The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-14
THE SEATTLE MARKETS.

Tna local market retained its activity
yesterday. Prices we're goo1 ard bush
sess was a. good as any ether dag dur
ing IT'S present week Down or West
err avenue e was reported thst eggs
we're isstla weaker than they have been
Tar some tians- The usual demand was
while the highest price paid has been &c.
commission uuea say that yesterday they
received but 2c and then sold but few.
Butter Is very ara q isc; and tns salk
eack cent or two seems 10 have been
mistake. Since the great rush 20 Alas
ka was inaEguratcd there has been an
increased demand fer butter. ard II -
likely 20 continue Until rne last boat has
gone BY that time TIE winter trade
will be here ard the commission rzsa
they have lost OF the product during the
summer
The frss. market h decidedly active.
Yesterday was q 3ns dag IN that line.
* traits were kept busy ali day long.
The present prices CT wheat are SC and
sc. ard some is being fought at those
ad roh hs5 NH n not svins sTe sss
farmers read the more they realize tina,
ne failure OF the crops Il some CT the
foreign countries Is going 20 cause .
great demand Tor the cereal In this coun-
try, ana they believe that the price Will
80 even higher than II is at present But
local grain men. By paying the prices
fANNtAF ara ttAdGRrl kEt SH1s4&lEzsl
Keep their mills going
JObbing Qsotattens.
The following were the tcehsng quota
IONS OK Wholesale dealers yesterday:
sugar. Flour and Ceaee-
;, SUGAR ooeeingl-Go,ssn "C'' IN bhls, per
70. ssc; extra C. In bbis. per 10. sc;
cry graduated. in bbis, per ID. s1sc: cube.
"fss, o"deted. e'sc: spot caah prices
~: Novelty A. AS; California brands.
ssT' buckwheat -four. per bbi Is -. per
e ,s s.. 95<si: graham per bbl. 81 3. or
5" sc. .Iss' q. il R:r .s sss sss se =!
.sIlea . l. Per Per S so s.s4g sr As sn
s ~ W.: 20. CRACKED whea, per cwt go
nos. pr cwt &. Is: pearl barley. iss-io
s sae Ks &c; zS-Ib boxes &isc; split peas. per
msal s Self &C z.Ie boxes. rs SSrn'
IL W. SOS q Is: faxed hosniny. eois.
&c Coffee ooboinE,-Green--M per n.
.en1ee; per n. 24c Roastes-Arbuckie's
p g ew. 81. .: ss-lb cases. per cw,, 81: $;
Adj. Adm Mocha. sTl.c. Caracola, N1xc: Guate-
ma n.aia &c: ground cofYee 1sd2ic. Lion. lss.
Heats, Provfsions and Ftsh.
FISH Meats dohbing,-Cow beef bd6,sc;
STTIoI per ID. LHlktQ1. RcA 80
POI = otzc per 10; veal &c per ID.
hams ss' s:, qobbingl-Hams. iargs il ,,c
drx asi s'naa. HIS: breakfast bacon Ac'
Fresh Fish Gobbing,-Halbus. s94c,
s aasncn' fssc' salmon trout. Sc; nounasfsk;
bass Be- s0lss ,s &c. rex cod SC; s Slask
natter, Cheese. Exxs and Poultry.
Butter - Ranch. lo0lsc: Washington.
eisahneries, 2-lb prints, L0lSc.
,os,ii ss'e u'boins) Washington
Eggs Oobbing)-Dazc.
fouiiy tfotiang}-Chackens 1o0flc: 1--we
weight: dressed chscke.ss 1214c-
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes Gobhing)-New potatoes, sio1i2
Vegetables Gobbingl-Na,ive peas. &c:
rev California onions, silver skins, $l.s0a
40 per 100 lbs; beets, 7scsI{ per sack: cab
Lage. izQ sc Fer ID; carrots. s5c. lettuce,
c ipc per doz: eticumbers. dollhouse, ioc per
tomatoes. SOC: green corn. 5aioe per doz;
sweet potatoes. $50 per box.
California. xssodI5o; selects. ssgsso; new
native Astrakhan apples, sfdi5cl COM
mon mon apples 4aGSesi Alsxanders. 7scgN;
i.2s; bananas. s..a2so: oranges. fancy var
eneias. & 5esIS; fancy TARIFF. sSGls %: Med
iterranean. sweets. sai2.so; blackberries.
fords, 65lsS5c per box: oregon Crawfords
zoe: Wenaschee peaches, 51t60c per box
Bartlett pears; sec4si per box; peach
plums. 25glS5c. WeEatchee apricots 50a6Oc
per box: California piufns, Ac per box.
crab apples S@i9c.
Hay. Drain and Feed.
Hay GohoingD-Puzet sound. per ton
s.: Eas,ern Washington timothy. sl2qis.
alfalfa. 81.
Oats dobbing)-s2a
Wheat-SH,
Ba-iss uoDbing)-Rolied or ground. per
ton, So.
Corn-whoie, s2l122; cracked. s2lq2e: feed
meal szil
Mi.istufs dobhing)-Brar. per ton, $ii;
shorts Per ton. 81
Fced-Choppei feed. EsQls per ton: mid
dlings. per tan, SCI; oil cake meal. per ton,