The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-03

1dcoxn4 ....-.--. lH,f8 - q. 10 -
Foreta0d ...-.. $780,. 3u. 80 % s. So %
On the eve Of election the market nat
urzily inciines 20 be feverfsh and specaIa-
tire. 20 much hingcs ON the result OF the
campaign which IL now 70 be decided that
al products are affected. Grain growers
n this state hesitate 20 cell IN view az
pro6able rfss OF prices should Mckinley be
elected. and yet the possibility that Bryan
may be the next president makes them
anxious to dispose OF their crops before
the announcement Of such a result could
break tbs market. The cat market seems
now ~ It's food. Probably not more than
= per cent Of the crop has left the hands
Of producers. For the cats on hand so
per ton h being asked and received. While
IL ID Impossible 20 predict the eject that
will b produced on this quotation by the
election tousorrcw, there are reasons 70 be
found in the law Of supply and demand
Tor break In the present price before
long The price OF oats in this state In
considerably affected by the demand from
San Francisco This demand has been
heavy and the Puget sound district has
been given . considerable isft- Now large
lots OF oats are being shipped into San
Francisco from Utah. This will Inevitably
reduce the demand and q lower price will
Of course follow.
The chances are In favor OF q sudden
and considerable change In the price OF
TO rise should Mckinley be elected and
. corresponding drop in any other event
The closing prices In Chicago was Ia
cents stronger today than the closing
price OF yesterday The local quotation
was 70 cents for No. ] club and u cents
Tor blue stem
This IL generally the best season Of the
year for the sale OF fresh meats. but this
year n falling below the expectations JUS
tined BY previous years. During periods
OF warm weather less meat Is consumed
and the market Is usually low. With the
coming OF colder weather demand picks up.
There has been a disappointment TO deal
eSs this year, for while trade Is certainly
better than during the summer, IL yet Is
not SO good as IL should be.
Tho tendency OF hops Is strong and re-
ports encouraging 10 those with bales TO
sell are coming Ia from many points. Sc
attic has substantially ceased TO be hop
center on 6ten . small scale. TIE crops
In this state have amounted 10 almost
nothing. In mAny cases growers have
not even taken the trouble 10 pick. This
- result OF the very low prices OF last
year and tho difficult " found Ia keeping
out the hof. louise. Encouraged by the
damp atmosphere hop lice invaded the
feldS OF this state and In many cases
ruined the hcps. on which growers had
spent 50 much labor. The present quo
tatlon - ieRlJe pea pound for ehoice Yak
ina and Oregon hops. and sV1oc for West
ern Washington hops. In Salem. Or. and
Yakima, Washington lots are being sold
~ lo11c per pounc. AS in wheat. hop
growers shcw disposition 10 hold until
after election. relying on the upward
tendency Of the market. About the last
ar October and first part Of November
there has always been In past years a
change In prices. This Is because at that
time II drSt becomes possible TO estimate
the years output In the world. The pres
ent strength of the market seems we'll
founded. The crop. Of Germany was har-
vested In wet weather and Is consequent
" almost ruined. This 10 also true OF the
English crop. In New York state the hops
are or very inferior quality. There is
general scarcity OF choice hops. and
probably the choicest In the world today
are TO be found in parts OF Washington
and Oregon The price OF i1lac per pound
secms high In comparison with the scale
Of prices last year. but in reality IL Is be-
low the average OK 15c Per pound which
hop growers used TO realize.
A quantity OF fruits and vegetables are
now In transit here or have arrived quite
recently. a car 81 sweet potatoes cams
In today from Nercsd. Cal. They are large
and ciean-iookinS and were johblug to-
day at iA03c per pound. A car OF Con-
cord grapes from New York was also re-
ceivcd and plAce1 on the marke. at SOC
per basket. An overstock on the graps
market IS most likely. as the steamship
City or Fuebi&a- dua here tomorrow, has
. heavy shipment OF grapes for Seattle.
The car OF Wisconsin crsnherr.es recently
received Ia going cff well at 81 per barrel.
A car OF Nalsa walla apples was In TO-
day and was held At VOLS Der box. Two
cars OF New Yerk apples VIII arrive here
tomorrow. They passed Helena Satur-
day. A car OF California wasnuss Is also
due. Four tons OF Albert nuts from New
York Cor Seattle came around the Horn
In the ship Henry r. Hyde, and are now
awaiting transhipnient In San francisco.
They left New York June last ana Will
arrive at their destination next week.
ear az bananas n now In transit from
Central America. The car viii reach hers
November !? 4 shipment OF Ohio chest
nuts reached here last Saturday They
are sshfag at t5aisc per pound
Eggs are coTins in more freely. Local
dealers were paying producers Sc r~r
dozen today ard vera J0sbsng a. ss7esr
No changes are noted Ia quotations "a
poultry. The market Is s.igatiy over
stocked.
Potatoes, native stock. IN tobting A.
ssoafts per tn. Dealers are paying pro-
iucers 500 per ton. laid down in Seattle.
Yakirnas sell fer Ss9is per ton. and are
bought by dealers at S-.so. delivered here
Vote Tor Mckinley. SQUAD money.
the national hcnor and general
pro<p~rify.