The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-13
SEATTLE, Jan. Il Is

SEATTLE, Jan. u. 1891.
A.,,vex At the Seattle clearing house today
rs.sd 10 SIS, iIs.sd. The balances were
4 .ssrset, we're fairly active during the day,
- Ming fair and prices generally steady
- ,here vas weakness ia SPOTS. Receipts
,s,vr ard In grain and feed there is dis
d :sru 10 rarne easier figures.
: Is-ssx is marked off 81 and is jobbed at ssl.
Y. 49, ere steady with the jobbers at $50
~, rricex are lower than a week ago Some
~ srei dealers. recently established in bust
: ~ r,odueers cast of the mountains, and
ssrcsed 10 turn their holdings of oats into
La shade below the regular retail figures.
~ ! naniug in with a rush Just now and
Esn are well filed Buying prices are not
-. bat sellers are not yet disposed TO accept
I,suc.iea from the prices ut the close of last
s sfrsieht timothy, bright and clean, is
Esliur !; s2lfa.oo, and Yakima mixed at SIS.
kss-rs rrires are from 81 TO - lower.
r. snlsnlr al poultry is very light in the mar
L sonf small lots are offered dealers. but
4 IA Z asked. and the demand is not strong
49, 10 warrant paying the advance of 5ac to
i ks.rsd
I5snsr and eggs are in fair supply, and prices
NJ stszdy.
TIE LUMBER TRADE.
Ifssr sre indications that trade is revisiny
4o,x tie lumhermen. The mills are running
Essy. and logs are coming In fairly we'll.
m he exception OF contract fer the Great
kxse-r railway, OF 10000 feet required to
10, the recent washufit near MarysvIlie.
- i Ia the market and not yet captured.
ri sFe fcw large jobs in sight, but the local
= i Improving steadily. Building IS begin
q Asain. IN the residence portion az we'll as in
sasiness part OF the city. aud some good cou-
Xkfs srt Icing made. Prices remain at q stand.
30 but I'll d alers would be glsd oi an oppoT-
h. % maxi an advsnce. as margins are small
70 thase mills fortunate enough 70 possess
ssser advantages IL the way OF shipping IA
ne or cheap supplies OF logs are making fair
IMPORTANT SHIPMENTS
yaable among the shipments of today were
fniDwing One car general merchandise 10
8tzro car shingles end car merchandise 70
DeI:zd car powder. car oil and car nler-
Ezadis to orilia. car kegs to race track.
razg % Newcastle. car feed to Sedro, ear
70 Ballard
II GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
fEnag the past forty eight hours goods and
Fsyhsndise have been shipped from Seattle in
u allowing amounts; Northern Pacific rail-
~. q tons: Seattle, Lake shore Il Eastern rail
%. y tons. Columbia d Puget Sound railway,
E<s BY wafer willamette. 200 tons: J. r.
klxnSz, 70 tons: Mabel. IS tons: Henry Bat.
p ttEs slt1ttr VI a6N4liDEtBu, II EJli$s t7Hr-
H, n tons. CITY of Quincy. II tons w r.
zaros, Is tons; Michigan, tons; Edith,
~, Eyangel tons: Buckeye, tons: Glide, 5
pas lola, : tons; total shipments, 2,sCS tons.
xEseHASDisE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS.
Receipts Of produce and merchandise at the
- Of seattle during the past forty eight
sgn were a. follows Northern Pacific rail
~ l.sss tons; Seattle. Lake Shore & Eastern
fnxy, sl3 tons. Columbia Il Puget sound
flsay, 80 tons. BY water w. f. hrrroe, 70
1s, George 5. Homer, 100 tons: State of Wash
r1aa tons; kyangel, 6 tons; Edith, 4 tons;
Ezl receipts, s,i6s tons
NATURE or RECEIPTS.
fnis two cars wheat, = cars rails. II cars
pnner. u cars coal, cars hay, cars logs. s
g general merchandise, car feed, car bar
n ! car pipe. car machinery. car naphtha. |
lSaisinrs, car scrap iron, ! car shingles, |
onek, ear oats, car enigrants movabIes,
ni forses. car sheiled corn, : cars fresh
szis 2csn -four