The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-22
THE SEATTLE MARKETS.

The most important happening In local
market circles yesterday was the advance
IN the price OF butter. II sold ali day at
II cents. and there was a good demand for
IL. The leading dealers announced during
the morning that butter had gene up a
cent As matter OF fact one house did
butter Saturday afternoon for less than
II cents, but the advance was not an
ncuncsd until yesterday Yakima butter.
II IS said cannot re bought FOR less Than
Is cents. Some OF Il is coming into the
market N order TO supply Q trade that ~
fuses TO take any other brand.
The Western avenue house which last
week insisted that the market was boun-
tifuliy stocked with butter and that the
price would not advance. was among the
slrst yesterday 20 announce the advance.
The house credited the advance TO news
pa per talk that butter was scarce. As a
matter of fact there has not been SO much
butter coming into the market lately
Some creamer1es have been making cheese
or storing little butter. while others
have found better market for their prod
uct in Eastern Washington
ter,aay and sold for about Sc 80 per crate
The demand Was not great and IL is be-
lieyed that there viii be q drop "A the
price today.
Jobbinx Quotations.
The following were the johblng quota
tons or wholesale dealers yesterday;
Sugar, Flour and Coffee.
Sugar oobhsng,-Golden &C. In bols, per
dry graduated. in ohls, per n. size: cube.
esse; powdered sac; spot cash prices
Flour. etc uobbing)-Pa,ent Excellent.
s..so; bgskwheat nour. per Dbl, ss-.a. per
l ss' !: sasss 8 &, : Per swt gs Dc, ,sar es pr
rolled cats, per Dbl. s4aS. So; horniny. per
cwt. s.. .; cracked wheat, per eVt, 80
e p she s.. PER pe sas e ~hsls g sis
sacks. &c; .-rb boxes, SC: split peas, per
ler-fo racks. &C; 3.rn boxes SC; corn
4, s: 5 =. U.s. 81 als Cd ns Msl bss.
t3.s5; kegs. ss.ss.
Coffee bing,-Green-Moeha. per 10.
S sis Java, per r. as cssss kes
per cwt, sisS. &-ro cases. per cwt, SIS s.;
Java. so-ie tins, per n. 2sc; sacks SIS
lna.a. &c; ground coffee. is9zlc; Lion, loos,
$i3.l5; Sos. $i3.2s. 3Ss. sl3.35.
Meats. Provisions and Fish.
Fresh Meats lSobbing)-cow beef e4sisc:
steer beef. &C per 10; mutton. e4olec Per
no pSTs sc Pe e5 lD YEA se pfE No. lcc
hams small. lie: breakfast bacon. Sizc;
dry salt sides. 6iec.
salmon. e43Fc: salmon trout. Sc: founders,
sixq4c: stieS. 3isc: rock cod. &c; black
bass, &C. perch, 3i2Q4c; mountain trout.
1z1xQI6c; shrimps, 1oc-
Butter, Cheese, EYes and Poultry.
Butter - Ranch, 91l5c Washington
cieameries. 2-lb prints, 164ilc.
Cheese tjooo.ngl-Natiye Washington,
learlic: California full cream, Sc.
Eggs Oosbingt-lSNi5c.
Poultry oobh.ng) Chickens io9lic; I've
weight, dressed chicke.ls, l2ixc-
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes Imaginative stock, $40:
Yakimas $l2Ql3 sweet potatoes. &c per 10.
Vegetables Gcbb!ngp-Natiye peas. &c.
native asparagus, l2i2c per pound;
ca bbages, $3.50 per hundTedwei9ht:
new California onions. lc. beets.
81 % per sack. carrots. SIS. lettuce ice
per doZ: cucumbsrs, dollhouse, 35I5oc doz;
dollhouse tomatoes. l5c per 10.
Green Fruits tjobbingt-LemcnS fancy
California. 3Q3.50; selects, 81. 5oJ3; new
California apples, SOL . per box; bananas.
ssa2.53: oranges. fancy seedlings, &.5oeI3:
choice. s. 359i2 80: fancy valencias. s325:
native straw berries, SOL -: gooseberries.
&c; cherries. .s1s5c per box: raspberries.
$34S.0 per crate.
Hay. Grain and Feed.
Hay Oobbing)-Puget sound. per ton.
ST., Eastern Washington timothy, $16ai7;
California $l3; alfalfa $l2.
Oats ljobldng D-S2ig22.
Barley Uobbing)-Rolled or ground, per
ton so.
Corn-whoIe. $50: cracked. $50; feed meal,
$50
Aillstuffs Cobbing)-Bran. per ton, sIi:
shorts. per ton. SIS