The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-11
THE SEATTLE MARKETS.

Seattle 80. ..-.-..--..-s.a. 40 g u.s1z IA
Portland 49,, ..------- sas4e % s. sls "
TINE SEATTLE MARKETS,
Yesterday was California steamer day
and down on Western avenue things We're
active from early morn until 5 O'Clock in
the eveyans- Speaking from a general
standpoint the market was firm and fair
~ wssk and the commission houses had
no reason for complaining The Caitfer-
ma products were a. fine as could De ex-
eected. Oranges caooagss ard peas were
brought north IN abundance new onions
the first of the season of California. were
Included in the shipments. and the COM
mission men found good market await
ing the very healthy product The new
onions were placed ON the market by the
iobberS at from ii1c 20 De- new potatoes.
first OF the season. are offered az l&c The
steamer did not bring north any small or
anzes- Their day for the present season
is ended. They are among the earliest or
ange@. IN fact about the earliest to come
f frnn Sailfo sns xs nnsy wsre fairy pls
have now about ceased. Old cabbage is
almost ended for this season and the new
= beginning 70 appear in the markets.
who have been anxsously awaiting its ar
rival.
i.oratoes were little weak yesterday,
but shey moved 50 rapidly that the COM
mf<sfon men could not enter any protests
Just now the local market Is receiving
i many from east OF the mountains and
from the White river valley The pro-
duct from the TWO sections is of fairly
good quality. The cauiinower season Is
about closed. but notwithstanding that
fact that is still some call for IL
Butter Is selling az from l2c TO lsc,
though il brought from DC to l5c a few
days ago. Eggs still bring from l3c TO
lasec.
as il customary in spring time, il may
take another fall during the next few
weeks. In fact. wholesale meat men pre-
dict a fall in price. Beef continues scarce
much TO the disza tisfaction Of the butch
ers and their patrons. Housewives in gen
erai are complaining these days OF the
they are aware that the local butchers
are not responsible for the condition of
things The Eastern buyers have been in
the state and bought up about all the cat
tie offered for sale. As . result local
butchers are aware that they will have
TO look TO other states for their supply,
at least until about June Is when grass
cattle will be obtainable Yesterday Frye
4 lRr,rhn received a special train of If
teen car loads of cattle from Huntington.
Or The sip pm o distance Is s0 s,a
the move Ii is more than possible that
during the next few weeks II will be nee
essary 40 bring several car loads from
California A train load Of hogs for Frye
& Brlahn will be shipped from ST. Paul
shortly Several car loads came from
Omaha recently. but II is believed that the
L.. adapted for the local market.
In the grain market No. club milling
wheat has dropped TO &c. and blueStem
from Sc to 75c Chicken feed brings SIS
TO 81. and whole corn Is selling for $40.
slight advance in the price OF a few days
ago.
The following are the jobbing quota
tions of wholesale dealers today:
Sugar, Flour and Coffee.
l.
dry graduated in bbis per no. &c; cube.
Flour. etc. 0obbingt Potent Excellent,
U.s. e, b1ekwkeat fiour.. per Dbl $50; per
S lob Sacks ss1 .. per cwt; rye fiour. per
f sSl' meal y Or per ae0 b se3 per pei ewt' 8;
rolled oats, per Dbl. A645O: hominy, per
cwt. SIS; cracked wheat. per. cwt. So:
n aas s mses, x We pearl s SSs T s
i isssIs s sasks. 's e. o 81 sosss corn
Io ; sslss s u.s. ss dsie e hosy ~ bis
coree dobbingl Green Mocha, per 10.
s Java nsr per sss gs cGsrS kss
., per i cwt. sIs25: sS-rp eases, per cwt, *lsss;
Java soIs tins per 70 Sc sack Gus ste
maa sso ground coffee. is@2lc Loa, zoos,
sisl5: eos. SIZES; 36s, SlSss
Meats. Provisions and Fish.
Fresh Meats ljobbingl Choice dressed
beef. 6lsei7c per n mutton, 7iznsc per I'd;
pork. SIC per no veal; 6 per s no large lie.
hams. small lll4c. breakfast bacon. loc'
Fresh Fish dobbinD IIalibut, 4,s@s..e;
sisG4c: soles, sitc; rpck cod, sc; black
bass, Sc: perch, ss4@4c; mountain trout,
lsIzml5c; shrimps, 1oc-
butter. Cheese. Eggs and Poultry.
Butter-Raach. 1eai3c; Eliensburg and
other Washington creameries, 2-b prints,
Cheese tjobbing)-Native Washington.
Eggs s tjobbing) Fresh ranch. lsgIs5zc;.
Poultry 9ooasn,sss $ per sou ireas es
chickens, is,sc: turkeys. isGisc per 10.
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes fiobbIng)--Native stock, $i3Gl4.
Yakimas. si5Qls; sweet POTATOES &c per
NJ. %.
nor n. rh,rtarb 1sk42c: asparaugs, &c;
WaIla WaIla asparagus. 81 per box; cab
bages. california, H-ls per cwt; onions,
yellow szef4e per 70 ss' per do 1oz PIE letsuee
hofhouse. E,a4ec per dog: green onions, loo
per dog: cucumbers. hotnouse VI per COZ
Green Fruits Uobotng lemons fancy
california. 81. 75sf3 selects. s2r2:5 50; apples.
81 5oer2 per box: bananas ga ~: - e.
, 81: stra wberrses, sl.7sAT2 per case
Hay. Grain and Feed.
uav fiohh,nel-Psiget sound, per ton,
ga. T.astern washington timothy, SD. Cali
ifornla. siMIl4: straw. 81; alfalfa, slini2.
Oats ttobbing)-$l&zz
tom, so. "a <o4. 80 .l
yi9fief. -. - .,,es
Feed fiobbingl- Chopped feed. si7qis per
ION. middlings. per ton. 81; oil cake meal,
per ton, So.