The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-16


radssrceSs tc-rno-rcw viii says Cen
erA trsse thrcrxeons the country remains
1a.et Waclessa@ merchants continue con-
sersaefvc. ard the distribution Q. general
nerceaaa.se - almost Of . har3-sn-- mouth
enAraeser- SoutA ard Southwest essssress
re1zsns dra ard seassreless ard en-
changed trpsn sxx. week At the .srxer
Eassora cerrers travellers are crsrarsrr 70
STARR cut. bat vnfarorasse features In re-
cent weez1 vita respect To tAe ccsson a-d
wooses ard steel and iron Industries chow
10 cnAnxe. Collections In NEST direetscns
continue unsatisfactory. TIE demand foe
iron and steel = tfsappcsntinx. ard quo
iAsss-s for Bessesner PIG have sesa SHADED
further.
wheat from both SIDES Of TIE United States
this week amount 10 I.N.oN hs,sheis.
sssfnss 1.S1es bushels last week. s.Ss- 80
n the eorrospondirg week one year axo.
24-a.aR oushess two years aye and As COM
In iss2
Ths recent average weekly commercial
death rate + continued, with q total Of -
business failures throughout the rrs.ed
States this week. against ~ las: week. no
IN the week one year ago. fss IA the CORE
spcnting week al 1884. and a. compared
with . n the like week in May, iss1 There
are - business failures reported through
out the Canadian dominion this week.
Last week the total Was -
Dun's Revicw OF Trade.
n q. Dun q Co. weekly review OF trade
tomorrow wiii say. Ii Is now the middle AZ
May. too late for business to change ma
ter-aiiy untti the prospects OF coming crops
are assured ard definite shape has been
given to the presidential contest by the
conventions Untfl the future IL more
clear there 10 . prudent dissnciinsrson TO
produce much beyond orders or to order
beyond immediate and certain needs. II
this waiting spirit prevails two months
longer II viii crowd into the last half of
the year an enormous business II the OUT
look then - good. For the present there
Is less business on the whole than = war
ago. though In some branches more and
the delay following months OF depression
10 many trying and causes numerous
failures.
Wheat Is UNCHANGED. In spite Of Al, rum
ors. and the Atlantic exports -four inelud-
ed. which were last year greater than
Western receipts for two weeks. sn5p ss4
bushels against .efs. SIS received. have mi.
year been only half as large. 1896 sis bush
els exported against 4e7s.ss Western re-
ceiptS.
The iron and steel industry, On the other
hand. Is pronounced as dun a. u ever had
been IN tts whole history at Pfttsburx. IN
ttaft ucSSuSe OF oouot about the mainte-
nance OF the prices recently received ana
the demand Is 50 small that. In spite OF
such advances, prices average liz per cent.
lower for the week. Bessemer pig being
no higher than Il was three months ago. AZ
sl2-@. while No. anthracite 10 lower. at
Sis-so at New York. The attempt TO hold
common bar iron at 1. &c leads many large
consumers 70 prefer steel bars. which sell
al Lie. and prices Of nails are expected 70
be reduced because OF scanty demand.
inere . much promise for future struc-
tural work. but orders are deferred.
safes OF wool have been q little larger
the past week. 3.5g3ooo pounds at the three
chief markets, but for two weeks onlv
e,SSs,a ID pounds. against over 4, oQo. 600 LAST
year and in 1851
The large drives IN clothing have cleared
out the stocks OF some ready made con-
Germs but check new business. ana ~.
general disposition Is to postpone orders
as far A. possible
Failures for the week have been "a IN shs
United states. against I'll last year. ana a
IN Canada. against 81 last year,