The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-04-12
SEATTLE, April II. 1854
Exchanges ct Seattle, Tacoma and Portland
learing houses today we're:

The chief feature Of the local market for the
past week has been tho rapid and continued I'D
vance In potatoes. the quotations now being Us
per ton higher than week ago. Present quota
lions, paid to farmers for potatoes delivered
here. are SIS per ton. The sudden advance was
caused By the scarcity in California, which
called for large shipments from the Sound,
creating Q Sudden demand in al directions.
Although the stocks now In the hands OF far
mers are limited, comfortable quantities have
been gathered up by commission dealers from
al parts Of the Sound country.
Ranch eggs have continued arm and are
slightly higher. Dealers look for . strong egg
market until Eastern product begins to arrive.
Eastern butter has advanced cont
All grades OF sugar have advanced a cent Per
pound. In accordance with similar rise in Can
Francisco and New York
About the only change in the grocery market
ia decline Of 50 cents peg hundrsdwsighs in
Arbuckle's coffee.
Chopped feed has advanced steadily during
the week. but hay has remained unchanged.
All articles in the grain line are arm and in
good demand.
Hops remain unchanged. with market inac-
tive. There will b . meeting OF hop growers
next Saturday afternoon at Auburn 70 form an
association to act in unison with the New York
growers' assOciation. and for providing means
OF Information during the season OF 1883 Every
grower In the state has been invited to b pres
ent, and the hop buyers are also invited.
Wheat continues duh, with no change In quo
tati0nA Several new charters for export to Eu-
rope are reported from Portland.
The San Francisco Commercial Nesss gives the
following review OF the market:
Trade advicss from tho East received BY mall
are OF an encouraging nature The ssttls-
ment of the i've months strike among the fac
tory hands in England has favorable eject on
imports of cotton and cereals into that country,
and the railway strike in the West is also over,
allowing uninterrupted traffc. The volume OF
business in the East has been well maintained,
sea 10: soo ROM
that the oranges sent from Southern California
were disposed OF At $3.50 per box, and
were the finest sver imported. This 2 certainly
meets in competition all the best gSowths in the
world, and even ii the report 10 exaggerated,
shows that II reasonable freights csn Be secured
q permanent market can Be established there
With the Nicaragua canal open the southern
part OF this state could compete on equal terms
with Southern Europe and Africa In this tradA
The most important local change was made ON
the 9Th, when the refinery advanced the rate on
all grades OF sugar No per pound. This followed
. marked advance In r6nned In New York.
whore An active bu:insss was reportcd until the
advance came. which materially checked the
demand Raw sugars also were marked up in
the East, while the London prices were uudis.
turbed. The receipts Of Southern rice by rail
continue liberal, and prevent any advance In
other gradeA The situation In the South seems
to be more favorable. although many contra.
dictory reports are received from that quarter.
The canned fruit trade il at q standstll stocks
In the East are liberal. and prices there ALSO.
lutely lower than Gamers arc able to quote at
the factories here. A turn for the better 10
hoped for soon, and locally stocks are well
cleaned up Salmon 10 featureless, but heavy
supplies of canning material are now going for.
this season. The export business this week has
been rather light, but IL 10 nearly the end OF the
season, and IL - therefore natural shipments
should fail on Freight IL Offering freely for
New York by sea. and the North American Nav.
iga,ion Company's steamer kewesuaw, which
ers previously dispatched, 60 out with full
cargo
During the past twsnty-four hours produce
and merchandise have been shipped from and
received at the port Of Seattle in tho following
Toaa
Shipments by rail and water. ........... l. los
Receipts by rail- and water. ....-.......... $50
By steamship Haytien Republic, from Port
Iand-l3 bbls whisky, c. cigarettes, 3 cs cloth
ing, 2 bbls II ustard, 80 rolls carpet, IL ca boots
and shoss. 40 SKIS hour. 8 rolls leather. 4 boxes
hold goods, IS CO bird cages. 2s rolls paper. 10 cs
tin plate. pkgs hardware, 3 pkgs furnfturs, IS
kegs nails, bndis iron and steel, kegs shoes.
10 drums soda, li9 bales excelsior, coils rope.
bndIs shovels and spades, pkgs too.s, bndls
rakes, pkgs forks, hndis wagon woods, IL
coils hose. Is clay pipes, SO cs salmon, II bath
tubs, boxes faucets. 8 pkgs dye stuhs, pkss
castings, 10 crates bes hives, 10 boxe PLAYING
csrds, cs telephones, "a crates garden hose,
reels etc, IL pigs Infants food, pkgs mdss
aad pkg each OF chewing gum, iinolsum, bah
bit metal. shot, whip handles. piov, sxss, buck
- atoYe iron rtpe fittiu9F. p0rfhbie forga.