The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-22
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
No Sign of Revival I'm Any Branch OF
Trade.

Trade.
New York. Aug. I--Bradstreecs tomor-
row will say: General trade throughout
the United States is practically coniinsa
10 staple lines. The volume OF business ~
no larger. While orders have increased IN
r,,rnher they are smaller In size. In al
most all instances they are based on near
by requirements. The feature OF the week
is the increased difficulty In making col
leotions and the higher rates for merean-
tile discounts. Credits are beng scanned
more closely than heretofore, ana are
granted less freely. Business IN south AR
DINA Is retarded by drouth. and IN Norta
louisiana. Texas. southern Arkansas ana
Misx,ssippi the prolonged drouth has 20
tnterfered with business IN some sections
that n amounts 20 calamliy. SONS
Northwestern lumber mills have shat down
owing to low prices and dfIlcuity IN oo-
taInlnz money. while the demand Tor wooi-
ems for sprtng delivery Is not get sahicieht
70 start the machinery going
Wheat exports continue good. total snip
rnants from both coasts OF the United
States and from Montreal this week ehour
sucIu5ea az wheat amounting 70 1,ssi.e~s
bushels. against 26ss.eso bushels last week.
ard az compared with ASS, 900 bushels in
the week year ago. ana Win S'is-s9o
bushels two years ago.
The total OF business failures n the
Tinted states Is "a this week. s more than
last week. y more than IN The week ore
year ago, and I3 more than In the third
week OF August 1894. the period OK er-
IRENE depression after the panic OF lsSs.
The feature OF the weeks failures Is found
IN ne number 90 euabsrrassnlsnss among
concerns q. large capitalization. thirty
Eve with from & 90 20 81 90 capital. or
one more than last week: twelve with from
$40 coo 20 Sc 600; the same as che week ago,
and nius wiki from SO 30 % sla3so capi-
tai. compared with six last week Only
two failures are reported vita rom sl'S'-
90 20 see 600 capital, against I'VE Ass
week. There are 80 business failures re-
,,o~tss s-ar, the Dominion OF Canada iris
wsek. against 8 last week. 81 In the week
one year ago. and % two years ago.
usfr's Review of frnsie-
p q vrra A. Co.'S Weekly Review OF
Trade tomorrow Will say: The political
events ~ ths week have had al influence
on business prospects for the pbeBcEnenSl
variation. Of sterling exchange ana the
beginning Of imports a. GOO nAy % isifiy
Attributed 20 znA accommodating excess OF
r,srgsNaualse exports over imports. 20
wnfrt arreufiar has been repeatedly call
"a ar-ortx from New York FOR the pas.
two weeks having been 20 Per cent larg-
e. and imports 2 per cent smaller than
iaxs vsa- TIE rapid moSemerf Of grain
ard ere unusually early marketing %
,~,s,,,-, sa-ssf strongly 10 a4d che banking
s,,r3f~a+a which mas undertaken 70 reg
slate foreign exchange Speculation has
as5.-.nc~s wheat ever ! cent during the
xsa.k corn 4 small fraction and cotton
* az a cert, the principal motive power
aeirx resorts OF injury % growing croTs-
As before. tire unfavorshss ACCOUNTS re-
su@.s.nx wheat are IN some measure eis-
cr~s4sres Nv the continued heavy move
rvz@rt from ire farm. Western receipts
haws-x hem 10 80 bushels IN two
weeks, against s ~. 80 bushels last year.
w-ssa prices cents lower raan lzss year,
such a movement can not % iysferpretec
asa ssxr % 4stc.enr yte1t Tia Alan
&c exports tor the same week have ossn.
Ger sacts9ea <ssySsN s1sAs-ss ss&-ss