The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-05-22
TRADE DURING THE WEEK
n. G. Dun & Co.'S Review.

NEW YORK. May FIR. G. Dun g.
Co.'S weekly review of trade tomorrow will
say:
comes IN the general increase of CONNER
cisi loans mostly for Eastern merchants
or companies, though some well-known
houses in the middle West appear. with
considerable amounts from the South.
Not for a long time have commercial
loans been fully half the whole The dis
tinct change gives proof that new Dusi-
ness has been larger than many have sup
posed. Receipts of money from the In
terror exceeded shipments by si.J1.p1,
mostly from the middle West. Exports Of
gold have no influence and only SIGNIFY
the Willingness of Russia to pay a price
for the gold needed. The excess OF mer-
chaudise imports involves greater eA-
cess Of exports when the autseipatory
movement ends and crops begin 10 move.
which fact renders large outgoes of gold
less likely and gives q stronger position IN
international markets. Meanwhile thers
is a continuing increase, distinct though
gradual in the volume Of business in de-
u,ard for products Of manufacture. con-
siderfng the time Of year. In the movement
OF grain and produce
Western wheat receipts exceed tast
years for the week. ~. iE bushels,
against / 73s sSS and exports were lisa. is5
bushels -four Included.
The iron industry has quite an increase
in new business though not IN all branch
eS Part was due 20 the rupture OF the
steel beam pool and the fall In price from
~
some good structural contracts were at
once secured. Part is due 10 a better de-
rrand for plates and pipe OF which one
large contract for Indiana fields was
nIares and the growing need for cars
ard vessels There Is some ircrsase IN
rods though the season for wire and nails
Is nearing an END. because 81 an utaex poet
ed pooi of rod mills. Low southern
freIghts marketed little more iron ~
fhe North. and Eastern foundry IS slight
~ lower. with gray forge only sszs Al
p8ttsburv The Carnegie works are now
turning out 2 go tons % rails daily nearly
all on old orders, and exports OF finished
products increase
sales Of copper. said TO he nearly S5es.-
40 mounds have stiTened the price 30
ia cents for lake and Tin rose 70 lSa
cents ia spite OF large arrivals. though
lead was weaker a. 80 ana III plates al
e ~ Coke f. also shade lower
Sales Of wool decrease. though SILL gree Z
or than whan the mills we're busy. but
manufacturers are Cong searceiy - -
thing most OF their possible demand fsr-
months ahead having been placed, TIE
Western hos6ers begin 30 offer az halz1sc
lover than ~ late 80 -
Failures for the week have been SO n
the y-nl:sa states. sgainw ~ last year,
ana e In Canada. against = last year.
Braassreer- Review.
pradstrpets tomorrow viii say:
rrhe slight Improvement n trade ts n the
tendency Of business 20 Increase az a fsw
cities IN the >erfawess. On ne tscsiit'
efsast and the Soufh Atlantis GHA states.
There 10 Increased hUyzrE - BaltiTle9re
Atlanta. Birmingham snt NsE orleans.
whore tra8. haS revived on ire announce
Fnenf that Northern LOUISIANA. Mlsslss2 Poi
AMI Arkansas f1oszssa dsszrscSs are being
gsEacet ander cultivation. saa that ine
8a-zaze Is less 1AzU expecEea- mere 4re
tssssrss4sss sales AZ AElw2Esess 1sss8 IA. Gat-
eaEe ana ST. Louis. and s1FscTtn % gssrFa ~
znercnans1%e and lssFnber frazn san fr&a-
czssso have snerSassd
.Asfwscrz from CsisfuTnsa s~e that LACK q
sea 1Srs zfsse rains and aoH< eont4a9s2 0fy
wstrsss have IN s1sress the Mfsr8t ard f-sts
nrsrsx I.aYzer Eastern cen1erS report tzss
movement Of Eaxrcaandase SLOW ali1 Trace