The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-22

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Portland clearing houses today were:
Clearances. Balances
Seetls -.... ........-s $50 - = =,
Tacoma .......-. 1.s.sA ~ Sss----. ~ ~
PORTLAND 2.s.-ss ~ % W. !"
A carload Of Concord grapes was re-
cesved here this morning. CaI,ornaA
grape growers have ioag enjoyed q
monopoly on the grape market O. THIS
Coast. and the large quantities OF Eastern
grapes shipped here has caused them 20
institute Inquiries as TO the extent 10
which their business is being damaged
A large California grower communicated
with J. W. Goodwin 4 Co. or THIS city.
propounding numerous questions as 10
Eastern grapes in this market. and the
replies given were printed in a San Fran
cisco newspaper.
More California grapes have been sold
here this year than ever before. and this
establishes the conclusion that consumers
regard the two separately, just as they do
appses and pears. The fiavors Of Calfor-
MA and Concord grapes are so different
that the latter can hardly be said to ccgn-
pete with California grapes any more
than apples. psIms or any other fruits do
In the letter prepared by Goodwin g. Co
the following statements appear In sub
stance: Starting about August Is ship
ments OF Concord grapes begin al Ohio.
Enclid being the principal point. little
later comes Pennsylvania and about Sep
tenber l. from New York, each following
In regular order. The grapes come in ten
pound baskets. arriving most Invariably
In perfect condition. These sell 10 the re.
tail trade at 3194tc per basket. The
freight is SLID TO sl.@ per cwt.. with no
charges for refrigeration. save $50 for
ice east of st. Paul II has not been
found practicable TO ship California grapes
In car lots 10 this market against the low
steamer rates prevailing. Several years
ago Il was tried In ventilated cars and re-
frigerator ears. without Ice, but at no
time In the last four years has Il been
. success. In our opinion the best grapes
produced IN California are those produced
In and about Martinez Being tributary
TO the water line we have found from ex.
perience we can handle from 800 TO 100
even 1000 crates per steamer 10 better adj
vantage than we can do II shipped by rail
but II We would attempt 10 ship By raj
we would have still the steamer congign.
ments to contend with. There are a good
many points IN favor OF the steamer
against the rail. and although this Is a
question you did not put 70 ia. at the
same time we think II best 10 advise you.
The most advantage Is that everything ar.
irving by steamer from California coast
points comes In al time when mall orders
and our orders from our outside statesmen
have accumulated on our books, or In
other words. receipts al a regular and
stated time enable us 10 handle the bust
ness more economically. We simply give
this as one Of the reasons why carload
shipments OF grapes from California are
not a success on this market.
The local market on wheat holds firm
at The following quotations.: No. club.
Isc: blue stem. sc: easy. Receipts OF
wheat. stimulated by the rise in prices.
amounted to ,wenty-six cars on Sunday
and Monday Holding back began yester-
day. when only six cars came in while to-
day eight cars were received. IL Ameri-
can centers the general market WAS fever
iss AM spectators were on the anxious
scat. The foreign ceAe-s were. on the
contrary. firm and ciAAd on an advance
Liverpool opened on A decline, but re-
ported buying By the Russian govern
ment caused m advance before the dav
closed WIN an advancing market. Berlin
was firm. Paris opened weak ana e,osad
NJ an advance. The San Francisco mar
ket dropped &c per brshei Chicago ssu %
Most grades OF syrup have been affected
ny the advance or corn Glucose enters
largely into the composition OF svrurs.
glucose is made from corn. so an advance
on one means n rise in the Other ,vro In
the ias; ten DAYS glucose has advanced
iac psr cwt. Sugar. which mich. ratu-,uv
De expected 20 share In the general aanre-
cation or values. stands ssfl because or
the hsht which has been waEing he,wee.,
the great sugar trusts Manic s-,ps- !,
Vermont has advanced Sc per nom; ova-
one yesr ago On this Coast TIE rrt-s 20
mains the same. Maple syrup has M,
Kept pace with other syru-s for tha ss~,s
reason which holds back snrar--tu,o
large companies engaged n It's rsnus,cs
tAre are watching each other closely ara
TOT one To raise the Prize % rs cptnu.
"o11u ns TAKEN advsnta~e ~ ~ the other
Fresh ranch eggs continue Fr-r,, a, "a, -.
dozen. ~ per