The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-04-09

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FINANCIAL
Loxpoy. April G.-Ths high rates thiD
vesk II the monsy market cTumhisd away
With the rslsass Of dividscas. which. aftsf
allowing for payments 20 The Bank OF
ka8san1. left the market With f20oa0 90
on hand The govsrnment moreover.
during the week made further dssburpe-
msnte which had beep delayed this
ysaf. There 10 every prospect Of
m sssy money market. especially
- q. 600 200 Of foreign gold 10 On route
here. Without sight OF foreign demand
the stock market VS. rather unsettled, but
the rndsrtons ~as Grm and hopeful Spec
uissivs stocks we're better pasronized. The
necessity for employing the immense
amount Of Idle money promises increased
business. There hiss been steady increase
In foreign hanka Home railway securi-
nss showed little change and the
market was dull. American raiirosd -
euritiss we're irregular. The reports show
eoarsgsmsnt and Canadian Pacific shares
vaucsd slightly. American breweries we're
In good demand German shares were -
tive and strong. Atlantic cables vsrs
lower on reduced dividends.
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MAycHnrrR. April A-Business opened
fair ~ the beginning Of the week and con-
finusd 90 until Thursday. when the col
lapse in silver and the break in the rates
Of eastern exchange to within l-32 Of the
lowest prices On record caused paralysis in
the eastern sectionn The other markets
show signs OF increasing interest Yarns
are firm. bat the oves-suppiy makes an
advance In prices difiieuit The home de-
nand 10 sluggish. There has been light
sales Of bundles Of India and Burmah.
There is little doing for the continent In
cloths the Eastern inquiry was good early
In the week. China taking some shirtings
and heavy goods. Orders for Japan are
fair, and the low limits have prevented
their acceptance. Both the Levant and
South America are fairly active. Printing
cloths are slow and orders are wanting.
The exports TO South and North America
show . largs decrease. The United States
takings were nearly 50 per cent. below
those Of last year.
WASHINGTON CRY, April United
States Consul Meeder. 1T Bradford. En-
gland. reports to tho state department,
under date Of March IL. that during the
preceding months large quantities Of
American wool have been offered for sale
in Bradford. This 10 90 unusual - TO At
tract attention and cause no end OF gossip.
As q general thing the prices Of oil
grades of American wool are now prsc-
ticaliy the same a. the similar grades
in England. The carriages and other
ah he
make the most of the difference. The
wool merchants at Bradford assert the
moment the tariff bill passes, with free
wool. the prices OF American wool will re-
vivs, and some Of them are 30 strong in
this that they have large investments in
wool now held In Phiiadelphis and Bos-
ton. They say the impetus to manufact-
urers will induce Americans to mix with
the finer English wool and . demand for
American wool for manufacturing pur-
poses will set in Immediately.
Bsxapsrurys.
LONDON. April s.-The weather has been
bright and dry. Rain IL needed, but
cereals still have . promising outlook.
The wheat market has been somewhat
steadier on the week. owing to the rise In
America. While whsats were spsringly
offered and steadily held, Russian
and Indian wheats were quiet aud
Americans were held at Is above
buyers views. Red winter wheat was
quoted as 23s Cd for April and May de-
livery. Hard Manitoba was quoted at 26s
Cd: spot was 3d(96d higher. The country
markets were firm. In nour prices were
reduced and the market was stsadier
There was more demand for American
parcels. and prompt delivery was quoted
at lis 7lsd. Spot was steady and the
country markets were firm.
HyaLIsa GRAIN MARKET.
LIVERPOOL, April 7.-Whsat-Demand
moderate; holders offer moderately No.
1 California, IS id@as ID; red Western
winter. Il l0!@5s I'd.
Corn-Easy, demand poor; new mixed,
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