The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-02

THE SEATTLE Markets.

TIE week opens with fairly nwsly tra6e.
frm prices and q general feeling % con-
cdencs. Considerable movement % no.
t.c-d in al Sorts OF farm prc6uee
Mr.. c. z. seal: g prorzinenr merchant
o. D2ngeneSs. estimates tie supply e.
potatoes In that region 20 De about ="
GREY OF tee best quality Early Rosa and
10 being held rather higher than any otl-
sr potato now offered IL the fklarAet- ii
TIE DGag@nsss country. AF- LsaA fnAnA7.
.hs-s vii be good advance in The p-lce
o. holdings about seeding time he
farmers. encouraged by the higa prices
that have ruled rnts year VIII increase
Their potato acreage ard consequently
. eonzsdsrabIs portion Of ire present sup
pig Viii Be Withdrawn from sale The
D2nge1sss market IS being heavily
drawn gpon By mi companies AID log
always draw directly from The farmers
or through merchants Of the locality
without passing through the markets Of
The recent liberal receipts Of haIibut
have forced the price down from 10
cents. Salmon ars> running better ara
TIE catch has been very good curing ne
past few days. Smaller varieties are ia
good supply.
Jobbinx Quotations.
The following are the jobhing quota
tons Of wholesale dealers today:
Sugar, Flour and Coffee.
Sugar Coobiag)-<iolaea &C. in 5ois; Per
n. 4isc; extra C IN Do.s. per TO, So.
s:se. powdered. 5.sc: spot cash prices.
Flour. etc. OoeosBgb-Patent Excsaent,
AsV. Novelty A, i50: California brands,
So: 5nskn heat ..our. yer 90, 49, per
81. ,as or en- SACKS. so per eTt;
T Ts, neal a.i, per s sa 7. ps5 s sms per-
sst. $50. cracked wheat, per esI sS.-s.
TAXED wheat, 40 PER case; Whole wnest
-four Per e@t .; pear barley. is- -ls
ioo-fo sacks. si.c; ISM boxes Sc; corn
meal. yellow. ls, IS: s.s, S.5s: white.
les. SIS: SOS, sLss. faxed hominy. ools'
Coffee ng)-Green-Mocha. per n.
&c; Java, per 10. sSc: Costa Riea, choice
Pc n. &c Roasted-AFouckls's Ia IVo-to
cases. per cwt, sIs.i5: So-ib cases. per eNl'
50-Tb tins. per 10 35c; sacks SIC; Alden
Mocha, g71sc: Caracola, &c; Guatemala.
sSe, ground coffee. 10894aze; LAo1s Ives'
sis.e C.. Cos. si5.75. s5s, .lS.s5.
Meats. Provisions and Fish.
Fresh Meats uobbing)-Chosee dressed
beer, S4sl1c per ID. mutton. 20 Per Ip;
lamb. - per u; pork. se per 10. Vsai' 81
Provisions oobalng)-Hans. large. ME:
dry salt SECS. =. qsc.
Fresh Fish oo6Sing)-HaIibut, 4a5c; sal
mon, eQe5se; salmon trout. e4Se: noun
perch. 81 Q4c: Columbia snelt, &C; stur-
seon. 5dsc; mountain trout, i2lx1lSe.
Butter, Cheese, EEgs and Poultry.
Butter-Raneh, I49I7e. E1lsnsburg and
other Washington cre&meraes, 2-fo prints,
2sc; Iowa creamery, Ec.
Cheese Ooboing)-Nativs Washington.
I0isa1Zisc.
Eggs l5obbing)-Fresh ranch. f5c.
Poultry 0oobinsl--Chickens, large spring.
E502S. y. old chickens, SS45so or 50 sc,
live weight. ducks, sSGS5o per Dozen
dressed chickens. 1osf1c: turkeys. lac.
Vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes Qohhing(-Nativs stock. N51
vessIsn.ss oo6oing,-cabbages, Calf
fornia, si.2S cwt; onions, new yellow. %
s1.c per 10; white turnips. SOC per sack;
beets. 5ogs5c per sack; carrots. &c;
celery, $50 flc per doz: lettuce. dollhouse.
$50 5c per doz; torna toes, 1Sc per ID: GU
eumbers. H4l| Per doz; green onions, soc
Green Fruit Ciossing)-Lemons. fancy
new. s0cGSI-50 per box: bananas, Gg25o;
cranberries. s. per box. or IS per Dbl: Japa-
ness oranges, g.; saayels, fancy, T. 3SQS;
choice. s., 5eg2I5; fancy seedlings. s.,
choice. ST.
Hay, Grain and Feed.
Hay Cjobbinxl-Puget sound, per ton,
ssGl0; Eastern Washington timothy. sl4.
mixed 81 30: straw. S.; alfalfa. sliWl2
Wheat Goooingl-Chieken feed. per ton.
oats Ooho,r g>-Rollea or ground. "a
Barley Oob6ingl-koled or ground, per
Corn-whole. ssGls; cracked. slsGeo
feed mesl .1s133a.
Mlnstugs Oob6lnrl--Br Per ton. ga:
Feed 0ohblns)-Chopped feed, s179ls per
ton; mlddings, per ton. 81; oil cake meal,
per ton. s2sQ3o