The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-10

Exchanges at the Seattle cleari. g house to lay
amounted to $685. The balances were
s5c,l60.S2 Tacoma exchanges, -; bal
ances, -. Portland exchanges, $4,000;
balances, 5000
The only changes In the grain and feed mar
ket were a decline in bran and shorts. The
former was quoted at so and shorts at s2Sa24
per ton. Squash 10 cheaper and some 6ne stock
~ coming IN Another advance in butter Is ex-
pected by the first Of the coming week. Roasted
coffee has declined still further in consequence
OF the competition between Arbuckie and Mo-
kaska brands
C. 6. Austin, secretary Of the Seattle FIGURING
Mill Company, whose mill is at Ravenna PARK,
stated yesterday that choice milling wheat laid
down at the mill was costing them 81 per
bushel. He said that up to yesterday the mill
had been kept running twenty-four hours per
day steadily, but the supply of wheat gave out
and they have TO run light for a few DAYS. He
expects good supply in by the first OF the COM
ing week, and the mill will then be run to its
fuil capacity. Mr. Austin says they can turn
out about $50 barrels OF dour and the same
amount OF graham daily, besides a large amount
OF feed, and that the entire product OF the mill
can be disposed of to the local trade without
any difficulty.
RETAIL TRADE.
Quotations in the retail trade IN groceries,
provisions, fruits, meats, etc, remain very
steady. and the usual amount of business Is be-
ing done. The fruit trade is dropping of and
the meat trade has picked up considerably.
Trade in fish and oysters is very good. The first
invoice OF Holsters, crabs and shrimps of the
season came In yesterday from the East
RETAIL QUOTATIONS..
FLOUR AND NEAL-Ninnesota, s625: Cali
iornia, s5ao; Oregon, $500; Washington,
Ravenna, $500; Olympic brand, $3.50; com
mon brands, $500 per Dbl. Cornmsal, 31kc;
oatmeal, SC. Rice, &c per Id.
(,ran vlata = lha. ~
golden c, 20 lbs; cut Loaf IA lbs, and pulyerIzed,
BUTTER-Fancy Eastern creamery, Sc, and
EGGs-Fresh ranch, 40c: Oregon, soc, and
Eastern, 2Sg30c per dozen.
CHEESE-Eastern. 2Oc California, l5c; Swiss
imported, 35c, and domestic, Soc per ID.
FRUIT-Sieily lemons, 35c, and CALIFORNIA;, 25c
per doz. Cranberries, 60c per gal; huckieberries,
l5c per 81; peaches, 10c, or 81. 25 per box. APP
pies, 4g5c per Ii or 75c'9sl. % per box. Grapes,
VEGETABLES - Carrots, turnips and beets,
&c; cabbage, &c, and onions &c per ID. Celery.
beans-Boyas and pink, Sc; iimas, &c per n.
Green corn. 15G20c per doz; new potatoes, lie
per 10; sweet potatoes, S94c per N; toma-
CANNED GOoDs-Peachss, pears and april
cots, 20c; cherries, strawberries and raspberres,
25e; all other table fruits. 2oc peas, zoe. and
corn and string beans, 15c; tomatoes, loo.
CURED MEATS AND LARD-Native cured
hams, l6Gl7c; Eastern, 14Q1l5c; bacon, 15l9l7e;
dry sailed meats, 12lac; dried beef Clipped, 25c,
HONEY AND sYRUPs - California comb
honey, Csc, and strained, Sc per n; pure maple
syrup N2oSl5 so, and common syrups, 5OcGsi
PlCKLEs-Heinz, plain. mixed and chow
chow, Zoe per pint, or 60c per quart: domesties,
In glass, 2OG4oc; pure cider vinegar, sc per
gal
FRESH MEATs-Beef, for boiling, case. and
steaks, l0e20c; veal, l2lz(G2Oc; mutton, 123S(9
l5c; spring lamb, sl(GI.50 per quarter; lamb
chops. Doc; legs of lamb, 20c and shoulders, l5c
per n; pork, l2l2G15e; sausazes, E1z(9l5c; poul
try, native, freshly dressed, 25c.
FISH AND OYSTERS-Hslibut, in slices,
129zc; salmon, 10c; mountain trout, soc; smells,
herring, founders, rock cod and tom cod, SIC;
Eagle, Csc per can. shrimps, 25c per 10; lob
sters, zoe per ID; crabs, S921c each.
POULTR1-Chickens, &c per 10.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS
During the past twenty-four hours goods and
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle in
the following amounts: By rail-Northern
Pacific, 256 tons; Columbia & Puget Sound. 10
BY water-Aexieo, 800 tons; J. r. Mcdonald, so
tons; Puget sound and Alaska Steamship Com
pany 5 boats, 80 tons; w. +. Aunroe, % tons;
5. NJ. Rent0n, Is tons; Multnomah, tons;
Bailey Gatzert, tons; Glide, tons; A r. Rob
inson, 5 tons; Mountaineer, 5 tons; Angeles, 50
tons. Total shipments, s51 tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS
at the port of Seattle during the past twenty
four hours as follows: BY rail-Union Pacific
go tons: Columbia & Puget Sound, 145 tons: Sc
attic, Lake shore e. Eastern, liz tons. By water
j. R. Mcdonald, GO tons; Multnomah, Is tons;
Angeles, Is tons; Puget Sound and ALASKA
steamship Company's boats, 10 tons; Bailey CAT
cert, tons; W. +. Munroe, tons. Total re-
ceipts, 75i tons.