The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-10-03

SEATTLE. Oct 2, 1891.
Exchanges at the Seattle clearing house today
amounted to 21l,730.06 The balances were
S5OsO.66. Tacoma exchanges, -; bal
anees -. Portland exchanges. s54S 600;
balances, $l1l,00O
Oats were trife stronger yesterday, though
no change was made In quotations Receipts
OF hay were quite heavy and prices firm. The
irult and vegetable market continues steady
and receipts good.
The retail trade In groceries, provisions and
meats presents no new features. Trade is
fairly active, and the fresh meat trade has i'm
proved materially. Eastern oysters are in good
demand Butter and eggs have advanced
slghtly. The demand for fruit Is falling of,
but the first cranberries of the season, which
nave Just been received, find ready sale, though
the price is q little high yet
RETAIL QUOTATIONS..
FLOUR AND MEALr-Ninnesota, S625: Cali
fornia, 1919; Oregon, $780,: Washington.
mon brands, $500 per Dbl Cornmsal, SIC;
oatmeal. sc. Rice, &c per Id.
SUGARS-Grsnulated, Is lbs; extra C, 10 lbs;
golden {, 20 lbs; cut Loaf, IA lbs, and pulyerzed,
BUTTER-Fancy Eastern creamery, s5c, and
dairy, 65975c per roll; California fresh roll, Csc
EGGs-Fresh ranch. 4Oc; Oregon, SOC, and
Eastern, 10000 per dozen.
CHEESE-Eastern, zoe; California, 15c; Swiss
imported, S5c, and domestic, soc per 10.
FRUIT-sicily lemons, S5c, and CALIFORNIA;, $50
15c per ct; peaches, loo, or 81 Is per box. APP
pies, 4goc per n or 75cl6$l.25 per box. Grapes,
VEGETABLES Carrots. turnips and beess,
&c; cabbage, &c, and onions Sc per ID. Celery,
VI; caulitlower, sl.25 per doz. Small white
6eans-Boyas and pink, SC; limas. &C per ID.
per n; sweet 1 potatoes, sct4o Der ID: tons.
toes, 415c per n.
CANNED G0ODS-Peaches, pears and april
cots. zoe; cherries straw berries and raspberries,
Csc; all other table fruits. 20c: peas. zoe. and
corn and string beans, 15c; tomatoes, lOc.
CURED MEATS AND LARD-Native cured
hams, l6gl7c; Eastern, l49i5e: bacon, 15(G17c;
ory sailed meats, 1215c; dried beef Clipped, Csc,
and lard, l1(Gl5c per 10.
HONEY AND sYRUPS - California comb
honey, 25c, and strained, sc per 10; pure maple
syrup, $l2JC9L50, and common syrups, 50cGsI
PlCKLEs-Heinz, plain, mixed and chow
CHOW, 40c per pint, or 6Oc per quart: domestics,
IN glass; NS4oc; pure cider vinegar, 25c per
FRESH MEATs-Beef. for boiling, case, and
steaks, lWe2oc; veal, 12l1(020c; mutton, 121s@
chops, zoe; legs of lamb, zoe, and shoulders, loo
per ID; pork, l2l9915c; sausages, l2l(9l5c; poul-
try, native, freshly dressed, 25c.
FISH AND Observation-Disclosures, In slices,
1219c; salmon, l0c; mountain trout, soc; smelts,
herring, founders, rock cod and tom cod, s11c;
Sound oysters, soc per quart Eastern, Morgan
Eagle, Csc per can.
PoULTKY-Chickens. 25c per n.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
During the past twenty-four hours goods and
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle in
the following amounts: By raii-Northern
Pacific, 400 tons; Columbia d Puget Sound SO
tons; Seattle, Lake shore & Eastern, 30 tons
By water--J. K. Mcdonald, 2lS tons; Puget
Sound and Alaska Steamship Company's boats,
% tons; w. T. Munroe, SIS tons; olympian, so
tons; Henry Bailey, 35 tons; Angeles, II tons;
Multnomah, Is tons; Buckeye, IL tons; A. R.
Robinson, 10 tons; Cascade, Is tons; Bailey Cat
cert, tons; Glide, TONS Total shipments,
1,149 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
Pacific, $50 tons: Columbia & Puget Sound, 81
tons; Seattle, Lake Shore Il Eastern, go tons
By water-Puget sound and Alaska Steamship
Company's boats, 20 tons; Cascade, % tons;
Fanny Lake, l03 tons; w. f. Munroe, 10 tons;
Multnomah. 10 tons; Angeles, tons. Total re-
ceipts, 1,0l0 tons.