The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-10


This shows tho very large increase OF $751;
s92 IL over the clearancss Of the preceding
week. and 1901, Sic. a greater than for the cor.
responding week last year.
The principal feature of the market during the
past week has been the rapid and continued ad-
vance In potatoes At the beginning Of the
week the jobbing price here was from 81 to "a
This has now advanced 20 that present prices
are so for those Of good quality. The advance
has been caused largely By the sudden scarcity
developed In California, whore the high water
and continued wet weather has caused great
injury By drowning outs supplieA This
caused sudden movement toward that market
which sent up the price. large shipment was
sent forward on each OF the last two California
steamers and more win undoubtedly follow.
Tho sudden advance caused dealers to send out
telegraphiC orders for all they could get hold OF
with view OF speculation, and some have been
fortunate enough to profit largely BY the move
ment
During the week there was Q sudden advance
in bran and chopped feed. and all mill products
are now very nrm, wheat and hour being the
only articles In cereals that continue dull.
Sugar also advanced n cent . pound. This 70
true OF all sugars, even Chinese goods, which
are just now rather scarce here. Rumors are
current OF another advance, although the last
one has not yet been satisfactorily explained.
Green vegetables. poass rhubard and aspafa-
g1s are cheaper than heretofore, and the nrst
homo grown rhubarb Of the season made it, ap-
pearancs during the week.
Eggs have continued nrm. 1obbing a. n centa
Hops continue inactive with no change in quo.
tationa.
Tho present condition Of the wheat market
Nescs, OF San Francisco:
The markets are in their usual state Of
:'inocuous desuetude," - IL was once popular
to express II, and it should b now, under the
''nil," to use the English expression. either for
spot tonnage or 70 arrive. Grain 10 only active
in the option market. and for export 10 not
interest Of this Coast Il not prosperous all viii
admit Yet the Coast only owns 40, So. "A gross
tons OF tonnage. steam and sail On the Great
"a very large portion Of which IL steam
tonnage and built OF steel-is owned.
In that section. therefore. with . limited
open season Of seven and one-half months.
more than two and one-half times much ton.
mage finds profitable employment than can b
Of tonnage passed Detroit during the season.
ana, - has already been frequently mentioned.
moro tonnage passes the st. Mary's canal In the
whole year. During the past three years an
average Of 100 600 600 tons per annum has been
built on the lakes. vessels averaging 1900 to
5000 tons each, and January !, 1898, fifty -one
vessels. of an average of 1000 tons each. were
under construction on contract the value of
which Will feech x6,6OO,0U0, or about &7O per tom
most Of which are steamers. Protection to ship
ping seems to work we'll on the lakes and il
might be applied to the oceans on the east and
west Of Uncle Sans territory without harm. In
competition with foreign tonnage on the worlds
highWays the bounty bill. that failed last year.
10 the only substitute for the laws regarding
coastwiso trade which 20 we'll apply to the
lakes
eHIrMENrS AND RECRIPrA.
During the past twsnty-four hours produce
and merchandise have been shipped from and
received at the port of Seattle in the following
quantities:
Tons.
Shipments by rail aud water. .......I, 1928
Receipts BY rail aud water. ............... 1884
By steamship City OF Puebla from Ban Fran.
cisoo-10l6 axis dour, 1748 SKIS feed. 345 SKIS salt,
163 CO vegetables, los fruit and vegetables 232
c. cabbage aud cauiihoWer, 272 boxes butter, 100
G. liquor, 419 cs groceries. lao bbs beer. IS cs
canned goods, 6 kegs pickles, SO CO wine. q CO
dry goods. CO tobacco, CO books, boxes sta
boxes crackers. 10 boxes prunes. CO clothing,
"a c. drugs, 30 rolls carpet, IL boxes dsh, CO
crorkery, % SKIS potatoes, s. SKIS peas and beans,
50 boxes dried apples, B SKIS corn, II CO oysters,
SKIS bird seed. 81 boxes matches, IL c. dried
peaches, boxes tin, 30 boxes household goods,
30 c. sweets, CO pencils, II CO boots and shoes,
CO oranges. rolls ltnoleum, 6sks rolled wheat,
ss2 exc barley, II boxes cheese. u CO hats. c.
strained honey. bbls whiting, 2 O. sausage, 2
cheese vats, s spray pumps, CO pictures, kegs
vinegar. Is pcs shafting, Z % soda, CO empty
cans, II sewing machines, 10 o. gun goods, 70
rolls wire. ~ c. patent medicine, % beer kegs,
% CO Chinese goods, 10 pks express matter, 1
pkg each rice, boiler, engine, leather, hose
cigars. netting, hardware. bosslsa