The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-09-22

Alchlgsn, III: Tossdo, S.. Louis & KAnss,
tssy. Il Toaetc. CT Louis & Kansas Gil
prsserrsd, s.
SHARES SOLE.
The total salss OF stocks today we're 20
2i2 shares. including. American Sugar
4l.sy6: Burlington. 1850; CHICAGO Gas,
=. 100; DsstsEasrs 10. 10: General Electric.
Northwestern, 400; Rssding. 4.4oi
Rock Island. 400; 81 Paul, 2. 40
Western UnIon, 5.50
Hops-Duil.
susar-Rav. dull; sales. none; refined.
quiet.
CoTee-Opffons, closed easy at 1093o
Dscefpber. si2 35sl2.5A SPOT eoEee-kio,
duh; No. ], l5sse-
xxrArA
Pig frcn-Duii.
Copp<r-Steady.
Lead--Stsady: domestic. 0i7k93n.
Tin--4uiet. sales on change, . tons
November tin 81 sl6o5 and 50 tons tin
$ls.5.
speiter-Firm. domestic. s. s5330
WHEAT rovEs THAS EVER BEFORE
BrndssYsef's tomorrow viii say: The con-
dition Of general trade this week is an i'm
proyement over one week ago. in that the
favorable features are reported to have
been maintained. The surprisingly good
reports of business IN the South. and
with some exceptions in the West, are in
dictated by our special adyiccs from Balti-
more. Nashville. Chicago, St Louis, FORT
land. Or, and San Francisco. Baltimore
jobbers in all leading lines report the vol
ume of Merchandise distributed Is in ex-
cess Of expectations. and especially dry
goods In Georgia and Alabama, excepting
the fruit and coal regions. The activity
reported In almost all lines at Chicago
week ago is continued, merchants being
satisfied with the situation. Far Western
buyers who used to buy In Eastern mar
kets are purchasing stocks in Chicago.
The greatest activity is shown in dry
goods. clothing, millinery aud shoes.
Wool, too. IL active, one lot of 10000
pounds having been sold TO Rhode Island
manufacturer. St. Louis manufacturers
and jobbers Of clothing and hats report
business heavier than in their preceding
experience in like periods. Sales of MILL
merry and dry goods are large, as well as
those of lumber
The seasons shipments OF wheat from
Portland, Or. and San Francisco have be-
gun, one vessel having sailed this week
from the city FIRST named and SIX from the
Golden Gate. Sales In the larger cities on
the Pacific coast have increased III all
lines. Receipts of Alaska salmon have
been very heavy, and exports promise to
be correspondingly large. Heavier ex-
ports OF wheat from New York, San Fran
cisco and Montreal have further increased
the weekly total of wheat and -four. as
wheat exported from both coasts of the
United States and Canada within six days,
such total being $685., coo bushels Last
week the like aggregate was 2. 7s9, 900 BUSH
els: year ago il was !, AZ, 900 bushels, and
In 1902 1t was 3.71l. 900 bushels: the year
before that. 4 III, 900 bushels, but in the
third week of September. 1890. only 1, 1885,
600 bushels.
The price movement this week Is down
ward, cotton having sold TO within
points of the lowest price on record, and
wheat having gone of sufficiently to make
another quotation. the lowest on record
for that cereal Other decreases are shown
In hogs and cattle.
There were us business failures reported
in the United States this week against 223
last week. and as compared with 326 In the
third week OF September, 1893 In tina
week of 1902 there were only la business
failures reported, but in 1891 the aggregate
for the week was $50.