The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-30
Total for the week.

notwithstanding the fact that it was about
the close of the month, the grain and feed
market has been fairly active during the past
week II is becoming quite difficult, to get
suiiicient good hay and oats to supply the de-
mand and corn has been short right along.
Shipments OF merchandise have also been good,
especially groceries, provisions and hardware.
Coal shipments have also been heavier two ves-
sells taking cargoes during the week: The Walla
Waila l, l4o tons and Keweenaw 5000 tons. Re-
garding the shipments of coal generally, the
Black Diamond, published in San Francisco, in
Its issue OF May IA. contains the following:
During the week there have been the follow
ing arrivals: From the coast mines, 1865 tons /;
from foreign sources, 5,205 tons. There have
been sales made this week of a few cargoes of
foreign coal, showing a shade OF improvement
In values; this in the face OF a continuous de-
cline for several months, is gladly welcomed.
The very light arrivals this week should help
the situation somewhat. The Australian mail
is at hand, showing very few names added to
the list for this port, and the late cabled freight
quotations show q slight advance, so that there
Is every evidence that the lowest point has been
reached for the year. 1t is sincerely to be hoped
such Is the fact, an coal cargoes have shown a
series of losses for the past six months; in some
Gases the losses have been very heavy.
The demand for this season of the year is
tuiiy up to the average, and STOCKS in yards are
diminishing gradually. The dreadful catastro-
ply at the koslyn colliery in Washington has
not affected values here The Seattle and Ia
coma shipments have decreased materially this
year. as present prices leave no profit to tho
shippers.
With reference to the local financial situation
but little of interest can be said 1t seems to be
about as hard as ever TO collect bills and nearly
everybody is complaining of the closeness of
money. 1t Is probable that this arises more
from the scarcity of employment. for labor than
from any downright shortage in the money
market. Reports from New York say that
money was never more abundant there and is
seeking loan investment as low as I19 per cent.
With money thus plenty in the financial center
OF the country 1t IL evident that the cry Of hard
times all along the Coast comes from more re-
mote cause than positive scarcity of money.
The lack of manufacturing institutions for the
employment OF large labor population is the
evident cause of the trouble and this Ii takes
time to overcome, though there is a gradual
tendency in that direction all along the Sound.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
During the past twenty-four hours goods and
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle in
the following amounts: BY ra.l-NOrthern Pa
cifc, APO tons; Columbia Puget sound, % tons;
Great Northern, 60 tons. By water--Puget Sound
d Alaska Steamship Company's boats, so tons;
Mabel, ~ tons; Wasco, ID tons; j. K. Mcdonald,
state of Washington, 10 tons. Total shipments,
74S tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS.
Produce and merchandise have been received
at the port OF Seattle during the past twenty
cifc, $40 tons: Columbia & Puget Sound, IS tons
Great Northern, 50 tons. By water-Puget Sound
d Alaska Steam hip CompanyS boats % TONS
Total receipts, 400 tons.