The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-06
TRADE DURING THE WEEK.
n. q. Duu's Review.

NEW YORK, March So, @. Dun's
weekly review OF trade VIII say:
The slow end gradual improvement Or
served fer some time has continued dur
ing the mast week and without matsrisl
check There "a q Better demand for most
products, with considerable speculative
buying IN some. notably IN wool, orousa,
sbaiit nv the expected duties.
Reports % c-ohahie need abroad have
helreef SPECULATION I'm wheat somewhat. Sat
n has risen shout cents. thouEn fhs
r-,ca rs stin lower than two weeks ago.
Corn Is a cent STRONGER. about the price %
two weeks aEo. Western receipts OF
agains; 2.sOl. sss last year. and the Attain
tf- sxro-+s aor- frciufsi were Sor the
week go az bushels. against l.sAl 10 last
wear but the corn exports con.inse
hazrrv az 70 compensate largely II nor
wholly for any decrease n wheat, amount
Ing during the week 20 2.Tssa1$ oushels
Gulf ports not included, agslps. lMAs.o
~ Sne ~ wheat. The grain SUPPLY 81
other countries continues much larger
than year ago.
reason. for although receipts from plan
tarfors fan of. the decrease ~ not greater
than <Na decrease Va consumption OWING
10 sto,paxe az mills. A. there IL eompar-
1850 tsfriA cotton available 81 the coun-
t~v the market Is q very convenient one
sor spectators 20 manipulate.
The demand Cor WOO has ainaiIalsisssa
though only iittse, ard sales are cuiet
81 a third more than the fun eonsur1p-
.5or ~ ea mills. n al were st work. bu,
the Fp~cusa tive buying continues fast ara
81 he three CHIEF markets IN I'VE weeks
bs.-A covered ~ 2fs.5eo pounds. against
- CT &an IN the same weeks OF ISs-- Wet
err Nolaerz ars TOO stiT for Eastern pr
ehssers. and the n9yiHE o. oo''.ss $3.50 r MS
bawa gore frto ssuerztiaTl. the course OF
the market has not favored great assus.
stv hut 81 may BE- said tA4t tor 49, 9,
ne higher class there Is better demand
2 n
~zy-bsIe Eve demand for Pessefner pig has
s,tu4al~.a ne recent advance 20 30 - Tfr
.or AZ pstfsburg ard gray f0Tss - STU
anet@f ~ So - there. and there y also
fsss rtgtfiug Of prices 20 get more business
| 4, a-ssseS products. the genera range o.
prices sfIil eontinu.s very som, go go. :
rafla tslnw taA EXCEPT for export SAFE :
- 4ras character having been nase q
| sas Western naakeTS are sasa 70 - hrTn
A. "a ger ton. but ire oenSfes q 7IoSe
:. 80 tyrfs7rtarft railways have been SUD
~5t.S ~ the v~psent and the Consumers
- tfssrts ars not 81 the market 3G&t row
1 BOT with the soTnsShaf sasx-a 49,, 49,, -. =
/ 40 srn~ r. may - 6aasgtfd wf1@fber. out
I "a. - rails the demand fer Finish ~
r,-egars>.s EQUALS ire esp@cifT or ~ ~ fss
Falissr.s show buf slight Increase over
| those q 1Hs CT 1@N aaa 9S4 Att4@ go
/ erase compared wttn 1s+t
( Tra yeatHra Of special interest," = 20
/ ,..-e.e~-saftxus ia trael8g Indicated ~ ne
( ts-ksfssfsz 90 fraAEHz failures n rssrly
..ear- -era~sh o. Business. c9nt-astsS wffh
4 - siasyht frscrea - cf liabilities q manu-
1 f@~s,s~svv failures Failures for re
Z s-@feet - 5ast year, ard s. IN Canada.
I aEasust es last year
Bradstreet's Review
r~asufrast's tomorrow VII say.
/ -rh. new aErafrf STA ttsn, ths certainty
~ - sxsrs session - congress Sffnfn :
I s-+-fs~s,t ara sne promise 81 rsw Tar z
I - ar serfv cav which shah grova3e ane-
( ~vsfa revsn az end protection aays Gaas
I zsvca % stsmaist9 better tf~.lhs =.
- rser approach o. 90 improvement =
( business -
/ rn~orz lie features ar f9af2 =
I As,~sa~ r,-sesn @cr wheat cora. Eer&. sa-<1
/ "a sufy3ss o. turpentigs@s a. sssi as tes
/ go hsgBess steel nils are te.Fky ass
aftaa wtga orders an1 - sSSaS sk0sa a.
I FrrYfrs@ss - advance prices
1 pA-s-Ef tosx aussAsfors for EaFlcs5s fe.sEss
1 81 f~on and steel k&v@ A~@n Niehcf - z,
/ xosz51y .or xsrs AT stESSISfA- 1--1s4----'