The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-20
Hops-At London, Pacific coast, e fss.
London Wool Sales.
TRADE DURING THE WEEK
r.. q. Dun & Co.'s Review.


NEW YORK. March lo-R. @. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review OF trade tomorrow
Though steadily increasing. business IS
stiIi much below its volume IN former
years OF prosperity, and many express dis
appointment yet there is some gain every
week. with more hands at work and moro
mills In operation. and az a result large
purchases for consumption cannot be long
DELAYED In some branches IL Ia felt al
ready; there IL larger distribution or I'M
ished products, and the demand Tor COM
cially IN dry goods and the iron and steel
branches. The progress OF the iron and
steel industry Is hindered by uncertainty
regarding the cost Of like ore for the COM
ing year. IL is reported that Norrte ore
Is s2T5, which will be taken as the basis.
which would imply about s2s5 for hesaoa
ores, but until the question mas been set
tied many important transactions are de-
ferred While there Is no great activity
in finished products. the demand steadily
Contracts for several great buildings at
Chicago are pending. and for a good many
bridges and other railroad works. and the
demand for wire nails and Tor wire does
required in tin plate manufacture. Tin
tends lower a. Sl33. with heavy receipts
and weaker London .quotauons Lead -
Inactive az s3S7, and copper Is weaker.
although the trihing decrease IN produce
ton in this country IL practically balanced
b. the small increase in production else
The buying Of wool. mainly OF q speci-
lative character, In expectation or new
duties, continued remarkably large. sales
at the three chief markets for the past
week were DC. SCI. go pounds. and for three
weeks have been p 1890 pounds. or
which Is SIS go were domestic. whereas
the largest transactions in any previous
year at this season were II .ioe.sI5 pounds
IN the corresponding weeks or lss<, or
which Il 50 SIS were domestic. No great
increase has yet appeared tn the demand
FOR goods although few more mills have
found enough orders 20 start, In snticipa-
ton OF a future demand The expectation
% new duties coes not yet Influence the
cotton goods market, as uligas 10 ex-
TIE demand for wheat has not given
much help 10 the speculation. Atlantic
against la9. sz5. -four included. for the
corresponding week last year. while West
ern receipts have been only 1885 BUSH
els. against assoc bushels last year.
Accounts regarding the coming crop have
bean less ~ Torahls this week and the
price has advanced NC.
Failures for the week have been zls tn
the United States. against ~ last year.
and % IN Canada, against q last year.
Review of the stock Market.
NEW YORK. March I3-Bradstrests
ens nct2i review tomorrow Wa sag
Greater activity ard oatinued irreg5-
beer tie features Of tne weeks market.
while a portion oz the list. HEADED ~ rs
Fz-fs~h5lf stocks again showed marx
sa tendency - advance. there have been
bsarish 6eEnonsTr&T io1@. the uq&t iFEpo9-
tart Of which was n Missouri Psclile
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have displayed considerable fF@SllIAFstys
ara rrcfesztorai traders. u nay BE- said.
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