The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-03
Total for the week .

Total Tor the week .........---.-.si, 03i, go %
This Is an excess of ST. 422 rs over the total for
the corresponding week last year. The total
for the month of September was 81. 81. SOL so,
almost Si.0oo.0oo greater than that for the cor
responding month last year. The full import
nnce OF this as evidence of the growth in the
volume OF business cannot be fully appreciated
by those In the ordinary vocatons of life, but
the leading business interests OF the city make
this growth more manifest daily. The whole
sale business is being rapidly extended, heavier
stocks arc being carried by the various houses,
they have all been required to change their
quarters or secure additional room in order to
accommodate their trade and a great deal more
help had to be employed. Another striking evil
dence of the steady onward march of Seattle's
business enterprises 10 the fact that for over a
year there has not been q single failure of any
Importance In the city. Every now and then
some little retail store gets crushed out in con-
sequence OF the natural risks assumed in all
bushes undertakings, but not one can be traced
to causes other than those which produce
failures at all times, even during the eras of
greatest business prosperity.
Tho year has been marked by q stagnation In
the shipping business all along the Coast, and
to some extent all over the United states, and it
would be marvellous if this city did not suffer in
consequence OF that staguation, in common
with the other leading ports on the Coast Her
the shipments have therefore been confined to
lumber, produce and merchandise. But in
these she has held her own and, while a boast
has been made regarding the number of vessels
iyin6 in some OF the other harbors on the
Sound. IL must not be forgotten that dozens Of
vessels have entered the harbor Of Seattle,
loaded their cargoes and gone to sea during the
time these large fleets were lying at anchor in
other ports waiting for cargoes. The number of
vessels lying at anchor IL no evidence of the
amount of shipping that is being done from any
port for moro vessels have taken cargoes from
Seattle this season than from any other port on
the Sound, and yet at no time have there been
more than six to eight here together. On the
contrary, 1t is probable San Francisco has done
less shipping this year than she has any year in
. long time, but she never before had a. many
vessels in her harbor together.
Coal shipments the past week aggregated
1883 tons, the Walla Walla taking 566, the
Mexico 4S6 and the barge Henry Buck sol tons.
GENERAL sHIrMBNrs
During the past twenty-four hours goods and
the following amounts: BY rail-Northern Pa
eitic, 500 tons; Columbia & Puget Sound, 40
tons; Great Northern, so tons BY water
Henry Buck, sol tons; Mexico. 4s6 tons; Mabel,
Company's boats, 80 tons; State of Washing
ton, % tons; MuItnomah, 10 tons; Wasco, is
tons; Buckeye, tons. Total shipments. 2,O64
tons.
MERCHANDISE AND PRODUCE REcKIPrs
Produce and merchandise have been received
at the port of Seattle during the past twenty
four hours as follows: by rail-Northern Pa
cifc, 675 tons: Columbia d Puget Sound, Is
tons; Great Northern, 90 tons. By water
j. r. Mcdonald, so tons; Clara Brown, % tons;
boats, l5 tons; Multnomah, IL tons; wssco. IL
tons: Mabel, tons. Total receipts, GA tons.