The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-09-05
SEATTLE, September 4, 1891.


Exchanges at Seattle clearing house today
amounted to slS7,T15.69. The balances were
$50, 207 ST.
Ihere were twenty-five cars of wheat received
a. seattle elevator Yesterday. Quotations on
grains, iced and hay continue steady No fur
.ner ehahge has been noted in the potato mar
ket- The fruit and vegetable market is steady
shipments Tor the day were uncommonly light.
Retail trade remains about the same as usual.
with strong demand for all kinds OF fruit
Butter has advanced cents in consequence of
the advance In jobbing prices Apples have
dropped considerable. Native stock is coming
IN. but the quality OF most of the apples re-
ceiVed so lar from ali sources has been rather
poor String beans and sweet potatoes are
lower. The fresh meat trade fs improylng
slowly, as is also the fresh fish trade
RETAIL QUOTATIONS.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Minnesota, 1925: Cali
fornia, s5.75 Oregon, $500; Washington,
Rainier brand, $50; olympic brand, $3.50; com.
oatmeal, &c. Rice, &c per h.
sUGARS-Granuisted, Is lbs; extra C, 10 lbs;
golden c, 20 lbs; DIT loaf, IA lbs, and pulverized,
BUTTER-Fancy Eastern creamery, s5c. and
dairy, 65e75c per roll; California fresh roll, so
EGGs-Fresh ranch, 40c; Oregon, soc, and
Eastern, 25c per dozen.
CHEEsE-Eastsrn, zoe; California, I5c; Swiss
imported, s5c and domestic, SOC per H.
per dog Black berries, l2l5c; peaches, SC.
Apples. +o5c per 10 or s75gl Is per box.
VEGETABLES - Carrots. turnips and beets,
81; cauIifower, si.S5 ' per d Sa pei small White
beans-Boyas and pink, SC; Hmss, &c per n.
New green beans, &c; green corn. 20
swse, potatoes, 4c per- p ~ somseoss' &C per H.
CANNED GOODS-Peaches, pears and april
cots, 0c; cherries, straw berries and raspberries,
Csc; all other table fruits zoe: peas zoe and
he 20 liz
CURED MEATS AND I.ARD-Native cured
hams, l5Gl6c; Eastern, lSgl4c; bacon, l5c; dry
snltec meats l2l1c; dried beef. Clipped, 25c, and
HONEY AND sYRUPs - California comb
honey, 25c, and strained, Sc per ID; pure maple
syrup. 81 25gl.5O, and common syrups, 50e(Bsl
PlCKLEs-Cross. plain, mixed and chow
chow, 4Oc per pint, or COO per quart: domssties,
In glass, 2OeS4oc; pure cider vinegar. 25c per
FRESH MEATs-Beef, for boiling, 6Casc, and
steaks, lo920c; veal, 12l @l62oc: mutton, l215n
l5c; spring lamb, si@l.5o per quarter; lamD
chops, 2oc; legs OF lamb, zoe, and shoulders, 15c
per 10; pork IL 2(dl5c; sausages l21 2CDl5c; poul
try, native, freshly dressed, 25c.
FISH AND 0YSTERs-Hslibut, in slices,
FAC salmon, l21ac; smelts, herring, founders,
rock cod and tom cod, sac; Sound oysters, SOC
per quart
PoOLTRY-Chickens, Csc per 10.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS,
During the past twenty-four hours goods and
HiViNllhliulSS paNS bctii su1pptu IIOm Stdtttc III
the following amounts: BY rai-Ncrthern
Pacific, 301 tons; Columbia d Puget Sound, Is
tons Seattle. Lake Shore Eastern, 81 tons.
By water-W. F. Munroe, 20 tons; Glide, 10 tons;
Buckeye, 6 tons: A. r. Robinson. 4 tons Multi
nomah, tons; Grace, 8 tons; lola, l tons
Total shipments, CSC tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS.
Produce and merchandise have been received
at the port of Seattle during the p st twenty
four hours as follows: By rail-Northern
Pacific, 407 tons; Columbia d Puget sound, 81
tons Seattle, Lake shore d Eastern, 203 tons.
By water. r. Mcdonald, $50 tons w. +. Nun
roe, tons; Angeles, 6 tons; Multnomah, 5 tons.
Total receipts, SII tons