The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-10-26
THE CONDITION OF TRADE.
Wheat Dearer and Cotton Cheaper
Stock Market Dull.

Stock Market Dull.
New York. Oct. 25.-Bradstreet's VIII say:
The volume Of general trade for two
weeks has hardly reached expectations.
and now assumes the character Of between
seasons. Wholesale dealers In seasonable
staples. such as dry goods, clothing. hats
and shoes report only a fairly active bust
ness, exception being at such places as
New York. Baltimore. Chicago. Kansas
City and Duluth. A noteworthy feature OF
the week Is the revival in demand for pig
iron. the upward tendency in quotations OF
leading cereals, and the liquidation in the
cotton market Exports OF wheat, -four
included as wheat. from both coasts OF the
United States this week, plus shipments
from Montreal. show an increase over tho
total last week of about go 900 bushels. due
20 exports from the Pacific coast. Tho
total this week is 2e5S. 600 bushels. in the
week a year ago # was 23530d0 bushels.
two years ago $780, COO bushels. and in the
like week in 1892 it was 407S,oo0 bushels.
Dun's Review of Trade.
r c.. Dun & Co.'S wtSsiy review Of trade
seemed very near. But the break in cot
ton which then began ripened on Monday
into a collapse sufficient 10 Justify hope
Of a free movement. Hides have also
decreased sharply. leather is weaker.
and the adjustment OF prices TO
real instead of imaginary condi-
TONS progresses rapidly. Money markets
cause remarkably little trouble. Cooler
weather has generally helped the retail
trade. and with increased consumption by
the millions the way viii be clear for bet
ter business. Already payments through
clearing houses closely approach Tor oc-
toher those OF the best year in history al
though rejecting In part past transac~
tons. and new orders are still much need
tad Cotton
ports improve bat little. because foreign
stocks are 50 large. and the lower prices
give more confidence 20 mails which feared
~ purchase and manufacture when the
decline wss expected. Wheat has risen
g. for The week although Western re-
CENTS are 7s7T. 90 bushels for the week.
arafnrt s.0Ss. 20 last year. ana Atlantic
EXPORTS. including four. 1i7s.@o bushels
gor the week. against sS7.co0 last year.
ans for four weeks 5,724572. as
against aI9s.Os5 bushels last year.
showing plainly a slack demand from
abroad. Noboiy can give a reason for
higher corn. ard pork declined p, lard
i-Isc. ana hogs loc per hundred
Ressemer pig advanced. but finished
products on the whole declined "a much.
other pig sron not rising. Whether the
,fn plate works viii take 90, 10000 pounds
OF steel this wear. as the latest Official re-
port indicates viii depend on prices and
sales - coke below tae latest eSlapiislie1
price.
Failures this week are - in - United
states. against 81 last year. ara = IN
Canada. against e last year.
Rrad~trcet'S stock Review
Rrafstreet's review % the stock market
VIII say: After continued 6ullness with a
Sr,oasnx tendency. TIRE market on Weines-
sav ana Thursday iast experiences 4 do
rrre. accouapa MED ~ more or less iqui1s-
tfon - speculative holdings. The imue-
date cause was renewed strength n ex-
change and tire consequent fear that goli
shipments would ensSie- This Appreaeu-
sioT, vas removed ~ the weakness - the
exchange market on THURSDAY and FRI
CAV. znf there VAS slight recovery II
rrires with TIRE assurance % a better spec
yfattva trend. The Improvement. how
ever. seemed DUE entiriy 20 the covering
% short contracts ~ professional 0perat-
ors. and signs q any pu5lsc interest what
ever are lacking.