The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-08-23


rv.asnees ct the Seattle clearinghouse today
.-.ssss.f 20 s22a, 5000. The balances were
NssIsz .nu,rr,cu.ve,n
80 fruis market is unchanged as far a. prices
= r.ncymed. Berries are practically out Of
- vholessle market and stocks now on hand
.s.ssglute the later varieties of all kinds. The
,.,ssst supplies now are in apples. pears, grapes
-.:ons and peaches. The sale is stea iy, ami
s~r.ent arrivals from California are noted.
~ CROP this year is reported unusually long
"a viii last some time yet
HOPS on THE RAISE.
lively & Co. yesterday contracted for
~ uoands Of hops at SOC per pound. This il
snususl price. The market ID assuming .
~ aspect and indications are that hops win
gup to 4oc before long.
HITTER AND EGGS HOLDING UP.
ma quotations in butter aud eggs are not
.Asneed they being still quoted high. Stocks
e eres in the wholesale market are altogether
z EASTERN shipments. Fresh ranch eggs are
nry rare and cut no figure whatever in the
usrkeI Importstions from the East are not
- ireouent and It is generally thought East
q kuvcrs are retarding shipments in order TO
NE The price still higher.
NOTES ON HAY.
There ID Q gOOu supply LIE FUN Oh tuc
rsrtet Il mostly old Sound timothy, selling at
81 "a saa per ton, The late.y received Yakima
Wheat and re hay is quoted at from SIS TO $40
,sr ton There is some new Sound timothy to
3 had. but very sparingly, IL being quoted
ebout the same al the old product. The new
..af seems about to reduce the general price
4 II hay, but the effect viii not be apparent until
/ after september.
NOTES ON GRAIN.
There has not yet been any receipts in new
srnin % far as this years crop 10 hardly yet In
condition for shipment There is good sup
~ at old grain on hand, however, which is
jobhing steady at the prices quoted.
| mere il tug OF war between the Wholesale
aaa,ers and the farmers relative to prices OF hay
| nd grain. The latter are anxious for high
/ ouotations, and are holding their products TO .
neat extent Inside OF three weeks the market
stIl be materially changed. Lumbermen are
Watching TO buy stocks at the lowest figure.
FISHING IS GOOD.
The fishing season is fast approaching. and
IN soon be we'll on. Fishermen will before
[mg have plenty OF tyee and other choice
slmon for sale, and the market, which has long
zen practically bare, will be replenished to the
hlIest extent Choice salmon always drives
De inferior varieties from the trade. and inside
| Il three weeks the fishermen will be catching
he former exclusively,
PRINCIPAL SHIPMENTS.
Important among the shipments from Seattle
hday were the following: One Car oats to Sno-
eualmie. car merchandise to Arlington, cars
/ nechandise 70 enohomish, car horses to Bal
IA, car lumber to Ballard, car oil to Kent, 1
| q machinery TO Tacoma, / car shingles to Chi
ueo car household goods to Chicago, cars
angles to Chicago, billed to the Minnesota
fansfer Company, ] car hams to River Land
| ig car oil TO Tacoma
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
During the last twenty-four hours goods aud
nerchandise were shipped from Seattle to the
| unoundipg country - follows: Northern Pa
. etc railway, 10, tons; Columbia 4 Puget Sound
| railway, 40 tons; Seattle, Lake shore e. Eastern
| nilvsy, 11 tons. BY waters. N. Renton. 5
. pns; Glide. 5 tons; Grace, tons; Cascade. 50
| bns; Buckeye, 8 tons; State of Washington, 40
hus; Warrington, 10 tons; Skagit Chief, 20 tons;
. Premier, 10 tons; Queen City, % tons, Angeles,
atons Edith, tons: Fleetwood, tons; City Of
Quincy, u tons; Clara Brown, 10 tons; Mabel. so
tons Total shipments, 5i3 tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS
During the last twenty -four hours the mer-
ehandse and produce receipts at this port were
q follows: Northern Pacific railway, $50 tons;
Columbia & Puget Sound railway, 80 tons;
Seattle Lake shore Il Eastern railway. $40 tons.
By Hs;es-Lucy Lowe, 100 tons; Umatilla, 800
ios Henry Bailey. 20 tons; Fairhaven. 20 tons:
Premier. 20 tons; Queen City, 20 tons; Fleet
Wood tons; Mabel, 10 tona Total receipts,
La tona
NATURE OF RECEIPTS.
One car engine wheels. ) cars shingles, 10 cars
lumber. car brick. car hogs, car hides, cars
w II cars merchandise. ] car horses, cars
| asn, car coke. ! car stoves, car stone. car
hardware, car iron columns. / car cattle. car
nsh weights, 2cars household goods. cars hay,
. stCs rails 2 cars melons. l car feed.