The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-07-31
TRADE DURING THE WEEK.
n. G. Dun 4 Co... Review.


NEW YORK, July 3a-R G.. Dun & Cos
say:
Dispatches from almost every Northern
ctty OF Importance report. without excep-
Ton, Improvement in business. and from
Detroit 10 Seattle and Portland splendid
crop prospects. The task Of adjusting the
business and industries Of the country 10
conditions created by a new law has
progressed With gratifying rapidty and
ease Even tie increasing strength OF the
striking coal miners probably forwards
the adoption OF the uniformity plan,
which promises to remove most of the
causes OF such struggles. Some confusion
- caused BY the seemingly contradictory
closing OF large cotton mills, when many
ether works are starting and by the de-
cline IN some prices when others are ad-
vancing. but the balance is Enthusiastically
on the right side.
The most important event since the
passage OF the new tariff. which was gen
orally anticipated a week ago has been
the marked increase in foreign demand
and advance Ia price for wheat The lat
ter has risen 4z4c during the week. with
Western receipts for the first time exceed
ing last years. ard Western besieCed for
cars and Atlantic exports Of /, us IS bush
els. Hour included, for the week and sSl-
ils i.s bushels in four weeks against o,sl9,-
80 last year, with contracts for shipment
exceeding go 80 bushels on single day:
America Ia Northern Bohemia and with
French markets excited. speculative sales
here have little influence.
The Industrial sky is partly overcloud-
Ell By me coal and iron difficulties and by
the closing Of some large cotton mills.
Having run for months FAR ahead % the
consuming demand or cotton bought At
cCEararattveiy high prices. the mills Set.
ahead q large crop. and cheap cotton. and
Il Is hut tho rational way 10 halt produc-
ton. clear OF accumulated stocks at the
season when vacations are common, and
resln the rev year on It's own basis The
WOODEN mauBl3 eturgT answers wholesome
~ o new tayiG conditions. while TIE open
ing OF hghs weights below about 81 in
ecsl has made very encouraging de-
mand. though the advance in prices asked
Is net large. With very heavy stocks Of
free wCol on hand manufacture ere able
20 and In the presence. Of large stocks OF
foreign goods. are obliged 10 encagv Tor
tItc next season without advancing prices
IN proportion 20 she rise IN wcol and large
contracts 81 thai nature have already besn
n 81. Selling OF wool ~ Boston where
THE speculation has bcen most actsve Is
suggestive amounting 2 : ~ ss mounds
FER the week. ard nj three chief markets
NArr hasH IS 90 so D9ur3s- y q. ~ being
d6r1esric against 73li.@58 In al lat year
Delay 81 tho iron industry 6 rarity bss-
c8u7e E-1e wages have rot been settled a
all The works Though at ruanT. and part
j. because the steadily rising demand does
not yet raise prizes, In Sof@Ie products
prices are lower. owing TO competition be-
tween TIE 1-flcs. hut BGsseme~ IL n shade
and bars for fbe enormous operations Of
AGRICULTURAL implement works the demand
increases snd also Tor rolling stock. owing
10 tire abundance Of crops.
Failures for the week were e& IN the
United States against 81 last year, and =
"a Canada against y last year
BraastrecS's 3ssiew.
NEW YORK July so-Erais;rest' to
.A9rr5sg viii sag the aexpecisdly early
ta4 demand for staple merchandise which
81 Gsit tEA~t's announced last week - pro
mo15lftts. afd ,s-rsrJUEh rot cans piCssotis at
soma q ina burger Eastern cities which i
s. -gtrl+sc2s5ag. 81 notably so a. points in
EAe A1ts.s7ssFps ara Missouri valleys. and
- srv larger y ~sAf-g To@iUE states.
STes3s- i1.eSIIcat.ou by BradstFee;S tbs
week shows tnat Increased purchases bf
cel1.rgF raercs.snts ia tire region specified.
p3sel ~ JEc TEtSp@C lively i@FA@ Naeas
cfof ag fa7se- IN the face o. sE1aFt "reat
crops ct-TaG fa@~ Increased business 84th
~ eSsgrn 5oebers FROM 10 - 2 Der cent.
compared With faM traas 81 q axe pcE1pEf
.ast year. The total volume OF this nS@
business IS net iarge, bGT Il = UNUSUAL IL
thls ire am rrrr.h u TIE gear and is su-
e~easlaz a e7urrar4zr e Western iyrpfs-
F2eszE fzgsertfs are EESeie 20 III All t2etr
orders FOR n@ar-Sy delivery ard Gre crier
fer she's Alone at -. Louis calls Tor - al
@0-fE - gass.z I1a depression among
wco.s1l manufacturers IL less pronounced,
oeca4se prices u Cfsyiats and ether wool
ells G2Ea oeGUu - advance. pointing 70
ssTyYfzta n handling a2gE Priced ~oHt The
greatest gelafivs Improvement among Tire
Js5oassrs and Ts2al@sa ieYS II various Tires -
al Chicago. st Louis Kansas city. SFEnz-
aa. = PAIL and A45Snes POLLS. 4 number
us large frank lire railways reEort that
;hey are carrying more merchandise than
s@o a. TbFse years ago
Fewer manufacturing Industries shsn
expected have ueen COM PEELED 20 close aw-
gag 10 a&cS q c1&t oss scssoGuI OF tire frEks
ne Elr4urlpat chxs~k being due 20 higher
pTicss !s~ fuel Iron and steel aud me
go<S9n goozs industries are more unEas-
o-4hsy situated than almost any ether
fseSsErGeE zig froa ard stssl stllsts c0n-
gIrsale az the lowest quotations kEaNn
TIE iatre- is a shade under 81. zwaisE.g
IRE rsssx "a demand which has begun 20
ssow Itself IL staple Ines Of Es~rchanssiSs-
The shutting Down of cotton mills 20 force
4 rsss1.1zsaz OF stocks on hard has a.
rsS4T s.sr@sssA2 prices. and with existing
conditions IN ether ilr-S q business the
omsiaok - for Il better request for cotton
goods and for iron and steel IN tnE early
autumn The most favorable feature OF
,Ea..e .s Is sl2M. .ss-NA I've. ste44y Gx-