The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-09-12
BUSINESS PROSPECTS.
Summary Of the Commercial Out
look AL Over the Country.


look All over the Country.
New York. Sept Ii--R- q. Dun s. Co.'S
weekly review - trade tomorrow VIII say;
Better prospects and relief from monetary
anxiety 60 not yet bring larger demands
For finished products. though large buying
ot p.g Iron. wool leather. hides. cotton
and other materials continue 20 show a
gEowing belief that a general upward
movement n prices WI come with tha rs-
plenlsAmeDt Of dealers stocks This f2A.
Most prices are extremely i1w, 50 that
nothing more than an ordinary demand
Would advance then B1t bank failures
a. New Orleans cause temporary heslta-
ton. crop returns Indicate disappointment
In some cotton and some spring wheat
siases. prices Of corn and oats make IL
unpFod abe 10 sell a. present; the NUM-
bsr OF manufacturing works ard mines n
operation does not Ga!l, but rather de-
cyeases: re6ucticns OF wages sEs some
what numerous. occasionally occas!ora-nx
strikes. and all these conditions diminish
for time the buying power Of tha people.
While many thlnk general Improvement
cannot come until tho election has rernov-
- political uncertainties, others expect
sen 20 sac The result anticipated In trade.
The Reakly outpa. Of pig iron decreased
G5.s IONS 10 August, snTinksse OF - per
cent Cnsold stocks increased s2,0a tons
in August. exclusive CT those accommodating
In TIE hands 81 the great stee. companies.
50 strictly NOT half the iron market or iron
working capacity = now employed. ana
the denan: FOR finished products does Tot
grow, but heavy speculative purchases %
pig especially from Southern WORKS,
have sustained prices.
The cutnut % con-eiisvilis coke was s..
600 tons weekly, against iss,oH tons octo-
Der last year, and 3,i,so ovens are a. work
sratns. Is 81 then. WITH i099 workers no"
tide.
Asslr
s9slaI4t ire normal consumption Tor fhe
~rs- i'm. n several months. cot oecaas.
manufacturers have more orders or are
doing more work. sor no gain - seen IN
re demand or output The buying IL
manly speculative. based o. -. ceAef
that prices must advance
Wheat declined 4 cent bat iae- al
vance. closing cer- ~ FER the week.
Western reeefats Sill exceed last years
4.,rs~x been - two weeks u - - bush
"a against - ~ 80 lsst year. while A.
fs--f, .rr0rts -four irrilteE- have heen
+ r9r -. same Hs@k ssss,ss5 bushels. sgai1s,
sg7s-z last year.
s-r4-r wheat sales are numerous bat g
- 4ls~u1t % recnnrt.. shoe estimates
/ wftA heavy marketing - low prices
corr = amos, wholly out - Sanger s-S
80 vfs,t - generally sxH@~tet - - ~
/ ia~Eest "a re prise here = tSs lowest
eFAF ENN WI
Fs~gres 20 80 wfek Navs e-'e7 ss -
- -rstes safes. hga.nst - as year.
I AZ = ia Canada asaacs, - as year.
ff~ad~- rs-.-r'- torsafrt ~s'fef tft.vi eEv.
<e~ YORK s. ~ 1I--F3r sss.re~ts to1sor-
ross ~ say The feeling among teeaa~s
ARD ~.sfactvrers as @sFs taat an .sEs-
or~xerneus II 6emsr1 fo- seasoaaa4e
s+sstes ass ia ssghs sTseaty wsil
founded tsr az rcre ffA1 4o1sn cea1srs
soasa sr1 sTesf tsUs-1 = 11S ai1re A.
ssxe. re volume 81 - ss aAs Increased
sn3 rss general oct Sex = r 80 Flaor ,
fs~--an.s - business .ater IN ne 49,
-.~,- Ne.ws.hs.an6.sg ,ae T-aoor day la-
.e-rur ~. the weeks 80 o1as % oaslnsss
= 49, heavier Sew Or'eszs osGk n j.
a-as however. havs restricted loAns sn1
ve.ur-e - --a4s a. n tlgne N1e1 ~ cary
-.ove- rsr- - cc-tcn 40 s8FzF prospects
had Stimulated cTss@ TIE sHr7kaEs -
~roSac.s7r - q z t-oa - tre Intte1 states
sre7 a rate ~ asl 20 r 70 20 sens 1eT an
9a~n 20 'ess tAAn fRs-feiTrs "a z Saf1@eY
s 3--vt-x az elective remedy or stag
~z.-1 Ia "a lro- ST stse, industries
ana a!~e&4w ss-&n1 aas aszaa 20 FeaAs-
xa~t gtsaer -Nere 81 re eH0-13rAg8rg
ok 90 80 c~c~@ rgeser-eat asso
wv17-ts = wheat fo9F 4ncs-t*3 a.
4NHa. ~~--~ A0.n ecas.s - fh@ T-1-ss
Ssa.@s Ars Montreal rhis ~e~s amount IL
- 80 sesesss az compares u 81 saFs+ ssa
sasAeis AS week 50 49, - re GORE
s-,s-.55,y So = vss- nr-. ~ az assaeas
.x9 years sxc Il ssts7 ~, a4sae.s = iAs
Ike week = ISL
Br-as~rr@sr"~ Financial Review.
New Ys-x, S~rt r--Hyass--ees's review
q re New York sto-x raArEet VII say
se-so~-ow. II SPITE u sor.e rsASs1oEary
impulses, "a .S1s 60 s2ec--a-oa e---z-g