The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-04-04
SEATTLE, April 5, 1901.
exchanges at Seattle clearing house amounted
70 va, oVs.67. The balances were $53,sgo.i9


20 $x5s,uS.6l. The balances were $533gQ.t9
Markets
The wheat market continues active and prices
firm at 7ag7sc for No. walia walla The re-
seven cars The movement in other grains 10
not very brisk
stocks IN the vegetable and fruit market were
repienished by the receipt of fair supply ON
the City OF Puebia- The receipts consisted
cnicny OF sweet potatoes. cabbage, peas, beans,
celery, asparagus, rhubarh, oranges, lemons and
cauanas: also q fair supply of California butter
The lumber market is improving, but trade is
very light compared with what it was this time
last year.
RETAIL MARKET.
Prices have varied but very little in the retail
trade IN groceries and provisions the past week
further decline in the price of sugars may be
expected in q few days Trade was re-
ported very fair. In the fresh meat mar
ket trade has improved, but no change was
noted In prices. Poultry continues scarce and
high. but there is little frozen stock in from the
East Trade in fish and oysters is fair, though
not as good as II has been for some time past
RETAIL QUOTATIONS..
FLOUR AND MEAL---Minnesota, $6c5; CALI
fornia. $5-25; Oregon, A75; Washington, $40
per Dbl cornneal, 21sc; oatmeal. Sc. Kice &c
SUGARS GRADUATED. Is lbs: extra c. IL lbs:
goden =, - los; cut iosf "a lbs, and puiverized,
.BuTTER-Fancy Eastern creamery, 4oc, ana
dairy, 2sl;c per ID: California fresh roll, SOC.
doz.
CHEEsE-Eastern, ooc; California. ooc; Swiss
imported, soc, and domestic. s0c per Id.
fRU!I-Washington navel oranges, 75c, 20 and
Soc, and Riverside seedlings, 40c, 80 and 2Oc per
dog Sicily lemons, 40c, and CALIFORNIA;, Csc per
VEGETABLES Native potatoes. ll<c, and
California 1c per ID. Carrots, turnips
and beets, rzc cabbage, 2,sc, and onions, &C per
70. Celery q, and cauliiiower, Sl.o0 per dog.
liInGs, &C per lb New green peas and beans,
ac; asparagus, @c; rhubarb, l5c per Id
co.'s GAs M ch G1oDsrsscnss pear, and ap.i
aOc; an other table fruits, oOc; peas, aOc, and
corn, tomatoes and string beans. lse.
hams, 15916c; Eastern, 1aeisc; bacon 15c; dry
sailed meats, 1Qc; dried beef Clipped, 2Oc, and
Lard TdE lasS1sc psT ie. sv.,ne .,,,.
honey, &c. and strained SC per n; pure maple
syrup, sl.25@l.5O. and common syrups 5Oc9sl
PiSc:KLEs-croes, plain, mixed and chow.
chow, 4oc Per pint, o. Csc per quart: domestics
IN glass, &94oc, and pure cider vinegar, 30c
FRESH MEATs-Beef, for boiling, &c. and
steaks l2,sl0eOc; veal, 21s(0coc: mutton, i2l49
lSc pork, 12119l5c; sausage, 121z(9l5c: poultry,
Eastern frozen. 2oc, and native, freshly
FISH AND OYSTERS Halibut in slices,
15c; smeifs, herring, founders, rock cod and
TOM COD, SIC; Eastern shad &c: l0S9ters 20c;
crabs S9a0c each; Eastern oysters Csc per can;
sound oysters Soc per quart.
GENERAL sHIrxENTs.
During the past twenty-four hours goods and
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle In
the following amounts: BY rail-Northern
Pacific, 175 tons; Columbia & Puget Sound,
80 tons; Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern, I5s
tons. By water-Umatilla, IS tons; City OF To-
peka, 40 tons; wasco, % tons; Angeles, 20 tons:
W. h. Merwin, 20 tons: State of Washington, 10
tons; City of Kingston. Il tons: City OF Seattle,
IL tons; Delta, l. tons; Fairhayen. tons; Glide,
tons; Detroit 5 tons: A. r. Robinson, 5 tons;
Grace, 4 tons; Washington, tons; lola, tons.
Total shipments, 6as.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS.
Produce and merchandise have been received
at the port of Seattle during the past twenty
four hours as follows: By rail- Northern Pa
cific, 40 tons; Columbia Il Puget Sound, 50
tons; Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern, 20 tons
By water-City of Puebla, 4o3 tons: j. r. Nc
Donald, 2O6 tons: Premier. so tons: W. F. Num-
roe, 20 tons; State of Washington, IS tons;
Angeles 10 tons: wasco, 10 tons; City of Seattle;
s tons; City OF Kingston, tons. Total receipts,
], $50 tons.