The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-15

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p0rssd- Com nexrsal travellers from bzass-
Ezcre are nskfsx their seecnd "trip 30 TIE
sozth- and regard tie bzssssss prosns<s 40
exceptionally hvigak Al VARGAS SoEsa-
western eensers colder wssther has
sstnaEsssd tie sAies q cry gods. siosa-
ing and skcss woo2ea dress goods
are rot sod - .ettvssy As In
prsv.Czs weeks Jo5bess are nos earrysng
supplies begon3 vhas the paste are hSsly
20 taxa bsiors January / EaeosrsgsDsns
10 gutter fsosn sas lrproved demand fer
Frcoey ~ sawaarah. Augussa and New
Orleans. due 50 increased rscsipss Of cot
tor ard demands for advances on the crop
Is ChAcawo also monsy 10 more active. and
soz1e bankers have withdrawn from the
agreement 10 pay ongy IL per eeat On
balances from coantry banks and vii pay
? per eeak The se1thsra pig iron market
may be rauged By sales a. SashsslAs,
which th1s tar this meath are eqaai 30 the
total sales dzring August Inquiries are
resolved from the North for heavy blocks
Of plg iron- Ths demand fer pig <on =
also marked - Chicago. but has dscrsased
81 Fittsbnrg ard g. Leuis.
Bank ciearings for the SIX business days
sndi1g sith September Is aggregate 49,
ooo.oo0 per cent more than in the week
before. and nearly per esnk more than
tn tie second week OF septsmser. ISIS.
thongh q per cent smaller than in the
corresponding week Of isa2 FROM this i
viii be observed that the fortaight's clear
ings reeord eorroborates Bradsfresss previ-
oasly published reports OF improvement
la the state Of trade during that period
The check Ia purchases Of wool. AFTER
hsavy buying. tends 20 weaken prices. aad
cotton has reacted / lie cents after rs
marked advaaes. Pig iron is IS cents
ton lower, and hardware and
dry goods jobbsrs At Western centers re-
port Increased sales, due to lower quota
lions. Live stock ct Kansas City and
Omaha has weakened on heavy receipts
Of commoner gIsdes. eli OF which COM
prise the chief decrease in the price Of
staples They are Offset By firmsr markets
and advances for leather. petroleum and
sugar. IN print csofhs, due 10 stocks or
cotton goods being depicted. owing to the
strike OF the operatives. Wheat 10 up &c.
corn Inc. oats lie, pork i2c. lard Ne aud
coffee &c.
The gross earnings Of the railroads for
August, covering the returns OF 1872 roads.
having . mileage OF 10000 miles OF main
line, aggregate So s6I 600. against ss2,-
os0. $50 In August, 1885, gain OF 9-l0 OF
per cent. This compares with decrease
OF II per cent ia July from July, 1893, AID
10 the hrst increase shown in any month
this year over the like month Of last year.
The Pacific lines report gain OF Is per
cent, and the South western roads an in
crease Of y per cent. over August. 1890
Exports OF wheat. both coasts OF the
United States and Canada. for the six bus
mess days ending September Is. -four in
elnded az wheat. continue fairly well
maintained. the total equslling 2.7s9000
bushels, contrasted with $4,000 last
week. 1857 90 in the second week OF Sep
tsmber last year, ). 3s4 600 in the week two
years ago. and q, 9i7 900 in the week three
years ago.
There were PIT business failures reported
throughout the United States this week,
sgsinss 2os last week and sooin the week
year ago.