The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-12-29

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SEATTLE. Dec. q, 1890.
..xsrsee at the Seattle clearing house today
s.,ed q $50 ,s7S.5 81 The balances were SIS.
4 The record for the week, by days, is as
Exchanges.
snday ................"...-.... - 2l3,709.ss
ssrdsy ...............-.-.e.,.. l45.J97.Q6
E1oe<iay -. ......s....-......,.. 2oc,9Il.70
5IsdH fChristmssl... .....s-..
~ ......t...-..-.-.-...... 232,l1s.96
Surdsy .....,.......-.-s...... l59,g73.53
mai 81 ,oS0, 43l. 0s
a husiiess for the FIVE days OF the week
- N increase over the record of the week
ss.dins OF $66.ie4.ao, and there are indications
4, sides that improvement in the condition
4 a. money market and general trade has
~ While no marked change Is looked for
rsdately, the feeling is general that the
81 az the financial storm is over, and that
pAdpuce will be restored fully before the end
.sother month. Money is easier already, and
Sees from the East are OF hopeful cast.
! andstreets Seattle Office reports seven fail
- n the state during the week, with S53,666
q liabilities and $500 total assets. They
= Il follows: One saloon, assets 5000, liza
anes tsloo; one dry goods and notion house,
81 ,ls,oOo, liabilities $4,000; ono milliner,
s n,sD, liabilities s. ,6s9; one grocer, assets
n liabilities Slo,S73; one fruit and cigar
-, sssets 500, liabilities 81 600: one ciothier,
- & 800, liabilities $4,000; one dealer In
81 rsrer assets $500. liabilities $7,5d The
"a Of causes ascribed for the embarrass-
m covers the six first mentioned, and in
ads Inadequate capital in two cases: personal
fnraeauee, neglect OF business and incon-
asee In two: reckless granting of credit in
md trade depression and other unfavor-
circumstances IN one.
m summary Is OF interest, showing that
rnusnal condition of trade at the present
ehuged 40 cause in but one out oil seven
moi financial trouble. Causes that almost
y,fixby lead 10 suspension sooner or later are
ssn 10 lie back OF five of the failures. IL is
fkfed that business in general is In as sound
0ndtion In the Northwest as in any portion
be country, and all matters of record fully
ncas this view. With the restoration OF
xfdcrre to the Eastern trade centers and the
rpyzl OF danger signals in the money mar
kthe tide OF business prosperity will flow
X more steadily and strong, and reach high
1um mark.
IMPORTANT SHIPMENTS.
/ Tnble among the shipments of the day were
iplowing: Two cars kops and car mer-
ndise to Chicago, car merchandise to Walla
W. car merchandise TO Tacoma, car mer-
Dndige to Portland, car merchandise TO sno-
nish, car merchandise to Ballard, Car mer-
1dise to Boulevard.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
uing the past twenty -four hours goods and
Ehspdise have been shipped from Seattle
ne following amounts: Northern Pacific
1SEy, 81 tons; Seattle, Lake Shore 4 Eastern
[sy, ia tons; Columbia & Puget sound rail-
~ tons. BY watsr-W. +. Munroe, IS tons;
h. Is tons: Eliza Anderson. 20 tons: Grace, 8
Glide, tons: Fairhayen, tons; Buckeye,
us Fleetwood, 2 tons: Michigan, tons
nlshipments, 2s6 tons.
hERcHASDisE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS.
neipts OF produce and merchandise at the
M seattle during the past twenty -four hours
Rs follows: Northern Pacific railway, 26l
seattle, Lake shore d Eastern railway, S47
Columbia Puget Sound railway, as tons
I City OF Seattle, 500 tons; Eliza Ander-
tons; Fairhaven, 10 tons; L. J. Perry, 10
brentwood, tons. Total receipts, US tons.
NATURE OF RECEIPTS.
W hundred sacks bran and shorts, cars
rl merchandise, , cars fresh meat, IL cars
tcan lumber, car cattle, car -four, car
~, lear hides, car furniture, car oil. |
@ke, Gears barley, 2 cars stone, cars wheat
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