The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-01
SEATTLE, Nov. %, 1890
The exchanges at the Seattle cleariny e house
today amounted to tlse,2a46s. The balances
were sl2,0S3.T. The record for the week was an

Inc country at large this week viii shpw O
perceptfble shortage in the amount OF bank
ciearings, owing to the occurrence Of Thanks
giving and the consequent suspension OF bust
mes for that day. Their fore the holiday is re-
sponsiole for the decrease in the Seattle clear
ing-house exchanges for this week. and not
from any dropping of in the extent OF business
being transacted. It Is true that money Is a lit
tie tight through the furry in Wall street. but
there appears TO be n suficiency on hand to
meet ali urgent demands. TIE lull which gen.
orally chsracterizes real estate transactions at
this time OF year Is now on, and - there is but
little doing In that direction 1t is felt By fuan-
ciai circles. The confidence of Eastern capital
lists ia Seattle real estate and securities has not
in the least been shaken by the VII rlwind OF de-
probation in Wall street stocks. aud spectators
are continually on the alert after property here
Retailers and iobbers report trade good for
this time OF yesr, and say IL compares favor.
ably with the same period TIVE We months ago,
Notwithstanding the cessation In building and
the accompanying depression in business that is
brought about by the fall and winter months
Bradstreet's report shows hut s failures for
the week, two less than upon the previous week.
TIE total liabilities of these failures $55o72
ans the total assets $3l, 090. They were a. fol-
lows: One general store. liabilities a. 90 assets
s. 200; one saloon, liabilities 040, assets $45o
two clothiers, liabilities ss64S2, assets $3.50;
one restaurant. liabil ties $780, asset. $50; one
home Office OF Bradstreet considers that trade
is all that could be expected ct this season OF
the year.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RkcgIrra
Receipts of produce and merchandise ct the
port OF Seattle during the past twenty -four hours
were rs follows: Northern Pacific railroad, $50
tons: Columbia 4 Puget Sound railway. l35
tons; Seattle. Lake Shore & Eastern railroad. go
tona By water-Edith, ton: Anderson. I tons;
Washington, so tons: Bailey. SO tons; Fairhaven,
10 tons; Glide, 8 tons; Grace, 8 tons; Queen, 800
tons; Nick Thayer, 200 t0nA Total receipts,
2l24 tons.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
Goods and merchandise were shipped from
Seattle during the pas, twenty-fo hours
- follows: Northern Pacific railroad, lS6 tons:
Columbia d Puget Sound railroad. IS t,ns; Be-
attic, Lake Shore & Eastern railroad, 14y tons.
By wster-Mabel, Is tons; Edith. ns;
Anderson, is tons: Hsytian Republic. l.s5o
tons; Merwin. tons; Fleetwood. ton: Buck
eye. 8 tons: Fairhaven, 80 tons; lola. tons;
Grace. tons; Glide. 8 tons Total shipments,
1875 tons.
NATURE or REcKIPTs.
Ten cars merchandise. car steam-heaters,
car white lead, l car iron. Car corn meal, cars
railroad rail, 8 cars shingles, car barle l car
wheat, / Car coal. cars machinery, IA cars
Gilman coal. l6 cars lumber. car wood, car
groceries. car apples car piles
IMPORTANT sHIPNESra
Two cars merchandise. Slaughter; csr oil
and / car merchandise, CHRISTOPHER; / car
merchandise, Kent; cars lumber Black
River; car merchandise, Tacoma; car Goa,
Tinino; l car merchandise. Portland; 8 cars
shingles, Portland: car shingles, Chicago; 1
car shi ngles, Edgerly; cars hops, Minnesota
transfer; car merchandise. Spokane Falls;
car household goods. Ballard; car feed, Bal
lard; cars merchandise and / car household
goods Fremont car hay, Derby; cars mer-
cnandise. Redmond; s cars railroad rails, Sedro;
8 cars merchandise, snohomish.