The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-03

eAafao Gearing houses today were.
ss.,,,n clsarance3- Balances.
$1,000 ssS& = saz 3
sneat--D9ii and steady
fiay-silf and active
fsorafo~s-Tsosr.x Esnwn
FfCfts-FIrrr
Butf9F-Sfsadv
EEgs-Weak ger
ne fo.lowiDg prices are being offered
- iae producers by local 5eaEs-x Ter a.
e. - round lots on xae dock On n the
aay-tIn boat Ioadsl-First graaa. r.
~sI 1raah-F1get sound oats. SIG r. barley
~ Der tons wheat. chicken s~e1 fgszxet
slSsSyE ls.a. eAA&'
Hides, pelts and Tafiow-Heavy ya1ted
&C lisht. under ~ rs sfl-c Der n. heavg
COWS. g. light. +2scs sasted kl.s. ~ &c. ana
49,: per e. &C. green hides. le less than
above. one-thgra Jess. dry ELS ra- Il. -
-. DRY deer skins, summer. per y. lsaes-s
go winter. is<Sssc poor ana thin wfrfer.
wool ssa WOO wooi W. Vs. g20l So; sors
= 81 zhed- sasc: dirty. su7e per n. taliow,
=. Lave stcck-choice bee. cattle cows
z4c: steers. sz.c. choice sheep &c: good
a as, ts. calves. dressed. large sa4asc.
E.ggs-Ranch. Isc.
foni'fy-Cbickens. SC per ~ live weight
Review nj the Week.
While there has been no conspinuoas
Doom II any line. the weeks trade has
proved that hopes for an upward tend
,,sey IN business have been meli founded
Li*fitneAk and cfeHrfnineSm constantly IN
crease among the wholesalers Sothers and
commission men. and the scene around
.sas docks and warehouses II OF active
movement. These places Of course feel
TIE first effect Of the ever growing outside
tFaas--lhe heavy Alaskan dsfnaudA tas,
.ngpillea Tor the spring revival OF mining
ana logging industries. but the renewal
% confidence and the general better feel
als spreads % and IL felt In every retail
shop or the city
The prompt Knockout blow admins
tered by the senate 70 President Cleye-
lands forestry reserve PROCLAMATION Is
N3ited with pleasure Dy the heavier deal
srA. VINO expect large increase In trade
from the mining Industry. The effect of
snen reservation would have been TO ex-
ci4se mining prospecfors from great areas
o. land IN this state. part % which are
known and all OF which are supposed 10
contain vast mineral deposits Mining Is
distinctly progressive and the bold PROS
pector IL always seeking new fields TO
conquer. The rich finds already made in
Washington have encouraged thousands
OF men 10 try their experience and luck
this year and 10 withhold these men from
search in the great ranges Of the Cascades
and DIympics would seriously affect every
other industry IN the state The Seattle
markets from which are drawn the great
er portion or the supplies for prospsctors
ana miners. would have been the first to
feel the blow. Happily the danger IL now
past. ana dealers are correspondingly
JUST a month ago the Posf-Tntelligencer
made the statement that hay was good
property. Al that time there were many
dealers. ably assisted by some market re-
ports. who were trying TO bear down the
price Of hay. limiting NJ many improbable
cafasJophss that might befail the farmer
who held on. Since that time, however.
the daily reports have shown no indlca-
ton OF the least wavering in quotations
and hay today stands firmly Just where
u did n month ago. The market Is stff-
fleming and active. There Is no reason IN
expect any upward jump in prices but
frst grade hay will hold firm for some
time 10 come
Inquiry was renewed on Western avenue
today for the man that says potatoes
are hrm. With an upward tendency. Dur
ing the past week Wildly island potatoes
have been sold 10 tohharz AT xt5. several
car loads are offered from the palouse
country al SIS laid down in Seattle: deal
qualify Yakima Burbanks. laid down. and
the White river agriculturists are asking
for offers. These things show a drop OF
from 81 10 s. in a weeks time and can
scarcely Be taken as indicative OF an
upward tendency" One OF the most
prominent dealers on the avenue SAYS
that on a weeks notice he can offer az
least i've car loads 20 local retailers AT
$3.50 Many OF the netchboring farmers
are selling small lots directly 20 the re-
tailsrs a. he rate q SIS per ton. and a
u is not 20 be expected that prices viii
fan much lower. hut not the least adj
vance need he hoped for until seeding
time Is nearly. II not quite ~ hand.
a dispatch 10 the post-tnteIligencer yes
'erday notes the fact that California and
Eastern concerns have made o corner on
heans The local market has immediate
~ felt the efecf end an advance Is noted
today. IN Llmss he. IN the small white
&c and in the Rayos hc
Coffee has taken a biz frop during the
week Arhuckls's OF 81 and Lion or 5ar.
both brands now standing in hundreds.
Jebbing Quotations.
Following are the quotations OF whole
sale and commission men 20 buyers for
the retail trade:
Dairy and Poultry Yard.
Eggs have dropped again TO 1lc. lc less
being paid 20 farmers. As Northern or
ders are not due for nearly q week. an
other cent may be knocked OF.
Butter~Ranch. i4aiTc. Elienshsrg and
other Washington creameries. z-ib prints.
cheese-tJobbing5- Native Washington.
Exxs-sJobbinT>-French ranch. Iic.
Poultry 49, tIa5hsnEl ~ Chickens large.
srrtng & 5els3 x. old chickens s3sl2 % or
ssfar. ike weight. ducks. S3ss-a9 per dox;
dressed chickens. Ice, dressed turkeys.
i4Iisc.
Meats and Provisions
Packing house products show q slight
decrease % from &c TO tsc all around.
FrsSe -fJoehingt-Choice dressed
beef efsssFe per n; mutton. C per n.
lamb. SC per n, pork. &C per 70: veal. ess
eisc per N.
e. lfsfs X; corued beef l-fb cans. sL.S.
carnsd beef 2-fh tins -. Clipped beef.
I'm cans. s. a.: 2-rp cans. sssa: lunch
tongue i-ya cans. &ie. IN cans. s..
roast beef E. -: roast chicken. $50, roast
mutton s. T5ElJia. roast turkey, A-5os
RIGS. feet s-r tins s1&
Provisions fJobbinEl Hams. large.
lite. hams. small. Ntac. breakfast bacon,
sssc; dry salt sides. sac
Fresh and Preserved Fish.
Receipts fo- the week have been quite
tfhcref aud prices have held arm. TIE
supaiv has fallen on today. salmon being
especially short
Fresh asfF-l JohhIng)- Halbut 8Es6c: sal
mon 6fosSs: 81 tmnn froof, es1sT. foun-
far~ sisa44e: soles. g.. rock cod ~:
perch gis4f+c. sEnest. =. sturseon.
ssff.-. mountain trout t@ixss i5e-
sailed F1ssa-t JohoiEsl~ft salmon. =.
.,fvF Simon @9e-lh htlS. s.. s. snan bel
~. 1913 e.. xxx herrinx. ga-ih pals.
e. g3. Holland herring. ksxs, s. -sassff- 3.
$500 aaaS per box. Ascs SRfcea herring
- Is krrz s. =. mAcksre3. f{sNlo ss-hsls
So a. soasrxh 2-Eb bricks Nsslaaer4 y hole.
-. rGA-ln boxes. sAzei smoked eUckilng.
-. per box. Be
.s9s per aox s. 10. clans. lib tins. rer
ga q e.. Holsters. In ttns. p~r dog. 8 s
- Il. saifrYssn Columbia river. f-Ia tins
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