The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-14
THE SEATTLE MARKETs.

Yesterdays heavy rains tended to make
the local market rather quiet. There was
1t did no. cause a boom A very important
change In prices. and one THAI will receive
considerable attention, 10 the great ad-
few days In the price Of beans and evapo-
rated fruits. They have gone up from 50 TO
20 per cent. The demand for beans In the
m.n, has have been BEEN ss MADE o saafy Df hs
snsnds. There are many who believe that
there viii be further advance before
There is a fine demand for fresh ranch
eggs in the Local market. 1t is insisted by
such dealers as Beggs co. that they are
willing 10 pay SO cents for fresh ranch.
Farmers complain that they bring fine eggs
into the market and get but 80 cents for
them. The only answer Is that they are
not what the local dealers consider strictly
ranch esgs Is from % to a. cents.
Pork Is down just now and mutton Is up.
In the cereal world everything 10 arm
sns .ners Is seoaSI t dsm sssreer than thew
were few weeks ago. and as result the
price has advanced.
Jobbing Quotationa.
Jobbing prices yesterday were a. fol-
Sugar. Flour and Coaee.
Sugar 0obbing,- &C." In bbls, per
granulated, in ebls,. per ID. sAe; cube. ss4c;
Powdered, sl4e; spot cash prices
Flour, etc, 0obbingrPa,ent Excellent
u.s. ao osfii Bro a so f Tys. Me saeR
ham. per Dbl. si2s; Or lo-lb sacks SIS per
ewt ST. ss4o e rolIea oa ss per- per BIB BIB a
hominy, per cwt. ssg5: cracked wheat. per
who whole ws.. as ear wheat psa sw &c essf
barley. ioo-Ib sacks. &c; M-ib boxes. Asc;
split peas. per l0O-lb sack. &c; E-!b boxes
eEie e0 isa sa ys s 49, aS ss somin s
Coffee dobbing)- Mocha, per ID.
sboee !a gsr Be- s r. c9sfs Hss
per cwt. ,1175: ss-lb cases per cwt, siI.s5;
J.a saa so-lb tins: per 10. Sc: ssc SAC;
,,emala. 2ic: ground coffee, 1sQeoc; Lion.
zoos. Ills; sSs. s11.75: ass, $i1.S
Meats, Provisions and Fish.
Fresh Meats 0obbing)-Cow beef. 5G5hc;
steer beef slsG6e per Id: mutton, &c psr
Provisions dobbing1-Hams large. lie:
hams small. HE; breakfast bacon, lee:
dry salt sides, exc.
salmon. 4q5c; salmon trout. So: founders.
sag4c: soles, &c; rock cod. SC; black bass.
shrimps, 10c.
~tter, Oneeees E99o ana FO0ltTys
Butter-Ranch. l591sc: fancy dairy. In
squares. 1Su2lc: Washington creameriss
2-ib prints, 2su2Sc.
Cheese Uobbing)--Natiye Washington.
loIl2tac; New York 12isc.
Eggs Gobbins)-Eastern. lSG2lc; strictly
fresh ranch, &c.
Pouitry-Dressed chickens liisc; tur-
Keys, dressed. 15c per ID; ducks, $s.6064 per
dozen.
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes 0obbing)-New potatoes. $l001l
per ton.
,tegetahies uahbingl-oniens silver
skins, s.Qa. 20 per 100 lbs; beets. Soc per sack;
cabpage, Ac per ID; carrots. 500 Acc: hot
house lettuce. 40c per doz; tomatoes, hot
house. 2ac per ID; Sacramento sweet po-
istoes. aeq3i per 100 lbs: MERGED sweets,
;, Green Fruits Gobhing)-oranges, seed
iinss. 8. s5n2.5e: navels, s.25I350; lemons,
fancy California. $3 selects, $9d2.5o; choice
10 fancy apples. 9oca&l; common apples. Is
4seei bananas, SeQe. Ts California grapes.
69sIssc per crate; cranherriss, q 5ods.51 per
parFei, ~ per box: pears, 5oeQsl Ter box
Hay. Grain and Feed.
Hav Uobbing)-Puget sound per ton,
alta. $1i1l2
Oats tjobbing)-sao
Wheat-sa3
ton. s2l@2s
Corn-whole, $50; cracked. s2a; feed meal
per ton. W: bran, SIS; shorts. ST.