The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-30

knswl~Asc of IL. Weeds Possessed
Nowhere Eis>-rhe News OF the
Day.
The immense volume Of trade which has
come 10 Seattle merchants through the
CicHdyke excitement has naturally
aroused the jealousy Of their competitors
in other cities on the Coast. and has in
spired them 20 circulate all manner VI
false reports with a view to diversing .
share OF il in their direction. The state
mens mos; often heard and published Ia
the newspa pers ~ other cities is that the
stocks Of Seattle merchants have become
so depleted by the unprecedented rush
that they cannot supply the demand Tor
many necessary articles. and that they
have taken advantage Of the miners ne
cessity TO advance the price Of some CON-
modties.
In order 20 ascertain the facts on thts
subject. a Post-intellisencer representa-
tive yesterday interviewed a number OF
tins miners for Alaska They unanimous
ly denied the truth Of the statements
made by their competitors, both as 20
their ability 10 supply the demand and
as TO their having advanced prices. so
far from there being any foundation for
them. the merchants have had goods
shipped by express TO replenisn their
themselves rather than give a basis of
fact for any such charges, A temporary
shortage of some unimportant articles
has occurred. but the deficiency was soon
made up and stocks have been ordered
ahead In such large quantities as to avoid
any future danger OF their being ex-
hausted.
From their years of experience with the
Alaska trade. the merchants of this city
are familiar with it's needs and have ac-
cumuiated stocks OF goods adapted 10
meet them. indeed. they are IN an ad-
mirahle position to advise those who are
going into the Yukon basin for the iirst
time.
The statements of the several mer-
chants. which have been thus summar-
ICED. are as follows:
f. c. Neufeider. vice president ssf
Schwahacher Bros. & Co.: ''rhere Ii no
shortage OF food supplies. The mer-
chants at present here are fully able TO
furnish all that is necessary and will con-
tinua to De SO, unless there should be such
an unprecedented rush as We do not an
ticipate. A large part of the present de-
Ia Sci
pated and provided for as long ago as last
sMarch, and the only additional demand is
Tor the extra trip OF the Portland and the
extra steamers for pyea, or which we are
amply able to take care. OF course the
markets all over the United States are adj
rancfng. but that Is not due TO the Cion-
dyke excitement alone. but 10 the gener-
ally better feeling and to the more pros-
perous condition of the country. WASH
ington is almost assured OF MAGNIFICENT
crops and the lumber and shingie mills
are filled with orders at advancing prices
There may be some scarcity Of evaporated
vegetables. for which great demand was
not anticipated. but OF nothing else We
have just received 100 tons OF goods OF
all kinds on the steamer rmatilla There
has been no advance In prices except thu
natural advance due 10 the increased de-
mand. For instance. -four has gone up
but this IL due not only 70 the Cfondyke
rush. but TO increased exports and TO the
disposition of farmers to hold their wheat
for "a rise
]. Cooper. OF Cooper 4 Levy: I'VE are
better prepared to meet the demand than
at any time since we have been in bust
ness. We have the largest stock we have
had at any time. with force Of twenty
men employed In packing night and day.
and are prepared TO hanafe any amount of
business that may CONS. There Is no
har -
auired for the Alaska trade
Louch. Augustine a Co. There has
been a shortage of evaporated vegeta bicy
Tor time, fer the reason that neFrtofors
by May all the Yukon Quitting has
been over and we rarely sell them ANY,
where else. The demand ror this article
could not have been supplied in other
cities for We tried at the outset 10 pro-
cure II there and found thaa they had no
stocks We have been>hsving them come
by express. paid a high rate OF express
age and Sold them at tbs old price in or
der not 10 disappoint any customers.
There has been no shortage Of other COM
nodities. Another trouble is that several
of our men quit 20 20 20 the cIons;yke
and this hamrered as somewhat for n
short time Sofne assfcalsy is caused hy
miners delaying 90 order their outet uutii
few hours before the steamer safIs.'
y. r.. Burweii. Of the Seattle Hardware
Company. We have not turned any
body away and 10 not propose to do So
for We are f;l,in. NJ our stock as fast as
II rams low IN any article We are ontv
short Of one small Item. which cannos la
obtained In Portland, Tacoma or san
Francisco. and wa shah have a new sun
ply next week"
r. =. sylvester. manager Of the Seattle
Trading Company. I'VE have m nrrev.
bat what we can GiI, with the ersao.ion
Of sorse small items. such as evsporst.I
vegetables We have any amount of
stock 20 all any order which may s,s ~ .
fer@d. There has been a slight lpersA-. in
the price of some minor articles auct, !. |.
beef extract. which were not usually ear
rief ia large stock hers, but this was oulv
temporary. until the stocks were replen-
tshsd-
some Valuable Htats.
Tie merchants can give the arxons az .
some valuable hints Ga rhs ssise,tec -
tnsir OUTFIT particularly as 70 the class ~
goods which viii keep best on the sr1u
north and tr'o the int@tior. One Of then,
strongly reesfnFnsnds the purchase Of siry
s&tt-cured bacon In preference 10 ngn.
sasar-cs5rea as fr.. latter vii! no. $50
slowing oa tas ship. ard will arrive .ost
sour and weavsiy. II bacor. - 10 f,,
sSipr@d Immediately after being smoked
= should De packed ia cases with rover-
3nSs PLACED bsfween fhe pieces aisus{n q
current cs air 20 pass through and pre-
venting II from being subjected 10 heavy
pressure
Many men zre plgnsfrg directly from
the srsrNztsng and Sostezsus fse Of sf.v
irto life ~ IRE r.sss ardgsss labor n,
ar extremely eoid climate. aaa ssngsxs sssy
observe certain precautions ~ln suffer
severely. To begin VITA snev should ha
sore TO Eave sufficient provisions fsr a