The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-07
Review of tho week.

The week fss brought the gasgssz DEF erred
$3.50 $3.50 ~ silIzf.sssirne and given marked
Ilst-s,as 20 trade activity. II can hardly
- Saaa nat a turning gso.ER was reached
Tor coEsssbtioFsz fave beer improving for
sofne time but the bright weather ssas
LEesz
spring weather always creates an ap-
peflte Tor early vegetables, bsft the ssrE-Un-
planning that & viii b. sossss time t-sSrfrs,
they can compete for This trade In the
snssntine. California green stuff ms1sI
supply the aeFrsaId Rezselyyts from ftss
south during the week Save Ez-sn corsle-
crafty k1eaEser than Tor several previous
Nr~kSs and the market Is very lively.
Losaa hotiFouszs keep ire uarkes filss-f
! VITA me lettuce AZ moderate prizes. Gu
| csAnters ard tomatoes are also grown.
but the prices bring them within the cat
| esory OF luxur1es. cJclImhers recalling
according 10 size. At from 2ec 10 ~ eacal
California supplies include asparagus
| clsokes.
Onions have been cleaned up during the
| out al present. and are very scarce ali
over the sste. California quotations give
onions 81 G-g1fz-s5 a hundred, and as
shipments must soon come from there
| 10 8.
Potatoes show Indications OF stin fur
ThSr wee kentfrg. Yakima and other East
ern Washington BurlMnhs are coming In
frefsly, and practically exclude native
stock. There are & few CONSUMERS
who prefer "a red potato, but TIE general
demand is concentrated on the Burbank
The batter 34aS held up all week at SIC
but native stock IS said 70 have bs.sn of
feTea soW a. SIC White river and
down Sound farmers who have been hoid-
Ing out are now anxious 70 un4oad. as
sprouts are causing much loss. In the
ffl.sarIttns the deqnand il growing more
brisk. hts as the supply constantly main
IaiIs the lead, there u no prospect for
higher prices.
warehouses. and dealers. while not wor-
rsed are sver ON the alert To keep gp their
stocks. OF grades were well sold off dur
Ing the bad wea e1er Tor stock feeding, and
now nothing Is seen but the better quail
ity. Ten dollars a ton Is the lowest job
btug quotation.
The scarcity of corn has been previously
noted and Il has been generally supposed
cation by the foods was the only reason
for the failure % middle country farmers
20 keep UP Western shipments. man
who has just left an Illinois farm and
sailed Sunday for the Alaska gold fields
gives another and even better reason
lie says that the prospect oc high prices
on hogs has led the farmers 10 believe that
more money can be made by feeding their
cheap corn than by shipping II 20 the
West. From this II seens unlikely that
much more % the middle country corn VIII
find IFS way 20 the local market.
The very natural fac; that many fresh
COWS are reporting for duty. md also mat
ooent for the drop In price of butter.
Ranch butter has dropped a couple Of
cents. Washington creamery Is 5obbing
AT ?. cents and Iowa az 81. Dealers do not
credit the statement that any influence,
except that Of nature has been brought
20 bear upon the market
In groceries The Novelty NH Company
has knocked on = cents on their Patent
Excellent and IS cents on their Novelty A
brands Of -four. Some California brands
have dropped slightly. lArbuckls's and
n kafF s4faHf
making cut Of 81 within the past month.
Both brands now stand. In hundreds, at
sia1s
There "a iisiie change In he fresh meat
or packing house markets. High prices
and the IGnten season conhinsd cause a
light local demand but outside trade con-
tinueS heavy.
JobhinE Quotations.
Following ere the quotations OF whole
sale dealers and tohbers today
Dairy and Poultry Yard.
Butter and native cheese show 3 con
firm prices. bat poultry Is Weakening, ow-
ing 20 recent heavy receipts.
Buticr-.Ranch, Issfisc; Falensh.irg md
other Washington reauerles. .-rb prints.
IL. Iowa creamery. &c.
Cheese Oo55lng>-NatIve Hashinsssz',
frs-s fIohslnSp~Fresh ranch. Tee
Poultry (ohbingf--shickenS Ssl950. or
a. live weight ducks. &zs.ia per dog.
dressed chickens. i2e. dressed turkeys.
lsGisc-
Meats and Provisions.
Fresh meats are holding up IN price
the week Packing house pro<i7scss are
assftV.s and firm.
Fresh Mcats tiobhtnE - hoiee dressed
hcss. SET, per 10. mutton. s'4SfsAc Fer 10:
pork eirc per 10. wal. Sc peT Il,
Canned Nests ljohbing t-lpeNilesf ham.
y.loG2ss; eorasd be-. l-fa cans; =;
IN csr~. s. - s-Th cans. SEQ. lunch
tot que. In cans. $50. so cans. s.. roast
hsef. s. * vast chicken, $50 roast muf.
tor. s. zsslAto. roast turkey. Ste: PIGS
provisions Oo6blng9 - Harris. large.
fesc. hams, small iiAac, BREAKFAST hAcoa
az. dry salt sides. sisc.
Fresh and Preserved Fish.
re wholesale rsarkas cootinsies very
sssli Retailers buying directly from Ire
ftssgeg-saan. are fairly wei supplied
a'r,ssh EfSh lioeolnsl -Aaiseaf. ffe:
salmon. TlsSc. salu1en trout So noun.ieTs.
Tss5s.- sstfs. g.. rock cod. &c. hack hass
81 perch ytsffc. sturgeon. s-fsc. mount
ar t~ont IsissIlae.
49, - fr1sn- sen h5is. 8. ssiuou bel-
ttos ts-Nhls. s.. xxx hcrriuE zs-fo raias.
e =. Holland herring. keEs. = stsEt rs
Aiasza herrans 49, -, a.. s..'sA, -.
- - kres s. =, Eaackeres. ltsfD 4--aals.
81 - exsafish, 4-f1 bricks. Sf3sEc, she-s
col. fis-fE AHA&Hs sf=NF Rt-He>t7~ ~'~N~t+.
-; -. sr..s = Fssh 0osasnsp-Claras, s-rs
49, ~ ava s. -. clans, In tiuS. per
- e. a. ls'ss,srS. In cns. PIP Goa. s. =
~ 81 80 rgscss f'eauuseiS river. p TINS.
- s. al RtasSm PINK. slt AAsska s.t-
- 49, 81 -. rGEUt seUls3. 8 sara -lt.,
1900 4. usatn. s .ssi-sa5 sss. key g 81
So 49, pbaaa s. h&s2ses 4sS Eey. S-s*s
s-t~,flnrs American. As. per oesz 7ac 3
rr,nrk~rs2 IN glas. JET 19G, St9#. s3F4A'S's,
pop Gcz s2tA
uay. Grain and SEEDS.
4,s,a s.-ar~4rv - god ray arr hrat Te-
.--.,ts ~ t~,,-a Asava pasAcd ~ p<rss- AZ
ss,-.e ~ ssv,tuce ale active ard . &eeaTaa&
,sr.azr,i sr-sicBcy "a aacsasiohs Is ts.sla-
caEe3- &c.. .,.-a -s~ ,,,
sss55f Eastern " sss,s}rs-fua ftF'es'ts. &4sss
81 rrsxs-B. g1slf slraN. s., Alfalfa. S-l0l~
oats ttoestngf - -,
- tta.sslu xt--Ita+led oT grQ stsai. Iszg
~ 49, = wv,sss. SIS cracked. $is8T' fessi.
So - ~@ gissblawA-Rraa, pe- tou.
60 zssrss rsr ton. SsstF4&
asss ttsae ~ &c 2.QsessG fess1 SIS g
- tor. sufadlinge. pr toN- 81 81
~s,e me- PIP faes. e. -
tsrASs sec3--sfsY the sassf 80. y
a. zee grass. tsfil ne grass. .4>e.
fyasa tamn a. 1eNfac - :.
sssss,e~ sssess--sgsy ais sackl--lAs.s, - =
sss 5..sse. s'si&a lss = -. @@s@As-s = 80
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