The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-30

Trade opened yesterday with a continuation a.
ye-tefdays activity and hrmnsss, and remained 20
apr1ng business hours. Prices are unchanged from
last quotations. \
Commission men have been doing big business In
fruits and vegetables. and desnins the heavy
IN good condition and BIDS fair 70 ccntinue strong
Butter. eggs and poultry are on the same footing
YESTERDAY the market for The former being espe
cialiy tim and artive II is said that Elgn cream
cry has today gone up r.. which. IL true. VIII have
an carly bearing upon tba local market and cause
corresponding advance.
There s no change in hay oats and feed either in
prices OF the state Of the market Dealers are sui
put 70 loss and trouble through inability TO sss
supplies. owing 70 the tying up Of cars on side
tracks all along the line Orders either cannot be
alied, or else At great trouhie and loss o. pront
cause Of the large demand and because September
| and higher tariff rates win 60 into effect on
Other markets are unchanged from yesterdays quo
tations
The hop market cannot as yet be said to have
said 10 BE- not more than 1900 bales IN the hands
Of Washington aud Oregon farmers. and these. not
heins Of the best quality, are commanding from
The new crop Is not yet, o. course on the market
Picking In Oregon has ins, begun. and Will NOT be
in ftal blast before mkt week. Ia washington ths
VIII probably not be earlier than September TO-
In the meanwhile quotations on the open market
are In abcyance. What they viii be after the crop
begins to move can not yet be precisely stated In
this state and in Oregon, more especiaiis IN the
latter. quite number u contract sales have been
good quality. slight increase has been gren. but
these few and the rule Is as stated
Last war hut few contracts made the farm
holding out for higher prices, but the epsn mar
ket, when they entered It. was not NJ 70 their hopes
or expeetations saioe being realized The crop this
year is 81 extra quality and ~ good yield. the esti-
mated output being In the neiEhborhood OF &.oeo
bales for Washington and $1,000 for Oregon.
Fine weather for growing and for maturing has
brought about crop that, as stated "a a better
than usual quality and weight. Whether, later
the present contract price with sa6e advance for
marketing. viii be increased in the open market.
cannot now Be said. Some say yes aud some no,
and II there be such thing as a correct judgment
where future markets concerned. each producer
must form u for himself The good quality Of the
product, however. and general market conditions
would seem 10 Indicate that. for time. at least.
there should be weakening In price,
There has been general agreement as 10 the
prices paid for picking. the rates running from sc
20 ST. according to the supply of labor Owing n
the good condition 81 the rires, there being more
hons and less foliage than ordinarily the picker
make As much at fsc as he can ordinarily at larger
price.
From day TO dsy, as changes occur IN prices o.
conditions, they will be noted In these columns, but
the market not yet he said to bc on. aud
contract prices at present the only avail.
able.