The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-20
THE SEATTLE MARKETS.

Exgs we're weaker yesterday thar they
have bssn for soz1s tine. Thsy 5oosea Al
sruFz EssF1ae. ard even a. those rr1ceS were
nos x sreAE demand LcElEZlsSsal Fael 90
net venture - say whez the price VIII al
vance ore ccrzT-1Ss man said y@ster-
dzy thai he o11 not consider the 4seAlEle
Gu@ 20 a rush q Wasnlxg r0n eggs. he
c1ns1deTs.1- Re said. that the o1Is-Gs eggs
were 20 blame Tor the present coEldsz1oE g
Affairs. Oregon ana Eastern eggs are De-
izx offered for sale; En fact. thsre are a
great number CO them o. the market IHsy
were bought Up when eggs were cheap
aas preserved, and ana Row oiIsEs- as
strictly tTsT~cLass eggs.
= zaow oZe man" said the oEaE1ission
mar, .-Eao soGs2t thousands OF NTe5o2
eggs, ard = ncT shipping them into the
city from Els farm. and telling TIE good
people that they are fresh ranch eggs
Another nan offered IRE more tn&n tea
eases Of eggs which ne said ware sresa
ranch. Bat ] learned thai they were ore
ggn egss de makes il business o. deal
ing Ia them. and / hare no doubt be Ends
his business proslta Die.
TIE cereal market was very 6rGl ysSsef-
dag. Local wheat quotations we're = anu
price, and none e likely 10 be offered. IL
ths mills want wheat 20 run their nils.
they vii have 70 pay better prices Ar.
Bogardes, II, CO LAliy. BogaraEs d e.,
washington where he spent r1-ne tine
among the f2rmsrz He gays that the
farmers are holding on % their wheat
They believe that before the year Is end
81 they vii be receiving much better prices
than are offered at present.
Il found" said Air. BogardUs, that
many Eastern Washington farmers TsTGS-
ed 10 sell their hay beca use they have bean
led 10 believe that the crop on Puget sound
has been a failure. and that they viii re-
cetve much better prices later or. That -
. mistake. TIE rain did hut little dam
age 20 the Puget sound crop. and an SAT-
tzf1la that The farmers Ht PUGET EgaEwH -
have a good average crop % hay. As yet
there is very little being offered. because
farmers are too busy. They are snga ged.
just now. in harvesting. and next week
we vii have plenty OF the aew cereals In
the city"
The fruit market yesterday was firm
Prices were fairly good, aud commission
mea Gid good business all day.
JobbinG Quotations
The following were The 5ab6sng quota
toaz o. wholesale dealers yesterday
sugar, Flour and Coffee
Sugar ngl-Go.aen &C. in bols. per
y. fssc, extra C. In bhlss Per 10 &c
dry granul2ted, in bbls. per 10. 5isc; cube.
&c; powdered. CSC, spot cash prices
$40: Novelty a Us; California is brands
A.so' bucxwheat -four. per Dbl, 49, per
go. I.tsai graham. per boi VI 81 81
hs5 !. a s y per eEt re no lou ~, vi
re meal Per Dbl. H.. per cwt. 30;
rolled oats, per Dbl, s.4g45o. homsny. Ps-
sWI 49, cracked wheat. per cwt- 49,
noS p gss@ e Ger earl sssS s whGls "bof,
SACKS &c; Rib boxes. 4isc; split peas. Per
lp-l5 sacks, &c: 2-lb boxes. SIC: corn
jas nh: ' 5es /, IL Is; saks Sd no mn; bis
rs; Kegs, 8 3
s, cOfIee oooalngp-Grssn-Mosha: Pr I'D 10
sso.e say per pr stc I RSss<,.ao G
"a No-le cases: Der cwt. sl9.S; eg-.o $50 &
Per cwt. sI2.7s; ss-I5 cases. per cw,, si.,,ss,
A. 90 tirs Per 70. CSC; Sac s1ch &c. a..
,mala. &c: ground coffee lsG2lc, IAon, tss'
fl2s5 Sos. 81 q: ssS. 81 s.
Meats, Provisions and Fish
Fresh Meats ooobingl-Cow beef. 5Iessc;
seer nsef. Ss1&ssc per b. mutton. &c PEI 10
Provisions Oobbiugl-Hafns. large lAc;
hams, small ike: breakfast bacon Ac'
dry salt sides ne -.
salnlon. 4nsc: salmon trout SC; noundsrs;
szEtc: soles. &c; rock cod. &c; PACK
. bass SC: perch. stSake: mountain tFoas'
la &c; shrirnps. toc.
Batter, Cheese, egg. and Poultry
Butter - Ranch. io9l5e; Washington.
ioailc.
Eggs Oobbing)-Isaz0c
PouIfg ttoosaagf--C hICker1s Iesz 1ici I've
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes Cobbing}-New potatoes. f6i
Der ton.
Vegetables Cobbing)-Nadvs peas, =;
rev California onions. silver skins $l-4a1
y Per leo lbs. beets, &c per sack, cab
hage, ia43ac per 10: carrots, Soc. lettuce,
To per doz; cuc1mb srs. dollhouse, loc per
dog. dollhouse tomatoes. sA9fe5c per box:
WeDatchee tomatoes. 500; green corn,
Sglic per Goz; sweet pCt-.toes. si-sS per box
Green Fruits t1obcznEt lsesTs s.. f2Ht.S
California. 8. 80; selects, K3TG5o; new
native Astrakhsu APPLES. Gsl sc; CON-
mon apples. 2595ac: Alexanders. s5c3si:
CfravenSteins. s.; Weuatchee apples. sIJ
Is; bananas, s942 %; oranges, s2-5efi5:
hiackherries. s. per crate. California
peaches Crawfortis. &c per box: Oregon
Crawfords 30 sec, Nenatcbee peaches. 50
n69c per box; Bartlett pears. s5f4s1c per
box: peach plGHs, go g. California piqms
&C Ter box; crab apples. "a Aac-
Hay, Grain and Feed.
Hav 0obb.ng1-Puget sound, per ton.
=: Eastern Washington timothy. s21I3,
alfalfs. s..
Oats (jobhfng)-s11
Whcat-S&.
Barley Ooob!ng)-Roued or ground. per
Go Ccrn~vvhole. s2la22: cracked. s1az. feed
meal. S2lG2.
NIllstufIs 0abb5Eg)-Bran, Per ton. sis;
shorts per ton, 81.
Feed-Choppsd feed s17ais per ton: mid
dl.ngs, per ten. 81; oil cake meal, per ten.
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