The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-18
THE SEATTLE Markets.

Fish dealers are worried over ths sttua-
ton Salmon have been very scarce for
Practically exhausted, ard even In haIi5ut
tie end OF supply 10 In plain sight Hail
D0l have 5&@a the u2ainsTay o. me mar
k@s lately. Ezs reesipts from tire north
coming IN e. Intervals that kept the sup
ply just about even with the demand. But
last week the Alaska ssea Gsers came n
almost bogether-the fsa had 10 D. dis
posed OF at once. and cow the market II
practically cleaned up. with TO shipments
IN sigat for week or ten days Many Of
fns asntng vessels THAI have been oper1t-
Ing OK Cape Scott are reported 10 have
started fer Tatoosh, cut their progress
IL allow. as they fish along the way, and
no early relief can be expected from them
TIE local market. tneretcrs. Will probably
be dependsnt On the fishing done N the
Immediate Vicinity, and ths Lenten de-
m@nd VIII Be largely turned to the cured
A prominent dealer expects q shipment
% Yakima potatoes tomorrow. and prom
ises interesting Developments In the way
o. prices. Ne changes are reported today.
The market is web niled with poultry.
and eggs are q drug.
Hay. grain and feed continue In steady
movement
JehkiAg Quotations
The following are the 3ebbsns quota
lions Of Wholesale dealers today:
Sugar. Flour and Csaes.
Sugar 0obbingp-Golasn &C. in bols. Per
70. &c; extra &C" IN bbls. per ID. &c;
Sc. powdered. &C: spot cash prices.
Fsour. etc. UopDingl-P1teat excellent.
3; Novelty A. Ase: California brands.
s9 s sass *As .sas oar per per Bel sS az PER or
ssi' - Or is,ls s.es.. % per CIT;
RE- roi.a s sa;. per s s s sss per-
.NL yts' cracked wheat. per cwt, E.s:
FAXED wheat. & - per ease; whole wheat
-four. Per esL sz-7s; pearl barley: is-Ie
ioo-rn saess. 4szc: 2s-Io boxes. Sc: corn
meal, yellow. los. 81 %: SOS. S-ao; white,
ios. s. IS: sos. IS: TAXED homlny. 66is.
t115. kegs. s2&.
Coffee oosbingl-Creen-Moc per 70.
Sze' Java. per ID. &c. Costa Rlea, cnoles.
Per I'D. z%c- Roasted-AroUekles IN lve-Io
eases. per cwt. slaso; s8-ib cases. per cwt.
so-lo tins. per 10. 3se; sacks. s4e, Aden
Mocha, ss1sc; Caracola. zse; Saaten "a!
e; ground coffee: 2.a2t.se; Laon. N"s.
sAisS' Cts, Sla7b. 36s, Ills.
Meats, Provision. and Fish
Fresh Meats Uoebing t-Choice dressed
eeec. 6g61ec per ID. mutton. &c Per 10;
an r. sne. & Per 10 pork " per 10 FeAi' 10
Provisions oobbing)-Harns. large. iIsc:
ahans. small. iiiTc. breakfast bacon, s12e;
Fresh Fish jobbing,-Halibni ss4qFsc:
salmon. 1889: salmon trout, 'ssc'
$1,000 = - ~ sSte@s - $3.50.
black bass. &c; perch, sAeto: ColamoiA
smell, &C; sturgeon 5Gsc; mountain trout,
lziaSy15e.
Batter, Cheese, Eggs snd Poultry.
BGtter-Ranch. isGI7c: Ezlensburg and
other Washington creamertes. z-lo prints,
ssc; Iowa creamery. &c.
Cheese 0obbingl-Native Washington.
EgEE{Jobblns)-Fresh ranch I2,so.
Poultry Uohblns}- Chickens. large sprsnE.
s.. 5og3 Is: old chickens, Q5.so. or s6loc
live weight: ducks. sss3s9 per DOZEN
dressed chickens. lie: turkeys. &c
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes Oobblngl-Native stock. 3lS9
1850; Yakimas. I1Hls.N.
Negsta Dies tJobbingl-Cabaages. Cai-
fornia. Is per cwt; onions. new yellow.
la 1z4c per 10; white turnips, 6oc per sack:
beets s0c per sack: carrots. soc.
ceiery. 1Sn+c per doz. lettuce. hothouse,
359toc per doz: green onions. sec per doz
California fsq325. selects. g; apples.
new, 75cnsLse per box. bananas. N-Se32;
cranherries. 50 per box. or 81 per Dbl.
Oranxes-Nasels fancy. t3zs2.6o. choice,
s2s5as: fancy seedlings. 81, choice, sl-5o.
Hay, Grain and Feed.
Hay Goboinx(-Puget sound. per ton.
3Sf1lI: Eastern Washington timothy, Si3:
mixed si2 10: straw. 50: alfalfa, sil6l2
Oats (jobblrg)-Rolled or ground s24-
Barley Uobbing) or ground. per
corn-whole. SIS; cracked. SO; feed
Millstufrs Gobbingl-Bran. per ton.
si4. shorts, per ton, SIS.
Feed ljobbing )-Chopped feed sl70ls per
ton: middlings. per ton. $lsU2l; oil cake
meal. per ton, $50.