The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-30
The SEATTLE MARKETS.


appeared quiet. and the business accom-
ptlssed during the Gay MAS cot 50 81
gsntic as % MAKE r. CON naissl31 M M
fruit e the market lust a. present, bat
for ali thE- the an1o1at brought z every
day seems more than enough e sSRp1sy
ness Is only fairly good.
Wheat was weaker yesterday than y
rad h-@sn for some weeks TUESDAY zeal
sst whsa they 80 thssr ae =, from
Chicago. San Francisco. Londoz ard LkT-
erpooi yesterday morning. they dropped
TIE QuctSt-ozs 20 Sc and &c. L 3 true
that Washington farmers Anticipate an
other substantial advance n the market
prise q wheat. bat they are sailing same
yesterday tEat his rasI 5 gefTI-g sui
hciezt wheas 70 keep x go,ng- Ws oSa't
need usuc1." he said. "but what We do
want We get. al Of which gees 70 snow
that the farmers ara Letting 60 o. sone
wheat"
O2-s were 50 weak yesterday that Aocai
buyers were not Offering 70 buy. tex
farmers insisted that they should recelve
more. Some wanted 81. others 60. and
3 few believed thai 81 would be rearer
the correct price Local buyers refused
70 buy 81 any such prices TIE cats
crop In The Skagtt river country - not
As large this year as was anticipated.
The crop Was not a failure bar the farm
ers figured that they had a greater num-
Der OF bushels IN the fed than they sctu-
ally had The oats they have must.
p Pres remain on ne la l-n OF iO' @
Local dealers insist that these farmers
are making g mtStske- They argue that
the oats crop In the Northwest has not
been a failure. that Oregon and other
states OF the West have big crops. and
thai as a result fancy prices VIII not have
70 be paid Who IS correct remains 70 b
determined.
The local market was pretty well cleaned
UP on eggs yesterday. The general job
btng price was &c. but one house gave the
quotation OF fancy ranch as &c Butter
continues firm al &c. Since the recent ad-
vance % cent shipments 70 the local mar
ket have not increased. There Is 10 reason
Tar an Increase as the markets near East
err Washington are Just as firm as thu
there, Eastern Washington creamertes
viii at once Increase their shipments 10
Seattle. Unless the demand should In
crease In the meantime. a weak market
would naturally be the result.
Potatoes dropped In price yesterday
from 81 TO SO per ton The demand has
efforts Of the local 'ohbers TO keep up the
81 price failed
Eastern gra . are in the market and
bring from &c TO sc per box.
Johbing Quotations.
The following were the j0bbing quota
ions OF wholesale dealers yesterday.
sugar, Flour and Coffee.
Sugar uoabingl-Golden CT in bhls, per
70. Sssc; extra &C" In Ibis, per 10, sac;
sac powdered, s4sc, spot cash prices.
F.oHr. &c uos1lnz1-Iat excellent,
Sato' Novelty A. = .; California rauos
1.eS; Cold Drop -four, 40. backwheat
ham, per b5l. ST. q. or lo-Ip sacks 80 per
cwt; re -four. per Dbl. 70. or lo-lb sacks.
ass per ser ew sw. ~: % neal rolls per o %.
per .boI, s4q4s7. homlny. per ewt- g 2;
cracked wheat per ewt. = - faxed
wheat. s2so per case; whole wheat
sscFs Pe ib bexss P se split Shts psas s2
l9l-lb sacks. -; &-ib boxes. Sic; corn
neal yellow. les. $50; IS. 81 Is; white.
I, ,e 80; rs asa: faxed aoniny' b6iA
Coffee blngl-Green-Mocha. per Dol.
&c; Java per %. 2sg2Sc; Costa Rica,
s +, ism per H. 2se Ro. g, q iS
per cwt q; ss-Ib cases. per cwt, SO .;
Java. 5a-Ib rtrs. per 10. &c; sacks. S4c:
Alder. Mocha. s7iAc; CaracOIa, &c; Qua
ICES. si2is: S., sl2ss: sss. fa.s
Meats. Provision. and Fish.
Fresh Meats 0ohbingl--Cow beef. 5a5ise:
steer beef 5a1Gsc per 10; mutton. s. per
ID: pork. stsc per ID; vesl, Sc per ID.
Provisions 0obningg-Hsms. large. ui@c;
Fresh Fish 1Jobblngl-Halibut. s0ac;
salmon. 4Fsc; salmon trout, SC: founders,
Sis24c: soles, &c: rock cod &c; black bass
&c: perch. 3lsGac. mountain trout. i2lsa
Isc; shrimps Ice.
Butter, Cheese. Eggs aud Poultry.
Butter-Ranch. 1eatse. fancy dairy. IN
squares. IsW9ac. Washington cFeameries
z-lb prints 23H3Sc.
Cheese Gobbingl-Nativs Washington.
EFrs oobbsasl-isaz2c.
Poulfry-~Dressed chickens. lztec: tur-
keys. dressed. Isc per 10.
Vegetables aud Fruit-
Potatoes oobblRg)-New potatoes. sSglo
Per ton.
onions. silverskins. sl-@ per loo lbs;
heets. 90 per sack: Cabbage. i.1Ac per
10. carrots. SIC. tettIce iUc per dcx. GU
cunbers. Sc per dozea; tomatoes, 3,aS0c
sweet potatoes. aalss per 100 ms; 81 per
Green Frul.s Cob5sng}-L Lemons. fancy
California. t5G25o; selects s2Gs; choice
% fancy appicS c5gsl--5 Per opx. COM
iron apples. z5s5ac: bananas t2s5Z 81: or
argos. Ssg5iz0: hlsckberyles T5cGsi per
crate. Oregon peaches. aar1s5c. Wsnatchee
peaches. teas5c per box; pears. s9gsos
iSstz5e. per box prunes. &629c per box:
T.tawar@ srG Concord grapes from YAK
ina. segsse per box. California grenes, soa
SO per BOX. Eastern grapes, 4f2Sc Per
basket: hucklsberTies. S2aise per 10.
HAY. Grain and Feed.
Hav lyosAlnG)-PuEe. sound. per ton
Sc. Eastern Washington t.nloshy. El5. All
Ca oats cosalngl-:a
Rari~y Jo0o.nE p-Rones or ground. per
'' cora-whols. s-s; cracked. 81. feed
Ns.lsjsr cohblag)-Bvaa. per ton. So: