The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-14
PRICES STILL DOWN
The Iron and Wheat Markets
Far From Satisfactory.
e,sopE NOT TAKING OUR GRAIN
ali street Doesn't Expect Action by
Congress. but Looks for SeS
Bond Issue.

80 YORK. Dc. y -Bradstfeet's finau-
- rsv4eu says While Harroa- ard prs
s-..ssaaf speculation By Tire stock market
- 80 been HIthou1 features % decided
s-..,srf Dizziness has. indeed. prevailed
- - grasfe- part ~ fhs week htlf IL
= k~oken by incidents - sufficient ina-
80 20 produce temporary activity in
go rortions q IRE stock fist. part.c-
80 tho Industrial groups and the coal
ss-~ks. The Tsilroad shares hsy. OF ths
$50 been weak. and showed a decided
s--8erey 10 ssG lower. Approximations
80 congress may Pass no measures 20
....s.sy the existing currency Had
s~..e5sf troubles. and expectation
- ne situation wiu drag along for =
sasssaerahlo time were partially Offset hy
- a4lisf that che treasury VIII fssuc
,s.ss 10 replenlsh the gold reserve ifsec-
go. Irrespective Of what congress may
i. ~ leave undgne. The fact that for
-. exrhange Is weaker and exports for
- weak amounted % only 81 On 90 was
- not without 3 reassuring influence.
gsrsoe took no part ia the trading here
- ne foreign markets are all fiat and
..ars an less depressed Il rise in discount
s.,es a. Paris. Berlin and other centers,
..v,lsa with the fact that the destination
= 80 sres.ie exported this week Il for
@.,,oxnv creates an idea that Russia or
,,sra other power II attempting % draw
"a from this country rather than take
: fraus London. leaving IL uncertain wheth-
!, ,ss specie outflow viii not continue next
seek
nrad-treet's Review or Trade.
graasireet's review Of trade tomorrow
- say. with the exception o. mild
sssther Ia cities IN Missouri. Kansas. Ne
s.ssxA ard Minnesota. the cold weather
q stimulated sales OF selsona1le rner-
ssaralse at nearly all points. but only by
ssnfrast with preceding weeks. Whole
a. trade Is dull. merchants preferring TO
sssues stocks AZ the end OF the year 10
mske ready for annual inventories In
sssaa lines. particularly in holiday special
10 there has been a marked increase IN
4srnasa, though thus far IN some In
ssascss not equal 10 expectation Irregu-
trity "a shown in mercantile collections.
general trade throughout the country be-
Iar relatively most satisfactory in the
central Mississippi valley.
Dan's Review OF Trade.
r. @ Dun a Co, e weekly review OF trade
,smqyreg viii say Il has been a very
ag.st week. without any disturbance.
pr.ees Of manufactured products slowly re-.
esse from the high water mark OF specu-
A,en. ard nc u .erial increa. In demand
y
ia, there IS general confidence that great
.alsily viii then appear and that works
witch have stopped a little earlier than
gsual wiIl again be called into operation.
Nhsat continues 10 come forward 80 rap
lis that past estimates OF the yield. wheih-
ss efical or unofficial. are dlscTedited.
Western receipts we're 5000, 40i bushels for
iAe week against 3.4o3.si1 bushels last year.
shas Atlantic exports. -four included.
xsye b.. i.sis 355 bushels. against 2.S51 .2iS
last yess. II current prices u seems i'm
prohahis that the marketing has been out
q ps0goylon 20 the yield. and prices for
TIE sees show little change.
Irsn ffnaees in blast December turn
"a ~ as,7e5 tons weekly. against 2I7 .3o5
d Saselber. an increase OF 5000 in stocks
Essdh But actual consumption Is much
saaisf than the output at present. and
p1es have again declined, No. / anthracite
70 1870. Bessemer pig at Pit,sburg 10
ne and gray forge 10 sl2, Finished pro-
ducts are weak and sell below quotations.
though quoted prices average about half OF
per cent lower for the week Heavy or
aeFs BY the Rockefeller interest for plates
sss Other material 10 build vessels for
transportation OF Mesaha ore next year
Save strengthened the market somewhat.
e' the demand a. the East Is very Hight
snd most OF the works have shortened
trees considerably. while at Pittsburg.
afactural iron plates. sheets and pipe are
ligat demand. and some bar mills en- the
saley haye shut down for want or orders
hgher prices are expected for ore and
foke and {, IS believed this win cause an
sHsaFd turn IN iron Copper is much ee-
rerallEed, with large sales of lake at $ie.50
Lad IS i0Wer a. S527is
Aoni has not advanced WITH London
.a'es. az WAS expected ana 5.556.on0 pounds
ave been sold 2S5. 70 foreign. against
ANAea In the same week 81 iS92. OF which
lH&sa were foreign.
failures TO- me week nave been 52S IN
tniieG States. aEsins, $40 last year.
80 y n Canada. against q last year.