The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-12

TRADE AND SHIPPING.
Wheat Receipts Are Light, but
Prices Steady.
DAYS EXCHANGES slso. 500. 81.
Retail Trade Steady and Prices Changed
but Little-Game in Good Demand
Grouse and Deer Scarce.
TIDES AT SEATTLE HAnsoR TO-DAY.
HIGH WATER Low WATER
.. N. IT, ?. m. II. a m. It. p. M It
20 lo.s lis l2.2 727 So $50 90
AT PORT TOWNSEND.
2ls u l2.4f 81 76.43 81 rs 90
SEATTLE. Dec. IL, 1891
Exchanges at Seattle Tacoma and Portland
Clearing houses today were:
tgedrauces Balances.
$500 sISo;'jy "a so0,st2 80
11HNSS.lls; -'-...--.-........ I-iS23 u 100 %
Toi|-and $4,000 % 5000 %
"heat quotations remain unchanged at sl.02
Ior No blue stem, milling. and 90 cents for No.
ielub. milling. Shipping grades are l cent per
oushei less. Only two car loads were received
fFiees on all classes of produce are steady and
receipts light Hops are getting trifle weaker,
anu buyers are again becoming very cautious
NO material decline has as vet taken place, but
Ao one cares 10 buy at the old 6gures.
Inc retail trade in groceries, provisions,
meats, etc., is reported fair and prices steady.
1he only changes noted were decline of
cents III Eastern eggs and an advance in craa-
berries, peaches and choice apples. Game is in
good demand at 10 to 20 cents for venisou, so
cents to $3.50 pair for ducks, aud 81 to sl25 per
par lot pheasants and grouse. Ducks are plan
'liu! out grouse are very scarce. Deer is not
as plentiful as it was week ago.
RETAIL QUOTATIONS..
FLOUR AND MEAL-Minnesota, s165 per
sack California, $50; Oregon, sL35; Washing
ION, Rayenna, slS5; Olympic brand, sl.45; com
mon brands, sL259l.35 per sack Cornmeal,
sac; oatmeal, sc. Rice, G. sc per n.
sQGARs-Granulated, ~ lbs; extra C, % ms:
go,aen . 20 lbs; cut loaf, IA lbs. and puiyerzed,
BUTTER-Faney Eastern creamery, s594oc,
and dairy. 65GSoc per roll.
EGGs-Fresh ranch, SOC; Eastern, soc per
CHEEsE-Eastern, zoe: California, l5c; Swiss
imported, 40c, and domestic, SOC per ID.
fRUIT-Sicily lemons, 3jc, and California, 25c
per dog. Cranberries. Eastern, soc, and natives,
que per gal; peaches, I5c per H. or ST. 20 per box.
aaPples' 4Goc per II, or slGl.vo per box.
VEGETABLEs-Carrots, turnips and beets,
&c: cabbage, e, and onions, &c per 10. Celery,
.oetgSl; cauiiiiower, 75c(g$l per doZ. Small
white beans-B0yas and pinks, 5e; Iimas &c per
ID Potatoes. 1c per ID; sweet potatoes, Sc per H.
CANNED G0ODS-peaches, pears and april
cots pc; cherries, Strawberries and raspberres,
zoe; all other table fruits, zoe; peas zoe, and
corn and string beans, l5c; tomatoes Toe.
CURED MEATS AND LARD-Native cured
mans, l41aa i5c; Eastern, l3gl4c; bacon, III 80
ifc' ary stated meas lie; dried beef, Clipped,
Zoe. and lard, 1l(dl5c per H.
HONEY AND sYRUPS California comb
honey, 25c. and strained. SC per 10; pure maple
syrup, SL25G150, and common syrups, 50c(Gsl
PlCkLES-Heinz, plain. mixed and chow
chow, Ace per pint, or 60c per quart; domestics,
IN glass, 2Igioe; kegs, sll0; pure cider vinegar,
FRESH MEATs-Beef. for boiling, 60ssc, and
steaks. 1Q(g-0c; veal, l21s(G20c; mutton, 1215Go
l5e; spring, lamb. slt@l.5o per quarter; lamb
ehops, 3oe; legs OF lamb, zoe, and shoulders. l5o
per ID: pork, 213GSI5c; sausages, 12lS(tI5c.
FISH AND 0YSrERS-Halibut, in slices. 121%c;
salmon, l0c: mountain trout, soc; smets, herring,
nounders, rock cod and tom cod, Size; Sound
oysters, zoe per quart; Eastern, Morgan Eagle,
DOC per cam shrimps, 25c per per 10; Holsters. zoe
per ID; crabs, 5ll25c each.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 25c per 10; turkeys. CSC
per III; geese 25c per h. ducks, zoe per ID. Cold
storage stock, sc per ID less.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
During the past twenty-four hours goods and
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle in
the following amounts: BY rail.Northern Pa
ciiie, 2l0 tons; Columbia Il Puget sound, 20
tons; Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern, 50 tons
BY water-W. +. Munroe, 40 tons; Puget Sound
d Alaska Steamship Companys boats. . tons;
Angeles, % tons; Glide, 10 tons; S. VI. Renton, 5
tons; Buckeye, tons. Total shipments, 40
tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS
Produces and merchandise have been received
at the port OF Seattle during the past twenty
four hours as follows: BY rail-Norlhern Pacific,
500 TONS Columbia & Puget Sound, 100 tons; Sc
attic. Lake Shore & Eastern. 251 tons. By water
f. W. Purdy, 100 tons; Puget Sound d Alaska
Steamship Company's boats, 10 tons; ". F. Mum
roe, tons. Total receipts sos tons.