The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-16

amounted to sl5l,e67 ss The balances wcrs
so, S29. 81.
MARKETS.
Shipments of general merchandise were large
yesterday, but produce receipts were very light.
No change was noted IN jobbing quotations.
The retail trade has been very good during the
week and prices have fuctuafed but little.
Sugars have taken another drop and choice dairy
butter is trife sitter and very scarce; Califor
MIA butter is a little weaker. Navel oranges
have advanced to SOC for choice stock: straw
berries sell at l5e per box and cherries az &c per
pound. New potatoes are trifie cheaper. The
supply OF Eastern frozen chickens is quite good
now and the price has dropped a little. Some
fne speckled trout were noticed. in the fish
market.
RETAIL QUOTATIONS.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Ninnesota. s6.25 Cali
fornia, s575: Oregon, $685.; Washington,
Rainier brand, $50; Olympic brand, $50: COM
mon brands, g: 5o9525 per Dbl. Cornmeal, 21zc;
oatmeal, &c. Rice &c per 10.
sUGARS-Granulstcd. IL lbs extra c. 10 lbs:
golden c, % lbs; cut loaf, IA lbs and pulverized,
BUTTER-Fancy Eastern creamery, s5c, and
dairy, 6SS75c per roll: California fresh roll. IS
EGGs-Fresh ranch, soc; Oregon, 25c, and
CHEEsE-Eastern. zoe; California i5c; Swiss
imported, Sc, and domestic, soc per Id.
II. faKppIT-Wsshington navel oranges, 6CSsoc,
ttta IsltbEbluc cceulugs. fUCf Vf ana lDc per
doz. Sicily lemons, S5c, and CALIFORNIA;, sc per
dog. Strawberries, i5c per box, and cherries,
cyEGETABLEs-Nativs potatoes. l,lc, and
and beets, 1lSc; cabbage, PIC, and onions, &C per
H. Celery, 81, and caulfower, sl.0o per doz.
Small white beans - Boyas and pinks. SC;
limas, &c per ID. New green peas Sc, and beans,
15c; asparagus, loo; rhubarb, stslGl0e; new
potatoes, 2k93e per 10.
CANNED GooDs-Peaches, pears and april
rAta ak.A - ~~f<.
25c; all other table fruits, zoe; peas, Doc, and
corn and string beans, 15c; tomatoes, loc.
CURED MEATS AND LARD-Native cured
hams, 15(Gl6c; Eastern, 12(6l3c; bacon loo; dry
salted meats lOc; dried beef. Clipped, sc. and
lard, 12(dl3c per IL.
HONEY AND sYRUPs-Caiifornia comb
honey, 25e, and strained SC per IL; pure maple
syrup, sl259i.5O. and common syrups 5oc(g;1
PiCKLEs-Cross, plain, mixed and chow
chow, 4oc per pint, or Csc per quart: domesties
per gal.
FRESH MEATs-Beef, for boiling, 7@ioc. and
steaks l2t1(020c; veal, l2lzCG20c; mutton. l2l50
tGl5c; sausage 12l1(9l5c: poultry, Eastern
frozen. zoe, and native, freshly dressed, &c.
FISH AND OYSTERS Halibut in slices,
herring founders, rock cod and tom cod, SIC;
Eastern shad $50 per Id: Holsters soc: crabs so
zoe each; Eastern oysters CSC per can; sound
oysters SOC per quart.
GENERAL eBIPNESTs
During the past "a hours goods and merchan-
disc have been shipped from Seattle in the
following amounts: By rail-Northern Pacific,
176 tons: Columbia & Puget Sound, 40 tons; Sc
attic, Lake Shore Eastern. 10 tons. By water
w. F. Munroe, So tons; Garland, q tons: w. X.
Merwin, y tons; City of Seattle, 25 tons;
Angeles, Is tons; Delta, 10 tons; Mountaineer, 5
tons; Detroit, tons; Josephine, tons; Edith,
tons; Bailey GatZert, tons; City OF Kingston, 2
tons; Grace, tons. Total shipments, 563 tons.
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
tons; Seattle, Lake Shore Il Eastern, go tons.
By water-cosmopolis, $50 tons; ). r. Mcdonald,
100 tons: NJ. F. Munroe, Is tons: City OF Kings
ton, II tons; Edith, 4 tons: W. X. Merwin, 6
tons; Garland, tons; Fleetwood. . tons. Total
receipts, 1870 tons.