The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-13


Clearaaces- Basaaees-
Portland ...... .-...... uagz - IsSa -
THE SEATTLE MARKETS.
Trade was uo,ieesbly lively around he
warehouses tc12y and dealers EeferR.4g
zEree IL rs - -eTnent that ths turn i
AFFAIRS ca ne ABOUT the aEsr - TIA mo5th
Ssera thas date tne movement n and ous
has sra1uz-ay Increased a21 dealers are
oec aTru ~ CORES pe-1lDg4y happy
Everyo ay was O. the 1Usap To-Day ho-h
in ne Nlrer g-Gl1 warehouses ard around
The tabo.EE a11 cc1lgzl ss.oo S-aE1s. The
live iress seems INFECTIOUS AID 2 general
51s.le aui huFTy c41 oe noticed among
even he smallest retailers.
q the greatest activity can b. p3~ttSa-
larry lcca1ed Is Is ar-rong The h4y grain
the 60 the receipts and output running
atUng together ia 81 way that should SAT-
asfv the most sEteTprlsing-
he pc-ato Eaarkst y siiA the subject
a. greatest interest ard The conflicting
or nfons ce the various heavier dealers
make ire situation most complex 9sk-
ina potatoes. - far as received this week.
have been yoooing al S-1szZ-a-9. according
ta Quality Today = prominent dealer
comes EorWar1 with the announce n1ent
= al ne WI - ready tomorrow % dispose
OF Two car loads in ton lots 80 So
Another dealer. Hno Il certainly in
position TO De wei posted. disputes the
prediction OF any necessity 70 get pota-
toes fran the East h.s advices show an
ample Supply e the WILDLY Island. Dun
geness and White river districts. and, IN
less the farmers insist on holding out.
there viii be no necessity for sending as
Tar even as California California Bur
banks are selling a. ga with freight tar
II OF 30. Y2klE1as. as mentioned yester-
day, ars a. The same price with a tariS
OF s. 90. This puts either potato IN the
Seattle market At SIS at the outside. Lat
es: California advices anticipate fan In
prices and 4 this should occur. what
reason Is there 10 expect the necessity OF
Eastern shipments
price Of potatoes need be expected until
well along in seeding time, aud by then
the new California stock viii be appealing
20 the family trade.
The egg market Is weakening again and
to5oing quotations today are lie. No sort
Of steaalness is 10 be expected for some
time. Poultry prices are firm ana the
supply ana demand ar. well balanced.
Columbia river smelts are coming into
market a cents. This fish is really
great delicacy and IS In great favor IN
Household trade The natural tenderness
OF the Aesh, however operates against its
sale in the Interior, whers its softnsss IS
often ignorantly mistaken for age. With
the return Of good weather other hsh sIe
coming IN and the retail stands Ars MI
ing up.
Jobbing Quotations
The following are the jobhins quota
lions OF wholesale dealers today:
Sugar, Flour xad Coffee.
Sugar oobbing)-Golden to- in bols. per
10. Sac. extra 'sC'' in bhls. per 10. &c,
dry sTanulateS in bbls. peg 10, 4isc: cube.
Flour, etc Oobbing)-Pstent Excellent,
$50: Novelty A. A.50: California brands,
s. %; buckwheat -four, per ool, SSei per
ewt S-7Ss4; graham. per Dbl. silo or
I9-ib sacks. s.. 40 per cst: rye nour, per
Dbl sass. or le-re sacks. s25s per ewt:
rye peal, per hol. - 70: per cwt, s-4o.
rolled oats. per Dbl. sS45.so; hominy; per
faxed wheat. s.. Is per case; whole wheat
-four. per cwt, s2.75: pearl barley. lee-le
sacks. sz9: S,is boxes. sc; split peas. per
I msai s Seiio% ' lss ~ ss si55: white.
los SIS; sos SIS; faxed hominy' oois'
a2e; Java, per ID. zso; Costa. R!es, Gholcs.
par 10 &c. asted-Arhuckle's. in 10o-To
gases, per cwt. Is15; se-Ip cases per ewt,
s5ss s Ss.ib cases. Per css slsss: J hscs
Mocha. s5skc; caracoia. &c: qqatemala,
2Sc: ground coffee, 29Ia4ite. Lion. lVVs,
sib.SS; ess. si575: SEA, Si5.S.
Meats, Provisions and Fish.
Fresh Meats-(Jobbingl-Ch dressed
beef. &C per Id mutton, sASc per 10; lamb.
per Ii.
Provisions Gobblnsl - Hams. large.
llisc; hams, small i2c; breakfast bacon.
9Sac; dry salt sides 5.4S0.
Fresh fish--(Jobbing EFisnbut, &C; sal
mon. 68slsc: salmon trout. 6lsc; fioun-
ders. aizq4c. soles, Sizcg rock cod. Sc;
perch. siFalc; Columbia 6me!t, C; stur-
geon. 5Ss5c; mountain troSt, 12izgl5c.
Dutter, Cheese, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter-Rsnch. l4sl7c: Enensburg and
other Washington creams~ies, 2-lb prints.
&c, Iowa creamery, 24c,
Cheese Jobbing)-Native Washington.
I0'snl2c.
Eggs (Jobbing)- Fresh ranch, lie.
Poultry - (JobbIng - Chickens large
spring s. 50Tf3. .: old chickens. S3Es. 80 or
SG@c. live weight. ducks tSa350 per doz:
dressed chickens, 9alic; turkeys. lac.
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes -(Jobblugl--Natsve stock. sls0
p. Yskmas. S2id22 50.
Feaets ohblng)-CGbbages Cali
fornis. 81 = cwt: onions new yellow, 2tsc
per 10, white turnips, 5g75c per sack:
beets. yept5c per sack; carrots 25gi0c;
celery. 25ufGc per doz: lettuce. hothouse,
S5G45c per d0z. tomatoes, I5c per Id: Gu
cumbers SaI5o per doz: green onions. zoc
per dog.
California. $50; selects 81. apples. new.
Sle1.5o per box. bananas. s202 80; cram
berries. IS per box, or s. per barrel: Japa-
nese oranges. &: navels, fancy. s275G3:
choice. s. 5o9f2.I5; fancy seedlings. s.:
choice. Si-55.
Hay. Grain and Feed.
y-(Jobblng)-Puget sound. per ton.
tSal0. Eastern Washington timothy. Sl4:
mixed $3.50. straw, s.; alfalfa. sllal2
Jobbing)-Chicksn feed, per
ton. SIS.
Oats-{Jobb ngl-Rolled or ground, ss4
Barley Joobing)-Rolled or ground,
per ton. SEC
Corn-Whole slSGl9: cracked. HsTD:
feed meal slsa3o
Aillstuffs-t Jobbingl-Eran. per ton.
50. shorts. per ton, sl91ls
F'ced-(J obhing)-Caopped feed, sf-9ls
PEP ton. middluEs- per ton, 81, oil cake
meal. per ton. S2NG3o