The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-08-07

TRADE DURING THE WEEK.


NEW YORK Aug. e-r~ssstree..s TO-
marrow VII say.
General trace shows the most pronounced
gains th.s week ~ Chicago, ~. Louis ard
Galveston TIE fezEsag ~ CONFIDENCE that
general business Is 10 improve In TIE early
autumn s Tagzea at faese cities and rIzr-
c5ases of dry gods. c2y.hlrg. shCsss ana
other sta pies have increased heavily aua
are followed BY a disposition 10 usoye
KANSAS City. Omaha ard some ether
Northwestern points eaEtx IN the we.g
o*tos 70 fAe extreme heaf. bat rains and
cooler weather have stimulated Inc g.
Tnand. Ga the Pacific coast business i
risk the feature n California being
heavy wheat shipments 20 san Francisco
attic and Tacoma active demand for sup
pises Tor Alaska and the Northwest Ter
r.torlI. and sof wheat fruit sad hops. The
.1al.Ss,nea, ot general merchandise
throughout the country Is Gaquessiog.an.y
LARGER than last week
The upward tendency o. prices during
TIE PAST thrse weeks .s again a feature.
Wool being frrrer and aishar for some va
-1eGrs. Cotton yarns are stronger also,
a. Ter some grades OF cotton at tEs. West
Shoes are no higher bat leather and hides
cost TlloE2 than week ago, as does wheat.
hour lard. sugar, soft coal and tea There
= . cent advance N BssseSner az Pitts
oasg which market deei!nes orders 1T cur
rent quotations. ard iron bars and iron and
steel sheets a. Western cenfers.
ExsSrTs OF wheat. -four included from
hetn coasts and Montreal, show a sharp
compared wfth esIs.tss6 bushels last wek
Exports q Indian corn this week arnount-
ed 10 =. Sss5 bushels. compared with I.ss5,-
There are ~ failures reported in the
I Aitsd states, compared with 20 las, week
There are ~ failures reported from Can
aia tais Week. compared With g last week
r.. q. Dan + Co.'S Review.
NEW YORK, Aug. s-g G. Dun & Cos
weekly review OF trade tomorrow Will saw:
-Four years ago. august 5. iSa. the arsi
number Of Dgn's Review was issued with
failures In that month amounting 70 over
ssS,easo, While IN the month Just closed
failures have been oniy s7i1--s- the small
est IN any month since iss1 The statement
O. failures or classes OF business for july
ana .or SIX months shows tka. In znan0fax-
turing fetDrEs have been smaller than in
any other month OK the entire period in
trading smaller than III aay month except
enc, and 70 many branches O. each depart
Hiens smaller than In mos- naoasasns which
records exist The pessirnlsis VITO pro-
noGncei reports os gain fictitious and mis-
representations have grown weary Of their
dismal views and begin 10 see the dawn Of
better days. Last month was the first FOR
four years Of which the volume OF business
reported by clearing houses was larger
IMAM IN the same ucaih % 7s2. and ths
teisEraphie dispatches from all parts OF the
country for the week show q gratifying
Improvement This is partly due 20 q large
Yield, for which there are good prices
though the crop is not IS large nor are
-ftAS AK a. -AsAA 50 II 49,. GG& OK
cotton the price is h!gher and lie Weld
probably larger than 10 that year. Other
farm products aEe rsAIix.Ez better prfces
ana the possible decrease IN the yield CT
corn may help TO take The enormous saEs-
ply Drought over from last year.
Baak CIearfngs-
The following table. compiled by Brad
street, shows the banks eisarings at the
cities Indicated for the week ended August
9. vita ths percentage OF increase ard de-
ceFase, as compared with the correspond
ing week last year: