weather increases. bat ahipping to san fran
e1scc continues A. active - II has been here
tacfe and the pros pects are good fur It's remain.
lna 60
LuNBER,
10 changes have been observed in the iu'n.
~ market Large supplies are constantly com.
NJ IN but the demand Is equal % the supply
md the market offers very little change.