The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-24

Portland. .-.............-. $500 % 1900 %
Jobbing trade in most lines was rather quiet
yesterday and will undoubtedly remain 60 until
after the holidays. This is the season during
which wholesale merchants usually take ac-
count of stock and balance up their accounts TO
begin anew on the first of the year. Therefore
they do not look for great trade activity and are
not at all worried over the temporary dulluess.
Jobbers in poultry, butter and eggs, fruit,
e'c.-lhose things that aye required tor holiday
ieStVitles-are exceptions to this rule, and they
al reported very brisk trade. The representa-
tive OF one jobhing- house said last night his
house had sold fully eight tons OF poultry the
past week, and that the demand for cranberrles
and other fruits, although not as great in pro-
portion as the demand for poultry. was very
good and surpassed the expectations Other
dealers made similar statements, SO on the
whole II is evident .hat notwithstanding the
dizziness OF the times generally, the people of
Seattle are not unfortunately situated, but will
all be able TO provide themselves with the good
things usually INDUCED in on such occasions
In the retail markets a constant train OF peo-
pie Kept passing in and out last evening making
their purchases for tomorrow's feast Every
thing was hustle and activity. The large
markets presented fine appearance with tier
after tier of turkeys and all kinds of poultry
hanging from racks up through the center and
around the front opening of the stores, while on
the walls hung game of all kiuds-bear, deer,
grouse, ducks and everything in the line known
OF IN the country. Then there were meats OF all
kinds in quarters, halves and whoIe-from
whole beeves decorated in the most artistic
manner down 10 Little pigs. The vegetable aud
fruit displays were fully as attractive. On the
whole, the man in whom the scenes would not
create an appetite must certainly be a hope
less case. sharp competition was kept up
between the different markets on poultry. Some
We're selling turkeys and chickens at - cents
per pound and geese aud ducks at % cents
While the ruling price Tor all kinds OF choice
poultry was p cents Pigs sold for from s. TO
Sc, according TO size. Other things sold at the
regular standard prices which have ruled the
market for some time past.
Dealers in jewelry, in books, stationery and
fancy goods, and the baZaars which have been
well supplied with notions aud toys, all re-
ported an excellent trade, considering the gen
eral tendency Of the times. They all said that
trade had entirely surpassed their expectations
though falling somewhat short of that for the
same season last year. They said that The ex-
tremely wet weather had materially affected
trade, and but for this that business would
probably have been even better than it was last
year.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
During the past twenty-four hours goods aud
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle in
the iotlowlng amounts. By rail-Northeru Pa
cine, 20 tons; Columbia IL Puget sound, 10
TONS Seattle. Lake Shore & Eastern, 90 tons.
~ water-fuget sound aud Alaska Steamship
Coinpanys boats, 90 tons: ". r. Munrue 30
tons; state of Washington. 20 tons: Buckeye, Is
tons; :. NJ. Rent0H, tons; Detroit. 7 tons: Cara
Brown, tons; G!Idc, tons. A. X. Robinson,
tons. Total shipments, 81 tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRoDUc. REcstPrs
Produce aud merchandise hays been received
at the port OF Seattle daring the past twenty
tour hours as follows: By raIl-Nori nera Pacific.
10 tons; Columbia & Puget sound, 4jtons; Sc
attic, Lake Shore 4 Eastern. - tons BY water
/. }. Perry. 30 tons; Henry Bailey. % tons: w. f.
Munroe, ID tons ;Pdget sound and Alaska steam
ship CGmpauy's oats, Is tons: state OF WASH
lhgtou, 10 tons Mattel, tons; Clara Brown, 3
tons. Total rccci .ts. 4}5 tons