The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-28

The local market for farm produces has been
sret the past week, and will undoubtedly re-
main so during the present week, alter which
arsyivsl may be looked for, and perhaps some
improvement IN prices OF wheat and live stock.
The holiday trade in provisions, poultry fruit
and notions surpassed the expectations OF deal
ers, though considerable short of what IL was
year ago, owing partly 70 the extremely dis
agreeable weather.
Only two failures were reported for the state
at Bradstreet's local Office during the week.
They were as follows: One lumber and COM
mission with sl,oi9 assets and $3.50 Liabilities
The other was a clothing store and the assets
and liabilities had not been reported as yet.
Receipts and shipments for the week were
generally light. No grain OF any consequence
was received and coal shipments were very
digit, only two vessels taking cargoes-the Wallis
Wails l,SoO tons and the Michigan 200 tons
Henry Clews has the following to say on the
outlook for an immediate improvement in the
financial and trade situation generally:
We are now yerging on the beginning of the
forwarding OF the large corn crop, which will
bring 10 an important group of railroads the
benefits OF our abundant haryests and increase
the list OF lines showing large in creases OF earn
lngs. The prospects OF new legislation receive
little attention from Wall street Ii il taken
for granted that, in view Of the party CON-
plexon OF congress, il viii! be found virtually
impossible 10 enact any new measures OF special
public Interest In respect TO the silver cues
ton, the opinion seems to prevail that
pubic, and it is hoped also Congressional
opinion has come to the conclusion
that there should be no furthur legislation on
this issue until an international union has been
created. establishing the free coinage of both
gold and silver among all the leading nations;
when there could be no objection to the unre-
ttricted coinage of silver in the United States.
III this be correct Interpretation of current
opinion the silver question is deprived of all
Immediate danger. II is an important contri-
button to the hopeful prospects OF the coming
year that, according to report just issued by
the department. of agriculture, the market value
oil this years crops of wheat, corn and oats ex-
eeeds that OF last years by s3l00O0,0O0 good
portion OF this may be expected to be devoted to
the liquidation of farm mortgages, which will
correspondtngly increase the demand for other
securities and put our great farming interest
upon more prosperous footing.
SATURDAYS SHIPMENTS.
During the past twenty four hours goods aud
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle in
the following amounts: BY rail-Northern Pa
eihc, rs tons; Columbia & Puget Sound, 10
BY wAter-Puget sound and Alaska Steamship
Conpany's boats, 81 tons; Mabel, IS tons: state
81 Washington, % tons; Angeles, 10 tons; Clara
Brown, tons; Wasco, tons. Total shipments,
Isl tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS.
Produce and merchandise have bean received
at the port Of Seattle during tbs past twenty
four hours as follows: By rail-Sortheru Pacific
go tons: Columbia & Puget Sound, 70 tons: Sc
attic. Lake shore & Eastern. Ga tons. By water
Puget sound and Alaska steamship Company's
boats, Is tons: WEsco, tons Total receipts,
3H TONS