The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-08-29
AT PORT TOWNSEND.
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SEATTLE AUGUST %, fSSi.
Exchanges at Seattle clearing house today
s2916S0S
Inc hrst sound wheat to arrive in the market
was received yesterday by Lilly Bogar,fus & Co.
~ was raised on Wildly Island and was sent
iioln OoupevliIe on the steamer Hassalo in
shipment OF fifteen tons The wheat is large
and full and different from the E.stern WASH
lngton wheat; the grains are soft. Owing to
their native softness the wheat win not s'gtim''
when ground, and when il does not "g,In' il
Will not hold together aud become powdered.
consequently il cannot be converted into fionr
and has no marketable value except for chicken
iced. Inasmuch as chicken feed Is scarce and
there Is great demand, the wheat easily brings
y35 ton
Today the first shipment of Sound white oats
will be received in Seattle from snohomish.
Quotations have not yet been set.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS
During the past twenty four hours goods and
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle in
the following amounts: BY raii-Northern Pa
cine, 80 tons; Columbia & Puget Sound, lis
tons; Seattle, Lake shore g. Eastern, 2lo tons
by water-Detroit, tons; Mountaineer, TONS
:. NJ: Renton, tons; J. K. Mcdonald, 100 tons;
san Juan, tons; Delta tons; w. b. Flynn,
l,i50 tons; Munroe, 80 tons; Angels, 40 tons:
Glide, tons; Buckeye, tons Total shipments.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RKcKIPTs.
at the port of Seattle during the past twenty
four hours as follows: By rail-Northern Paci-
nc. 220 tons; Columbia & Puget sound, so tons;
seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern, 100 TONS By
water-Wasco, 10 tons; Glide, 10 tons; Angels,
~ tons; Munroe, % tons J. X. Mcdonald, 40
tons. Total receipts, AIS tons.
There is slight change in the local grain
market and the retail quotations have been sub
lect TO huctuation
RETAIL QUOTATIONS.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Minnesota, S625: Cali
fornia, 1915; Oregon, $500; Washington,
Rainier brand, $3.50; Olympic brand, $780, COM
mon brands, $3.50 per Dbl. Cornmea, 31se;
oatmeal, &c. Rice, &c per Id.
SuGARS-Granulated, Is lbs; extra G, 10 lbs;
golden G 20 lbs cut Loaf. IA lbs, and puIverized,
BUTTER-Fancy Eastern creamery, soc, and
dairy, 6a975c per roll; California fresh roll so
(G55c
EGGs-Fresh ranch, 4Oc; Oregon, 3oc, and
Eastern, 25c per dozen.
CHEESE Eastern, zoe: California, 15c; Swiss
imported, S5c, and domestic, SOC per Id.
FRulT-Sicfly lemons, 35c, and CALIFORNIA;, 25c
per doz Blackberries, 10112l1c; peaches, SC.
Apples 495c per ID or 81 25Gl.5o per box.
VEGETABLES = Carrots. turnips and bests,
&c; cabbage, &c, and onions &c per N. Celery,
81; caulifower, sl.25 per doz Small white
beans-Boyas and pinks, sc; limas, &C per ID.
New green peas, &c, and beans, &C. green corn,
2oss25c per .doz; new potatoes, 1(Gi1zc per 10;
sweet potatoes, 5U6c per 10; tomatoes, &c per ID.
CANNED GOODS-Peaches pears and april
cots, 2oc; cherries, wberries and raspberres,
corn and string beans, l5c: tomatoes, loo.
CURED MEATS AND LARD-Native cured
hams, 15fbl6c; Eastern, 13<gl4c; bacon, l5c: dry
sailed meats, Fac; dried beef Clipped, Csc, aud
lard, 1lSl5c per 10
HONEY AND sYRUPS - California comb
honey, 25c, and strained SC per H. pure maple
syrup. $l2a9l so, and common syrups, 50c(Gsl
per gal.
CKLES-Cross, plain, mixed and chow
chow, doc per pint, or Coo per quart: domestics,
in glass, 2o(gfoc; pure cider vinegar, 25c per
gal.
FRESH MEATs-Beet. for boiling, e9sc. and
steaks, l0tg20c; veal, l2l30D20c; mutton, 12iz(9
l5c; spring lamb, $l0gl50 per quarter: lamb
chops. 20c legs OF lamb, zoe, and shoulders, 15c
per ~ pork, l2l2(G15e: sausages, l21z1l5c; poul-
try, native, freshly dressed, 25c
FISH AND OYSTERS-Halibut, in slices,
1211c; Columbia river salmon, Fac; smells, her
ring, founders. rock cod and tom cod, SIC;
Eastern shad, Csc per 10; HOLSTERS, SOC; crabs 90
2Oc each; Sound oysters, Soc per quart
ital chop, 28c; L. d Is. chop. 26c: ban, 2l(i23c:
shorts, 26c; rolled barley, 2s(129c; wheat, 3301
SIC; oil meal, 33c; cracked corn, SSc; wheat
hay, SIS; timothy hay, choice, SIS; Eastern
Washington hay, ST.
The wholesale fruit market remains steady at
the following quotations:
FRUITS-Sicily lemons, $50; California
lemons, $5.59G6.5o per case. Blackberries, 81
per case Peaches, 7Jc(1sl per case. Apples, 81
CGl.5O per case. Plums, 6Gg75c per case.
Grapes, sl9l25 per case watermelons, SEQ
$50 per dozen.
POULTRY-old hens, ss(G7 per doz Spring
chickens, $3.5OG4.5 50 per doz.