The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-12-19
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SEATTLE MARKETS.

The holiday trade l. now the feature Of the local
markets and every branch a husine@s Is feeling is
effects in the increased demand Naturally this
makes tendency 10 hrmcf prices, and there are no
change to record In Yesterday quotations The
demand from city buyers Is hrng We'd with by that
ftom dealers throughoui THIS seeI0n. and between
the two therv Is created animation that CON
trssts with the quiet that tested upon the market
during the early weeks Il the month
ON Western avenue fruits esneciaiH ave ~ dc
msnd aud the sales q apples. oranges and lemons
particularly large, supplies. espcciaiv q the
latter two arr one would think On the verge q
superahundanee car load lots q each f.siucntl,
eufnins 81. today not bcng an cXcsf,,icu Thsy are
moving freeis, howstcf. ard ptiees have not yaF-ed
Appies likewise are active movers especially u
the mere fancy sanetes ard selling Al good dsoFeA
The demand su Vegetables. Il coorst does 20
kesp pace with that for their eonkeuers n the fnt
trade No, being 80 largely aEeefed bs holiday ~
aulrrnenss Surh 1t the fAncs varieties. a.
dollhouse prcinc,s, cslsn. es hss pe' 20 hesan
the active movement thar win undoubtedly appear
toward the end a the week
Butter s,in continues finn AZ recent auetaiions
and dealers fud complaint With TIC demand
either fos Washington crcaaisp os Ter he proisc,
81 Eastern dsir.cs The market > STEADY auf
strong and ~iil probably remain - Ter some haoe
Ranch sss., while morins little nore tse,ly than
for several weeks past. arr no' yet equal &C. the
demand fos then and selling AZ NSgSc The
Eastern product Is alsa ifm and 81 good demand at
quotations
With The latter running tshind- rnecs are main
tslnt,i and probably win b. TN The great hoiGs,
i. e,rs. hus unless there Is seod GeAn rp 4
weaken This appiies particularly 90 .hiekfos
though turkeys which srv ssain esins sent ia. NAY
aisa tsel the cfcSts n an osersuptly
HAY. grain and feed rrfnsiu tfn and unchanged
with the prospect q = continued stctilinoSL The
demand continues active therc esins h,te IN market
conditions a. variance with FerVri repgts
rx,ptt fsf the recent sdvaRrv Il isNAe IN bans
hacnn ard lard aud the formation Il associaticn
81 dealers there Is no chance ~ The meat aud pro
vision market ard this last may siso D. aid * the
Gan MARKET which 4 faisly well sspplied Wtih hall
hss, and salmon and mere plenutaib sioceed wi'h
the smaller varieties.
woo and hides show Htis change vithR he
wrek frusp late crnditihuS There hAve been siebty
Increased ssies Of wool IN the kasf. hut not enough
10 awaken the market ncr 10 eecet change b. Q0ats
lions The local market Is not active and prices
ARE a. recently quoted. Hides arr reported weaker
in the East aud especially IN thicsso. while there
has been a slight reduction, which. however. has
not yet been made here
Activity IN the hop MARKET has apparently ceased.
and IN; few deals are reported Whether this Is
dne 10 the fact that most II the crop Is disposed
al or that producers are holding what Is lcft TO-
higher priess or combination o. the two, the fact
remains Prices are sjli quoted at iSeisc the lat.
ter price heng rarely realized u late. most " the
recent sales being around iic.