The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-27
TRADE DURING THE WEEK.
BRAD. treef,s Review.

tomorrow viii say:
While the week Is not without favorable
been more numerous. Leading money
markets show no Improvement Mercan-
tile collections continue slow. as hereto
fore. AID the volume Of funds offered is in
excess ot demands for discounts. The
tendency Of investments TO improve has
temporarily disappeared. under the infiu-
ence OF che supreme courts ANTITRUST"
decision. which apparently threatens ar
rangements for the maintenance of rail-
way rates, as Wei as railway trades
union activity. so far a. Il may affect in
The tendency Of prices is downward,
quotations being lower for wheat, Indian
corn, oats, coffee. cotton and for pig iron
and steel billets, en- the outlook for lower
higher include wool. raw sugar. wheat
-four. petroleum. linseed oil and turpan-
tire.
Open sales Of copper a. recently private
~ cut quotations are due 10 disappoint-
ment in the demand. Stormy weather,
high water. foods IN the Ohio. Mississippi
and Missouri river valleys, and In tho
country drained by their tributaries. have
interfered with interior trade. and, in ad-
dition TO loss of life. have damaged coun-
try roads. houses. farms. bridges, fele-
graph lines and railway tracks
The gradual Increase IN the number OF
Industrial strikes is the outcome OF
movement 10 secure higher wages, and in
instances moderate advances have been
Recent activity in raw wool continues.
and the prospect for an increased tariff
on imported woolens causes merchants
TO purchase American goods mora freely.
The movement OF cotton Is not up 10 ak
pectafions. and In some lines Is disap-
pointing. The Improvement IN trade Is
confined TO dry goods, hardware. leather.
agricultural implements and shoes.
Exports OF wheat, -four included as
wheat, from both coasts OF the United
states and from 81: John. n. B.. this week
amount 10 I.14a.Es bushels com pared with
162e. go bushels last week and LA 90
bushels In the week . year ago.
The rate OF commercial mortality con-
tinues on the decline, as shown In recent
ures throughout the United States being
III this week. compared with 81 last week
and 2e In the like week IN 1895
There were % business failures reported
from the dominion Of Canada this week
compared with 4s last week and IA IN the
week year ago.
n. q. Dun & Co.'S Review.
r. g. Dun a Co.'S weekly review OF
trade tomorrow viii say:
Rarely have markets sustained such
with 50 little loss, Foreign conditions
ard London alarms. the collapse OF the
iren ore combination. the destructive
fooas IN the Mississippi valley and the de-
cisson OF the supreme court against rail-
way associations have been used 20 the
utmost but not even In the railroads has
the result been important Were all as
sccis tons or railroads 70 cease IL would
yet be IN the power az capital controlling
important lines to stop serious rate-cut-
with the confidence that better times
and larger business arc coming. men are
ieSs disposed every day 10 throw away
good investments. and the very fact that
prices of products are iow s. regarded as
q guaranty against much further decline.
In au indus trials also the number OF mills
and shops ana hands at work gradually
increa ses.
'sThe grain markets have lost without
reason the gain they made without reason
the previous week. wheat supplies are
running cut. but nobody beitves that
there is coming a famine before June.
when TIE harvesting Of southern wheat
vii begin. Western receipts Nere over q
fhlrd smaller ghan last year. and for four
weeks have been 7.sll. 40 bushels. against
u&f2N bushels last year. out the net-
has more weight. Atlantic exports -four
included, were neariy - large Tor the
week as last year. ana for four weeks
have been taa Is bushels. against a.sss.-
20 bushels last year Bat corn exports
have been T. 1915 bushels, agairsE =
81 fse bushels iast ySHr. NAsn EWr0gs
bushels % wheat 81 less tnan - cerfs me
price Of wheat IS not easily advanced
abeve 70 cents.
tFFnsf dissolution Of :hs lake iron ere
po1s has 0erE expected ever since me
Carnegie Fso.kefe5ser dea5 and b insures
ieW prices for ore tbe coming year.
th0uEh perhaps nor loser thaa ~ 1885,
MEsaba facl1ties TO - 3Hrspa have
vastly increased ard al the great steei-
HlaAinz co1esfns have ss=eDgsd mines of
their gNl~ wh.ss means ~ Fails ts3f "a t4o3
have greatly enlarged &ifh ssstai 4iftA
% cheap ore. EeSifas-en aa5uf FafsQas
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ss-a0t.y sncseas na hays are SsAi De-
mora .ae1 and as tbe 5e@e pqfHSs o8t
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Review oE the stock Market.
Ysrasssreses review OF TIE stock market
res~e h4s BEEN Only ere spesE.ls tive
.e-fer = this weeks mzEket--tae eecls-
tsn 81 ire supreme court In TIE Tr@rs-
as zn<x Esa.stest. as wsA as uE s%sstih9 "a
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