The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-07
nErAlL MARkEr EkgiEw.


This has been a very good week in the retail
trade, especially in groceries. vegetables ard
meats. Prices have not changed materially, cx-
cept sugar, which has dropped about = cent;
and fresh beef is tending ZIP. Native, live or
freshly dressed pouiiry is in coed demand, but
Eastern frozen stock moves slowly. Fruit is in
poor demand. and good apples can scarcely be
found. But very little cabbage is coming in
and the demand Is good. And some of the re-
tail groeers say that choice butter very scarce
Standard canned goods are in good demand. and
the market has strong upward tendency.
RETAIL QUOTATIONS..
FLOUR AND Establishments, SOS; Cali
fornia, I90; Oregon, sac; Washington. s. %
per Dbl. CoraIneal, 8 SCI; oatmeal. &c. Rice l0c
per Id.
sUGARs-Graruiated Is lbs; extra c. IA lbs:
golden c. 10 lbs; cut LOAF! II lbs, and pulyerized
lbs for 81.
BuTTER-Fancy Eastern creamery. 40c, and
dairy, soc per 10; California fresh roll, soc, and
plckled roll, Csc per roll
EGGS-Fresh raaal, ;0e aud Eastern, soc per
dor.
CHEEsE-Eastern. sc; California. zoe. swiss
imported, lac, aud domestic. soc par 10.
FRUlT-NashIngt9n liavel oraag es, zoe, 50 and
40c, and Riverside seedlings, &c, 20 mad soc per
doz. Sicily lemons, 40e. and CALIFORNIA; S5c per
doz.
VEGETABLES-~N Native potatoes. 1zAe; Oregon.
i2e, and California, l Ac per 10. Carrots. turn
fps and beets, be- cabbage, Sc. and onions. &c per
ID Celery, soc, aud caulihower, Size per doz
Small white beans, ac, and boyas, limas and
pinks. stse per 10
CANNED GOODS Peaches, pears aud april
cots, 25c; cherries Strawberries and raspherrseS,
30c; all other table fruits, zoe; peas zoe, and
corn, tomatoes and string beans l5c
CURED MEATS AND IARD-NGtive cured
hams, l5fGi6c. Eastern, f3riie: bacon I5c, dry
sailed meats, Toe; dried beef, Clipped, e0e, and
lard. lArl3c per ID.
HONEY AND SYRUPS-California comb
honey, sc. and strained lac per N; pure maple
syrup. sl2aGl.5o. and common syraps 50cGsi
per gat
PICKLES-Cross, plain, mixed and chow
chow, 1Oc per pint, or 11c per quart; d0mest5cs
in glass, Z61A0e, and pure cider vinegar, zoe
per gal.
FRESH MEATS Beef, for boiling. &c, and
steaks IL s(s10c; veal, l2lgesAie; mutton, l2ss0
l5c; pork, l2istal5e; sausage, las9Gl5c: poultry
Eastern frozen, 20tG25c
FISH-Frcsh salmon IN slices, In Sc; smelts,
hef lug, nounders, rock cod ard tom cods Sac
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
During the past twenty four hours goods aud
merchandise have been shipped from seattle in
the following amounts. ly faii-Northern Pa
cifle. S5s tons Columbia 4 Puget sound, so tons :
Seattle, Lake Shore x Eastern. 50 tons. By wa
ter--Alexander Mcneil. i.7nU tons; willamette,
400 tons; J. Il. Mcdonald. ~ tons; Monroe, "a
tons; Josephine, 20 tons; city OF KINGSTON, Is
tons; Fairhaycn, Is tons; state of Washington,
Il tons; Buckeye, tons; Michigan, tons: An
geies, > tons. Edith, tons, Glide, tons. Total
shipments, 1879 tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS.
Produce and merchandise have been received
at the port Of seattle during the past twenty
four hours as follows: BY Northern Pacific,
1i1 tons; Columbia 4 Puget S0nnd 20 tons; Sc
attic, Lake Shore & Eastern. ~ tons. by wa
r-WascO. - tons; Premier, 10 tons Josephine,
tons. Total receipts, l,lo6 tons.