The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-05
TRADE DURING THE WEEK.
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%eeaiy review OF trade tomorrow viii say.
Tie statement Of failures in May gives
sf12<a encouragement In amount OF &C.
,aa!sei liabilities tbs month was the
turing Liabilities. the srnaIles. zrsce No
ys-noer, ns6. and IN trading liabilities. thu
snaIsst sasca September. lss4 except ths
last month Ok that rear. Failures Of gen
sral stores have not been as small in my
month as In May, iss5. Nobody can mis-
sass the nearing Of such returns
posary depression iE prices the volume OF
business transacted IL cow Larger than IL
" As 10 lss2 the ye<r II greatest prosperity.
has been Questioned by some. But a con-
Partson OF prices this week In the leading
branches OF manufacture not only con-
firms that view, but shows a reu1a -kaole
earlier months OF Is7s. when the most won
osr.ui advance IA production and Prices
ever known IN this or any other country
sion Is the exuesxxvs productions OF some
goods n advance Of an expected increase
10 Demand. SC Ia $50, consumption grzdu-
denly It Was souna t 4 the demand s Wa Wa
greater than the possible supply All
know how prices then advanced and the
a 0s' a nryelons I prosrsse ,a Y the history OF
reports from all parts Of the country
now snow that retail distribution OF prod
u, Lets : unusually large and increas.ns
There is no Improvement in the market for
farm products TIE iron Industry As appa-
rently expanding in production. and is cer-
tainly getting larger contracts. in part be-
cause Of very low prices cent beiug made
Tor beams. BessesDer pig Is stronger and
gray forge shade weaker under pressure
OF Southern anxiety to sell. The rail mills
are all full.
Crop prospects are - good that The ru-
mors customary at this season have DO
attention. + was stated week aso that
along the Northwestern road prospects
were remarkably bright and highly favor
aDie reports have since appeared from
Kansas and from Texas. and are given In
The receipts at Western points are . oss s.5
bushels, against 2.0S,s.5 last year, and the
Atlantic exports, noar Inelaaed, were
Failures for the week have been G4t in
the United States. against "a last year.
and = in Canada, as ainst . last year.
HPadsfreet's Review.
Bradstrset's tomorrow Will say:
The only favorable features Of trade are
encouragement al the outlook Sor fall
business and Improvement In the demand
and prices Of iron and steel. Crops in the
Southwest. particularly Texas. have i'm
proved with seascnao.e rains. AID the pros
peci fayors larger exports Of wheat fran
the Pacific coast. 4 fairy satisfactory
Joooing trade continues at leading cities in
the Northwestern spring wheat states.
business as a whole shows pronounced ac-
tyity, and the tendency Of funds Is 20 ac-
cumuiate. Wher. the volume Of business
exceeds that OF a year ago, as IL does in
few lines. profits are frequently 80 re-
daced as TO render this years movement
less satisfactory.
Orders for sry goods. clothing and shoes
for nearby delivery have fallen OFF on an
ticirated midsummer industrial disturb
anees- Particularly do iron and steel prom
Use 10 influence business unfayorsbiy DUR
Ing the summer months.
Exports Of wheat, -four fncluded as
wheat from both coasts of the United
2. $50 90 b.Shels. Is compared with ..eSi.ao
bushels last week. ana ). ~. 90 bushels in
the same week year ago.
There are fes failures reported through
out the United States this week. a sharp
falling on from last week. when the total
was 81 The total one and two years ago
was 90 In each instance.
There are s. failures reported from Can
ada this week. against ~ last week. - the
week year ago. and q TWO years ago.
Review Of the stock Market.
Bradstreet's financial review tomorrow
Not only have speculative and other val
ues I'm Wall street shown "a decided and
almost continuous advance this week. but
the market has br5adeped. g'nd activity has
been on a decidedly Increased scale. and "a
feature Is the marked Improvement ia the
amount Of public interest London has
been a bull factor. taking . considerable
here seem 10 be working on the bah side.
and there has beer resumption OF acfiv-
ity By pools in various stocks, Inc BASIS SIS
early passage OF the tariff hill IN the SEN
atn which the street believes will lead 30
an ending o! Inactivity In general business
and a forward movement in all depart
xnents OF trade.
Little or TO notice has been taken of the
continued petty goi9 shipments. while
sach gnfavorahls Developments as the fur
tfer default by the Baltimore & Ohio In iis
June interest or the reduction of the United
States Rubber Corrpany's dividend on is
preferred shares affected only those securi-
ties
The passage ct the Chicago Gas consoi-
Gation caused q further sharp advance in
that stock 10 81. making IL ore of the feat
ures Of the week.
The coal stocks have been less promi-
nent. bur New Jersey Central has been the
ob1eef of further bearfsf manipulation.
though Il seems 20 be receiving sarporr.
ard the adjustment of the case at Albany
involving the proposed coal combine in
seStigation tended 10 suppress activity in
the anthracite group. MANY al the low
priced and neglected securities have been
active. and have shown advancing tend
encfes. wh!ie among the few reaciionary
Incidents was deciiae in Big Four. based
On an evident lack of Support and runners
that the dividend on the preferred stock
woula be reduced.
TIE market on Friday was less active.
hu' displayed tendency 20 advance far
Their.
Rank t1rarinxs.
The following table. complied by Brad
streets shows the total ciearanres az the
v1rsuGfTaal fsiffeS no