The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-25
MARKETS AND TRADE.
THE SEATTLE MARKETS.

Yesterday was a fairly active day in the
local market. D1E there vas no great
eaange n , pres OF any raFq h,,5sr
dropped | ceEt- This reason was given oy
taose wno centred the local butter market:
TIE grass OH which cows are now feecaEg
* ng,t n producer OF what is known as
full-gzass butter. /. is in such a condition
that the butter which comes from the
cows feeding on IL is not as good for ssor-
ing as Is fulfgrass butter. Commission
men claim that III View of the fact that
the butter continues 10 come into the mar
ket ia large quantities and cannot Do
stored. drop Of cent Is necessary. -
The egg market has not changed II
ANYTHING eggs were a little weaker yes
t-rday Some ioboe-i at l5c. but merchants
paid The commission men lac for strictly
coming into the market The supply is
BY no means less than the demand
Native straw berries sold in the market
al from 81 to 50 Per crate They come
ny7aie farms. and are In good condition.
Waiia Walla berries sold a; from 81 10 81.
Many Of them were not in good condition
Hood river berries sold AZ from s3.so TO s.
Cherries received sunday night from
California brought tron Soc to 81 a box
They were In had condition. There is no
demand for goose berries, and they are Of
fered at from lc TO z1zc
The potato market continues weak. Peo-
pie are not eating the product. Farmers
would ship more !n. bat commission men
row is California steamer day.
No changes are to be recorded in the
grain market. The market was little
quiet yesterday.
Jobbing Quotations.
The following are the tobbing quota
tions OF wholesale dealers today:
sugar. Flour and Coffee.
Sugar Oobblngl-Go,den ''C'' in bbls, per
n. 49sc; extra C. in hhls. per 10, tigc'
dry granulated. in bhis. per n, Sc; cube.
Flour. esc. uobang,-P Excellent.
$i75 Novelty A, s4.45. California brands.
$3.50. buckv heat -four. per biol. ss.5o: per
sSS, tsat sTana fat per rrs es sur - per or
bbi. s. or ION sacks SIS per cws:
rye meal. per Dbl. N.7s; per ewt. s.:
rolled q eats per epi, sa4'p Der no sMt M
faxed wheat $3.50 per case; whole Wheat
fogr per sw, 49, pearl sr BARLEY es. " nap
s is &C. sscfs En- e. eo s 'f eose e peas ar
meal. yellow los. $3.50; SOS. $1.s5: white,
los. $50: SOS. si.i5, faxed hominy. bbls,
Coffee liohhing}--Green-M Mocha. per 10,
a2c: Java. per 10, 2sq2sc: Costa Riea.
IN l sx gsr es ssse s per s eN sns
Aden Mocha, 37,sc; Caracola, 27lzc Guate-
mala. &c: ground coffee. lsa2lc. Lion. iv's'
$l3 Is: Cos. SIS. %: Sos. 1885.
Fresh Meats dobbingp-Cow beef. SIC.
steer beef. &c per 10; mutton. slsq7c per
10; pork 6isc per 10; veal. 6izc per 10.
PROVISIONS .iohbing,-..ams. large. lie;
hams. small, liIsc; breakfast bacon, s'4c;
Fresh Fish oobbing)-Halibu,. f9dbisc;
salmon. 6Q'c; salmon trout. &C. nounders.
skate: soie.. slsc; rock cod. DC; BLACK
l2isGl5c: shrimps. loo.
Butter. Cheese, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter-Ranch. 1Nul3e; Eilensburg and
other Washington creameries. I'D prints,
l5c.
l0qlic: California full cream. &c.
Eggs Gobbing)-FTesh ranch. 13Q1lc.
Poultry commandments. lUg lie: live
weight; dressed chickens. 12Hc: turkeys.
15Ii7c Per 10.
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes uobhing)-- Native stock. si2Gi3;
Yakimas SIS; sweet potatoes, &c per 10
10.
Vegetables dobbing)-California peas. 9D
3igc; Oregon peas. sc per n: rhubarb. lisc:
Waiia Walla asparagus 81 per box cab
hayes. California. S.15 per cwt; new Cali
fornia onions. li20iac. beets, $l.25 per
sack: carrots, SIS; lettuce. dollhouse. l5Q
soc per doz; cucumhers. dollhouse, 7Segsl
per dog.
Green Fruits 0obhing)-Lemons. fancy
California. s. 15ll3: selects. ssQ25o; apples,
1902 per box: bananas s2us.5o; oranges.
fancy seedlings s2.25at2.5 50; choice. s2.25GD
$50: California strawberries. $l4l.50 per
case.
Hay, Grain and Feed.
Hay uobbing1-Puget sound. per ton.
sl3nis; Eastern Washington timothy. ST
@ls; caiifernis, s t!sals; alfalfa, Aiais
Barley Uobbing)-Rolied or ground. per
ton, SO.
Corn-1whole. $50; cracked. s2oa2i; feed
meal. Se0QY.
MIlstuffs Gobbing)-Bran. per ton, SAG
ID; shorts. per ton, NTd1s.
Feed bbingl-Chopped feed. $l741s per
ton: n,iddlings. per ton, 81; oil cake meal,
per ton. ~.