The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-05-09
Total for the week .........s1,:

Trade seems to have been little slow the
past week. Prices remain steady all around,
and though the receipt OF farm produce was
rather light, all that came in found a ready
market. Collections continue hard. and for this
reason credit lie extended with great csution and
only in small amounts, except in cases where it
is absolutely safe.
The bank clearances indicate some improve
ment in the financial condition, being larger
than for any week the past year aud half.
The American Banker of April 50. contains the
following with reference to the trade situation
generally:
Although our imports are large. the balance OF
trade is expected to rule distinctly in favor
OF this country than for some years past. This
view Is confirmed by the government statistics
OF the exports and imports just completed for
the year ending March 81, 1892. The domestic
exports for these twelve months were unpre-
cedented in the annals of our commerce They
amounted to 31,0SS, 1862, and including the
foreign goods re-exported, were 81, l1S,236,J22
As the total imports were 1904 055 0ii the excess
OF this years exports over its imports was s2l4,-
ISl,47S, VI hiie for the year preceding the excess
was $40, $4,000, SO that Tor the two years the
favoratle balance records 26S9S0,47S 80 lar as
the foreign commerce of the country is con-
cerned, and without including the arbitrage
balances on account of securities exported and
other movements OF capital between Eu-
rope and the United States These
reports confirm the prediction at the time OF the
Batng troubles that our exports would soon be
much larger than usual. They have, IN TACT,
none OF which surpassed the level OF l,OcO
millions, while last years total as above stated,
was sl0SS 6s 662 against 1902 AS for the year
which expired March 81, lo9i, and was deemed
specially large aggregate. Ii must also be con-
ceded that we have still large surplus OF bread
stuffs and farm produce for which an export de-
mand this year or next is anticipated, so that
for this and other reasons, the exports will be
likely to accelerate the favorable movements
both OF the trade balance and of the various
forces which determine the incre ase or stoppage
Of the exports of gold in a country where such
exports are as free as they are here from govern
mental checks or other exterior control
Only two vessels took cargoes Of coal during
the week: The Mexico S3l tons to Portland and
the City OF Puebla 934 tons to San Francisco,
making a total of 1865 tons.
GENERAL SHIPMENTS.
During the past twsnty-iour hours goods and
merchandise have been shipped from Seattle in
the following amounts: By Iail-Northern Pa
cife, 400 tons; Columbia & Puget sound. %
City of Puebla $50 tons; Puget Sound and
Mabel, IS tons; Glide, TONS Total ship
ments, 1,549 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-Northern Pa
cfc, 800 tons: Columbia & Puget Sound, Is
tons: Great Northern. so TONS By water
Walla Walla, $50 tons; Puget Sound and Alaska
Steamship Companys boats, % tons; Mabel,
tons. Total recei pts, S3S tons.