The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-27

circulation % 20 less than So Asn Ne TIE
meaning OF sales of rails for export has
oeen e1agre~7sed. as scrse orders placed
Temporarily ezag.z~s on ether forms %
Steel. Ehs rush for rails appears TO he
aeoGt over and the outlook is for higher
prlces- ConSUIp t1on % EeSssfncr fsZ iron
- n excess 90 the production and wire
Ia rzills are running on saall tire.
Many woo1en r1sfss IN New England
have started up- Manufacturers are buy
on raw wool
Recent Improvement In cotton goods is
maintained At most cities there has
been no change IN the volume or temper
OF trade. The demand has been quiet.
ard was!e sxp~ctsssons favor an early
Improvement. pro<rN<s thus t3r has been
sonew aat Disappointing
Exports o. wheat t1ou- included as
whes0 from both coasts OF the United
states this week tone holiday. ard rom
81 -cnn. y. b. have fallen 81 sharply.
the total amounting 20 1.STs.sis bushels.
the smallest Ike total since The last week
n April, iSss compared with 2ise 80
bushels last week aud aaS oss bushels in
ire last week OF February. iSS Exports
week. compared wish s III .ees last week
sngt SIS. 40 in FAe like week last year.
There We're rs business failures report
ed throughput the UaitsS States this
wssk, and 81 in the week one year ago.
There were So failures reported tram the
Dominion OF Canada. against s. iaSs week
and 81 IN the week year age.
Review of the stock Market.
Bssdstrees's financial review tomorrow
VIII say:
Transactions on the stock exchange this
Wees were absolutely professional, and the
market has been more than usually trEeg-
olar IN IT'S tendency. Large financial in
tereSts are inclined 20 wast upon events.
waile tns factors which influenced the
smaller trade were o. an uncertain and
cnangeahie character. The principal events
OF the weak in this connection were the
Nrstsn question and relations 20 tbs Fu-
1sepean money and securities markets. and
TIE revival OF the Cuban discussion in
washington. As 20 the srst OF these. thu
earnest Developments Indicated that the
powers would probably interfere between
Greece and Turkey and thus prevent a
breach OF the peace This checked any
thing Ike panic IN the Lendnn and con-
unentl markets. but later information
gramms on the part of the powers and
the recalcitrant attitude OF Greece seems
TO De Wet blanket upon the entire Eu-
ropean financial situation. London's in
one
AT home the discussion OF the Cuban
situation In the senate snd the rumors
concerning the attitude OF the American
consul general at Havana. Gen. Lee. to-
gethsr with the newspaper comments ard
suulors on the subject were used with
oearish effect, even IL the street on the
whole displayed less susceptibility to such
disturbing influences This. however, may
De accounted for in "a large degree BY
appreciation OF the fact that the advent
or a new administration and the explra-
ton OF the old congress in few DAYS
limits the probability OF any serious ac-
ton in the premises
II may be also mentioned that the GER
tainty OF an extra session OF congress
immediately after March 4 at which rev.
enue MEASURES will be agitated. has a
tendency 10 limit the disposition to do
anything, and Is sentimea;aily. at least,
bear factor.
Bank CIearings.
The following table, compiled by Brad
streers. shows the total elsarancss at the
principal cities and the percentage OF in
crease or decrease as compared with &ha
corresponding week last year: