The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-20


Democratic Convention
New York. June fs.-graass-ee.'s tcnor-
row viii SAY. a national political coryea-
ton n the opealng week OF the 'sbetxse
seaso1s'' period OF c. paess~ explains the
increased restriction n the volume Of ger
eral trade In Industrial lnes there - no
Improvement. II iron aa1 steel the prices
% some varieties tend lower. ard h1yers
manifest little interest as 20 the require
,asnts. The present activity among GTy
goods 5o55ers - coad1sd TO working Of odd
lots preparatory 70 stoeS-taklng- Manu-
facturers % costons have cut quotations.
to attract buyers ard. while there Is In
erased activity In fiannsls fer fall delivery.
recently cpsae. fail prints have found few
buyers. The practical ez3 % the strike ard
boycott a. Milwaukee Is followed BY q
threat OF tbs iron ard steel workers a.;
PattsharS 70 strike u rot granted an al
vzrce By July !
TIE movement % merchandise Is smaller
il volume than week aga. the greatest
activity being sheSa fr hardware. gro
carries, drugs. paints and clothing. ASnn-
fzcturers ~ weoieas are reported more
hopeful. and 70 BE making Inquiries as 20
supplies % raw material but quotations
fer wool at tnH interior are stEl above a
parity with ssa5ear1 prices. Relatively the
zloxt favorable trade report % TIE week
S from Chicago where tie t-aairy for iron
and steel has increased All specifications
for work are coming forward more freely.
This has created better 6enart-
Exports os wheat. fsou- lnclnded. from
both coasts % the United States This week
amount - Iaa.8ae hashsis against = 81. 600
last week and :. Sss.s0a ons year sgo.
Dnn's Review OF Trade.
F. G. Dun a Cas- weekly review Of
trade viii say tomorrow: There are coa-
49, IA
begun Stocks hare gnns higher than they
were ten days ago. Wheat aa1 cotto1 are
IN better demand. there Is more confidence
IN r1oaetary cfrcses. AMI the ten6ency to-
ward shrgnkawe IN the great Industries
seems. n so-ne measure a. least. e be
checked While the oasco=e % the De-so-
cratic convention IL ur7ert&ia and this
great crops are not wholly beyond tang-
or, a sure and strong Improvement ccul4
hardy be expected. but the tore In hssz-
cess circles has growr distinctly more
hepeFEi. Beyond the influence 90 ;Ass gen
ersl hopetEinsxx. nothing appeared % JUS
tSfy the a3vRnc. az ~ IN wheat. &c II
corn ard 5-tsc n cotton. ard . reaction
started fn all these with the taking CT
profits on Thsrsdsy.
What receipts IN IRE West. ssfSTF
bushels so- tire week. against Lib "a last
year. indicate 70 s1aekerinx 81 Supply. A.
isrtic experts. 98%kS bushels. nou- in
c1u5e3. for TIE week. azafnx. i.Ssss7f lass
year. are large for The season. hst. wtts
rev wheat iust beginning 20 nsoVe The sup
ply Is ample. The a3v&zee & catton also
had I'D VISIBLE cause IN cro2 prospects Or
movement. though receipts az ports have
baez iEwht-
The waiting sn iroa and steel hrfnrs a
slightly tewer average of r-fees. the tow
rS- since Arrl / srf orty Is Per cent
above Tire lowest - the year. though the
combinations have made 10 change tn
quotations. Beams are Gaossi delivered
instead Of ~ mEis bat numerous con-
tracts ara kept back. The consu napzfoa
~ wire sziis az rarrent prices hss 80 d.
c1saed that American wsre reds sre srer-
iug st competing prices In Enxsans.
Scarcely anything Is aose n iron bawx.
because steel bsrS az s. 70 take ere susE-
nesz ard TIRE Billet peos e SIN undeTscl1
by rns16seEaer, while many works are rut-
ti-E % steel plszsz - thsfr oSr- ssatss
are ~a1k ard also saeefz ard orders for
Southern No. - eessss4 s. below Pear
syivMnsa pig. ard gray farxs IS Sec lo@sr
al Pztfsb7aFE Si-cE cn&s @az sdvzD216
20 3 psr ton. the aRsns - work have de-
creased = pr cazt- ard sae ~e4kiy ost-
pat e. So tens. o. = pr cent
Failures fer the week have h@g7 rs Ia
~ ungsea States. a<ssast IS lssf year.
and - in Canada, against Il last year.
9sr-zAsswoesrs Ftnascaai Review
Ts-sAxs-esess review ~ ne stsck market
SIT saSzsrrsw SAY. Professional ;rzSa~s
cave generally Egrne& 50 he tssA side. AE-
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