The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-21

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Trade seems to be increasing sill around, but
especially in poultry meats, oysters, groceries.
provisions. dry goods and clothing. This Is
due 20 the approach of the holiday season. The
fruit trade IS rather light, though quite as good,
dealers say. as it usually is this season of the
year. Oranges are getting quite plentiful and
quotations run from 81 Is 10 $3.50 for Mexicans
and 1913 fer Floridas. New Malaga lemons
bring So, There is a downward tendency in
nuts. walnuts being quoted at lltGlS cents per
pound; cocosnuts, 90 cents per dozen, and game
cock peanuts. Ga cents per pound. There are
some choice figs in the market and sell from II
to 20 cents per pound.
Sixteen car loads of hops were shipped over
the Northern Pacific yesterday, consigned to
England by the way of Philadelphia No
change has been reported in quotations. Six
teen ears of wheat were received aud seven cars
OF shingles shipped out The only change re-
ported in the quotations on live stock was Il de-
cline OF y cent on hogs. Grains and other pro-
duce continue firm. The market on canned
salmon is improving and prices stifening
up in consequence OF the combination formed
between the Alaska Gamers.
Retail trade is quite active and prices steady
with the exception of sugars which are very un-
steady owing to the cutting of prices by some OF
the dealers. The only other changes in quota
tons were a reduction in cranberries and
bacon. Fresh meat, fish and poultry trade is
quite good and prices very steady.
PUTS AND CALLS.
The Seattle Stock Exchange. which was In
corporated some time ago. formally opened its
cali board yesterday at IL q. M. at Its room in
the Sullivan building. There were present
about twenty brokers and number of mining
aud business men. The president. George W.
Tibbetts, called the meeting to order, and the
secretary stated that the objects of the exchange
were, through the brokers, TO buy and sell not
only mining stocks. but ell stocks that may be
listed with the exchange, after first having
been approved by the exchange listing commit
tee. j. s. Upper was elected to call the stocks
that were on the board
The Cascade Gold Mining and Milling Com
pany, OF snoqualmie, was the first called, 100
shares being offered and taken at 81 50 per share
The Silver Gulch Mill and Mining Company
offered fifty shares at 81. The highest bid was
60 cents per share for the lot, but ten shares
sold at 81
Crown Point Consolidated Mining Company,
of silver Greek, offered 900 shares. The highest
bid per share for the lot was 80 cents and rs
cents for 400 shares, but ten shares taken at
81 per share.
snohomish, silver Creek and Port Gardener
Company was called, but no stock offered.
Stock will be called again next Tuesday morn
ing at IL o'clock.
RETAIL QUOTATIONS.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Minnesota, sI65 per
sack; California, $50; Oregon, $i35; Washing
ton, Rsvenna, sl.S5; olympic brand, 81. IS; COM
non brands, sl.25el&5 per sack Cornmeal
Sac; oatmeal, sc. Rice. else per Id.
sUGARS-tiranuiated, - lbs; extra c, % lbs:
golden c. 20 lbs; cut Loaf, IA lbs aud pulverizsd,
10 lbs for 81.
BUTTER-Fancy Eastern creamery, 4oc and
dairy, 65<gsec per roll.
EGGS-Fresh ranch, 40c; Eastern, 2Se3oc per
dozen.
CHEEsE-Eastsrn,2 Oc: California, I5c; Swiss
imported. iQc and domestic, soc per h.
FRUIT-Siciiy lemons, 3jc, aud CALIFORNIA;. $50
per doz Cran6erries, Eastern, 4)c, aud natives,
35c per gal; huCkeberries, Soc per gal. peaches,
loo per 10, or $40 per box Apples, 4ds5c per n
or75cOa{l. p per box. Grapes, &C per 10.
VEGETABLES 49, Carrots, tuinips and beets,
75c6Lsl; caullfowcr, 75c(9sl per doz Small white
beans-Boyas and pink, sc; hmas, &C per H.
New potatoes, lie per N; sweet potatoes, So
per ID.
CANNED GooDs-Peschss, pears and apri-
cots, 20c; cherries, strawberries and rsspbsrries
Csc; all other table fruits. zoe; peas. zoe. and
corn aud string beans, l5c: tomatoes, loc.
CURED MEATS AND LARD-Natiye cured
hams, 15c; Eastern, lS&l4e: bacon, ~ seelic;
dry sailed meats, l2s1e dried beef. clipped, 25c,
and lard. lllDl5c per 10
honey. 25c, and strained Sc per fh; pure maple
syrup, sl.25Gl.5O, and common syrups, oocGN
per gal
PICKLEs-Heinz. plain, mixed and chow
chow. i0c per pint. or coo per quart: domestics,
in glass 20s4oc; kegs, sl.l0; pure cider vinegar,
25c per gal.
FRESH MEATs-Bsef. for boiling, 60asc, and
steaks, lo0s20c; veal, l2laG20c; mutton, l2l99
l5c; spring lamb, slgl50 per quarter lamb
chops, 20c; legs Of lamb, zoe. and shoulders, loo
per n; pork, I2ieGi5c; sausages l2140tl5c; poul-
try, native, freshly dressed, 25c
FISH AND OlsTERs-Halibut, in slices,
12ac; salmon, loo; mountain trout, SOC; smelts
herring, founders, rock cod and tom cod, SIC;
sound oysters, SOC per quart Eastern, Morgan
Eagle, 65c per can. shrimps, 25c per ID; lob
sters 20c per 10: crabs, 5G12je each.
fotLtkI-Chickens, 25c per ID; turkeys,
sc per 10.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
During the past twenty-four hours goods and
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle in
the following amounts: By rail--Northern Pa
cihc, LIS tons. Columbia & Puget Sound, 90
tons. Seattle. Lake Shore & Eastern, 40 tons
BY watef-N. +. Annroe, SIS tons: Angeles IS
tons; Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship Com
pany's boats, 90 tons; Glide, 5 tons; Detroit
tons ), "a. Renton, 5 tons; San Juan. tons;
Buckeye, tons Total shipments, Az tons
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS
Produce and merchandise have been received
at the port OF seattle during the mast twRntv-