The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-17
WEEKLY REVIEWS OF TRADE.
Both Bradstreefs and Dun Z Co.
Give EncouraginE Reports.

New York. Oct. 1s.--Brsdssreet's tenor
row will say. While the voSlne Of gen
eral trade was not Increased materially,
new conditions are favorable 10 an early
Improvement. wttHstarsi.rg many
interior merchants prefer To wait Until
after election before placing orders and
cellations should The movement for free
coinage be successful. sentiment ~ larger
business certers regards the success o.
secured. In some .nssanres merchants
are discounstng that view OF the Situation
by placing orders. Features OF the bust
ness week are the continued advance IN
price and strength Of wheat and the
maintenance o. q large volume OF wheat
exports, notably 10 india and Australia
While wool Is no higher. holders have sold
mediate BUSINESS and are holding stocks
Cor full figures WnEie new orders for
from and steel products are roc being
ppS,1d $3.50, essrrsnt os,e.a 49, sar 1sgy
delivery. Southern pig Is . cents higher,
and Notwithstanding sse growing export
trade in iron and steel has been checked
by higher ocean freight rates and cut
prices by German steel makers. 1; - an
t.clpased that within three weeks the do
mestic demand VIII meet expectations.
ulat~i by the advance in she price OF
wheat and con tlnued activity In exports
0e lumber and other staples not ably 10
Japan. Australia. South Africa and India
Trade IS rev.ving in the San Joaquin val
ley. since the completion u competing
railroad.
wheat from both coasts o sh> United
States and from Montreal shis week
ssraount 10 4.-5S.si1 bushels. against S5s6 90
bushels las week. ssen bushels In the
years ago. e7ssaos bssheis three --sars
ago and a. cosnparet with >. 20 one hgsss1-
els In tire corresponding week OF isae
The sassi rsesa6er of business failures
or,szf throughout TIE United S1ase~ In
s7s. Twelve less tran Eas. week. ten tsss
than IN tire second week OF ortohey. is<s.
fssf twerssr-<tx rso-e thar THE correspond
ing week 81 tv4 As COMPARED with he
sA.cord week os October, l&2s tbs WEEKS
totals show a decline OF 81.
e-oru n Csassa6ian Dcrririca iris wsssx.
against II hast week. 81 IN the week ora
year a~o. % tso years agus and " three
years szo-
Exports onee More In Excess.
p c. Dun a Ccs'. weekly review os
tr-sss. wtii say scrsorToS. Tne one corn-
rc~~ctaI Grange wnsesa more tran Esv oel-
sr is.zgrrs better Business IN ia Dear fi~
tsEe Is ne ezegss o s1sEcssAas-ise s1eSfLs
* e. "a and Imports oni~ 81 -. - ard
fFs excess Of exports xas sSs--s1ssS- u
"a v-rsssst for wklca net tssapcrss OF gps1
wrrp 50 .zss.2sS Lar YEAR s1s sxT-ss u
rn@rcAzak-ise imports was $50. z sep
In two ~ssks % e'vsener tss ~ Ssrs srssn
=
azzs-<s e = tn Ssctsrnosr. wrsls ~ ports
save decreased ~ per cent. against ss.- n
$50 ss-TsFs~r. -
s-nnssa-sd Shipments q gold from EI-
~e~s~ rs<at g1r2u4-ng 81. 5sa,c from Austria
"a row szscsnt % So $500 ssnrs xae
-~~~~ynexs began % when s., sasssa has
sI~eady arrived. The hsasy movement Ok
w~ssz IL cAe cov-e--ssonA After an in-
@rease OF SIS ~. So % exports OF ofrae-
sfxfrs IN SaQ.ern2s- there aaFe c~se1 sAac-
r.ns he past sssA from Afsanisr proT =
sfg~e 2 "a bushels Agu- sHci1csH, and
4 - IS n re two weexs Of CcS11ssr.
s~xsr.x ssssT7I tssxsesss last year A more
srnrssrtmut fact - snat All ara abe gram
srasxNex ave neen cEzsxN6 Tor ssoE5 -
aesa ss-s and on TIE Paste coast. TIE
nstnIsts~ Of asrsSgIf1rs IL sEdia stated IN
- Council co Thars.Ay thai distress az
sxo@-sse Ia q large rart % lndsay az ire
--~zsYv az a-0utEa. S1s lrurorfa12ug OF
$50 grzsTs California wos1sG astp % pre-
w~~t actual famine high erezaE %
prussia rew IN this ec9nsry connyEs se-
en7zaxs Of saor sEass 10 lie Russian yzs -.
TfaS tie estimates Wat Europe VIII fan
90 gss 50 bushels short % last year IN