The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-13

NEW YORK. March 13.--R. @. Dun a
Co.'S weekly review OF trade will say to-
morrow.
II is a curiou. illustration OF human ma
Ture, this continued disbursement, even
while the increase OF productive indus
tries and OF legitimate business steadily
grows No genuine or lasting improve
ment could come otherwise than slowly
and step by otep, after such Oppression
and the most hopeful feature Of the sisu-
alton Is that the grain market is 80 nearly
devoid OF elements which involve un-
soundness and probable reaction
The first step toward prosperity IL 20
get the wheels started and the hands
employed, and the number or works
which have resumed with increased force
during the past week. seems greater than
ia any othsr week since November. While
the start has been in many eases ~ con-
tract at extreme low prices, involving re-
auction OF wages. the hands are earhing
recovery than ~ not working az all, and
thus far important strikes have been
avoided IN many cases. though some are
The money markets continue especially
favorabls to Industrial recovery. ana
there IL no such speculative epidemic as
70 lock up an excessive share OF aVAiia-
The annual statement ot wheat IN far
rners' hands since March ! has not in ths
least stimulated speculation. Those com.
monty worthy OF attention Indicate that
farr0erS' and commercial supplies t0geth-
er aggregate iss 06o.eo0 to 20, 90 600 bush.
els, exceeding the output and estimate @
home demand, SeSa.0o0 bushels TO J nly j.
nv much more than the quantity Eksfy 20
De wanted for export. in viev OF TIE cen
tInBed outEo OF corn. anoanLns Iot las
past two weeks 10 6.SSAssS bushels.
AGAINST sol 475 last year.
Wheat exports from Atlantic ports n
two weeks have been {. sl.14 bushels
against ASH, 81 last year, and eirno1sn
Western receipts are bur s.aSl se bushes
for the two weeks, against 80 last
year. they are sriIl so large for the Sea-
son as 20 eiscredb alarms about speedy
exhaustion Of the supply. The price has
serIinsi sI@c for the week. ana corn Is
also a fraction lower.
TIE sperulaftoa IN wool continues. srd
sales for the two weeks s.ye pesn $50
tic whereas the largest previous sales Tor
the same period were l2.el7.s7s pounds, IN
1893. OF which Asss.@ we're domestic.
while there IS much trade between ceai-
srS. merchants SHOW, BY parchssinE tar
havona their present wants. the beslef
tnxt larger business is coming.
Iron furnaces. March !. were producing
fes SIS tens weekly. 7.eZ7 tons. or per
cent more than February I. ard 81
though visible stocks have increased S3s1s
tons In four weeks stfll more furnaces
have started this month The demand
for finished prod ucts sttil lass eshtnd the
surpfy OF zig iron. except IN the great
. eel works. where stocks are not report
Ell, but their orders viii cover wi pro-
pig IL a shade lower, bat TO other enange
IN quotations appears, and there "A
gradual Increase n the demand Tor pfatfss
sheets anf al the wire family OF proc
vr;s. with the advent O. spring weather
ard outdoor work. TnUcA mora business -
expected The starting 81 ne Aaft l4faa
raj works Under contract Nltn the ar
neEia company IN order % ma - sIiiE-
fslsnts by water more eheapiy Is Stgnin-
cant.
70 in the Naited States. against - s&st
year. Gnd s. IL Canada. against - last
Braa~treet'- Review
Eraastreet's tomorrow wtl say;
'-Continuea activity - various INDUS
xsasnrtion demand. fairly steady prices fer
xfa~Ies flrfsser fn4TsroF er1enf n railway
earnings and widespread c9nt2snce tsaf
49, volume - business xii expand ma
sa-iaElv in tie near future. constitute TIE
trade features % TO week. rpTinT De-
rnau4 has begun % Sow ltsef wlta Re-
satlexs There r. better inquiry Tor
s9ose hats and clothing ard for light
hardware aad agricultural implements
vsess ara sauthwest
snatanc~s 6y tie closing os factories and
rn5gFz ard "a others ~ continued on@ra-
tsors eegeend@nt upon payinE seaAee.
rs-zzas. Offering ee cetto1 geads haEA
49, 81 sxres. u dsusan8s. noth Withstand
t~x sAe c1rtsf3r2egst q 0Et1uE
sfTwool ccnfiuged active zn9 I'm y
rs~sesA but rsannfscturer% are buying sp@F-
E~z5v re een.ral West an3 Northwest
re~.s~t thaf sr~ 6isfrfeutsea e xsTeT Al
rs@~cnara8Hs w&s interrupted ~ foods
-' :. 49, have been fairly STEADY. not>-
,~.~err decreases being these Ter tea
arrzsr rorwe. AAra and wheat Tie Groa
- fhA rws~@ - waAar 81 ire sEcs o. fna
.1r,r~~ --,essi's remarkably bzflasn r~7sort
- So sock az ~heat 81 farmers hands
sr.ss-af~a ecrtfnuNd lack - fzs-A in aT~1-
rsrfturaI 6en.zTtrusnf autxixirfES a. - tie
s{s@ az crars ard stockz = t.s sArs@
--s-xrss-ss - whaas from 10Th coasts u
- 9Tnsv@sF %saees tais week fT@Nr ts-
$3.50 ax wNeRts HrVruu- r-1y - t-ass -
hashsfs. axzszSg ~. 90 sssS-els last week.