The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-09

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Retail Trade Review for the
Week.
POULTRY is GETTING SCARCE.
Tho Only Turkeys in the Market are
Eastern stock-Prices Firm
Days Exchanges.
TIDES AT SEATTLE HARBoE TODAY.
HIGH wATER. Low WATER
a. m # p, m. r. a. m. IT. p. m. IT
az l8.lOI 8a6 rs 10 % 80 go 80
AT PORT TOWNSEND.
rs io.5T 5-G S.0f9-21 so S.45 40
SEATTLE. April 8, 1892
Exchanges at Seattle, Tacoma and Portland
clearing houses today were:
C7eardnces Balances.
Seattle $500. .--..--....sl49.e59 80 $2s,674 IS
Portland ...........-...... ..-....... ........
Tacoma --.-..-.--...--.. 1866 So 1925 A
The supply of choice poultry was reported
rather limited in the retail markets yesterday
Native turkeys are almost entirely out OF the
market There is some Eastern stock, for
which the same price as native was command
ing is asked. But the demand for this is light.
There is an abundance of halibut in the market.
and salmon is beginning to come in quite freely
from the Columbia river. 1t Is thought that
next week 1t will be so plentiful that the price
Nr on
fornia cheese is a little higher at retail and rhu-
barb is getting little cheaper. No change has
been made in the retail price of -four, the retail
ers feeling that they entitled to the benefit
Of the decline in Jobbing prices.
RETAIL QUOTATIONS.
FLOUR AND MEAL~-Minnesota, s165 per
mck California, $50; Oregon. sl35: Washing.
ton, Ravenns, LBS; Olympic brand, 81. As; COM
mon brands, $L25(Gl35 per sack Corrmeal.
BIC. oatmeal, &c; graham, 2ll1c. Rice, 90
per b;
C. 20ibs; golden c, 20 MS; cut loaf IA lbs. and
pulverized, IL Tbs for 81.
BUTTER-Fancy Eastern creamery. so@4oc,
choice, 406G50c per roll.
EGGS-Fresh ranch, 25c.
CHEEsE--Eastern, zoe; California, 15012oc:
'FRUIT-3icily lemons, 35c. and California, $50
per doZ. Oranges, extra choice nayels 5NfDGOc
per doz Apples, 496c per III. or sl.GO(g2 IS per
vEGETABLES-Carrots, turnips and bcets,
&c: cabbage &c, and onions &c per ID: green
ouions three punches for l0c. Celery, 75c(9sl
per doz. Small white beans-Boyas and pinks,
Sc: Limas &c per ib Potatoes, &c per 10; new
potatoes, &c per ID. Lettuce, 25CyJjc per dozen.
Asparagus, l31ac per III. RhuDarb, Sc per n.
CANNED GOODS-Peaches pears and april
cots, zoe; cherries, Strawberries aud raspberries
&c; all other table fruits, zoe; peas. 20c, and
corn and string beans, Ice; tomatoes. loo.
i CURED MEATS AND LARD-Native cured
hams, l4(115c; Eastern, 12ls91l3c bacon, 1l05
l4c; dry sailed meats, lOc; dried beef, Clipped,
Csc aud lard, l09l4c per I'd.
HONEY AND sYRUPS- California comb
honey, 25c, and strained, Sc per III; pure maple
Yrup, sl.2SC9l50, and common syrups, 5ocg;l
PIcKLES-Heinz, plain, mixed and chow
chow, 40c per pint, or 60c per quart; domestics
In glass, 2OGloc; kegs, 81; pure cider vinegar,
4 FRESH MEATs-Beaf. for boiling. case, and
steaks. l0g2Oc; veal, l2I9(d20c; mutton. 12JsQ1
15c; spring lamb, sitGl.9O per quarter; lamD
chops zoe; leg OF lamb, zoe. and shoulders, loo
per III: pork. l21l2C1l5c; sausages, 121S(gI5c
FISH AND SrERS-Halibut, IN Slices
iS.; salmon, i5e: smelts. herring. Houn;
oysters, SOC per quart; Eastern, Morgan Eagle,
&c per can; crabs, 50D25c each
PoULTRY-Chiekens, 25e per N; turkeys, Csc
per ID.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
During the past twcnty-four hours goods and
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle in
the following amounts BY rail-Nortbern Pa
eihe 80 tons; Columbia & Puget Sound, l6 tons;
Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern, 50 tons Great
Northern, IS tons. By water. X. Mcdonald,
70 tons; Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship
Companys boats, 65 tons; Mutnomah, Is tons:
State OF Washington, 10 tons; Buckeye, tons;
Glide, tons. Total shipments, 453 tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS.
Produce aud merchandise have been received
Of the port of Seattle during the past twenty
fouf hours as follows: By rail-Northern Pa
cfe, US tons; Columbia & Puget Sound, % tons:
Seattle, Lake Shore d Eastern, 1872 tons; Great
Northern ~ tons. BY water-Mi chigan, 450
tons; Puget Sound and Alaska Steamship Com
pany's boats, A tons; Henry Bailey, 40 tons:
Mutnomah 10 tons; Mabel 10 tons. Total re-
RENTS 1 O1l TONS