The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-29

TRADE AND SHIPPING
Jobbing Trade Opened Up
Brisk for the Week.
NATIVE CURED MEATS DOWN
Improvement Looked for in Grain Mar
ket After New Year's-PIenty
Navel Oranges and Game.
TIDES AT SEATTLE HARBoR Ton.y
HIGH WATER Low wATre
= m. It. u. m. #. am #. Ip- nj #
SCI lis I.oa lilo s.5s 7.s s.sl 10
AT PORT TOWNSEND
43I 81 1235 SO sos 1881 10
SEATTLE. Dec. d. 1891.
Following are the exchanges at Tacoma and
Portland clearing houses for the day:
Cyedrdnces Balance,
Seattle -............. .s205657 IS $50 900 96
Tacoma. ................-- 23J523 p 6l7I7 "a
Portland -............ $4,000 90 5000 90
The grain and general produce market con-
tnues quiet and promises no change in the sit
ustion before the first of next week, when it is
extected that the wheat market especialIv win
become more active. Hops are moving slowly
but prices remain firm. Some small lots hnva
been bough. within the past few DAYS at 49, to
lfs cents Tor choice mediums The iobbino
trade In grains, feed and other produce was
active yesterday in consequence of the virtual
suspension OF business for three days in success
sion. Prices nre steady.
reduction was noted in Marriott,s cu,.a
meats ranging from I4c to &c on each class OF
goods Following are the quotations: Light
hams. Ike; heavy hams, He; bellies fancy
I2c; English bacon, 1015c; picnics, gle: shoul.
dGs, slae; pure leaf lard, los, Ioc; lean backs.
clear, Zoe; dry salt sides, Sc per pound. The
market is well supplied with navel oranges
which are quoted at $3.50 and seedlings at So rer
box. Poultry aud game are abundant at firm
prices.
THE HOP MARKET.
Slaughter sun, December "a
There has been much more activity in the hon
market the past week than for some time past.
quite number of transactions having taken
place. 1t seems TO be the consensus of opinion
among leading growers that from now until
after the holidays are over there viii be very
little doing in hop transactions. 1t is also feared
that the price will not be strengthened at the
commencement of the new year; but il is hoped
this prediction may prove untrue. 1t is a fact,
nevertheless, that the shortage in the worlds
crop ought to force prices up to a good figure
But all signs fail this year, it would seem.
We have been making inquiries this
week among the leading ranchers as
70 the number OF is9ls yet remaining in the
hands OF the growers, and from all we can learn,
the number OF bales OF hops in the entire state
Is not over 1905, and of these King county has
about 100, divided as follows: Dick Jens, 800
bales; George Yank, Is5; Dave Hughes 200;
james Rankin, As; James Crow, 200; Byron Page,
i3o; Dave Hart, 10; G, TRACER, 60: Henry Brunne-
man and &. ii. Humell, 300; + i. Patton, 40;
fasseit Bros. Ray, about 50. 1t is safe to say
that the above includes nearly all the hops vet
In the hands of the growers in King county, ex-
cept possibly few near Osceola In Oregon
there yet remains in the hands OF the growers
about 2, 500 bales.
Puyallup Commerce, December 25.
The total shipments from Puyallup sta
ton thus far this amount to $500
bales, of which 1916 went to London.
some estimates at present place me 1891
Washington yield at IL 900 baies-a falling off of
about 5000 bales from 90. L. Meeker & Co. are
buying very heavily In fact, the market is
firm and lively, and choice goods are increasing
In value. Hon. Robert More sold his 50
bales to Knox d McGowan at l5c. and they also
bought 100 bales at Chehalis at l6i &C. Mrs. Dow
sold 50 bales of fancy to Horst Bros at l7l4c. L.
Bartlett sold 50 bales to Hon. A. c. Campbell at
lie. l. Pincus & Son bought at Roy, saturday,
80 bales T.. Meeker Il Co bought of several
growers las. Saturday 635 bales at prices ranging
from re to 15sac per pound. f. Meeker Il Co.
bought 81 bales in small lots yesterday OF differ
ent growers. klaber & Rose bought 230 bales of
). Crow, OF Kent, al 16s per pound OF J. Lu-
digger g. bales at l5c, of ). H. Pane, of Linden,
80 bales at l5c, of Autonio Miller, of Alderton
.0l bales at l6i@c. John Lally bought for Pier
Bros, OF Thomas Leadman, OF Elhi, ca bales at
lSc. Saturday
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
During the past twenty-four hours goods AMI
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle in
the following amounts: BY rail--Northern Pa
citc, 9s tons; Columbia & Puget Sound, Is
tons; Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern, Is tons
By water-PGget Sound and Alaska Steamship
Company's boats, IL tons; w. f. Munroe, 81 tons;
Cara Brown, Is tons: Henry Bailey, 10 tons:
Muitnomah, 10 tons State Cf Washington. 20
tons; ). NJ Renton, 10 tous; Detroit ) tons; San
Juan, tons; Buckeye, 5 tons. Total shiI ments,
2sS tons
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RrcgtPr2
Produce aud merchandise have been recsivei
nt the port of seattle during this past twenty
Tour hours as follows: BIZ rail-Northern Pacific,
AGO tons; Columbia 4 Puget Sound, 80 tons: Sc
attic Lake shore & Eastern 256 tons. by water
Umatils. 325 tons: l. j. Perry, 50 tons: Henry
bailey, % tons; W. +. Munroe, % tons; Angeles,
40 tons: Puget sound aud Alaska steamship
Compauy's boats, 10 tons: Mabel, tons; Clara
Brown, Is tons; Multnomah, tons. Total re-
ceip,s, l,271 tons.
Tacoma Grain Market.
TACOMA, Dec % Especial. THE grain mar
kei little livelier today, the number of