The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-16

- q little disposition among the mill men
~ gloomy view OF the future. The local
"A for lumber continues strong for the
s snd ordinary circumstances. and the
a. future business Is encouraging IL IS
tfnf great deal OF lumber has been sold on
q = snail margin OF profit. but most dealers
hecu very particular in seeing that such
xf9s Tor cash or Its equivalent some mills
have done a good business through tho
Z have found but little left when all ex-
:, sre footed up. Prices are likely to be
"a No notch rather than to be cut closer to
& nleost.
III the noticeable improvement I'm the de-
= fof logs prices have stiifencd little As
NC per thousand has been paid for extra
I. bat most sales arc from $50 10 S,.5e
= Mechanics Mill Company has three large
rs on the way in, two from Priest point and
tom stanwood
q Glg Harbor Mil Company closed down
"A egsirs saturday night.
HAY. GRAIN AND FEED.
~ Is no weakness in the grain aud feed
Nj Oats continue strong at $50. the slight
n California markets having no effect here.
xarn between i0,oo0 aud CD0D sacks of oats
aotk here al present, but the local demand is
+ Aeirnt to take them all. Receipts have not
large for some time. though some come In
yday. Baxter q Co. received go sacks on
H. Perry. Vail & Hubbcll received go
5 Of -four, 80 sacks of meal and Loo
. Of cTaeked corn by the Queen from San
nrisco. Bran is still in light supply, and
aRSsJO.
lmts OF hay are not large. There il little In
y east OF the mountains, and California hay
6 acticaiiy outof the market. Sound timothy
nosed a, from $40 to sci,
FRUIT MARxET.
here we're liberal receipts OF fruit and nuts
&c san francisco steamer yesterday Some
Ec grapes arrived In good condition and sold
s hfl6a per box Oranges are plenty, and
\ ae ap plenty OF figs in stock. quoted ut 10
h One CT the novelties of the day was a lot
ysmmons, which sold quickly at sls5 per
The first Riverside oranges will come in
ast Of the week. carload of Bermuda on
Twas among the receipts by rail. The potato
Sci Is quiet. Few additions have been made
5rks during the past week, and prices show
ght tendency 20 firm up.
IMPORTANT SHIPMENTS.
hnbe among the shipments OF the day were
following. One car hops and | car shin
10 Chicago, | car merchandise 10 Waiia
Va, car tallow and general crthandise TO
b. cars coal and car merchandise to Ta-
~ car merchandise to Portland, ear &C.
NO Ehensbtlrg, car malt to Van Asselts.
attic To race track, / car sheep To Union
yards. i ear -four TO North Bend. car
lAandlse 10 snohomish, car cmigrant suov-
20 latuna. car merchandise 10 Yesler,
4crchandisc to Ballard
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
ring the past twenty four hours amounts of
= and merchandise shipped from seattle
Vas follows: Northern Pacific railway. lbs
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern railway, rs
Columbia * Puget Sound railway. 30 tons
1ater-Elsinore. l.:a1 tons; jeanne, 900 tons:
IN, % tons; W. X. Merwin, ~ tons: State Of
angto.l. Is tens: Josephine. IL tons: chal-
y tors: EyaIgei, Is tons: City of Quincy,
~; Eliza Anderson, tons: Garland, 5 tons
Of Kingston, ions: Fleetwood. tons; $
heuson, tons; Buckeye, 5 tons; Grace. 8
Total shipments, .,6d0 tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS.
aectipfs o. produce and merchandise at the
% attie during the past twenty -four hours
as follows. Northern Pacific railway. SOS
y seattle, Lake Shore x Eastern railway, 46s
u columbia & Puget Sound railway. - tons
Hsief-Queen, CO. tons, Hsyticn Republic,
iuns; Mabel, % tons; L. J. Perry, 80 tons;
= OF Washington. 10 tons; Evangel, 10 tons;
sfwood, tons; City OF Kingston, , tons; Gar
tons; w. X. Merwin. 6 tons: Eliza Ander-
stons Total receipts. 2,5oa tons.
NATURE or RECEIPTS.
I'VE hundred cases fruit, SO tons general
stnandise, 20 tons hay, 800 sacks oats, so
g hour, so sacks meal, loo tons cracked
car hops. ] car onions, II ears general
fehendise. cars oil. cars wheat, car hay.
an lumber, ] car fresh meat, car barley, .
hardware, car boilers. . cars stone, car
g Gears shingles, cars Gilman coal.