The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-26
THE SEATTLE MARKETS.

THE SEATTLE MARKETS.
Taso1ns papers bite an extraordinary
jump ia the pg8ee OF wheat IN that city
Occurring "a Ene short the 81 TWO days.
Taeoxsats ssaszatsoas for Tuesday we're:
Clue - cents. D-Ne stem. - cents " Sd
ne@zzy. C4uD. s., Que stem g. and fo44y
Ehey are C49o. y ana 5.ae stem, ~
matter has csU~ea mGcl surprise among
Eszexls s1parIszs an2 tasy arc rather 4t
4 .oss for al explanation
For seEsTa& ~IrAs 20 changes lsFe been
.otea II e2ot2 hons a. either Seattle or
Tacoma as.koash Tacoma prices have
run zlonx g1lszfaEEEsly a. z-5og< 70 scags less
than either Seattle Or Portland The
stagemeAt OF tfe Tacoma papers that the
phenomenal rise Is caused oy the scarcity
% Washington v ae2ts Is hardly SaE1S1ac-
tory, IS thai Se-aTc2Sy mas eeen known
To exist for many weeks. As a matter
OF fact. il nas 6esn some tine since any
wheat was paTr based for export either on
the Sound u IN Portland, and the current
Quotations OF the tgfncs- Tor
Ehe local market. OF 20 and Sl1s cents, re-
fsrs solely TO the expert oTfer. In the
meant lime the demand for milking pur-
poses has given the producer steady
quotation OF 81 and Is cents
Washington wheat is very scarce, the
surplus Of the last crop being much small
Ter Enan for many years. at The same time
the demand for Washington Hour grows
CO.'S rantly heavier, and the offer OF the
mall men has drawn almost every ouShel
OF wheat Ia their direction NoIwith-
standing tbs fow quotations OF Tacoma,
the Seattle exporters have all along been
ready 10 stand by the quotations Of the
POST q 4lgenceE, but the uslllers have
been gong them or cents better. ana
so everything has gone that way.
The most plausible explanation Of Ta-
coma's Dig advance Is offered oy q local
exporter who said. in 81 os lance. that pos
ssbly no wheat had arrived In Tacoma for
quite long time and there had been 10
occasion to alter the low quotations. but
the receipt Of a few cars and this fact
that they were bought IN by local mil
men al he current rate, demonstrated TO
the papers that wheat mad gone up since
the last sale and that they were several
points on in the ord quotations
There Is. however, every reason 10 ex-
psct considerable advance IN uitiserS
offers on account OF the light supply; but
there is little probability OF any OF the
surplus OF last years crop going 10 sx-
port.
Trade continues brisk among the whole
sale and commission houses.
Yakima potatoes are holding at so.
with the prospect for a full supply.
The supply of eggs is quite heavy and
the northern orders brought Ia by steam
er Topeka may for once De met without
any great advance in price. The 1s-eent
The Topeka brought in about fifteen
tons of halibut- The weather on the
banks has turned colder and the catch Is
very good
The following are the jobbing quota
tons OF wholesale dealers today:
Sugar, FIoar and Coffee.
Sugar Oo5bing)-Solden &C. In bills. per
10. 4lsc; extra &C. In pols. per ID. Sac;
dry granulated. in bb.s. per 70. &a~c; cube.
es.c; powdered. 57so. spot cash prices;
$3.50; Novelty A, $40: California brands,
saw. buckwhsat four, per Dbl, 50 %. per
ewt. saasa4; graham. per OBJ. sa.lO. OF
bS sass' or $40 S per SACKS exit H I per eR Rs:
rolled oats. ~ per S5I. a'z5asss: hominy. per
swt. $50. cracked wheat: per owr. so:
-four, per cmt, s2.ss. pearl barley. le-Io
sacks. 4izc. 2s-iO boxes. &c: spit peas. per
lo9-ip sacks. &c; PIP boxes; e; corn
los. sis; sos. sL5S. naked hominy. Dbls.
1913: kegs, s2.3.
Coffee Uobbing)- Green-Mooha, per ID.
per 10 &c. Roasted-Arbuckies in llo-fs
cases. per cwt, sio.l5i so-lo cases. per cwt,
sls2S Ss-ib cases. per cwt, sis:ss: Java.
Up tins per p, SSe SACKS. $40; Adsh
23c; ground coffee, 2og24Ac: Lion. loos,
Sizes; COS. sl5.75: Sos. ,iS.sS.
Meats, Provisions and Fish.
Fresh Meats uobbing)-Choiee dressed
beer. cystic Per 10. mutton. &c per 10;
Ian lamb -. SC per 10; pork. &c per NJ veal 20
Provisions C5obbing)-Hsms. large. ulsci
hams. small, l2es breakfast bacon, sA.e.
dry salt sices. 5e.G6c.
mon. e0s17c: salmon trout, ease: foun-
ders, 2ls44c, soles, size; rock cod. be;
perch, Slsd4c Columbia smelt, &C; stur-
geon. 5Q6c; mountain trout, l2ls4l5c-
butter, Cheese, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter-Ranch. 14Ql7c; Ellensburx and
other Washington creameries. 2-io prints.
z0c, Iowa creamery, &c.
Cheese Uoooing(-Na,iys Washington.
Eggs Oobbing,-Fresh ranch. 1sc.
Poultry Ooobingb-Chickens large spring.
s. 50Gl3, -: old chickens s3el35 50. or s43c,
live weight: ducks, $saS.5e per dozen,
dressed chickens, ie9llc; turkeys, lac.
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes 0oabins)-Nat!ys stock. N7G
tegeTa0les 1o5bing)-cabbagss Cali
fornia, 81 3 cwt; onions. new yellow. 20
2iso per To; white tcrnips. soc per sack;
celery. 254ioc per doz; lettuce. hothouss.
35lf45c per doz. tomatoes. I5c per ID: GU
cumhers sl9l1 per eoz; green onions. 2oc
pc doE.
Green FruI, Gobblng) fancy
California. s.. Is; selects. 50. appIss.
new. 59cHSL59 per box. bananas, s2ETs.50;
cranberries. S per box. or s. per Dbl; Japa-
choice. s. S827s; fancy seedlings. s..
choice sI.75.
Hay. Grain and Feed.
Hay 0obbngl-PuEet sound, per ton
$S4lo. Eastern Washington timothy. Sls
mixed. 81 80. straw, So. alfalfa. slifs12
Wheat OobbinEl-Chlcken feed, per ton.
S24
oats Bobb.r g)-Rolied or ground 324
Barley 0oobingl-Roiied or ground. per
ton 80.
Corn Whole. $lAQls. cracked. slsQ20:
feed meal Slsden
Miiistuffs (i1ohirE)- Bran. per ton gi4:
shores per ton, sl10iS
Feed 8abbing feed, siTERls per
ton middiings. per ton. 81. oil cake meal