The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-11
THE SEATTLE MARKETS.

Local cen mission men say that the
strawberry season vii. not be very long.
Reports from the strawberry centers are
TO the effect that there viii net b. many
more for shipment: The dry weather has
made then. TlIeB very rapidly. and they
have been coming into the market IN large
quantities. Yesterday berries were sin a.
from - cents 10 81. though on Wednesday
they were a ltgie weak at 3 cents.
The butter and egg market Is not very
lively. A good many eggs and eonsiiera-
BILE butter ere coming into the city. Eggs
retail az from u 20 Is cents. The general
jo6bing price yesterday was i3lz cents, and
only fne assorted egg brings IS cents.
There il but ore house that receives that.
the Others claiming that they cannot re-
cefTe over Il cents.
The housewife who has failed 20 pur-
chase berries for making Jams. 5eli3eS. etc.
together with the necessary amount OF
sugar VIII not he pleased 10 learn that sne
berry market IS not as weak as Il might
be and that sugar has advanced. Another
advance in sugar WAS announced yesier-
day, and a further one IS expected. TIE
new sugar schedule and the extra demand
for sugar at this time Of the year are re-
sisonsibfe-
JobbfnE Quotations.
The following were the jobbing quota
tons OF wholesale dealers yesterday.
Sugar, Flour and Coffee.
Sugar oobbngb-Golden CO.. In hbls. per
ID. 4asc; extra &C" in bbIs, per 10, .Ac:
dry graduated. In b5ls. per ID. 5l4c; cube.
s9;e powdered, US: spot cash prices;
$40. Novelty A. $3.50: California brands.
$780, buekwheat -four. per Dbl. $50, per
eews. .S;BG4; graham. per bbl. "a, or
bbl. 81. or lo-ro sacks. s2-25 per cwi:
rye meal. per Dbl. SD; per cwt. 81:
rolled oats, per bbl, Sfai-5e; honliny, per
cwt. s. .: cracked wheat. per cwt. s22o.
faxed wheat. s2,se per case; whole whea.;
sacks. &c; 25-rb boxes SC: split peas, per
VI A.. - Sn~ -y1
meal. yellow los, so: SOS. s1.s5: white,
!, ,ss. $40: s.s sl-s. faxed hominy. ebls'
Coffee uobhingl- Green-Mocha. per n.
&c: Java. per 70. 2sQ2s Costa Rica.
choice. per 10. 2sc. Roasted-Aroaekle'
IN ln-ib cases. per cwt. SlSl5: e,-In s ca
jaws, 5a-tb tins, per ID. Sc; sacks, SAC;
Alden Mocha s7i2c; Caracola. 2Tl4c; Guate-
mal2. 23c; ground coffee. Is92lc. Lion. los.
sl3lS; 6os sl2.25; 3ss. $iS3o.
Meats, Provisions and Fish.
Fresh Meats Uobbing>-Cow beef, ea6i2c:
10: pork. 6lsc per ID: veal 6a7c per h.
Provisions Oobbingl-Iiams, large. leaac;
hams. small. lie; breakfast bacon, size;
Fresh Fish Gobbingl-Halibut. siz44iac:
salmon. eQ1c; salmon trout, SC; Founders.
Si4Qsc: soles. .sl2c; rock cod. SC: black
12l@0i5c. shrimps. ioc.
Butter, Cheese. Eggs and Poultry.
Butter - Ranch sql3c: Washington
creamerIes, 2-ib prints, 154l6c.
Cheese tfobolngl-Native Washington,
i0IItc: California fuli cream. &c.
Eggs tobbingl-i3ltl5c.
Poultry dobningb--Chickens. 1el;11c; live
weight. dressed chickens. i2l2c.
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes (iobb.ng)-Native stock, SO;
Yakimas. sl2qlS: sweet potatoes 4c per 10.
Vegetables 0obbing}-Native peas. Sc:
rhubarh. li4c; Waila Walla asparagus.
per cwr: new California onions. ll4c; beets
81 - per sack; carrots. $l.25; lettuce. 1oc
per doz: cGcumbers, dollhouse, 500, .5c dog,
hothousc tomatoes, zoe per Id.
Green Fruits siohhing} fancy
California, sS6l3.5Q: selects. s2.50Gg3: apples
sl.5oai3.00 per box; bananas. 81 00n250;
oranges. fancy seedlings s2.504f3: choice
$-.25aa25o; fancy Falencias, S3.25: native
strawberries. %DcgISi; gooseberries, &c; cher
rie3, 1o475c per box.
Hay. Grain and Feed.
Hav Uobhirgf--Puget sound per ton.
sl2 Eastern Washington timothy, sl6{i17:
California, fi3; alfalfa. $l2.
Oats tjobiang)-S&lQ a..
Barley Goabing) Rolled or ground, per
ton. so.
Corn-whoie. $50: cracked. $50; feed
meal. $50.
Miistuns Oobblng)-Bran. per ton. s1a:
shorts, per ton. SIS
Feed tjohbing) feed, sl1ais per
ton. miadlings, per ton, 81, oil cake meal,
per ton, SEQ.