The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-05-07

Exchanges al Seattle. Tacoma and Port
hnd clearing houses today were:
Clearances. Balances.
Rattle ............3l32s 3f % 1881 -
Tacoma .............. 1ls.7G % 2s.Ss 90
Portland ............. 272. z53 90 Sc. BIS 90
The local markets were In a very good
condition yesterday. and all day there was
considerable activity along West street.
Prices remained rather firm, and. while
saere was no great demand for any OF the
commodities, the commission merchants
ware well pleased with the days sales.
TIE grain and feed market remained
rs,her firm and there Is not likely TO be
any awakening during the entire week.
There Is but little grain and feed coming
hto the city az the present time and to
ikzt Is largely due the stiffness of the
market. Very little wheat has been en-
tered during the past ten days and there
Is such a scarcity OF feed that IL can COM
nand the price OF shipping wheat. Bar
isy has advanced 50 cents this week and
the scarcity OF oats. which is sure TO con-
tinge, warrants the statement that in.tead
ef quotations falling they viii Continue 10
rise The fact that so few oats are COM
ing In Is attributed to large shipments 10
Montana by the farmers and other mer-
chants East OF the mountains Min feed
will soon be hard TO purchase unless some
Of the mills which have shut down during
tile past stiOst%l ita1AtE ODttaetoA- ASAfAhs
shorts and middiings have advanced 81 on
the ton. Mil owners say that they have
closed down their mills for the reason that
Eey cannot get space on the steamers
hsand for China and consequently cannot
nj a market for their -four Neverthe-
hss there has been demand for -four. and
las week the price advanced p cents,
but the mill men claim that they must be
able 10 chip -four to China 20 warrant
their keeping their mills running.
Merchants report a good demand for
frst class potatoes but there are not many
In the market Al present. Strictly choice
Burbanks VIII bring $40 and Early Rose
e. The Yakima potato. which Is regard
81 as the best I'm the local market, Is
talding It's own at from $3.50 10 $I5. They
sys reported 10 be rather scarce and as
ne supply is about exhausted they will
rot be In the market for any great length
Of time. A. a result prices may advance.
EGGS are selling at from Il 10 10 cents
ard there are good many in the market
though the demand has been very good
The fruit market was fairly active yes
'triay. a great many oranges are com
ing In and fancy navels were offered yes
'sriay at s52s. but not 80 many were sold
a. q the good naysls. which brought from
t@ to s. Sweets sold at from si.2s TO
10. while the St Michaels could be had
fos from S2S 20 se75. Strawberries sold
for from $3.50 TO 10 crate The berries
Which have thus far appeared have been
Of very good quality. and come In a
much better condition than last year ow-
ing 70 the cooler weather I'm California.
Las year the berries shipped from Calf
foraia ripened very quickly because OF the
warm weather and when they arrived here
had 10 be disposed OF in n hurry or the
merchants suffered loss. Fancy iAnons
sFraas nd -
gardef as thing OF the past for the pres
ent season
The market on poultry Is firm. heavy,
hens bringing s. and good hroilers from
SO 70 81
Nalia Walla asparagus is TO be found
N the market and Is I'm fairly good de-
nand. bringing 81 . per box.