The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-23

yesrS Demand IL increasing IN Almost az
anes> Win few excsptsans although very
ssow2y. radical Improvement n tAs near
fSTu-s. oese1 OF a sew hus n@sstntzl III
the absence Of unforeseen obstacles Almost
a certainty.
Prsess appear 20 include few u asy. that
Are nsxesz than = week ago. wh.ss f0nr.
wheat, cs-z- ARA Grade petroleum. I'm,
oeSssner pig iran ard sTese e1zexx are
bwsr- Wsol remains Arm at practically
unchanged prices. but = aSe4y 70 s6x1nce
II tie pressEG demand continues. LeSthsr
- also arm ana unchanged. 50 are lumber.
cottc1- r-lr. cloths. pork. coffee ard
sugar.
ExFsrt1 81 wheat f1our fneaueed as
whsztl erena both coasts o< the United
States iris week -. Jchn y. b. Erc3u6-
ed amount TO sSss-s bushes "a CON-
pared Wits 1Sss ssa bushes asst week g.
Sc Go bushes N the sane week wear age
s-G zsse. co sashels in fAe week two Tes-s
ago
An unusual long llss OF business ernoar-
rassrsnts continues feature OF the state
% trade Of the week. total for the past
six business days icing 50. O. - sess than
last week. more than n the week year
age. and 1t more than IN TIRE correspond
Ing week % ISIS: al more than in the thi-d
week % January. lisa. and ~ more thsn
IN the Ike week q 1850
Review of the stock Market.
SraasIreer's review OF the stock mar
keg soncrrow vii say:
Irregu.arity has prevailed IN TIE move
msnt Of speculation this week. Its rreva-
lsas gn6ertons h4S. however, been strong.
ana he belief hat an advance Is IN order
seems 20 have taken possession OF r2-
5ority Of the professional sleIent in Wsl
street The rise whica began Last week
continued Until Tuesday. when the usual
roaming sales began and moderate re-
aston set In. Il was also natural cir
cumsIAnce that On the extreme advances
traders should have put out trash Ines Of
shorts. though the disposition 70 cover
s1eh contracts 81 very moderate eoaees-
son IN prices was a notable feature. Out
side Interest IN the market was more
Of a factor IA rhc early psrticn Of the week
than for a long time past. and the COM
mission brokerage houses exscasea orders
sufficient al times 70 make saca buying
q factor N speculation. At The same time
public interest has not grown 20 such an
extent thai the bull traders and he pools
would care 10 advance prices rec klsss4y,
ans thar attitude curing the latter per-
tor of the week seemed 10 be 20 arord
support by taking stocks oEly when
prizes gave way q little under bear sell
las o. scattered bun lanidations.
London bought stocks rather literally
a. the beginning Of the week. but even the
decline OF open market rates fer money
there. followed by the reduction OF the
Bank OF Ensland's rate from I 20 sis psr
cent. failed 70 stimulate speculative acJiv-
fly. tina Indian famine and other circum-
stances connected with II probably being
the most effective reason for the hes.ta-
ton Of the speculative portion Of the pusi-
ness public.
During the latter portion OF tire week the
foreign Influences were. On the WHOLE un-
favorable % the market here. although II
should be noted that the street" was I'M
affected by reports from the other side
that arrangements were being made there
20 import gold from the United States.
The unfounded nature OF these reports =
apparent, particularly as Il is known thai
the amount OF the exchange held here and
carried IN leans amounts 70 something
Ike SO. cooooa.
Bank Cearfngs.
The following table. compiled by Brad
streets. shows the total clearances at the
principal cities and the percentage OF in
crease or decrease, as compared with the