The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-28
SEATTLE. oct. 27, 1891.
PRODUCE MARKET.

PRODUCE MARKET.
The past week has developed but little OF In
terest in the produce market. Up to Saturday
night the wheat receipts were quite heavy, but 80
far this week they have been very light, only five
cars having been received yesterday. Hay and
oats are coming in in abundance, but the mar
ket remains remarkably firm. Inferior grades
sell very low, because larger amount OF the
stock OF hay and oats offered is more or less
damaged, and must be sold very cheap in order
to find a market. But choice stock is very firm.
Barley Is trifle weaker, but s not coming in
very heavily Wheat for chicken feed continues
firm. The live stock market Is firm, and choice
steers are in good demand. Hogs are a shade
lower, hut the demand Is good. No improve
ment has taken place in the potato market and
is not likely for some time as dealers are afraid
10 lay in heavy stocks for the winter, owing TO
the uncertainty of the market Some fancy
stock sells pretty fairly, but common grades
continue TO sell at almost any price offered for
them. The hide and skin market remains
steady.
There seems to be no hopes for improvement
In the condition of the hop market. Prices are
lower If anything, though really no sales are
being made. Phil Neis, local dealer, yester-
day showed a Posi- ISTELLIGENcER reporter sew
eral letters, replying 10 requests for quotations
on samples OF choice hops sent to Eastern deal
ers. The best offer was II cents on board cars ut
Seattle This, the letter stated, was what sim
liar grades had been offered for in larger guam
titles, but the preference was given to Mr.. Neis
as a personal favor. The letter WAS dated Octo-
Der q, and closed with the statement that the
firms agent in New York had advised that
nothing be done in the way of buying for
week or two. the New York market was dull
and tending downward, and he expected to be
able to buy cheaper very soon.
"You can figure it out for yourself" said Mr..
Neis. "New York hops, which are much prefer
WQShinptOn stock are oil
at Is cents. We offer 10 cents laid down here,
which is II cents on cars 'when the dealers
profit is added; the freight is ID cents, aud
with short weight and other losses it will reach
21z cents; then the commission of cent makes
total OF lps cents laid down in the East You
see from this that we cannot pay any higher
prices here"
JoBBING TRADE.
The jObbing trade keeps up its usual activity
and prices show but little inclination to vary.
Native cured meats have been put down sJme-
what to meet the competition Of Eastern stock.
In the vegetable market the supply of water
melons is about exhausted aud celery il q trihe
cheaper. Green fruits continue steady, but
plums and pineapples about out Butter
seems to have climbed almost to the top notch
and is taking IL easy for time at least. In the
grain and feed market the only changes have
been slight weakening on cracked corn and
barley.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
During the past twenty four hours goods and
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle in
the following amount: BY rai-Northern Pa
cifc. $50 tons: Columbia 4 Puget sound 20
tons: Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern. IA tons.
BY water-Theobad, $50 tons; J. K. Melon
aid, % tons Henry Bailey, q tons; Glide, p
tons; Angeles, 40 tons; NJ +. PeTley, 30 tons;
Puget SoInd and Alaska Steamship Companys
boats. 20 tons; Wasco, 20 tons; State of Washing
ton, p tons; Buckeye, tons; Multnomah, 8
tons; Detroit, tons: A. +. Robinson, 8 tons;
Gan 4 pfal Sh
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS.
Produce and merchandise have been received
ut the port of Seattle during the past twenty
four hours as follows: BY rail-Northern Pacific,
500 tons; Columbia 4 Puget sound, II tons; Sc
attic Lake Shore Il Eastern. 247 tons. by water
j. K. Mcdonald, 90 tons: Henry Bailey, IN tons:
state OF Washington. 80 tons; Multnoinah, 30
tons; Glide Is tons; HassaiO, Is tons; Buckeye,
tons Total receipts gJ7 tons