The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-04-16

clearing houses today were:
Creardnces. Barances
seattle ......- ..-...-...s14S.39l % s3i,sSi AZ
~ Portland ---.-.-..-. S1I.uD3 70 $1,000 20
Tacoma. 120,306 0S 1875 25
The shipment OF lumber from Seattle has
been greater since the first OF this year than
ever before IN tn kiBtosy e. The city. The num-
Der Of vessels taking lumber eszgees fzon kssS
month and ~ nu3bor TspeFted - far this
month is eauaa v H. vAose uunhsr ssposss1
for the Lest Month. The recotd kept By tbs po<6
warden saeWs that an yu6ssls 6ook f10oono -
during tbs aSdnfA n xan9erys mine sazlsd with
100000 feet in February, ten took 2251 coo FEET
in March and five have sailed with 2,650,GOO feet
90 far this month, and five more are loading
This makes total of thirty vessels sailing since
January !, carrying 9.5o0oo0 feet. The record
includes every vessel sailing from Seattle and
most OF those taking cargoes from Salmon bay
though every once in a while q vessel gets away
from Salmon bay without being reported, so
that in round numbers the shipments since
January Will probably aggregate Il, 900 600 feet
stimson Mil Company is the heaviest ship
per, and next comes the Western Mill Company.
the snoquaimie Mill Company and the Fremont
Milling Company. Stetson & Poet Mill Com
pany has also been doing little shipping occa-
sionaly.
c. D. stimson said yesterday that his company
had shipped about 100000 feet so far tht, vesr.
along, and was devoting itself almost entirely
to its shipping business. The demand, ne said
was very good, but the prices were rather low
Most OF its shipping is to san Francisco
A. ii. Grant, assistant manager of the Western
MIL Company said that his company had been
shipping from two to three cargoes a month
since the LIST OF November, au average of about
100000 feet per month, and the bu ,iness was
increasing right along He said there was also
H. slight improvement in prices, but logs were cor
respondingly higher; that the shipping prices
were little better than local prices The com
pany now has orders for three cargoes, and two
Of the vessels are on the way to load The INN
Der Is loaded on cars at the mill, which arc car
RED across Lake Union on barge and run ont
on The track. 1t Is loaded from the cars onto the
vessels al smiths cove. Mr.. Grant said that
his company had man out through Mon.
hna and Idaho, with view to working
up trade there, but that the rough lumber is
largely drawn from the mills in Idaho and
western Washington and the better grades are
shipped from the East. The high freight rates
practically shut out Puget sound lumber any
now. Seattle lumbermen generally express
hopes that when the Great Northern is COM
pe.cd 1t will be the means of lowering the rates
90 as to give them chance to compete for East
ern trade
The snoqualmie Mill Company has been ship
plug as much Ii not more than the Western
!, Mill Company, and the Fremont Milling Com
pany has so far shipped three cargoes and has
three more vessels coming to be loaded. Two
oithese are expected next week. one to load for
Santa Barbara and the other for Oakland. Both
.nese companies load their vessels from cars at
Smiths cove.
W. c. stetson, manager of the stetson & Post
MIL Company, said his company had not been
making any special effort to build up a shipping
trade, but occasionally received an order for car.
60 and shipped it. He said one trouble with the
Montana aud idaho trade was that the demand
was almost entirely for clear lumber, aud as
only about Is per cent. of the Sound lumber was
clear, large amount OF rough lumber would re-
main on hand, for which market could be
found. He said, however, that Tacoma mills
supplied considerable of this trade.
GENERAL MARKET REPORT.
The market on live stock continues very
strong, and choice beef cattle are still tending
upward. slight decline was noted in Ar.
buckles coffees
But little change has been noted In the con-
di.ion OF the retail market. Good poultry IL re-
ported very scarce by retail dealers. They say
there are plenty OF chickens but they are not in
:, good condition The prospects are very favor
able to an advance in the retail prices of beef.
Another cut has been made in the retail price
, Of Hour; the best brands now selling at ST. 20
y leF sack. New potatoes and peas are also lit
lie cheaper.
RETAIL QUOTATIONS..
FLOUR AND MEAL-Minnesota, sl.65 per
thck; California, Sli0. Oregon, Sl.3b: Washing
ton, Ravenna, sl.35; olympic brand, sl.40; COM
mon brands, 81, 2J(Gl.S5 per sack. Cornmeal,
pr n.
suGARs-Granulatei fine 166ls ms: extra
c, 90ibs: golden Z, 20 lbs; cut LOAF, ii Tbs, and
pulyerized, II ios for 81.
BUTTER-Fancy Eastern creamery. SNofioc,
and dairy, s Gsoc per roll. California fresh roll,
choice, 40a350e per roll.
khhS-FTesh rHucn, &c.
cHEESE--Esstern, 2oc California, 15(t,0c;
sTS, imported. 4oc, and domestic, sue per ID.
fkU IT-sicily lemons, 35c, and California, 25c
per doz Oranges, extra choice navels, 5gty6Oc
FER doz Apples, 4Y6e per ID, or sl.6OG225 per
VEGETABLEs-Carrots, turnips and beets,
2ei cabbage, &c, and onions. &c per 10; green
ohlons, three punches for l0c. Celery, 75c(4sl
Pef doz small white heans-Boyas and piuKs.
oci LimGs &C per II. Potatoes, sc per 10; new
= potatoes, PC per 10, Lettuce, 2S560c per uozen.
2a sIs l2]4e per ID. Rhuparb, SC per ib.
CANNED 6o0Ds-Peaehes, pears and april
ssoss' 9e; cherries, strawberries and raspberries,
~, AL other table fruits, zoe; peas, zoe. aud
V"rn and sitting beans. l5e; tomatoes loo.
CURED MEATS AND LARD-Native cured
mans, lA9ljc; Eastern, l2i 1913; bacon, ITO
dste' dry sailed meats, Toe; dried beef, Clipped,
.'e, ani lard l00lic per h.
HONEY AND sYRuPS - California comb
rooney, &c, and strained, Sc per 10 pure maple
Sfup' sL2sGl.5O, aud common syrups, 5ocCGfl
PlCkiEs--Helnz, plain, mixed and chow
SaoT, 4oc per pint, or coo per quart: domestics,
~ glass, 2'Gi0c; kegs, 81; pure cider vinegar,
.ac per ga
FRESH MEATS-Beef, for boiling. case, and
seaks, l002lc; veal, ~ s(t20c; mutton. lao
Ie' spring lamb, sl0Dla0 per quarter; lamp
ehons, nc; leg OF lamb, -0c. and shoulders, loo
nj ios PORK, l-laGl5c; sausages, l1tstpljc.
,,ftsh AND NSTERS-Haliout, IN slices,
20 salmon, Ice; smells, herring, houn-
= eets, rock cod and tom cod, SIC: Sound
fSsssters' SOC per quart; Eastern, Morgan Eagle,
"e per eau: crabs. 5te345c each.
FER n.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS
During the past twenty-four hours goods and
niefehandise have been shipped from seattle in
We following amounts: BY rsil--Northern Pa
enc, atS tons; Columbia & Puget Sound, l6 tons;
SSealtIe, Lake Shore q Eastern, l60 tons: Great
.o.hern, S9 tons BY water-Puget Sound
shu Ata'ka steamship Compsny's boats, 60 tons;
AAagslcS, ~ tons; Muitnomah. tons state of
"sAlhgtou. tons; Buckeye, tons. Total
shipments, so tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS.
froduce and merchandise have been received
me port Of Seattle during the past twenty
" lear hours as follows: BY rail-Northern Pa
Sihe, dli tons; Columbia & Puget Sound, 70 tons;
sssStuc, Lake shore & Eastern. ia tons: Great
SoftherB. 81 tons. By water. r. Mcdonald,
~ IONS; Puget SQUAD and Alaska steamship
SSpnpanys boats, ~ tons; state of Washington,
81 tons,