The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-07
MARKET AND TRADE REVIEW.


THE SEATTLE MARKETS.
Notwithstanding the weak tendency ~
the potato market during the pass week,
yesterday the situation was reversed. and
potatoes are now stid 81 prize. There g
no doubt that tae supply Is shortening,
and 70 this fact Is attributed the present
high prices New potatoes have already
begun 10 appear n the San Francisco
market and can be looked for here any
time.
Cabbage continues very scarce. Green
peas. caulifower and asparagus are no,
to be had until the arrival Of the next
steamer
Ranch eggs are very firm. jobbins a, Is
cents
The Novelty Mil Company is being
pushed hard this week on 4 large order
OF -four for the Oriental market. TWEEN
ty-ex thousand eight hundred sacks viii
De shipped on the Japanese steamers ID
sum! Maru and Sakura Maru.
The following prices are being offered
TO the producer by the local dealers fer
delivery In round lots on the dock or in
the car at Seattle:
wheat. chicken iced. So. bran. TIA:
Hay-Puget sound, ssa7 per ton; East
ern Washington timothy. $u0il5o: aifai-
Eggs-strictly fresh ranch. l5c.
Buiter-Fresh ranch. l21i5c: creamery,
Gu3Sc.
Poultry-Chickens, live. l2lsc
Live Stock-Choice beef cattle. cows. &c;
steers. 4lxu5c; choice sheep 4lsEt5c: good
hogs. live, 4,1c; hogs. dressed. sazc: calves.
dress large; &C: small. sc; calves. live,
Hides. Pelts and wooI-Heavy sound
saited steers. over 50 pounds. Sc: medium
sound. per pound. TIC: light sound, I'M
&c. stays. bulls and oxen 4g5c: salted kips.
&C: calves. per pound, Sc; green hides. &c
less than sailed: dry hides. per pound,
deer. per pound, as@a4c; winter deer. dry.
ltIlec papery deer. ga 2c: dry elk. snloc:
green elk. ta5c; sheep pelts. 2snsoc. shear
lings, loa2c; Eastern Washington wool.
&c; Western Washington wool, i2c; dirty
or timber burned. l0c: tailow, 2ie93hc.
JobbtnE Quotations.
Jobbng quotations yesterday were al
follows:
Sugar, Flour and Coffee.
Sugar Gobbing)-Golden c, in bbls. &c:
extra c. In bhls, 4Tsc: powdered. s5sc; dry
granulatsd, sase; cube. s7sc: beet. sssc;
Flour, etc Uobbingl-Patent Excellent,
80: Novelty A, S.; Star (bakers). k7s;
California brands. $40; corn meal. yellow,
meal. white. Nso per 100 lbs, In 10 ID
sacks; buckwheat -four. pure. $3.50 per 50
lbs. in Glib sacks: cracked wheat, rs per
Ion lbs, in lo-lb sacks: farina, s. 50 per 100
5-sb sacks: steel-cut oat meal. $3.50 per 100
lbs. In l0-lb sacks: graham -four. $l.75 per
100 lbs. in l0-lb sacks, whole wheat fiour.
s. per 100 lbs. in lolb sacks, rye meal.
& . per 100 lbs, In io-lb sacks: split peas,
1oo-lb sacks, $50: split peas. s. per loo
lbs. 25-io boxes. pearl barley. N.25 per 100
1 IN wheat sasks ak sess a pes case Of sSsss
pkgs; fancy rolled oats. SIS per bale, In
s-lb sacks: corn meal. yellow. $50 per
Dbl. in 5Nlb sacks: corn meal. white. 50
per Dbl. in 5o-ib sacks; buckwheat -four,
pure $40 per Dbl, in so Id sacks; cracked
wheat. 81 per bbl. in 5o-lb sacks, steel-cut
oat meal. $3.50 per Dbl. in G-Ib sacks: gra-
ham -four. $50 per Dbl. in 51-lb sacks;
sacks: rye meal! 1915 per Dbl. In 5o-lh
sacks: rye -four. "a per bbl: fancy rolled
oats $50 Tbs net bbis. s. 20: fancy rolled
oats, o-Ib sacks. ALa5: fancy rolled oats.
Coffee ns)-Green.--Mocha per 10.
2Sa3lc: Java, per 10. 24n2sc: Costa Riea,
choice. per ID. 1Salsc. Roasted Ar
so.ib cases. per cwt. ,ia&' as-lb cases. per
cwt, s12.s5: Java. 5o-lb tins. per III. 65c:
sack. &c; Alden Mocha. 37ise' caracola.
soe: Lion los, sie.2s: SIS. SIC IS. sss. sl2 Is,
Butter. Cheese, EGG. and Poultry.
Butter--Ranch. l5al7c fancy dairy, in
squares, 1sgr2nc: Washington creameries
lib prints, 2ig2sc: Eastern, Iowa and Ell
gin. "a 2sc,
Cheese CobbingD-NatIye Washington
i2agf sihc: Eastern, lstaUl3isc.
Eggs Oobbing)-str.ctiy fresh ranch, Is
Ilsc.
Comb Honey-Calfornia, I2c. strained.
&c
Poultry-I.ive chickens. lic. live tur-
keys. 14si5c. dressed turkeys. iealic.
Nuts.
Walnuts per H. sacks l2ml2c: Eastern
black watuuts. toe: pecans. i2gs iSc: fiioerts.
lie; almonds fancy, soft shell, lsaa'c al
monds. No 2. Ie@fi7c. peanuts. S1ic: pine
lsc: hickory, 1pc: cocoanuts. per dozen. 75c:
popcorn. IL per n
Hay, Grain and Feed.
Hay Oohhingl~ Puget sound. per ton. s.
Glo: Eastern Washington timothy. sl3
alfalfa, ts.5c0s.
oats Cjoeoingl- Per ten. sesaao.
pariey-R Rolled xTQ&
Cern--whole. $3.50: cracked. s24: feed
'n FEW per w teai = sslaz. oil cake meal
So. middlings. s2l093 bran, ST: shorts,
Sls: chopped feed. s2iGsa: dairy chopped
feed. SIS
Meats. Provisions and Fish.
Fresh Meat 0ooaing)--ow bce.. Sc per
III: steer beef. s9c per 10, mutton weth-
ers. SC per Dbl: pork. 7'sc per ib veal
large So per n: small lor
Provisions tiohbingl-Hams. large. lossc.
hams small, lie: bresssas, bacon, ll'4c
Lard 0obbinEl-~H Homemade per II. 7s.c:
Wh!se Star Sc. Coin Special SIC. lard
compound. tisrces. size. Rex. s7.c
Fresh fish Goblin gl-Hsisbtt;. 4ls475,Ss,.
sa.fnou TaSc. steeihesd salmon. sm.9r
salmon trout. lsiac, founders. 3a4c: solas
q: rock cod. Sc trout i2tsHIsc. shrirnus
los: shAs sue. sNslt. 4ftSc: fsofuYrSfs
river ssrelt. 81 *. herring 3Tac. tom ed
sc; oysters olympia. s. - per sack. 81 u
per gallon; clans. 81 - per sack Dungeon
ess crabs live. s. 20. cooked, s. %
Vegetables.
Potatoes JohhfuE}-WHIte river r1Ir-
hanks <@S94o; Island EaTsy Rose. sssfr7S
f<snt ahi;e S14H: Yakima sta. nat4vs
sslv@rxsin oalcu<. si28fls per ton; elfu DIE,
fssIss heets. sSi - Ilev sack. carrots "a
g3asc per sack. rutabsgas. &c per ssrk
fifrntr.s ~ peg sack. cabbage Ss~ss- rars-
Mrs s. vsr sack caulIsiower aNc6gsi ne-
dozen. green peas e24c. Rrfichakax .g~r
rer doze-. garlic. faCs celery 4asisS4~ as-
dozen. hotnou@e iettact, +pag4ac per dozen.
radlSAss lac per dszen: California ssnara-
gns sly9Tsc per III; rhghnrh. 4a5o per 10:
tomatoes Us
Fruits.
Green rrglst CfoAhin9 1-40ranges. seed
vnxs s1Is =. oavets. g. 7SG1Ss Mesfst-
ssrTaueam swcetS KS. lemons ta45 -. a..
pes fancy. s. ss99 * per box. cooking an
Pies gD per h0x. oanaaas. s. ssssza 10
- bunch. California black sgz MAlh