The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-14

Egzs-Rsnch, SIC.
Fouiiry--chickens. &c per 10. live weight.
Review OF the Week
The prediction for good trade during the
nson a OK April has thus far been amply
Nerinso. Many dealers assert that the
volume Of trade for the past two weeks
mas almost equaled the business OF the
~, mneis previous month. and has gone well
scuyity Il everywhere manifest and the
OUTLOOK for the summer Is hgghiy satss-
factory 10 all classes OF business men.
NalYe vegetables with the exception OF
potatoes, are practically out OF market
Inc demand on California Is consequently
tht n,hss,,sns There are few local
Giles OF vegetsble food are coming from
below The supplies are ali OF incest quail
ny rs and .s are ceiling Tsp o.ni.u
comes daily more marked Buyers for
Lilly. Bogar9us a Co, who have Just
maze mace a cruise OF the state, report very
side there is not more than 300 tons avail
able. while In the Eiiensburg valley IL will
take rustiing TO scrape together 100 tons.
lensburE hay in the Seattle market. so
quotations have run up TO SIS. Puget
sound bay has advanced 81 and Is now
quoted at I'll. Warehouses are all pretty
The stock OF corn on hand is rapidly
lessening. Receipts are few and far be-
tween. while the demand continues to be
quite brisk. Bran and shorts are also
"a scant supply and show an advance OF
u eacn per ton.
There is no change to report in the
condition OF the potato market. Prices
have not varied for two weeks. and the
demand has been growing more lively.
Nearly all the wholesale and commission
houses are heavily supplied and farmers
are Offering right along Seeding stock
appears TO have been largely reserved by
the farmers. for there IS little demand on
the market Supplies OF new potatoes are
not Yet strong enough To cut any figure
In the surplus OF last year.
Onions are tobbing at cents. phe-
nominally high rate. Very few OF the
dealers carry any In stock. for supplies
are taken out az fast as received
Cabbage Is reported very scarce In
California. Local quotations are now
Sl.s9 a hundred, but an advance will prob
ably be noted before the end of the
week.
Although the Columbia salmon run has
so far fallen short of expectations. the
light supplies have made the market
much easier. Prices have dropped l cent.
Halibuf are IN good supply again and
have declined in price. Small hsh are
piaeticslly OUT OF market. A big run OF
black bass IL reported IN the neighbor-
hood OF Port Townsend. but no effort ap-
pears 10 be made 10 catch for the up
Sound markets.
remarks that Seattle has more interest TN
the securing OF a steamboat TO replace
the wrecked Ntllapa than many imagine.
Her competition was healthy. and sne
added largely TO the business developed
at the north for Seattle.
Joining Quotations.
Following are the quotations of whole
sale and jobbing houses today:
Dairy and Poultry Yard.
Eggs have stiffened up at f2tsc on ac-
count of withdrawals for Alaska trade
Poultry T. slightly advanced. though in
Brtter3fSanch. is9i5c: Ellensburg and
other Washington creamsries. e-ib prints.
&c. lows creamery. &c.
Cheese Uobhing)-Native Washington.
Eggs Oobbsng)- Fresh ranch. l2,sc
Poultry tiahb4nE1 --c'hickeNs t2fi 90 or
Zoe live weight: ducks. sSr7.5o per don:
dressed chickens. l2lsc; dressed turkeys.
i4@lac.
Meats and Provisions.
An advance is noted IN packing house
products and business Is very brisk. The
fresh meat situation t. unchanged.
beef essssse per 10: mutton. SIggfac par 10;
pork eiSc per 10. veal. Sc per 10.
Canned Meats Oobblngl- Devilea ham.
81 s s0 sls ,a sd & $40 eh fsns s.s
tongue. In cans, $40. s-ih cans. s.: roast
beef. s. = roast chicken, 80 .sa rs. NUT.
feet. a-fh tins. Sc
provisions ftabbinz1 -~ Hams large
lie: hams small. liisc. breakfast bacon.
loo dry salt sides &C.
Fresh and Preserved FIsh.
Small varieties are seldom seen. but the
light supplies hold az quotations below.
salmon and hahout are easier and the
prices have dropped.
Fresh Fish 0obhsng) -Haubut. FsEsikc:
salmon sac. salmon trout. SC. founders.
st6sT4e soles. A. rock cod. &: black bass
&: perch. sssW4c; sturgeon, sSs6e; mount
a. t.s3 F-tsh tionAinxl--Re4 salmon s..
,lns salmon. 2ee-rt 3 Is. So salmon bel
Ess IG-hb1~ s.: xxx herring. lem pals
81 Holland h sS,. & = ssS 80 ssl 9, q
se~rsnS los. per box go; splced herring.
nm ksss. SIS: mackerel. leo-fo is-e6fs'
sos. .Ssdash. 2-fh bricks, ssgiasec: whols
sod- ie-fD boxes. S'ac. smoked bucklinx.
~ s'sTn m = Fish tiobbinw}-Clsms. 2n
.lys@. per doc. s. 70; cams, l-Fe tins. per
- a 40. l,hsters I'm tins. per Sol. s. :
Sss~Sgs "a mon. columbia river. IN ttra
- 8or s. a.. Alaska PINK. 81: Alaska Sli-
xer. aoE. $50. Puget 9gpn3. 81. sara aes,
fs~Tnrh. Is pain. N.iest Lss, -. key, N.lo
a. a. main. s. iosf1 81. tss Key s. SasB
60 sa-sfnes. American. AS Per 8oz. &c.
rr,.cserei SD tins. peg dox. $40: shrimps.
rer dor. STA
unv. Grain and seeds
~ scarcity % good hay has advanced
.hs price 81 ton Bran ano shorts are
siso in light supply snd pTiees are goiaS
gp- . r., .s,.,-a - go.
-. f.asts~r washington timothy SIS
ss,tx.8 xissEis straw. s.. alfalfa. Si4i2
Tasfs gsohhgrx1-SSL
80 ttshbinxA--E&oBea or ground. So
par.ey 0oeoingl-lSoiled OF gnosnd. Tsor
'3 ,scr - v7ssle. So. cracked. S's9n, feel
~ tssAsinxl-Rraa. per ton.
{ s1sis. shorts. per tor. s.
ts.-3 tfsba. ngf-Chopps<a fee3. t10jS
~ fon. nrid&8nKS. ger toa. II. OF
q 10 meal. per toSa, s.
&C., eeasf-tffy the SACK h-IEfza 'Shy. DIT
-, st. NfsAs>. orchard. lSH&s,s Tes tce, ~
Ia. SIC kgass- i4s5c, rye grass. 's>cs
.,iseer @ee,i-{f}y the saekA-Rea. ~ =.
sse5l8s-,. a.slSe. itasJ iiAsc; sAiA4fa, - lse'
nate. is4s-9c-
NeG~tmhic. and Fruit.
V>.eatoes t-,hlfs-A-Nattve Sifpck - -.
yakiaaas. Slses 36s sweet potatoes = sef
VERSAILLES GahhinE l-tireea peas =,
rar las cAEsgower. ss5ssc Der ooset'
81 y 80 - TvHs