The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-20
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THE STATE Oh TRADE.


NEW YORK. Nov. la.-R. q. Dun *
morrow.
All markets and all industries are work
Ing toward the neriod OF Thanksgiving. OF
weather has done much to accelerate the
retail trade, so greatly delayed la many
lines by the unusually mild and open
weather. The producing force increases On
the whole. and many manufacturers are
unable TO take all the orders offered while
others are committed as far ahead az they
are willing 10 be. The output in seyera!
great Industries Is considerably the largest
ever known, and the confidence OF great
business next year liz anabated.
HexHatiori IN speculative markets Is In
part because an knmsfse capital has been
turned from them to investment In pro-
Guctive enterprises
Wheat has advanced a cent during tho
week and small fluctuations have been due
TO reports about Argentina rather than 10
the heaviest exports ever known. Attain
tic exports, -four included, have been In
three weeks of November =. 40 800 bushels.
against b.0a2. loo Last year, and In the crop
year thus far over s.etpa 600 bushels,
while the Western receipts have been In
three weeks 2i.22,an bushels. sgainst
ia, my last year. Corn exports have bs en-
s,lol. Ola bushels. against ss4i .s6s last year.
Iron products have changed bur slightly
IN price, with wire nails and rods shade
lower. and while the consumption Of pig e.
tho largest ever known. works In some
branches are receiving orders EQUAL to
their output. while others have orders SO
far ahead that they are unable or unwiil
ing to take more. There is less activity In
bars at the East, but healthy demand "A
the West for manufacturing. car building
and other uses. and rails az. in larger de-
mand there, while some Eastern works
have recently taken orders for months
ahead. sheets are active and competition
REDUCES the price Of Tin plates a little FUR
Their. Gray forge IL ssliahtig lower with
Eastern and Chicago prices unchanged
NoiwiinstandinR the great output stocks
are being further reduced
The coke output was 80 as1 tons for tho
week. with furnaces selling al si.76 for the
rest of this year. Anthracite coal cpntin-
ues weak. with sales Al 81 mel here. the
production In October having been s. ~ COS
tnrs. Tin h SUSTAINED by large cofsuup-
ton. lead Ia a little lower at G.1s and a
break in spelter has reduced the prize al
Pistsnnrg To ss.0s.
The wooden naa rIgst Ia embarrassed nv the
delay OF winter weather. which reiards or
ders fran clotbiers. although most work.
have enough for some time ahead. and
would quickly, bring change, prices Of
wool are 80 high that SONS mills have
stopped part OF their iocgns. Cases are
mentionsa Of mils which could realize a
profit OF &2o.6Do 10 $4,000 by selling the
wool they have. but can expect none by
manufacturing II NJ current prices. Wool
markets have become ssagnans and sales
are almost wholly 10 realize speculative
profits. amounting at the three chief mar
kets to only s.2i5.09 pounds for the week
cotton goods continue weak. ~ raw ma
Failures for The week have been ss7 In
TIE United States. against gst last year.
and 80 in Canada. aTain=f % last year
Hradssr~ets Review.
NEW YORK Nov. 10 rraassreet's to-
morrow will say: There - 4 moderate I'm
pfovcmenf tn staple prices. and IN ire dia-
triontion Of WOODEN goode s'loss hats and
hardware IN the reglcn tributary 70 Cut
cago, st. Louis Kansas CITY ana Omaha
In South Carolina. Tennessee and louis
sstzzs
demand from interior merchants which
represents some OF the business behaved ~
yellow fever auaraniines. Trade reports
rom Georgia and Texas are quite irrssu-
Tar. Some cotton planters are cancelled
To sell cotton at IoHe 10 meet adxs fs.s.s
made earlier In the EeaSon. snd have liilie
or no surplus with wFsh to buy yrr.reHap-
dlsa Others. notably In Texas cnatrfta
To hold cotton, which delays mercantile
collections aud IN son3e sections mas an
gnfsvorabIe influence.
Colder weather Northwest afss3 ts ehs,
Central Mississipps ard Missouri river val
ieys has HELPED retai! trading Manufac-
turers OF iron. steei agricultural 'anpis-
nents. railway cars and wooden aoaSs RE-
port an active demand and barge OUTPUTS
although the appearance. OF speculative
s,ss. has rssaited IN we.ksnins The hriee
OF Besssrnsr pig iron. Higher prices sre
recorded for wheat. corn. oats. Syrup.
hides. leather. shoes and for tlsgpsnslne.
The reaction In iron and sfeei - ilkeiy 10
be followed ~ IA advance II The present
rate OF consumption continues. lower
prices for wheat. ncsir and pork are ex-
pscted 20 recognize The advances m wheat
and Indian corn. 20 that tbs lower pFics
for copper II practically the onfy inpor-
tart decline tn the wsek
Wheat exports show heavy sncrease
alike over last week and last war. and.
with ons exception. that OF the see6nd
week in September. = The largest single
weeks total on record. TIRE total exports
OF whea. flour Included "a whsafl. from
both coasts OF the United States znsi from
Montreal thts week aggregate 8sLS TAI
busA&ls. against s.tE 81 bushels Lac. week
1sg. .ms1 bushels Ia this week year ago.
2sisHn bushels IA isss, syN1,Es bushels iF
exports In the seavnf week II September.
Isl we're s.Sg<fss bushels.
There are 20 business faisayrss reported
shvnuSh0as the United States fssfs wea9
compared with 80 last week. 30 IN the
week 4 rear ago. - two years ago, rs