The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-08

cssslveiy dull Makers 81 pig are rlllng
stock. Large lots could be obtained at
concessions
Cotton yarn manufacturers have agreed
70 esrsaA production ID par ccat. during
August. ard. cwlng 70 lack Of demand.
Western packing hease hands have been
laid CT There Is 10 Improvement IN woss.
aud some Philadelphia mills aave eesa
shut down
Portland advises are TIA; 10 csasiaera-
BE movement ef 0TeEaa weos wal take
rsaee untl after election Cotton goods
remain uaeA&nwea. uosw3thst andiag the
hssae~ prices fer cagsen.
Comparatively fAverae's reports con-
cernsng gsaevsi trade are more numerous
man IN preceding weeks. PsttshaEg job
hers report q S.i gha increase IA me volume
or trade. bat az Baltimore there is a
MARKED Improvement. wlsa tcobers re-
celvirg orders freely
Exports q wheat. aour Included. from
both coasts OF TIE Uuited States this week
amounted % 27k.sN busae2s. as compared
with 2etS.atp bushels last week. i.Ss0.pSo
in the corresponding week orc year ago.
S.I7.es0 bushes two wears Ase. and s.als.-
coo bushels il tae Ike week % lSS&
Business failures thyeoxhont the United
States ia.s week number SO. a decrease
compared with one week aga. when the
total was go The falling c- Is principal
ly In ths Mode and Nsw England states
AS compared with one year age this
weeks total shows an Increase % % and
with two years aso sn Increase OF =. In
the NrSi week OF august, 1NtR during the
panic, the total number Of failures was
"a. There ara IS business failures re-
ported from the Canadian dominion this
week. as compared with 81 last week. 81
IN the week one year ago. and % two
years ago.
Brnsfsfrcef's stock Review.
Bra6street's review OF the New York
stock market VIII say. During the past
week speculation in the New York market
has sAown renewed bearlsh tendencies,
eliminating on Friday in severe llqas-
datlon and general Generalization %
prices, The failure Of prominent Chicago
operators and the collapse OF local boom.
with the closing or the stock exchange
there. had no immediate connection with
Val street. nevertheless the incident Gre
ated fears that the Injury might be more
widespread than - said 10 De the case.
and IL may be observed. indeed, that the
hardening OF the call loan market here
Is attributed mainly 10 complications ore
ated by the Chicago troahles. Al the
close or the week. however the riaa OF
cali loans to 6ls per cent. and the Diff
Guilty in obtaining time leans were efrec-
tive in creating liquidation. The dis
turbance IN Chicago. the expectation Of
higher money. the posstiCal situation and
the fact that the railroad earnings are
becoming decidedly unsatisfactory. were
al used by the bear party with more or
less effect upon prices. The case. how-
ever with which bear Interests have pro-
duced an impression upon the share list
Is mainly due the fart that the most In
fiuential peopie in the street are not Civ
ing any apparent protection 70 their stock
speculation. AMI that the pHhsc Is taking
no part whatever IN the market. the de-
clines in prices attracting 10 buying what
ever. except that resulting from the COW
erinC OF short contracts ard the purchases
for London account. The latter market.
however. has not exhibited the same de-
gree of bullish feeling la regard 10 Amer
lean securities that has been shown for
some weeks past. IL has become pain
that the buying from that quarter was
professional. and that the British public
has been and continues totally Indifferent.
On Friday I4ondn~ was. however. buyer.
on the break In our stock list.
Rank Clearanccs.
The following table. compiled bv Rrad-
streets. shows the total ciearances at the
principal cities and the percentage OF In
crease or decrease. as compared with tns
corresponding week last year: