The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-28
WHOLESALE MARKET.


But little change has taken place in jobbing
prices during the week. Hay has dropped little
and oats are shade weaker, the regular quota
ions being sS6(g37, but sales have been made at
S3o Choice timothy hay is selling at SlsGG20;
Eastern Washington wheat hay at SIS, and Cali
fornia oat hay at s16G1s Bran is 81, shorts So
ground feed S2SCg3O, barley s32d35, and there is
but little corn in the market, prices being too
high for the demand due to the shortage in the
crop III Nebraska and Kansas.
Inc hide market is dull at present, but prices
remain unchanged. Green salt hides sell at the
following figures; Sound steer, 60 Tbs and over
HG6l2c; SOUND steer, 80 TO 60 lbs, 4as4lsc; Sound
steers, light and cows all weights, 4c Sheep
pelts, long wool, GOGGLES, and short wool, 500
Potatoes have been little weak, but the pros
poets are that prices will advance soon rather
than drop. Quotations are S24(G26 for natives,
and s2Nd22 for CALIFORNIA;, though some sales
have been made at figures q trifie lower than
those quoted. All other produce, cab
bage, onions, squashes, etc., are quoted about
the same as last week, except celery, which is
15c lower. The demand for this class OF produce
is good and the receipts are fair.
Good truit is scarce, except oranges and LEM
ons. Good apples are not easily found and range
from $lGl.50 per box. Oranges have been dropped
a little from last weeks quotations, and Buena
Vista pears, of which small quantity was re-
ceived, sell for sl.75 per box
Game is about out OF season, and dressed poul-
try IS weak and in poor demand. The demand
for live poultry is good, however Spring chick
The lumber market is duh and prices remain
the same as last week. A large amount of build
ing Is contemplated, but the recent furry in the
money market gave it a temporary setback
Now, that money is becoming easier, it is ex-
peeted that operations viii soon open up. Plas-
ter, lime, cement and hair remain about the
same.
Hardware trade is reported fair for this season
of the year and prices fuctuate but little. 1t is
expected that stoves and other hardware which
has to be shipped in by rail, will soon advance a
little in consequence of the determination of the
railroad companies to increase their freight
rates 20 per cent Prices will not be advanced,
however, until the present stocks have been
worked down. The price of tin is tending up
ward little.
Quotations on groceries, canned goods, ETC.,
remain unchanged. The trade is good.
Meats are firm and trade good
Butter and eggs are in good demand ut I'M
changed prices. There Is no California butter
are good.
COAL SHIPMENTS FOR THE WEEK.
Tons
Alice NJ Blanchard, Portland ........... 800
City OF Topeka. Portland. ..........-...... $50
Levi G. Burgess, San Francisco. ........... 1850
Haytian Republic, san Francisco .......... LOO
Total for the week. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
During the past twenty-four hours goods and
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle in
the following amounts: Northern Pacific rail-
way (estimated), IS tons; Columbia d Puget
Sound railway, 45 tons: Seattle, Lake Shore Il
Eastern railway, 81 tons. BY water. L.
Mcdonald, 60 tons: Mabel, is TONS Buckeye,
tons. Total shipments, 2o3 tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS.
Receipts OF produce and merchandise at the
port OF Seattle during the past twenty-fou
hours were as follows: Northern Pacific rail-
way (estimated), go tons Columbia d Puget
Sound railway, O. tons; Seattle, Lake Shore e.
Eastern railway, 3S1 tons. BY water-Premier,
80 tons; W. +. Munroe, 20 tons. Total receipts,
1,l65 tons.