The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-20

49, 80 o.'tt AN-Hti S-A % 49,
Seattle. Oct. 70. 1856
Exchanges a. the Seattle. Tarona and
Portland clearing houses today were:
Ciearances. Balances.
Seattle ...... ......s M1e 81 s2.5l0 20
Tacoma ..... .-.... 10. no % $50 %
FoFtsand ........ ....... t9i,5ss ~ l1i,A& -
An era OF wonderful prosperity has
opened for the American farmer Almost
ali products that are cultivated OF ATneTi-
can soil are sharing in general apprecse-
ton os values that Is broad and permanent
In its tendency. All over the country col
urns OF newspaper space are being devot-
81 10 a heraiding OF the grea. news 20 the
farmers. who are In turn figuring how
much they viii have left in the bank after
mortgages are paid OF. Il Is not in1p-ooa-
bic they are dreaming % the comforts
they will add 20 their present manner OF
living. though the lessons IN economy
taught by hsfd times VIII not SOON be for
gotten.
Wheat dealers are beginning 70 look a.
each other in wonder. and ask when the
remarkable advance Is going 20 stop. In
Liverpool. which Is leading the market u
advance prices, the rise today was s cents
per bushei. the effect vas felt In all the
wheat eenters Of the world. There were
some signs or lsll In the Chicago market.
where wheat opened az 70 cents and closed
tlon that iirssit Res been reached. or Is
simply a rest after the rapid advance, can
only be determined by the future. Tia
Jump over night vas 81 cents. and specT-
fators went aid. In New York the Jump
was a. cents, ana there also a iuI came
before the market closed. san Francisco
kept right along with the head OF The pro-
cess!on. The advance there between Sat
urdsy right and Monday morning was
z 49, ia frx--
easy Monday night. Quotations IN Seattle
today we're ss follows: No. l club, s5c:
biae stem. 7sc. Receipts we're stimulated
considerably by the advance though not
so much as might be expected.
Flour is advancing in sympathy with
wheat. The following prices are given,
with the corresponding quotations OF las.
week: Washington. straight. Per barrel,
s42[s75. ra.snt. si@sf10: Patent E.x-
--ta.35. graham. 81 $50 -: cracked whpat,
per cwt., s9sa-s2 y; faxed wheat. se,TS-
3 "a; whole wheat -four, s. 5sA-s2-25 From
this Il viii be seen TIA: while the rise has
been general California brands have made
the longest Jump. the rise being 81 IN the
last week.
The ost market Is keeping pace with its
big brother. and farmers on the fats are
greatly excited over the prospects. Many
higher prices than now obtainabie This
makes the local market very short on
oats Local buyers are paving $iTTi-.so
per ton 81 car LOIS for cats laii down here.
and are t0bhinr a, s1aFs11. On the fats
oats are worth sls1tsso per ton. All other
grains have made jrnrp 20 correspond.
HAY seems 20 he hanging hack. and has
shown no tendency % advance since IRE
opening o, the market. Dealers are paying
-
ana are jObblng II oct FOR s711o-
The advance in groceries has been gen
eral AT syr5ps are higher. though no
figures have yet been received. Beens
have advanced about Il cant per pound.
ard show tendency - rise further. Two
years aeo. white beans we're very high.
ana production was greatly Increased. n0t
oniy n tAis country. hat all over IRE
world This resulted IN en- overs.ocksd
market ana low prices. Beans shipped
IN from other countries were n -Carv n
stances fast wear rot even taken oHt ..
bond. TT. failure % re c-or IN Hungary
sni italy this war pat ths foreign markets
stseva ne American ans Only few weeks
ago between 500 ara s 30 sacks Of foreign
beans that hs3 Latin n hond Fer son- tine
were SER hack across ths ocean. Accom-
rarvinw ne orders fc- their rsturn were
othe- orders 20 huy American beans.
coffee s. advancing.
Crackers are 81 tNe rise. ana have --ss.
a good turnn. M figures Rave vet re-,
received 80 ~ Cd quotations are allow
ea - stand This e also the cas@ w1.h
eannst fruits. which are going -. though
the exact extent s. nat known
TIE .r'1is grower gsl1s wi.h - farmer
al arlej sra1.s having appreciated Is 70
- rar cs7t. - value.
r Npaesa cigars Rave User e re- g 30
owing o .he C'sbaa var. ard IN rRsN OF
its continuance viii probably disappear
from ths market aitoge,ner-
Ranch srgs whtrs have been scarce so-
g. 'Srr ere row sf0ess ign1osSIhi@ - Oh
tain. Trey ~~~e fossinw a. $50 cents
Per sozeu .ossv. Dealers ws-s raylnw -
cents 20 nrcs8~er=. n-S ore r-rn vent even
- Nfxh a. ~sss cents per -szer TNts strong
prfe@ "a caused by scarcity. saa "a 80
p~osssicer has b1t Few hs1s that ars 5avs-~
~ tAfs season. Als pTeat a1.runss - bsst
n.tie Eastern eggs were ESQ stronger IN
v-a-e today hslaE hal1 a. = cents Poul-
Try IS pser lfai. wtth far demand No
change in prscss * noted.
washington batter ss1ss -rru a; "a cent.
vssr paura ta 2-pauna prints ard = cents
in tucs I1~a creamery = - tc - cents
ara Ards EoD8 sac,
Potatoes <sav - the Hs-sg-o;1Hs r.tA
hay. New sps1s are iosN.ng a. SO . Ter
tor. w5sa be- far demand Ysk3a,AS, o.