The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-15
THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK.
continuation of the Depression Caused
by the silver Afsftatfoa

New York. Aug. 1A--Rradstrees's tomor-
row viii say: The volume OF business
throughout the country is practically un-
changed New features do not point to
Improvement In the prospects for fall
business. Industries generally continue
quiet, with more men idle than a week
ago. The most significant feature was a
higher rate for money early ia the week
and some difficulty IN obtaining time
money. This disa pp@ared with the mani
lest reaction against the free silver sem
tinent which followed the silver dem
oustratlon az New York on August y
Mercantile collections are difficult 70 make
at several ceuters in the South and West.
There - little Or no demand for iron or
steel. Notwithstanding tnat the capacity
of furnaces In hiast was restricted during
July more than S0eo0 tons. Manufactur-
ers OF hardware and jewelry report bust
ness excessively dun. The brighter side
s. found in generally favorable crop con-
dltions In the South.
On the Pacific coast the wheat yield
promises well = California, but general
trade in Washington and Oregon cities
IS rather less active.
Exports OF wheat -four included. from
both coasts Of the United stats this week
amount TO 9s9s 30 bushels. against 2.5sT.-
Go last week, Lao 20 in the week year
ago. 29T9coo in the week two years aso.
and as compared with $1,000 three years
ago Exports of iad1an corn have fncreas-
ed very heavily. amounting 20 s.3s1 100
bushels. az compared with i.Z75.eoo last
week less than Icse.o.o In the week one
year aEo. 1ss.co bushels two years ago
and 1.Tsl. 90 three years ego.
There we're IS business failures report
Cd throughout the United States this
week. as compared with 30 last week.
The increase az compared with the CORE
spending total one year ago Is g. and as
COMPARED with the IKE total in 1884 this
weeks Increase is ~ In the second week
OF August fss3. there were 4s failures.
The total number % business failures 81
the Canadian dominion this week Is 5.
as compared with Is last week. = Ia ths
week a year ago. " Two years ago, and
- three years ago.
Dun's Review or Trade.
r. G.. Dun g. Co.'S weekly review OF
trade tomorrow win say: An extraordl-
nary spell o. deadly heat affected trade
throughout the coantry. and IN the East
speculative feeling was some what affected
until Thursday by apprehension OF the
possible influence % the Bryan meeting.
Win cooler weather there came also On
THURSDAY perception that the meeting
world not afTect business unsavorably.
But other conditions we're not stimulating.
AcsorGlnE 70 the zoverrgssn t reports. The
crops have sustained serious intury La
Dor difficulties extena. ard the closing OF
establishments for want OF work and the
rsfusai OF commercial loans ~ banks
checked operations II many branches OF
fa3usrrv and trade TIE week. therefore.
closed as last week dB1 with domestic bus
mess unusually Huil for fhs season. Meas
area By cIearins house changes 1t waz
Per cert. smaller than last year and 1876
per sent smaller than IN ths same week
% lS.. the last year OF fuIl business az
tbs season.
TIE government. crop report for Angus;
was - gloomy tnaf great riss 81 prfees
wonls have followed II & BAD been entire
~ CREDITED Il fact. wh@at soxe aleu-. ~
aat axa3n declined. closing only fractgaa
higher so- tie week CoTn declined
throughout the week. closing over q cent
5nue- Cosloa &avsncea A slxts@nsh- Il
= vrf-a "a remember that the government
se-ossrss w~rrs based or returns pr8or %
shs fearful sas4 OF heat. a1d hsncs ray
- more nearly coTrert than they weTs
when -rsnzred xns osHriAz ard unosrsc5ss
estimates % a Ereas decrease n wheat
xfeg5 are confronted wfth \ Eu1Ts-nert
sru-5 shs farms az tasaT1s bushels ser sh4
wsek Azat-ss &SSS2 iaSt year. an Il
$500, sser-s razsanAhse e A~.eye shas
-aa 90 ngzh,s xoalz Aaye oees marketed
sia.@ jay this year. against L. - %
Ysse year. x The ytss4 lad a@@n smaller.
vgfh n. nrEee rsnss lower faAz q year
aga Atlantic eEp0rtz. aozr krefzsz4.
90 - hasslsss. against $50 5as< year.
are sst erscaga - @c1s@ss Tor tie ssfEs--
s-se Ne ore nsw Sasstz~Sa The p-e3-
assssrg o. a xsry large yiel3 % cora. bat
ss@ asw&na~ q aofr9a - So eaGse4 sAsgE
xsl1nx ard 4 rrast9o1-
f.ax. s-oss DC ttous zs~ REFUSES Sh7sa sclas
weezsy Il Jay ard fszrsa-r r~sse~4 sazes
Aawuss !. While unsos9 stc1Es increased
2 - ta=s t. Jafy. TIE ssopp&gs % \
large share % the Ce11esa@yllis eoke wSr s.
ard 90 Ez4Ey iz&e i-cE z4sasz = . fa-r N