The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-11-02
SEATTLE, Nov. i, 1892
Exchanges at Seattle. Tacoma ana Portland
clearing houses today were:

The produce market has developed but little
of interest the past week. Prices are firm all
around and the market is not crowded in any
direction. Apparently both dealers and pro-
ducers have become reconcfied 20 prevailing
prices. and there IL no anticipation on either
aide Of any material change, for time at least
The hop market alone 10 an exception to this,
and there seems TO be q concerted action among
the growers all over the United States to hold
Out for letter prices, As letter received by
James Hart, of Slaughter. who has been inter-
esting himself very much In behalf OF the hop
growers OF the state. would indicate. The letter
Is from W. Eugle, leading grower OF Berne,
Albany county. n. T., aud In substantially as fol-
lows:
We can sell all our hops at from Is to % cents,
BIZ. we are holding out fike q stone wall. Once
haytnr one OF the greatest battles that has eSef
been waged with the dealers. One dealer told
me yesterday he rode three days and bought
three lots, eleven bales in all. But In some
counties whore they are not organized. some
ere selling. Where the price IL Is cents II 10
quoted in the papers at % to "A cents. Every
thing is being done by the papers and dealers 10
hurt us. The Albany Argus gives New York
state 10000 bales, when the fact Is we will not
have more than 10000 to 10000. as the boxes
are running light weight Then when we make
complaint, they call US iiars and say the Hop
6 Growers Association wants to bull the market
But let them talk. We are doing one thing
nake The lew hops that are oid 90 to Lone
don. James F. Clarke, the largest grower in
O:sego county. has 100 bales. He goes TO Lon
don himself this week. He gets above 10 cents
Tor his crop. From what / have heard be gets
about 45 cents.
We are getting our members in blocks of ten
ronret aou nil ever started smo ,ns
farmers. The brewers are beginning to take
notice OF 70. We will have otseso aud Lewis
counties with us this winter and then for state
organization. am sorry your meeting turned
out the way you state, but never mind, just
wait short time and get q few growers with
you. talk IL over and push it through. We will
more than ten members. wish could be out
there for week We had the same trouble here
tn getting started. Now we have good backing
aud many OF the growers who were throwing
cold water on the scheme at first have had 10
give in and join with us in the good fight, which
We will keep up until the bitter end.
The features of the jobbing trade have been
decline OF = cent in all grades of sugar and q
slight drop IN home smoked bacon, dry salt sides
and Queen lard. Aside from these the markets
have been remarkably steady. Prices OF dried
fruits are being changed little Al the new stock
comes in u correspond with the changes In the
prices TO the jobbers.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS
During the past twenty-four hours goods and
the following amounts: By raii-Northern Pa
cihc, 800 tons; Columbia Puget sound, Is
tnes: Great Northern. so tons. BY water
Mabel, 70 tons Puget sound & Alaska steam
ship company's boats 10 tons; wasco, 20 tons;
State of Washington, Is tons; Multnomah, Is
tons; Angeles, Ii TONS Buckeye, 4 tons; City OF
Aberdeen. 10 tons Total shipments, 1853 tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE REcEIpTs
Produce and merchandise have been received
~ the port OF seattle during the past twenty.
four hours as follows: By rail--Northern Pa
csfic, 500 tons. Coiumbia& Puget Sound, Il tons;
Great Northern, 10 tons. BY water-Fair-
haven, ~ tons: Puget sound d Alaska Steam
ship company's boats, 10 tons; Angeles, =
tons: state of Washington, Ii tons: Multno-
nah, IL tons: Buckeye. tons: city OF Aberdeen,
tons; W. j. Munroe, 10 tons. Total receipts,
9e7 tons.