The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-21

United STATES tals we<k. Hfsv ror~ than
sast week hut Hszeer fewer than IN the
SSrrespcacsnS week OF last year. sAessxh
i1Eteen more than IL the like week in lsHk
80 MY isss thsn In the second week OF
Sosesrses. iSa There we're forfy-ssven
.s.sta~Ss failures reported Throughout
.nc SAnAatzn dominion this week. against
Aorsy-soa- last year. for<y-swo IN the week
= year ago ana gwcnsy-fovr in fae week
three years ago.
Dsn's weekly Review.
R 9. Dun q Cas- weekly review Says.
e ne gain N vni1sms 81 business continues
enaresy wttheas precedent More than 80
esfaosssaErsrss have started work since
zee election wAsch we're feie- and A. least
- have increased working force. making
=. concerns whaca are known 70 have add
- iarse-y - the number or hansss AZ
VERA. ana those are only part % tho Whale
nam pr. Every day thus ADDS thousands
20 ne aumhsr az those who are anse 10
Guy weeks suprly Of provisions. and to
make ap gradually for many months %
enforced economy. Afresssy this brings a
sseassy increased vosursse OF business. ana
the Clearing house figures for the FIRST
ufae 10 several years rot only exceed thesa
OF last year by 10 per cent. but also ex-
ee~a THESE o. the same week IN lss7 by
per cent Business mer are al anxious 10
ment Of last summer. and IN nearly all
branches an excessive rise in prices Is
prevented. Eat with more hands ~ work
tnere Is inevitably greater demand for
supplies. materials and products.
TIE speculative markets have been re-
scsine. which IL also natural. Wheat had
nsen with wonderful rap.6ity. so that ex-
DOTS RAD been checked by higher prices.
ano realizing started break which made
IN a
pears that Pacific exports Of wheat. acsar
included. were nearly snoo.no bus hess in
July 10 November more than last wear
ana Al OF the exports about t2lpn eco
oasnels larger. or more than 20 oer cent
ara In November Atlantic exports havs
oeen 4fs4aos bushels. -four Included.
against As0.sS bushels last year Thu
demand Tor freight room. both here and
on the Pacific coast. Is steadily so much
larger a. to disclose an extraordinary for
eign demand Western receipts for the
month thus far have been only 14;x So
bushels against q. 8S 81 bushe:s last year.
but the visible stock continues TO Increase
although the milling returns slightly ex-
ceed those OF the last or any previous year
In 1871. when all Europe was scrambl.ng
Tor American wheat. the vasue OF all ex-
ports was In one month. December. about
I.Wu.eo0 bushels larger than last month.
but In no other month has that record
Deem exceeded. and II Is noteworthy. with
the increase above noted la cotton and am
increase OF 81 10000 la breadstufrs and
N.tu9oW In provisions. that there was still
IN increase OF H.tQo 90 in miscellaneous
products. In November thus far the gain
or New York exports has been Il par cent.
ana Tor the last week 70 per cent. tho
latest week having been the largest on
record since the second week OF October.
ls0. while imports were II per cent small
er than the corresponding week OF last
year and Is per cent. smaller for the month
thus Tar. Under these circumstances. In
spite or heavy payments OF loans abroad
.he movement OF gold this way would I'M
oouoteday be resumed IL foreign buying of
American securities should set In.
Failures for the week nave been s4l IN
the United States against 80 last year.
ana " In Canada against q last year.
Bank Clcartngs.
The following table. compiled by Brad
streets showsVhe total ciearances At the
principal cities and the percentages OF in
crease or decrease. as compared with the
corresponding week last year.