The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-21

Exchanges ct Seattle o4eaF5ng house today
amounted TO si4.' .ii3-a0 Ire balances were
sJi.75i.Tz.
No change was reported in the johhinE trade
Yesterday. Receipts oi lBHsher. ceai and general
produce weTr fair. zassit shipments oi iacrehan-
disc were very light 1hlla wes not enough
activity 10 affect quotations.
ExrAiL wAnkEr REVIEW.
The retail trade iof tie week in groceries, pro-
visions and meats has been very good. but the
trade in dry goods. clothing. furnishing goods,
boots anj shoes has Aecn rather duii, though
most OF The merchants engagcd III these lines OF
trade say that their sales Tor February, SO far,
compare iayorably with those for the cores
ponaiGg period last year. few think the
trade is unusually dull, however bat do not ex-
press any anxiety over the outlook for the COM
ing season
In the grocery and provision trade sugar is
ABOUT the only commodity that has Xaricd ma
terially III prirc, and Nhilc the Wholesale mar
ket has fuetuatcd bat little, the retail dealers
have made q marked reduction in the nsicc ri
al gTaecs Butter is a triile lower Tor fresh and
picked roll and Eastern cheese has dropped Sc
iotatoes have dropped &c per h., and cahbsgc
mas advanced a ceii.. The supply being short.
Poultry Is said 10 lie srares. and in good do
mstd. AMI some ol the Tetsit dealers say they
VIII de obliged 20 send 20 Oregon for stock Fish
is scarce IN consequence al the high winds
which have prevailed for some time along the
coast and or the Columbia river There Is
some nice Eastern ssiad in the market. Oysters
are in good demand and The supply is good
loDstcrs and crabs arc npw tn tle market.
RETAIL ouofATGe&s.
FLOUR AND MkAir Minnesota, Sc q: Cali.
torn'n, $i.93, Oregon, si.D: Washington, s4a5
per Dbl. Cosnniea, 3'aei oatmeal, BE- Rice 100
suGARs-GranuIatcd IL lbs; extra c. is lbs:
golden = - lbs; cut leaf, Is lbs, and puiverzed,
HlTIER-Fancv Eastern creamery 4nc, and
dairy, soc per ID: california fresh roll me ard
picked roll. 69c per roll
E0tis-frcsh ranch, loc, and Eastern, Soc rcr
doz
CHEESE Eastern .0e: California anc Swiss
imported 40c, ami domestic :,1c per 10.
fku Washington navel oranges. 6oc. 30 and
40c, and Riverside seedlings, ss'c 40 and SOC per
doz. Sicily lemons, soc, and Caliornias. SOC per
ioz.
VEGETABLES Native potatoes. r,Sc; oregon,
ilar, and california, 10 per H. Carrots turn
fps ard beeis Ic; cabbage, 4c and onions 7c per
LID. Celery, soc, and esRlihower. $40 per tioz
smell White beams, &c, AID bogus, lnas and
pirks. s3e per ID.
CANNED GO0Ds-poaehes. pears and apri-
cots, &c; cherries strawberries and rusrherries,
Zoe; all other table fruits, &c peas roc, and
corn, tomatoes and string bs;lns l.,c
Cured MEATS AND LARD Native cured
hams. l1GI6c; Eastern isSosi;e. bacon he; dry
sailed meats, i0c dried beef, Clipped, 2Dc and
HONEY AND sYRUPs-california comb
honey, &C. and strained l5c per n; pure inaple
syrup. sl.25gl.5o. and common syrilps aoetasI
PICKLES Cross. plain mixed and chow
chow, SIC per pint. or 15e per quart; doinestics
IN glass, AsGiVc, and pure cider vinegar, zoe
per gal
FRESH MEATS Beef. for boiling. &c. and
steaks l2iafn20c: veal, i1d99ee: mutton l2ia0
lpe; PORK, II sg1i5c; sausHea. ~ ygf5c poultry
Eastern ircz-n, -0', aud native, freshly
FISH AND OYSTERS Fresh ssIfnon in slices.
l2l2c: sr,cits, herring fioantcrs. rark cod and
tom coa, tsze; Eastern xhaf 25c; loasters &c;
crabs 5GsZbe each; Eastern oysters Cjc per can:
sound oysters SJc l,er quart.
GENERAL sHipaESTs.
During The past t@eaty-souT hours goods and
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle in
the following amounts: BY Fatl-Nortnarn Pa
csilc, Is tons; Columbia d Puget sound III tons;
seattle, Lake Shore ~ EastetIl - tons Nv water
.Waseo. . tons; ". h. Merwin. % tons City
OF Seattle, = tons. nelfs. Il tons: Angeles, III
tons; Mnngoe. tons; EGith & tons; Buckeye
tons; Glide, : tons. Grace. > tons; Fayorite,
tons. Total shipments, IS tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE KEcEIrrs
Produce and merchandise have been received
at the port OF Seattle during the past twenty
fonr hours as follows: BY raii-Narsnern Pacific,
595 tons; Columbia !. Puget sound, s.. tons: So.
attic. Lake Shore & Eastern l;Stons. By water
State of Washington, 10 tons: Premier s tons:
Wasco, > tons; Fa.rhayea, tons Total receipts,
So tons.