The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-21
THE SEATTLE Markets.

Il
and -four market and local dealers seem
divided on the question Of whether there
vii be any so0a- One mill man said that
ur;se would advance tie said: Il cant
see WAY tioar s10uld advance The local
market Is rot In such a EFae CONDITION. ana
while our foreign trade is good, II Is De-
cause OF the prsce We are now charginS-
Lei -four advance and you will find that
there will Dc q fail-o1 in the foreign trade
reIs,ier.s now EXISTING sesweel, iris eoan-
try and the orient are responsible for the
healthy condition Of the grain market OF
the West. and that we win sposl 1t II We
.as for wheat advancing. I don't think
there Is much III the expectation The
VERY good. The farmer viii get O. good
margin II be sells TO Us | am not OF the
belief that the farmers look for a great
Ssa3ss u w Ts agsS oo s iHs a and
they have not time 20 take their products
20 market. In addition 10 that they have
nut iittie wheat h on nand Mat y, en eat
city for two reasons FIRST, they are too
busy. and. second believe that they
want 10 wait until the freight rates are
reduced In the state. as they viii be short
~ That Will be s little TO their advantage
and they know 1t. Some Of the farmers
ay hope for an advance in the price I
know OF several who do. But I think many
are not coming 20 the city with their prod
ucs for the reasons / have given"
TneTG
price of eggs during the next few days
The reduction may come today Eggs are
still selling at IL cents, but Wednesday and
yesterday q great may came INTO the mar ar
demand SO commission men claim, and for
that reason Ii seemed 10 be the prevailing
/ belief along Western avenue yesterday mat
the price will fall unless the hens cease
their good work
The potato market Is not very good. The
commission men insist that there Is no de-
Ter nd he
which Was made a few days ago did not
materially increase the demand More po-
tatoes are coming INTO the s marke ,sv ef n
further cut In the price before many days
so by.
The following are the josbins quota
tsons of wholesale dealers today.
Sugar. Flour and Coffee.
Sugar oobbing)-Giold CO. in bbls. per
70. 4ssc: extra in bbis. Per 10, 4,sc;
61sc; powdered. sac: spot cash prices.
s475: Novelty 4. sai. california brands.
$3.50; buckwheat -four. per Dbl. {sev; per
cwt, s.75g4; graham. per Dbl. "a. or
i Sei. q. or or lob ion sacks. rs per css;
rye meal. per BIOL. $50: per cwt, 81;
rolled oats. per Dbl, siQ4. 80; honiny; per
faxed wheat, SIS per case; whole wheat w,
fogr Per ew, =: pearl ..1 9hri ey.. i0 pep
meal. yellow, los, 81 50; sos. si.s5: white,
Jos; no; ns a5; faxed hOminy. b6is'
Coffee tjobbing)- Green-Mocha. per 10.
choice. per 10. a4c Roasted-Arb buckles.
in loo-Is cases per est siS;ls; eolp s ga s
Java. 5o-fb tins. per 10. s5c sacks. &c;
Alden Mocha. s7i3e; Caracola 27lyc; Gu ate
msls sss gr9snd sc so s,s zio a0h' i's'
Meats, Provisions and Fish.
Fresh Meats 0obbing)-Cow beef, SIC;
steer beef. &c per ID. mutton. 741izc per
10; pork. S,sc per rs: veal &c per 10.
Provisions tiobcing, Hams. large. lie:
fresh Ffsh uo6bins, -Talibut, .rzas,sc;
salmon. sSsc' salmon trout o 6; oup ssrk
l2laG15c: shrimps. iec.
butter, Cheese, Eggs and Poultry.
Butter-Ranch, IGQi3c; Ellensburg and
other Washington creameries. 2-ib prints.
Cheese oobhsngf-Native Washington.
10Q11c: California full cream, &c.
Pen ss iciie f live
weight. dressed chickens, l2i2c; turkeys,
l54i7c per ID.
vegetables and Fruit.
Potatoes dobbing)-Native stock, $131I4;
Yakimas. Sl5Ql6; sweet potatoes. &c per
n.
Vegetables Gobbing)- California peas, s0
3l1c; Oregon peas. sc per ID; rhubarb, nc;
Waiia Walla asparagus, 81 per box; cab
bages. California, 81. Is per cwt: new Cali
fornia onions, lizq1Ac; beets, y.25 per
sack: carrots 81 Is: lettuce. dollhouse, 15af
Soc per doz: cucumbers, dollhouse, 15cQx
per doz.
Green Fruits Oobbfng)--Lemons. fancy
California 81 75lI3; selects $eti2. 50: apples,
81 5012 per box: bananas, s2I2.5o; oranges,
fancy seedlings. e. z56i2. 30; choice 81 2S1
$50, strawberries si5o per case.
Hay, Grain and Feed.
Hay 0obbing)-Puget sound. per ton.
si34l4; Eastern Washington timothy, SIT
as: California, NiQ15; alfalfa, su4l3
Oats 0obbingb-$2l422.
Barley Cobbing)-Rolled or ground, per
ton, so.
Corn-whole so: cracked. seoG2i; feed
meal. s20Q2l.
Millstuffs dobbingl-Bran. per ton. s14a
Is; shorts. per ton. Si7I1S.
Feed tjcbbingb-Chopped feed, Si7uls per
ton; middhngs. per ton, 81; oil cake meal,
per ton. 81