The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-23
BUSINESS CONTINUES TO IMPROVE
Lumber Is Higher, and General Trade
show Increased prfce~.

New York, March z-Rradst-est to-
morrow VIII say: Improvement In gen
erai trade - more marked but not genz
eral. IL is more conspicuous at larger
New England points-notably Boston and
Providence. and a: New York. Pttsbgrg.
Cincinnati. Louisville and other cenVers
along the oako river valley 10 st. Louis.
ard "a far west as Kansas City. Similar
reports come from Chicago. Milwaukee
and St Paul, the FIRST named announcing
that smaller quantities Of money are be-
Ing offered, the banks working steadily
towards a per cent. basis. demands for
loans continuing to improve and reserves
being lower than for year past. From
other cities better feeling Is reported.
based on the recent developed strength
In cotton. wheat and -four The wide
spread prevalence OF the inquiry whether
this upward movement - the beginning
OF permanent recovery from the two
years OF depression Is OF Itself iusignia-
cant
While ameng important price move
ments there are reactions for wheat, oats
and lard from the advances OF last week.
this was 10 be expectedas the outcome OF
q selling mos ement TO take profits, en-
pEasized by favorable crop reports from
abroad and freer receipts. Quotations for
anthracite coal have been dsmora;iZed
and there is little hope for them until
those who make them desire 20 make
prices higher and steady. Eggs continue
10 decline and live hogs al some Western
points are &c lower.
Jobbers OF ginghams have closed out
their stock in some cases by cut prices.
but these cover about all the noteworthy
declines in prices
Wool remains unchanged. although the
volume of business is smaller because 1t
Is between seasons. while dress goods.
mills and Australian woods are more pop
uiar. No changes in quotations are noted
Tor coffee. sugar or naval stores On the
ether hand, cotton has jumped up 5-i6 OF
a cent. corn is isc higher, and butter has
scored another advance. On the Pacific
coast lumber IS higher and advancing.
and at Central Western markets leather
- up Ic. Live cattle have also adj
yanced. as has coke, which. taken in
ection with increased wages paid iron
and STEEL workers at PittsbGrg. indicates
an advance for Besse-ner pig and bilIets
Increased firmaess Is reported IN soma
varieties OF cotton goods. due 10 the ad-
vance in cotton, some varieties having
been marked up Il cent by manufac-
turers.
Exports Of wheat. including -four as
wheat. from both coasts. equal 2s9S $50
bushels this week, or 2D7 90 bushels more
than last week. more than esa ~" '---rhels
In excess OF the quantity shipped abroad
In the third week Of March, 1884 and
More than 9pooo bushels in excess OF the
total I'm the like week of Isas. The In
crease. as compared with the correspond
Ing period OF 1892. Is about 500 600 bushels.
and with lSi more than 500 600 bushels
Thus for the first time In many months.
the weeks exports OF wheat have been in
excess OF corresponding totals In four
preceding years. While wholesale trade
has improved at Toronto with }obbers OF
dry goods and hardware. the market Is
stronger.