The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-27


Tapioca. Cereals, Eastern Canned
Goods, Beans ana Pickles.
There is no longer any such thing as a
steady or quiet market. Hardly an article
OF domestic consumption remains unaf-
fected by the war between the United
States and Spain. and an upward tendency
IL shown BY everything tina, could in any
way be linked with increased demands.
chargeable against the cause of interna-
tional hestiiities Seattle merchants are
appxehensive of an unsettled condition In
ali branches OF food products. and other ar
tieles will naturally follow. until war prices
as they are understood generally, prevail.
The report received yesterday BY j. q.
Adams & Co. and furnished TO the Post
InteHgencer by Mr.. f. cartlin, showed the
opening in San Francisco of May wheat
al si.sa. the closing figures being SIS. The
figures are upon the usual California meth
cd OF mea surement. and are for centals.
100 pounds which. according 10 busnel
measurement as used in this state. would
figures are both war and a shortage OF the
California wheat crop.
The proposed import tax on beer and D
California shortage on barley adds TO the
present market value of that cereal, as
quoted in the san Francisco merchants ex-
change. As wheat flour, at the head of the
list of staple food products. has started.
other commodities have fallen into line. un-
til now the quotations are daily in advance
of those Of the day before.
Mr.. Cooper, OF Cooper & Levy. stated
that his firm is in rece!m OF daily bulletins
on the market and nearly all articles show
a disposition to rise in price. One firm in
San Francisco has issued a card which
advises merchants to increase stocks, and
at the same time refuses to hold ship
ments subject to orders at prices quoted
twenty-four hours before. The card. was
under date of April % and was as follows:
"Sugar-All grades of Western refined
sugar advanced Is cent per pound to-day.
Short crops and light stocks, coupled
with the uncertain conditions and pros
poets resulting from the actual commence
ment OF war. have already caused a sharp
advance on various commodities. especial
ly in the line OF food products. While the
conditions are unsettled everything tends
be generally conceded that this situation
Is likely to continue for some time.
'.Wide-awake merchants can draw but
one conclusion from these premises: This
Is time to be supplied with liberal
stock
"Under the circumstances we must an
with rss sn our ab S,t to as
We feel. however. that without ex-
tive as:urasce That we viii viii always ana un
der all circumstances give them the iowess
market rates and the most lieeral consider
alton.
Goods that have been principally affect
ed and have advanced In price are as fol-
lows:
Sugar candies coffee rice. sage. tapi..
oca,, cereals Eastern canned goods of all
kinds. beans. pickles in bulk.
''Tohaccos-The advances in prices an
nounced a few DAYS ago by the Lggett &
Myers and the Drumrnond Tobacco Conn
pauies are only regarded as forerunners Of
what is yet 10 come IL war tax should
be declared on toAaccos- The market 's ex-
ceedingly strong: manufacturers WIN only
accept orders subject TO price and revenue
tax ruling on date OF delivery. All staple
sellers are good property at present rates.
A leading tobacco manufacturer of De
troll. has Issued the following declaration
under date Of April y:
ION and after this date. the price on all
grades of hne-cu and plug tohaccos manu-
featured by rs and sold nj "a CENTS or ie.'s
is advanced : cents per pound All snlok-
ing tohacccs sod at "A cents or less are adj
v1nced cents ger pound. All grades Of
tne-cut. plug and smoking toeaecos sold
al q cents or over are advanced cents
par pound This advance applies 10 nil
factory and special brands. All orders re-
cetveti on and after this date will he sub
ieet To above advance in addition to pro-
posed increase In the revenue tax. All or
ders untitled al time OF increase OF tax,
should there be any. VIII be subject TO IN
crease as above"
Frye & Rrnh.s stated In answer 10 an In
uuirv that there has been a sharp advance
during the past few days on mess beef and
mess pork both of which have gone up -
cents over the prices of week ago. Lard
has risen half a cent per pound ano hams
oue-eighth of cent. Bacon is steady at
the quotations given for the past several
weeks There has Ms yet been no advance
on fresh beef on. beef on the hoof Is high
err due to a scarcity. the local demand and
heavy shiyNneuts north being responsible
FOR H. Besides the local demand. there is q
great loss recorded in California, the
arouth having affected the grass and feed
on the ranges. and poor quality and linz
tied quantity follows. The staples affect
ed by the war are mess beef and pork.
FRYE & Bruhn say that they are now going
as far East as Montana and Dakota points
for beef
J. s Goldsmith OF Schwabacher Bros. &
Co. said yesterday that coffeas and teas
would be advanced owing 10 the war reve-
n,ie bill. which will undoubtedly be- mads
TO include those articles All food articles
that are affected by the new bill viii nat
urally advance. The only notices tha, his
Arm had received in relation TO an increase
in prices were those announcing advances
upon tobacco. In relation TO -four. Mr..
Goldsmith said that a J cent advance per
hushel in wheat means a scent advance in
four per barrel Tire California drouth he
said was responsible for the advance in
prizes on the Pacific coast.
l.. y. Wiley ana l.. A. Cohen both dis
clissesi the condition of the cigar market.
particularly In relation 10 imported and
Key West goods Mr.. Wiley said there
VAS a scarcity Of Havana wrappers and
that SOME IF the manufacturers of high