The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-31

iutaA ioI week toS. ,uS5 o.
There was an excess OF $3.50 5So.56 over the
total Tor the preceding week anG s3i7, 661 As over
the total for the corresponding week last year.
Tho banking house of Henry Clevs & Co,
New York, has just issued special circular re-
viewing the wheat, corn. cotton and coffee mar
kets 1t calls attention TO the fact that there
has beer bearish tendency in the wheat mar
Ket Tor nearly two months past, and, though no
improvement had taken place in prices, receipts
were increasing. This constant augmentation
OF receipts has enabled the bears to hold the
field. 1t claims a shortage of about A,00 900
bushels in Englands crop as compared
with last year, though she has 6,0o0, 900 bushels
more old wheat on hand than she had q year
ago. This will necessitate the importation of
nearly l55O0000o against IA 000, 100 last year.
1t Is therefore expected that as soon the pres
emit supply shows signs of decreasing there, a
good demand will spring up for American
wheat and greatly strengthen the market on
this side Russia is not exporting on account
OF the low prices, and the French and German
markets are reported easier with business very
duh.
With reference to the corn market the circular
says:
Corn hiss been active, with weak tone, due
to heavy realizing on the increase in receipts
Reports from Nebra, IA indicate that the crop Is
well matured. and that in nearly all sections il
has escaped frost The yield of corn is expected
TO be uneven, and some experts claim that the
oiop VAN kfaus very poorly. ne demand lor
export is fair but not sufficient to influence the
market. The general tone OF the market is bear
lsh, aud the traders lose no opportunity to ham
mer it whenever they can. The crop is out of
danger, and if receipts begin to increase lower
prices seem probable
The acreage of cotton Is reported to be Is to Is
per cent less than last year and the yield much
lighter. This explains the heavy demand and
consequent decrease in the visible supply and
prices are now reported as being steadily adj
vancing
The coffee market 10 reported as rather I'M
steady and good deal of speculation going on.
Coal shipments have been quite heavy the
past week, the total being 5,573 tons. The
Walla Walla had CSC tons. the Yosemite 1872,
Mexico Gal, Michigan 24o. Willamette 1,454 and
Umatilla 4f0 tons.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS
During the past twenty -four hours goods and
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle in
the following amounts; BY raii-Northern Pa
cifc, ass tons: Columbia 4 Puget Sound, IS
tons: Great Northern, so tons. BY water
willamette, l,500 tons; Umstilla, 5i5 tons; Rapid
Transit, As tons; W. T. Munroe, 40 tons: State
OF Washington, 81 tons; Mu.tnomah, 10 tons;
Wasco. so tons; Puget Sound d Alaska Steam
ship Company's boats. 10 tons; Mabel 80 tons
Fairhaven, Is tons; Buckeye, tons: City OF
Aberdeen, D tons. Total shipments, 2,s25 TONS
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE RECEIPTS.
Produce and merchandise have been received
at the port OF Seattle during the past twenty
four hours as follows: BY rail-Sorthern Pa
cihc, $50 tons; Columbia < Puget Sound, 25 tons:
Great Northern, 90 tons. By weter-City of
Puebla, 375 tons; Mabel, IS tons: City OF Aber-
deem, % tons: w. +. Munroe, 10 tons: Fairha-
ven. IS tons; Rapid Transit, 10 tons; Puget
Sound & Alaska Steamship Cornpanv's boats
20 tons: Aasco 10 tons Total receipts AS TONS