The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-17


Review of the Week
TIE past week ass ben uaark~s b~ =
- t.sse5 revival "a ns&rly all brancAex
~ La1s Dealers &zy that esnr~ sne rrar
- month trade conditions nave kssa
ss,er A' -. sflgsiensns %. cot % fae sat-
setss &c Grange RAS scarcely pserc~zt1al~
-A.tA Within the last sever days
ss - present. time tie uaosf casual Wis
80. .sl e2aIG not fasl 80 note that the nus
a4-s around, the heavy receipts ard salp-
snEssss TIC shifting CT stock 70 make room
aVF EfssA supplies and the genera air -
Ise.inssz and chssrfusDsSs. naeazs busi-
.se4s-oasir@ss aA along tee line from
1e farmer 20 the dinner table and stables
IL - not intended 70 convey the idea
ma tas dealers are IN any VA es=w-
eIsNeed 81 business. or that their trans
1Ltloos are - ponosrCus as 20 cause any
mental or physical strain But eovufnr
- y does after period OF exceDtionaI
aAllaess. toe past week hss been IN
Fatr<ea contrast and nzs In every wsv
indicated the upward ter.s1eney OF s.xsarstf
tfaae. "A week % clear weather viii srsnx
mugs into proper condition Of aegs WAY
-. - farmers have been coming 20 town
a1Ftns tne week, and En many cases they
have brought their potatoes with them
VI course there were some who simply
wanted 70 look around, buy a barrel or
- q hour ana en6eaFoF 20 verify al least
one q the many conflicting reports on
potato prospects. IN almost every Ia
stAacS IaeAe have gone meme satisfied
hat baTring an act % providence"
tatoes this season. Those who came in
loaded have readily disposed OF their
crops az the current rate OF SIG TEE
iskima and Wenatcaee regions are send
Advlees from California show that the
burbank naS dropped another dollar, and
ls now Offering A. Sl3. Local representa-
ives OF San Francisco houses predict a
stih further falling OF. Receipts from
that source, however have been very
lsgnt, and there Will be no necessity for
heavier shipments ~ the local producers
continue % give up as they have during
the past few days.
Eggs. as has been their habit OF late.
continue lingering up and down, chang
ing the quotations same times twice or
thrice during the day. As was previously
stated. the supply is 80 irregular that the
hestFy demands OF each Alaska steamer
sets the market all askew and sends deal
ers scampsring In al directions ia an eff
Tort 70 hu northern orders.
Ihe provincial authorities Of British
Columbia have ordered the American FISH
erfnen away from the Cape Scott fisheries
and have warned them that they viii b
allowed no longer to fish II Canadian
waters II Il said the steamer Edith.
Waleh arrived In Tacoma few days a 20
with a big cargo Of haLibuI has been
warned against returning to the banks
under penalty OF seizure. The same warn
lns Was given the schooner Wenoma.
which was about TO begin operations near
cape Scott. The smaller fishing vessels
are said TO have been chased OF th,.
banks ~ Canadian revenue vessel. This
lS the hrst time any trouble has been
made for these fishermen, and dealers are
quite Malignant over their summary treat
ment Small fsh are coming IN fairly
We'll. but salmon is getting scarce
The current number OF the Pacific Poul-
tTyman. published IN Tacoma. contains
an unusually large amount OF matter per-
tanning to the culture of the "btddles"
II also contains full accounts OF tho five
Coast. Including tnS8facoma exhlbitson.
al which Seattle breeders carried of
many OF the best prizes.