The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-28


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The steamer City of Topeka took out the
largest cargo of merchandise for Alaska yester.
day that was ever taken north from Seattle.
She had on about 100 tons OF general merchan.
oise-provisions, hardware, machinery, brick,
shingles, lumber and feed. This trade Is be-
coming OF great importance to Seattle mer.
chants, and many of them are making special
efforts to develop it.
The grain and feed market continues strong.
The demand is generally good and prices firm.
Some strawberries from Oregon will be In the
market today. They will sell at from IS to Sc
per crate.
The only thing of special interest in the retail
market is an advance in fresh ranch eggs to sc
cents. Some fine native strawberries are in the
market, but the price is awful high. Cherries
are getting cheaper aud better in quality right
along. There is a good demand for green vege.
tables. The supply is increasing and the
quality OF those coming in is very fine. The
price OF meats remains unchanged. There is q
good demand for fab.
RETAIL QUOTATIONS.
FLOUR AND MEAL-Minnesota, sLes per
ton, Ravenns, $l.35: Olympic brand, $40; com.
mon brands, $L25Jl35 per sack. Cornmeal,
Sac: oatmeal, &c; graham, 2lzc. Rice, Gac
SUGARs-Granulated, fine, 1GG1s MS extra
c, 20fbs golden e, 20 TBS; cut loaf, IA TBS, and
pulverized, II fbs for 81.
BUTTER-Fancy Eastern creamery, 2Tn30c,
and dairy 40 60e per roll. California fresh roll,
choice. 40Ut50c per roll
EGGS-Fresh ranch, soc.
CHEESE--Eastern, 2Oc, California lTN90c;
Swiss imported, 40c, and domestic, SOC per fb.
FRUlT-3icily lemons, 35c. and California, sc
per doz. Oranges, extra choice navels, i0(G50c
Per doz Apples, &c per ID, or & % per box.
Strawberries, 35c per box. Cherries, $l.5O per
box, or zoe per H. Bananas, 4oc per doz
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. turnips and beets,
&c; cabbage. &c, and onions; 2lac per n;
white beans-Boyas and pinks. sc: Limas,
potatoes, &c per ID. Lettuce, I5@55c per dozen.
Peas. Sc per 10. Caulifiower, loc each.
CANNED GOoDS-Peaches, pears and april
cots, 2Oc cherries, straw berries and raspberries,
corn and string beans. 15c; tomatoes. 1Gc
CURED MEATS AND LARD-Native cured
hams: l49l5c; Eastern, 12lz9l3c; bacon. 1l@
l4c; dry sailed meats. loc; dried beef, Clipped,
HONEY AND sYRUPS - California comb
honey, 25c, and strained, SC per ID; pure maple
syrup, sl.25gL5o, aud common syrnps. 5oci@;I
PICKLEs-Heinz, plain, mixed and chow
chow, 4Oc per pint. or 60c per quart; domestics,
in glass 2o94oc; kegs, 81; pure cider vinegar,
FRESH MEATs-Beef. for boiling. case, and
steaks, lVg2)c; veal, l2l3(G2Oc; mutton, l2l2t0
15c: spring lamb, $l0l.00 per quarter: lamb
chops, Doc; leg of lamb, zoe. and shoulders, 1oc
per ID: pork, III 259l5c; sausages, 12l1a(ol5c.
FISH AND OYSTERs-Hslibut, IN slices
12c; salmon. l2c; smells. herring. fioun,
ders. rock cod and tom cod. SIC; sound
oysters, soc per quart; Eastern, Morgan Eagle,
CSC per can; crabs, 5(Dl5c each.
POULTRY-Chickens, Csc per n; turkeys, 25c
per Id.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
During the past tweuty-four hours goods
and merchandise have been shipped from Seat
tie in the following amounts: By rail-Northern
Pacific, 80 tons; Columbia & Puget Sound, 80
tons; Great Northern, So tons. By water
Walla Walla, lilo tons; Puget Sound s. Alaska
steamhip Company's boats, 60 tons; w. +. Nun
roe, tons; Buckeye, tons Total shipments,
1,665 tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE REckIPTs
Produce and merchandise have been received
at the port of Seattle during the past twenty
four hours as follows: BY rail-Northern Pa
citic, 30 tons; Columbia & Puget Sound, 81
tons; Great Northern, 1876 tons. By water--Uma.
tilla, 235 tons; Puget Sound d ALASKA Steam
ship Company's boats, 81 tons; w. +. Munroe,
80 tons: state OF Washington, 10 tons. Total
PeCeipta 100 tons