The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-17

A. - shown BY the tabIo, transactions It the
cieanng-h house through the week were uni.
iofmiy heavy, and exceeded those Of the week
previous By 800, 7O87k The Improvement in the
volume OF business during the month pxa. has
Ken marked. and the present condition Of the
iocsi money market 10 quite ~ satisfactory q IL
mas been for months. The excitement on Wall
street had little effect on financial matteru here
1nen little dealing in stocks and securities
suecsed ~ the movement and the storm was
Viewed only with the interest of SPECTATOR
Collections are slow, but not more 10 than
usual. and the strinsency not more marked.
Caiis Tor loans show NO alarming increase, and
rates are steady.
Bradsfreet's reports three failures In the state
during the week. with total liabilities Of 81 40.
and total assets OF $4,000. They were a. follows:
grocer with liabilities of s. 900 and asssfs of r.
100: grocer, with liabilities OF $50 and asset. 81
$50: dry goods and clothing dealer. with La
otiities VI $50 and assets OF Sl.250
1red- IN general Is in fairly satisfactory con.
diuon There hiss been no rusn of crops to mar
ket TO produce dood Of business for q short
time and be succe ded by dui qu,etness, but
the movement has been steady ana uniform
ine pressing necessities OF many farmers were
reviewed BY advances secured on contracts for
tneir growing crops Of Lops. but the money OBJ
talneo was ~ high cost, a. prices have been
much above the figures anticipated Those who
held thetI CROPS until the end of the harvest
nave gained materially, prices being more than
double those paid at the beginning of tie sea-
son. All the h1ps have not been sold ret but
the great bulk OF them have changed hands and
the producers received payment for the crop
Inc fact that many farmers have been able to
hold much Of their produce until this time Il
evidence OF no pressing need among them. Not
alone IN hops. but IN hay, grain and potatoes il
THIS inclination TO wait and take advantage Of q
favorable turn In the market seen. With NO
shortage in any of these crops the demand has
lncrs ased steadily and prices become moro firm
since early harvest There are abundant stocks
OF osts barley and potatoes still In the hands OF
producers. and they are held determinediy at
prices that the market has a. jet not reached,
although il seems to % approaching the mark
set
There 10 danger that the experience Of many
years ago may be repeated. and the advantage
gained be lost At the last moment, for Z simul.
taneous movement Of the stocks still In reserve
uld soon result in Z break in prices; but that
danger 10 In the distance - yet The gain, how.
ever. under the best circumstances IL not 20
great - IL may appear. The loss By shrinkage
and depredatons Of vermin and the damage By
careless storage often amount 70 large per cent
OF the advanced price secured, while the risk OF
carrying the produce through on the preearious
promise Of better rates 10 seldom estimated ct
it, true cost
IMrosrANT sHIrxEHra
the following: One car fresh hsh and car
shinsles TO Chicago, 2cars shingles to Mime
sofa Tfansfcs. car pelts and car merchandise
to Portland. 2 cars lumber 70 Black river. cars
rails and Car spikes to Arlington, car grocer
les and car hav to Yesler, car merchandise to
enohomish.
eESERAL sHIPxENrs.
Goods and merchanGise were shipped from
Seattle during the past twenty-four hours
~ follows: Northern Pacific railroad, lsa tons;
Seattle. Lake Shore 4 Eastern railroad 2s6 tons;
Columbia & Puget Sound railroad, IS tins By
water-Alice II. Blanchard. 49, tons: Michigan,
IS lons: Mabel. 40 tons; Margurct % tons: Eliza
Anders0n, 90 tons; Edith, II tons; Fairhayen, rs
tons; lola. tons; Backeye, 6 tons; Fleetwood,
tons: City of Kingston. tons; w. K Merwin,
tons; American Ranger. 8 tons. Total ship
ments, l.1o6 tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE REcEIPrs
Receipts of produce and merchandise at the
port OF Seattle during the past twenty -four hours
were as follows: Northern Pacific railroad. 56l
tons; Seattle. Lake Shore 4 Eastern railroad,
l36 tons: Columbia 4 Puget sound railway IS
TONS By water-AlKi, s. tons; J. r. McDon-
aid, 800 tons; State Of Washington, 40 tons:
Henry Bailey. 81 tons: Mary r. Perley, IS tons;
Feradaie, 10 tons: \. w. Purdy, 23l tons; Eliza
Anderson, Is tons; W. +. Munroe, 8 tons: Edith,
8 tons; ". x. Merwin, tons; City Of Quincy,
tons: Cascade, tons. Tolsl receipts, 1,Sl1 tons
NATURE or RECEIPTS.
Three thousand barrels lime. Loo sacks oats,
"a tons hay, IL cars lumber, cars Gilman coal,
cars door stock car cornmeal, 2 cars meat 8
cars general merchandise. car beer, car
bacon. cars wheat, car cattle. car butter
and eggs, cars household goods, car furnf-
turs. car angle plates. car pipe. 2 cars nour,
car lard.