The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-20

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Wheat receipts yesterday amounted to eleven
car loads. shipments of shingles were much
lighter than usual. A lot OF choice hops, 30
bales, brought down from the Black river by the
steamer Fanny Lake, was shipped on the
steamer Eastern Oregon to Whstcom. 20 be
shipped East over the Canadian Pacific 20 New
York. They were consigned 10 Hart < CO. An
other lot OF III bales OF lair hops came in on
the steamer Mabel from the snohOmish river,
but they have not been sold yet Dealers say
the market ia weakening and Eastern buyers
are holding off in hopes of q decline very soon.
Quotations on grain and feed remain I'M
changed. Receipts fair and trade moderate.
The fruit trade is quiet. Some of the new crop
OF California lemons has been received. but not
in sufficient quantities 10 force prices down as
yet. Poultry continues TO come in in greater
abundance every day, but prices hold steady.
The grocery and provision market is steady, but
retailers are cutting prices considerably, espeei-
ally on sugars and -four,
RUN IN RETAIL SUGAR MARKET.
A rather amusing battle took place between
the Haley-Gle Company and C. Abrahams,
two rival grocery stores Wednesday evening.
Ii WAS what mig ut be termed "sweet battles"
for the object seemed to be To see which could
sell the most sugar for dollar; and, judging
from the number of customers who ayailcd
sugar, 1t certainly was a sweet battle" from the
consumers point of view. The wsr did not
subside until the former house had taken hun
dreds of orders at the rate of thirty pounds of
graduated sugar for dollar, aud nearly every
housewife n the city who heard of the reiuc-
ton had left her order for dollars worth.
The Haley Glenn Company has been selling
graduated sugar at the rate OF nineteen pounds
for a dollar for some time past, aud lew days
ago increased the amount TO twenty pounds
Abrahams the next day raised 10 tweuty-one,
and as soon as John Haley found this out he
Immediately raised him one more. Abrahams
saw him and went him three better Wednesday
evening. But Haley then made a bluff and
raised to thirty, and Abrahams laid down
his hand, refusing to call him. When the news
OF the warfare spread around the city, ii was
amusing 10 see the crowds that gathered around
Haley-Glenn's store To secure the extra ten
pounds of sugar which practically given
away with every dollars worth. No individual
was allowed to purchase more than a dollars
worth, nor was any one allowed 10 carry the
sugar away from the store. but the orders were
taken Tor delivery at the residences. This was
10 prevent other dealers from sending in and
buying ut rates so much below cost. Not only
were there crowds around the store, but tele-
phones orders came in from Lake Union, Queen
Anne town, Fremont and all over The city, aud
long after the store had been locked up for the
night lady came and ratified on the door until
clerk who was still in the store responded and
let her in. With AN air OF disappointment she
asked II she was late. The clerk, understand
ing her meaning, informed her that she was
late Tor the thirty pounds, rs prices were advanc-
ing again. but she could have tweaty six
pounds. Her face beamed with a half-satisfied
smile as she gave the clerk her order, and told
him she was from Ballard
John Haley said yesterday that the actual
number of orders taken was 30 Yesterday
both houses returned to the twenty pound basis
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, 367 tons: Columbia & Puget sound AZ
BY water-City of Puebla, 1890 tons: Mabel 4S
tons; Puget Sound anu Alaska Steamship Com
panys boats. . tons; g ide, % tons; Henry
Bailey, % tons; Eastern Oregon, Is tons; An.
geles. 20 tons: Bailey Gatzert, u tons; State OF
Washington, II tons; Muitnomah. tons:
Wasco, tons; Buckeye, 4 tons; San Juan, 3
tons; A. k. Robinson, tons. Total shipments,
1850 tons
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS
Produce and merchandise have been received
at the port OF Seattle during the past twenty
four hours as follows: Bv rail-Noriheru Pacific
AIS tous; Columbia & Puget sound. az tons; Sc
attic. Lake Shore Il Eastern. l9l tons. By water
Waiia Wslla, 40 tons. L. J. Perry, ~ tons: Multi
nomah, 20 tous; Mabel, 30 tons: Henry Bailey
IS tons; State ot Washington, IS tons Total
receipts, 1895 tons.