The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-31


AS intimated IN last weeks review Re
..ose Q, tae month OF March witnesses a
genera hvsliness In trade and dealers are
Vel satisfied with current and prospect
~ oAsi1Sss. Weather indications are
IaForinG the superstition MAT the long de-
iAyed spring has arrived and the reopen
i1S o. the logging. mining. farming and
all manner Of outdoor industries ytII have
an iiExnediate and beneflcsns effect upon
trade coacitiona
Alaskan orders. received during me
week per steamers Topeka and Al-Kl.
rave been. as Is always the case. a won
certuI help TO trade. Outside OF mining
oetnts. which are largely made I'D Of
staple goods. the effect OF rne Northern
trace Is more apparent In those iuctaat-
ing commodities. poultry and eggs Heavy
wholesale orders are regularly received
tor groceries. provisions. hardware and
buiidins material, but rhese markets are
feet upon quotations. The bad weather
however, has made poultry yard sup
plies so unreliable that the least pressure
makes itself felt II prices.
A Juneau paper revives the talk OF Sc
attic competition with Northern dealers
In the matter Of mining outfits and the
assertion Is again made that Seattle whole
statement has been so often denied and
contracicted that any comment at this
time Is unnecessary. The Alaska paper
the amount &C freight money paid by the
prospector IA taking an outfit from Sc
attic = just that much n excess OF prices
asked BY ALASKA merchants. such
statement Is hardly credible While IL
might be true when applied 20 few ar
ucies that are possible OF manufacture
n the North, IL cannot apply TO mer-
chandise generally. Does not the North
same tariff per ton 70 get bis goods and
must not tass be added 10 his retail prtceSI
After all, as has been said before. It
IL a matter OF individual cho.ce with the
god hunters. where they shall outfit. and
so long as wholesalers DO not c0mpste
with the retail dealers, which, 10 Seaetle.
they emphatlcatly 90 not. the northern
pagers are not justified IN o.amlax iocal
merchants for catering 10 the Yukon
bound trade.
There are but few changes in local mar
ket quotations from the report Of last
week. The business OF each day has been
slightly improved over the preceding days
work, and lively spring trade IS be-
iIeved 70 have fairly commenced.
The situation in the potato market Is
SILL SfScouraging 10 large holders. but,
meanwhile. the consumer Is getting the
Oregon Barbanks. coming in turing the
week are selling AT sis ton. which Is %
cents less than the lowest previous quo
tst.on this season: Fesy few potahoes are are
tricts. although there are still good sup
plies az DDngeness Nhsdoy island md up
the White river. Much CT this has Doubt
less already been Withdrawn for seeding
purposes. but the remainder VIII prooa-
bly, appear IN markst AZ an early date.
as r Is getting too late IN the season 70
hold cut rnuch longer. LATHE hope Is now
entertained Tor a rise In prices, end some
loss may be experienced by dealers wno
stocked up a month OF 80 ago anc VINO
have been hanging on for an upward
movement
csanfornia early vegetables are moving
very slowly, though prices are EeneTs-!y
very low on account OF the duliness re-
ce.pts from san Francisco are gradually
iesseri1r.
TIE fiSh market Is in bad shape tempo
rsrflv. All through the Lenten season.
which should be rs palmlest days. The
trade has been hsmpSred BY Scanty sap
plies The rect nj heavy winds have kept
re fishermen ashore and at present the
market i practically naTrsn. HNAout IS
scarce. salmon scarcer ard the small nsh
So Al ogst The Columbia river vii be
s,rssr, 20 Fishermen April 70. and indications
are FOR a prosperous season