The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-01

Points ret decliae: September. sf4i0: De
csme Der. az E&lz 81 spot eozee-Rs0.
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Brsdsfseef's viii SAP touorrox: At al
bet sew cities from Which special te.e-
grams are recegvs.a Iavcrah4s Influences
are shosn 20 have been At work. Fesaising
n farther improvement n the business
sstz4tsoa since the settlement Of the tariff
oAiL The free ~ ooi clause 81 the new tariff
b1si resulted IN heavy Withdrawals Of fhAs
stspse and renewed activity among manu-
fastnrers. The next most conspicuous
Withdrawals from bond. are dry goods,
erocEery ard glassware - PaEEadsiphla
and Aew York Sugar = advancing on
speculative demand. and il Is declared that
gTocsrs viii carry heavier stockS The
outlook for iron and steel 10 nOt for
nearby advance in prices. bat 20 the in
crossing output New Eagiana WOODEN
mills are nos reporting new orders for
heavy wo0iens. Prints and dress wooieas
are selling freely.
There hiss been and Is nov an increased
demand for funds AZ the larger eenters,
not Only for withdrawal OF goods from
bead, but 90 meet increased offerings OF
commercial paper. Thus far funds 70
move the crops have NOS gone West as
freely as vas anticipated. All the West
ern cities covered, except Cincinnati,
Ctevelsnd. Detroit and Omaha, report dis
tinct gains In the volume Of business this
weeE. The relatively favorable condition
Of trade IN the region tributary TO Mime
sofa during August 10 based on a better
wheat crop than was predicted and the
practical depletion OF country storeksep-
ers' stocks. At the South Atlanta alone
did not report large volume of business.
but the character Of the cotton shipments
IN the near future will determine the vol
ume Of purchases. IL is noteworthy that
the financial condition OF Texas mer.
chants Is said to be better than for years.
Some OF the most interesting features con-
ssquent on the new tariff are reported from
Galveston. An export order 10 the West
Indies OF 10000 barrels of -four has been
Cancelled by reason Of the Spanish retalia-
tory duty.
Exports OF wheat and fiour inelnded as
wheat from both countries Of the United
States and Canada amount TO $4,000
bushels. against 5. fs2 90 last week, and as
compared with 5. So, 900 in the last week of
August. 1898: with 5. "a. coo in 1892, and
5, al. 600 in 1891
Chicago reports gains in demand in all
lines, particularly in dry goods. clothing
and shoes, and in iron and steel. At ST.
Louis the volume OF business increases.
Texas buyers are exerting themselves this
week. Jobbers in hardware, shoes. hats.
clothing. millinery and dry goods have al
felt the gain. The surprisingly favorable
news is received that Kansas City mer-
chants. notwithstanding the effects Of the
drouth, have been having a larger
trade and making better collections.
At Omaha no material change is
noted, except that country merchants
being obliged to buy nearer home helps
the jobbers. A large volume of business
In staples has been transacted at Milwau-.
kse. At 81. Paul and Minneapolis the i'm
proved business of the month of August
Is continued, while at Duluth heavy wheat
arrivals and hrmer lake freights have still
further increased the volume of general
trade and frightened the outlook. Port
land Or, has kept New York exchange
at par by heavy Eastern shipments of sal
mon. and expects a further stimulus TO
trade soon in heavy receipts of wheat
Activity characterizcs trade in all lines at
San Francisco. Grain vessels are in de-
mand, with wheat and bags lower and
freights higher.