Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1895-08-31
Fall Trade Prospect Shows Signs
of Hesitancy and Delay.
TWO AGENCIES HAVE REPORTED
Wheat of the Pacific Coast Goes For.
ward More Freely Than That
Across the Continent.

new YORK. Aug. AO'-1S' " A0A ~
Co.'S Weekly Review Of Trade will say
tomorrow:
The volume of business shrinks, as is
natural in August, and the shrlnkaGe
seems rather larger than usual, be-
cause transactions in July were some
what inflated for that month. Some
industries are doing more than ever be-
fore in August, and the prospects for
fall trade are good in others, although
much depends upon the crops and the
outcome is less clear than spectators
on either side are disposed to admit.
Industrial troubles have not entirely
ceased, but during the past week have
become much strengthened.
The price of wheat has fallen 3A
cents during the week, recovering a
fraction on Thursday in spite of all
efforts to hold back supplies from
farms and to encourage buying. Wheat
ought to go abroad freely at present
prices, but Atlantic exports, flour in
cluded, have been only 1852, SOP bushels
last week, against 1862, $50 last year,
and for four weeks only 4,349,639 bush
els, against 10,937447 last year. I'm
pressive stories of short crops abroad
have little weight in the presence Of
foreign purchasers prove more effective
than the withholding Of wheat by west
ern farmers. Naturally the 57-cent
wheat Of the Pacific coast still goes for
ward freely in place Of the Atlantic
supplies.
In iron, Notwithstanding some un-
easiness because the output has great
ly increased, heavy purchases by two
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price Of Bessemer SO cents, and a new
combination has raised galvanized
barbed wire to $780, while cOmbina-
tions are being formed in wire rods and
common wire, and an advance in prices
is expected. Other prices are I'M
changed, and the new orders for iron
and steel products are not at present
large.
In cotton goods the demand is rather
more active, with the price Of raw ma
terial advancing. Quotations for print
cloth are a shade lower this week.
The sales of wool are again smaller
and for the month thus far have been
16,847,200 pounds, of which 9,121,3 800
pounds were domestic, against 19,O72,95O
last year, of which 16,316,350 were do
nestle. But the speculative buyers still
hold prices stiffiy and are supported by
strength in foreign markets. No
marked change appears in the demand
for wooden goods, but this is increasing
apprehension shown by agents regard
ing the extensive sales of foreign wool
ems.
The failures for the week have been
222. against 234 last year.
BRADSTREET'S REPORT.
New York Anp 23-Rr9 dStrppt' & to-
morrow will say:
'"The volume of trade throughout the
east, south, southwest and on the Pa
cific coast is no larger. Several south
ern and eastern centers are Quieter
than reported last week.
At western and central-western
points, with some exceptions, signs are
conspicuous of favorable influence on
the business prospectiVely from the
enormous crop of corn and the very
largest harvest of spring wheat At
the east stimulations are found in the
continued activity in the leading indus
trial lines, notably iron and Steel the
recent marked advance IN prices of
which metals at eastern centers is be-
ing reported from Chicago and st. Lou
is. At the south groceries, hardware
and dry goods jobbers are relatively
most active. General trade is as favor
able as anywhere south of the Caro-
linas. General trade at the south Is
practically waiting until cotton begins
to move.
WEEKLY BANK CLEARINGS.
New York, Aug. 23.-The following ia
BILE, compiled by Bradstreet's, shows the
total clearances at the principal cities
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