The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-12


have ar extra fine one. Bot the scarcity
tr this state II rot due TO . small crop 80
much a. 70 the unusual demand FOR hay
long winter. beginning in November and
continuing 1rsffi April Durfng those long
monfhs there were great drains on the
Is here be nr16s that he has none for the
market He has spared ar much a. IL will
be possible for him TO spare. Oregon found
state. II called on washington. bur very
quickly learned that the market OF this
state was not the kind II. was booking for
impossible 70 get supply IN this state.
ssrt 10 California. and now the local trade
: t.sing largely supplied BY the farmers OF
TIE price Of chewing tobacco has adj
vafced from 10 cents. owing 10 the Tact
thaf there seems 10 be some scarcity OF
have been few. II any. changes of inp0r-
sance during the week. Business has been
good but there have been no special move
The demand for strawberries Il on the
increase The supply Is coming from Cali
fornia ana Is regarded as particularly nne.
g per crate. By the close Of next week
the native strawberry shouid make It's ap-
pearsncs in the market The Oregon berry
berry. The lafteH win bring high prices
for the first few weeks. Last season
local commission man scid his first crate
will sell for over IS q crate The native
berry crop this year h regarded as sue
cess One nnds a few dollhouse tomatoes
In the market iust now. The demand ex-
ceeds the supply. They come from across
Lake Washington
Cucumhers are becoming more plentiful.
time the Commission men were selling
them for 81 a dozen. Housewives refused
20 pay the retail dealers from 10 cents to
Is cents piece for them, and the COM
m m
prices. shipped all they could get 10 Port
land. Spokane. Butte City and Rossiand.
pearance. They came In with the green
onions. Commission rsen are compelled 10
handle them. hat they do not find them
attle there are many little cherry orchards.
and while the cherry season Is on many
owners make contracts 10 supply certain
dealers. while other owners send their
cherries from house TO house.
The new potatoes which come in from
California are very smail-in fact too
small But there are no Others to be Sc
them or. do without The old potatoes in
the market are In good condition, but are
The hsh Market is firm at present. and
Alaska steamer brought down one and a
half tons OF halibut. and the sioop Morn
Ing Star has just returned from Cane Flat
terry banks with two tons. The Morning
Star reports that there are two dozen
boats on the banks. but they have no fish,
be greatly improved.
Jossins auos.tion..
Following are the quotations Of the
wholesale and jobbing dealers today:
Dairy and Poultry Yard.
Butter-Ranch. 12aisc: ElIensburg and
other Washington creameries. 2-lb prints.
Cheese Oobbinx)-Natiye Washington.
Eggs oobbIng,-Fre.h ranch. lsai4c.
weight ducks. $sG3.50 per doz:. dressed
chickens. l2i1o: dressed turkeys. isa2Oc.
Meats and Provisions.
The market is firm. Fresh beef contin-
Fresh Meats uobbingl-Cnoice dressed
beef. 7g7Isc per lb: mutton. TIC per Id;
pork, sisc per ID. veal, 6isc per 10.
Canned Meats .Ccboins)-- Dev.led ham.
solnsd Seof sn s n 1ss ss eh fsps sess
tongue, Lii cans. $40. .2-fD cans. IS; roast
t nesi ;5 iss' roast oasAt turkey. o p pss
Provisions QObhlng, Hams. large.
lie: hams. small. 115xc; breakfast bacon,
I0c, dry salt sides. &c.
Fresh and Preserved Fish.
Supplies are very light all around.
Small varieties are practically out OF mar
ket and salmon quite scarce Several tons
of halibut were received during the week
Fresh Fish (johbing) - Halibut. 5f76c:
salmon. 6a7c: salmon trout, Sc: founders,
Sc ss perch sisaac; mountain trout, isisaisc:
IS Sailed sd Fish oobbing1--Red salmon, s.:
pink salmon, 20o-fb b,ls. IS: salmon bel
lies, .1-bbls. 81, xxx herring, Io-fb pals.
lsska h harrinr bbls so Smoked ssasa
herring. zoos, per box. SOC: spiced herring,
cod. 10Th boxes. SIC: smoked 6ackiing.
4os, per box. Soc
Canned Fish tjobblng,-clams. 2-ib
ax s e sobs.sri 10 l fIsn lns i per ts os
G3s5: salmon. Columbia river. I'M tins,
per doc. 81 20; Alaska pink. 81; .Alasks sill
YER doz NO; Pnget, a ssu I'd 81 sardinsss
as; rs, plain. $2l002 50: rs. key. s2'5OeS
as: sardines. American, rs, per doz, 75c;
mackerel. 5-rb tins. per dos, $3.50: shrimps,,
per doz. $2.75.
Hay. Grain and Seeds.
The first shipment of California hav
has been received and more is on the
Hay tjobbing)-Pugat sound. per ton.
California hay sls. straw. 81: alfalfa, si2.
Oats Cobbing1-s22
Wheat Uohbingl-se7
.a Barley ,,s ooooins'-k'lied or ground. per
Corn-whole, SO: cracked. s21; feed
meal, 81.
Mfilstuffs 0obbingl-Bran. per ton.
sf5. shorts per ton, SIS.
Feed Acknowledgement feed sf71ss
per tom, middlings,. per ton. 81; oil
Grass seed-.By the saek,-Timothy, per
10. 4s4@5iac. orchard, 1890: red top SO
ioc: blue grass: lsgi5c; rye grass. 5Gsc;
mixed lawn. 15ueoc.
clover sced-1By the eack)-Red, per n.
s,.Gis,zc alsike lolsgiIssc; alfalfa. sdloc:
white. lSIz2c.
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes tjohbingl--Native stock, 3ls1i4:
Yakimas. uS0i6. sweet potatoes. &c per
ID.
Vegetables Gohbing1 - Green peas Sc
per N: caulifower. 7SdaE per dozen.
California asparagus. sc. WaIla Waila as
paragas, 81 per box. cahbages, California,
sl55 per cwt; onions. old. yellow, 3isSl4c
per 10: new, 1tsc per 10; white turnips,
ST. Is per sack: beets, Sc per sack; car
rots 6Nsis5c; lettuce. dollhouse. 25I49c per
dog. green onions. loc per dog: rhubarh,
1isc: cucumbers, 81 per dog.
Green Frui, Gcbhing) fancy
California. s.. ssffs; apples. s1.5dT2 per box;
bananas. $2325o. oranges. fancy seed
hngs, S225<f2 so. choice. -; strawberries.
Dried Fruits Oobblng) - Aprieots.
bieached. per ID. Toe. figs. California.
per 10, black. sc: white. &c; peaches. evap-
GRATED. per lh. &c; apples. bleached. per