The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-02
CORTLAND WHEAT MARKET
THE SEATTLE MARKETS.

western avenue merchants were kept
BUSY saturday. There was a good move
, nsM Prices remained unchanged. just
Iow tne market is being flooded with fruit.
=. al. hlxson, the weli-known Western av-
ehue commission man, writing on the SUBJ
JecJ OF fruit In Rancho and Range. says:
w me IL Is very just and Very patriotic
20 palroniZe home products there are not
many people. II they can get California
1srawIords Tor 80 70 90 cents. who will pay
% cents for Yakinlas or wenatchees.
While We do not want TO discourage Wash
ington orchardists. we want them to look
[acts In the face. II they want 10 sell their
vantage they must discard all inferior
fruit. Ship nothing but good stock. and
mat In the most attractive style so II can
pc reshipped. We have been showed un-
Ger already on peaches and apricots from
SaHIosnia and Oregon. The peach glut
mas passed by those rotting that could not
pe sod put there are lots OF apricots not
yet rotted, and more coming from wenat-
chez daily. Peaches TODAY are brisk at 10
70 - gents per box for Wenatchees. but
iiKs all that have come In so far, they are
F.ariy, none of which are any good. neither
Tree nor cling but mongrel. Some Craw-
lords or any good free from the pit would
sell Tor 65 to Is cents today. If OF good size.
was over at Portland this week, and the
merchants there are overstocked with the
early variety Of peaches, and wanted to
send me all would take. told them I
was much obliged. hut there were plenty
coming to Seattle. They are very much
discouraged saying thew did not know
what they. were TO do. They could not see
anything but the dump pile ahead They
said they were writing 10 their customers
TO ship only their very best and get some
pigs to feed the rest TO. which l think Is
sensible advice We will do the best We
can with whatever is intrusted to Us, but
We have no bright prospects ahead"
Jobbing Quotations.
:. The following were the icbhing quota
tohs OF wholesale dealers Saturday:
sugar. Flour and Coffee.
;, Sugar dobbins)-Goiden CO. IN bb's rer
10. nc; extra ''c', in hbis, per ID. SC;
essc; powdered. 61sc spot cash prices.
Flour, etc. 0obbing| - Patent Excellent.
H. Novelty =, $40; California brands.
sWs . su ssk,s -four per biol, So per
BIB ks sacks, SIS per cwt; rye hour. per
Dbl. -. or lo-ib sacks. s.-s5 per ews:
roles ns aa;. pnr bb. So per cws' ns-
az az. -: cracked wheat, per cwt: as.'
naked ad wheat, se.5o per case; whole wheat.
s noJr per cwt- s22o; pearl barley lulu
i3o-l3 sacks. 10: S-ib boxes. 4lsc. corn.
lea, re, yellow. los. N5o; sos. SIS; white
!. "a. s s S.s: jas; faxed honiny. bol'.
sa coTee oobbing)-Green-Moeha: per 10.
ehc!ee per Il. s *; 1 RSosstea.Hrsuckle's.
per ewp sasf Ps srb eg ssse. - per or s sv
Aasn Mocha. siscip c.raeois ne; Gu ,.,.
s @ s ss ssI s y: s ssff S. ss' lA''
Meats, Provisions and Fish.
Fresh Meats dobbing)-Cow beef. 5astc,
stesr beef, &c per 10: mutton. &c per ID;
popk e,.c per IL; veal. &C per h.. ,ox..
hams. small. lie: breakfast bacon. SIC:
dry salt sides. SIC.
Fresh Fish 5iobbing,-Hanbut. sg4s:
,sa4c: seIss. s &c: rock i10a COD SC; black
pas, naAs &c: perch. 31sG+c: mountain trout
l2itglsc: shrtmp<. i0c
Butter, Cheese, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter - Ranch. salsc: Washington
creameries. 2-lo prints. 17aisc.
ioG11c.
Eggs 0obbins)-1saIac.
Poultry Uoobing,-Chickens lecllc: i've
weight, dressed chScke -. l2ixc-
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes Oobbing)-New potatoes, slo9i2
per ton.
Vegetables Gobh.ng)-Nailvs peas. &c;
new slSs california 9, o oS1 red per 100 9s
socstN per sack: cabbage. IA &C per ID
carrots, 75cQsi; lettuce Iec per doz: cu-
eumoers. hothouse. &c per doz. not
tomatoes. 75c: California tomatoes. s5cnsl:
creme corn. ialsi5c per doz; sweet potatoes.
400 per box
California. ssG3-59; selects. s. .5n5: new
native Astrakhan apples. .5cSh; Alexan-
ders. 81; Gravensteins. slltl25; bananas.
s-a-.5o, oranges. fancy VaieEeias, s. ooafS;
fancy Tartsf. sSQ35o Mediterranean
sweets. s2f72 50. native cherries. 5lESl>
per box. raspberries. 81. = per crate; Califor-
MA peaches. Crawtords, esGt5c per box,
Oregon peaches. 50ty SOC: Wena1chee peach
g. 5ysi5ec Per box; Bartlett, pears. Sta1c
PER box; peach pluns, &c; Wenatches ap-
ricots. 251ooc per box, California piurns.
ENC per box; large red currants. s5c per
crate. black currants. 81
Hay, train and Feed.
Hay oobhsngD-Puge sound. per ton.
S.. Eastern Washington timothy. S-tl3.
alfalfa. s..
oats Cobh.rg}-s-G
Whe.t-sseasT
Barley uooD.ng,-Rolled or ground. Per
ton. fie.
Corn--Whole, 81. cracked. SCI; feed meal.
81
MlIstufrs (iobting)-B.an. per ton. 81.
shorts per tor 81.
eea-choppe4 feed sf7Gls Del. ton mid
dllnss. per ten. 81, oil cake meal, paF ton,
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