The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-10
-.r SEATTLE MARKETS.


again. MHl men offered
FssA p ~ YESTERDAY, bal grain buy
- Nc So .sd that quotations Were
~ ~ 80 &c. The nil Fnsn got very
szsnwszst Al their Pflses =. A-ss..ls
aik - 3 dss 10 eonds3CnS OF ne mar
e tie East ana y Pm G1s leland to he
asts - ~ ,hsre ls likely 20 oe a famine
Aset tie wsrssr has stlsfsned up the
sGs =. .sst For some days past news
gs<1s - Rave tended 70 snow mat the
ks2a.:sr az the country threatened
snssi is s.ara the grain counties OF the
<ss- = .se effect that the recent rains
fzis A.,eriai damage 20 the wheat crop.
~ % - ~ some. grain men say One
~ ..,1 Yesterday tnaf ~ III yao gIilsls
stsl ssvaral cents is2s per hushei
y vels. .rsr,is Rave been II We had been
So q rastner until after harye& ting
fs1 - the damage e nothing COM
tlt, - raj which afflicted the country
- Az that time the sIDps "sIs co. CO.,
- -. ~. a rain. This year the recent
- besss fall more than ak days. IL
~ a..ahed ard toughenec the wheat,
~ rcs seriously injured ~. Ons
- ~ grain buyers Tear y inAt IaTil-
szx -, - sxvvesf their wheat too soon after
81 ta'< 49, rain. They should wait. IL Is
- ave 81 six days before attempt
49, A anything with II. TX 1t is har-
y e -. - sa1f. lts value VIII be very muca
nssesS Already II Is SAID tnat CONSTR
80 damp wheat has been oi.eIeo
S9es - ~ grain houses. There Is not
80 1sl.'hs thai IL the rain were 20 keep
- - = "a would be greater than All t8e
VI ,.sE.f viii be taken out or the hlon-
Es s,riu9 the coming year.
5ssss who deal 10 waeaa rgan VII, ,s,,,s
81 aesrss Of intsrfss Intli aenenF rev II
- =. standards fixed by the state grain
a..sn, The comments were not all
z1s.sssa n the commission. There are
~ 80 ysr 10 the state-they are not
se<ssg lie big exporters-who think tnA,
800 sts..r,ssslorl made a very serious mis-
= rsising the standard 70 hfty-nine
80. Tast year tho standard was
- 1ssat and grain men say there -
.lae,..sIv no reason for raising u. MINI
..s,s has for fourteen years accepted
,a~'ssrnt pounds as her standard. and
s.. - ia Ia beea satisfied These grain
=. ~ there is as much sense In chang
- year the weight Of the 30 gold
- a the weight OF the bushei or
-. Instead OF doing the state any
81 II may do II much harm. one gram
Fl IN ss' should we advance the standard
.s..s4 ra have a good crop3 II we have
sas- rrop next year, VIII the commas
q ~ arer this standard 10 fifty-seven or
ssx.dr7 No. they VIII not. The stand
- = III remain the same. Still, II Is
=. ale thai does not work both ways
81. 80 standard may help the exporter.
- 4 after the best wheat, but how IL
J rassf 10 benefit this state? or course,
: ssnres that there IS very little wheat
i AZ state this year tnat Viii ngt come
- The owner trIes TO sell 10. He IL
a nat ii Is not standard wheat because
khHs below nfty-nin POUNDS. OFegon
sssIrht pound wheat Is good enough
: |. rnovr as standard. The Washing
= ssrnuer who has the y-elght-pound
vsssi xill not sell 1t In this state for less
Ear standard prices. He VIII snip Ii 10
s-sxsn where he knows IL VIII be accept
& "a standard wheat. That IL sensible.
"A sht farmer cannot be blamed Tor 90.
at But the great point / make Is that
= skouid not change our STANDARD.
Tftg-sght pound wheat was all right.
r. varld has accepted II. other states
~, rruw more wheat than We do have
Is ssnt standard and are satisfied. and
III that reason ] say IL was bad pohcy 20
,s~ Inc standard when II viii work
trslnss US TO the benefit OF other states.
III cereals were firm yesterday. Oats
srs coming In very slowly. but next week
1 d believed that there viii be plenty.
Chicken feed Z scarce, and very n,ase
IL
rasfsn washington farmers are holding
eafssr was steady yesterday at &c.
. rxu johbed at iec and were rather weak.
fhekbsrrtes are flooding the market,
aaa drop IN the price may result
Johbing Quotations.
he following were the iobbing quota
lhss II wholesale dealers yesterday:
sugar. Flour and Coffee.
Sugar uobbing}--Golden ''C'' In bhls. per
e extra &C. IN bhls, per 10. SIC;
r grsnusted. in bbls, per III. bhsc; cube.
Esar. &c. do6hinel Patent Excellent,
e. Novelty A. sl75: California brands.
~ Cold Dust -four. $40: buck
NEAT hour, per bbl, $50; per
q r'<fi. graham, per Dbl, A.Ts. or
NAB or Job sacks, g. 50 per ewt: rye
sal per bbi. Nso; per cwt. SEQ;
nsss cats. per bhl. s4Q4.5o: hominy,. per
NJ Rs. cracked wheat, per cwt, sS.3;
hsaa wheat s. 70 per case; whole wheat.
W per cwt. E.e5: pearl barley. lW-le
xsks ie, &-lb boxes, SIC; split peas. per
~ sacks. &c: ss-lb boxes. 4lsc: corn.
pal yellow. los, si.e0; SOS, SIS; white.
III: as. $50; faxed hominy, bols.
.esrse tiobbing, Green Mocha, per Dbl.
e.. lara per H. esfssc; Costa s,,.i hiSs'
BIB cases. per cwt, 81. IS; 6o-lh cases.
govt N1A; &-lh cases. per ewt. 81 ~;
ssa e-lh tins. per ID. Soc. sacks, Ac;
ssa Mocha, 3aiac: Caracola, s7isc:
.astsmsla- sc: ground coffee, 1sa@lcs
IN los. Gsss eos. si2.75; BIS. Sass.
Meats. Provision. and Fish.
sfssA Meats lohblng)-Cow beef. 81
z steer beef, SisQ6e per 10; mutton, Sc
pork. s'kc per ibi veal, &c per II.
fnha IL Ia
as small. i2c. breakfast bacon, ike.
e salt sides, size
Erssh Fish dobhing)-Hallbut sg94c.
gn tlec, salmon trout. Sc; founders.
- soies. &c: rock cod. SCI black
e. =; perch. S,z0ie; mountain trout,
3ssAe, shrlmps. Toe.
Estser, Cheese. Egg. and Poultry.
ns.isf-Ranch. lo9i5c. fancy dairy. In
80, ~, lssllle. Washington craameries.
sassse uob6lngl- Native Washington,
ga uOShlns,-ieaia,,.
nsssasfs uohelngl-Chickens i091tc. live
saa' dressed chickens. i2isc.
vegetables and Fruit.
rsnsass ooebing)-New potatoes. sSaie
ssssiahles coselngl-new California
-. slivsr skins. sitUl50 per fao lbs;
/ y s-RAAb AANRtZtt agif~zN 11A
ss~ss.as sc' lettuce. ioc per oozs GU
49, g per dog tomatoes. sSslSoc per
49, ,sa corn, s0lac per deg. sweet po-
49, ~ per 100 lbs: 81 per box.
49, taiss uohhiegl Lemons. fancy
49, Aoss; selects xl2ko, new
-, ssrakan apples. s59t0c: common
&c. - &c, Ai~xanders 50af sc, Csrav-
sssss @cslN; bananas. Sesl2 50. oranges.
e-.se.-, o.asSoerrtes, lac5il per crate
PEACHES, eo4soc. Wenatchee peach
e per box; Bartlett pears. eas9Ssc
J. - Sso apples, &Q4s -, plums. lsifsssc
AZ ~, - praneS sSo*Ac per box: Delaware
= 1871 1911 grapes, from Yakima. &C per
~AsFais sFapeS. &c per box
"sf, Grain and Feed.
Seessnsl-.Suget sound. per ton.
sAsA ta 's's'oa omotay. $lsa Is.
- cohhlnkl~Sa
asas-ssS31
h uaseias>-Roliea or ground Per