The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-31
seattle, Aug. %. Iss7.
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4, iris state who Il inter
Ess1y n welfare should aops IT, 49, -.
-. = 81 the next fEo y ytssfass b. rain.
xsffhwes- ,,s-v nice 20 have me dsizt SCI
Il ro1so v r, .seose can stand th~ oass
.zei ~ r. E,r,r prosperity IS AZ nano, ana
sass Us, AR would seriously ..i't 80
e. Tas fsTEsfs srs x 49,. sssss ben bar-
rs istss = eser IN the rscn Palo1se coufa-
fzsssd. - - -tsI4 year viii - Iitfse later
~ 1870 ne farmers have nj se< "a.
tasl sss-sng wheat A Week % IaAaA -ssl
iz a.a rro6aDly mean 70 -, @.,slsraT.s =,
& co8<ss sor q dzy OF Two the farmer
tssze ao~x r,azs4Diy would, suffer a4f4aBs
rkhs ~ ,sna TO red9ce his financial re-
tar .,r,t~hsy." said a grain man yes
9 ssss been good % Us thus far. and
skfss. kse0 the rain soEnewher else
hk 10 xsrs ws will - more than sits
g. inn D., Al present would do no End OF
eznaee. - w.sker than Il was q week
NO. - ioesl market has paid over &C
sc ..asssea1 this year, but az present the
~ .s<-s are e24s5c. The mills are get
qapsslAssva,sa Il those prices. The representa-
n.s q large export house sac yesterday
~ srnorferE had not fought EEcn an
W. t 49, arnouEt thus far. Very little has
sa nansracfed for, and the export price
p<sA - her fixed u Is S1ld that san
k,snrIsco grain buyers nave boagat ana
ts'-rarssd for more " 1hninSAoA Wneat
ts, Co. I've the exporters who make their
4xsh~es- headauarters IN tnis city. But
= "a already been told. the farmers ars
y. <sfsIry a. rapidly as many grain Dsiy-
= thiak they saouia
su'ffa wheat vent above fac, said q
.sr mar Yesterday. "the farmer should
- al er.ough 10 pay on his obligations.
Tssat sold at that price means great
w-s5s Ia me farmer. In view OF that TACT
- ihs further fact that the yield Is some
ssine enormous this Year. l believe he
ssesrisnt to make him square with the
Ess-S As there Is q promise OF higher
,ss.s~ / would not blame the farmer for
lang big portion OF his crop Tor spec
tsfIve purposes
tssca's crop VIII be, but grain men say
S5ssrgafiye figures are from 2i.D1 CO. 10
F1flW bushels There j. q probability
al The yield will be greater.
Hay Is no; coming INTO the market very
s5ldiy ri present. Eastern Washington
1su1ers have already sold an enormous
sroast, but have plenty IN reserve, which
~ Do rot seem anxious 70 dispose OF IL
NesM prices
ca are being harvested In Pugs. sound
hrna just now. which probably accounts
"a ne failure Of farmers TO bring In much
z heir hay. The oats which are coming
& are bright dry and heavy and In better
seapa than any other crop Of recent years.
Isy little barley Is being offered.
Batter vas STEADY yesterday at the quot
q pieess Considerable Is coming into tire
bea. market. but the demand Is good.
s6smsnls have not lncre ased TO any ex-
issi since the last advance OF &c. Fancy
6zIYy butter Il finding its way into more
hones II present than a month ago.
Cheese Ii fairly firm.
EEgs continue weak. More are sold at
rs today than at any other price. Eigh-
,exn cents II secured by one or two houses
foF fsacy ranch, but the general price IS
&c There are plenty Of outside eggs and
tsfy are TO some extent responsible for ths
Hesk market. Another argument Is that
when families must pay &c a dozen for
sfrs. they become luxury and do not
sppsar on the table so often. When they
bb az lie the retailer sells them az DC.
Tsss price Is more acceptable to the house,
wife and she buys more eggs.
As viii be seen By new quotations today,
81 packing house goods are advancing IN
Just now there Is soma sale for good
srpes. such as Gravensteins.
Peaches are in active demand and prices
arr good.
Bartlett pears are selling well, but the
prices received for other pears are not sat-
hlaesery 70 the fruit grower or 10 the
TIE market on tomatoes l. a little better
ish week Than u was last, but prices have
no. advanced.
few peach plums are being disposed OF.
~ Intra IL Very little demand for them
There were some fine Delaware and Con-
esfd grapes IN the market yesterday They
cane from Yakima and tobbed at 81 per
aox- California grapes jobbed at s5c.
Johbing Quotations.
IN, The following were the jobbing quota
uehs OF wholesale dealers yesterday.
Sugar. Flour and Coffee.
sugar oobbsng) -Go,aen &C., in bbis. per
s,v ssc: extra c. In bbls, per ID. Sc:
q sy kfAnaiated in bbls, per 10. 5lsc: cube.
r, , powdered, ese: spo, cash prices.
xm ssr ctr uobblngl Patent Excellent.
80: Gold Dust ,iour. A.5S: buck
sws 1, -si hour. per Dbl. $50: per
Nix MI s n.sai graham. per bbl. .ss7s. or
81 q ssWeAs. Aae per cwt: rye -four. per
nal ~ rec or igs,b sacks. s2s5 per cwi re
~ s,'sd % os,s. per bN. ssa4lso: honiny. per
a. 40; cracked wheat. per cwt. 81 81
s aas wheat, c.5c per case: whole wheat.
nrks. e. x Is ~: peasi barley. i"nl ar
ns, ,p , r",,us &c: s-lb boxes. ave: corn.
y I, sellow. los. sleo; sos. SIS; white.
~ isr.s -, !. 8 90: faxed hcminy. ebis.
q s1 e.. ooeblng,-oren-Mcchs. per 10.
- Per n. sc Ronsted-Arhuckie's.
rsf cws ns 30 per cwt. si2 IS: eo-io csss e.
Ian "a NJ. Nib cases, per cwt. si2.S:
s ss. Mocha, WE c,r le s7ssS auste.
Asg y. ground coffee. iS92io: Lon. leos
VIZ Is; SIS. sfs IS.
seats, Provision. and Fish.
sser ls :. Meats Qobblng) beef. s06isc'
pert az. eas&11e per 10. mutton, &C per ID
prnys-s per III; veal. &C. per 10.
Am. ss uoebingl-HamS. large. ll,sc'
ery 81, ~, &c breakfast bacon. As@c;
alnssaa Fish oohhins,-H aiibuts ssp4ci
assss.l se,oc. salmon uout Sc. founders,
Mss soles. &c; rock cod. &c: black
nkarsc' Rsecn. s.trtc; mountain trout
sheese. Eggs and Poultry.
s' s9ss,,ssss--Raneh. io9lsc: fancy dairy. In
sle prSn,s ~ es; Washington cresmeries.
agile 1'0'Aisl-NStiNe Washington
IPs ,.,.. uoshlns)-
sssss,aa Oooeangi-Chekens foGifc. I've
s'esSsa chtcke.aa. isi@c-
Vegetables and rruit.
~ r' sas uobbing,-New potatoes. ssglO
rtw Ss ss,sses uoebsngs-Native peas. Sc.
81 r..- ~ ~ Ma onions. silver skins. H46f
Asrs =. |. ~ - lbs bests. s5c Per sack: cab
" nsrXss Per III; carrots 5sc: lettuce.
scs. se.s go cac0rhers hothouse, Iac per
a. S ~. sotS' ls5fsSc per box: green corn,
s,res, xs gsA sweet potatoes, & Is per box
esafs... Felis lJQho.nEf- s.rfie'> tara
satIss a., tiQs; selects. 81 sasfs: new
asfjsx ssSSstshifan apples s5aftAc common
Ss s.ssN. -ssssS, AlsXanders. Same. GRAY
Il - @As Ncnstchoe appies. slR
ksssass,.s.sltS Sts&ao, oranges. s. N.33
paeAs. - .ec9N Tse~ crasc. California;
erapfo-,sss s'. ~ loFsis, 5sao pr box; Oregon
ezse 49, ~, Mc0a.ches peaches. So
~ pes cox Bartlett pears. Ssesssi Der
lex e, s1 sfhtes, %s4l&ec. plans f5ffsSe per
t.se.ppse ass S3agalc per box. ps4aS,s.rs, ara