The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-03

almost conpie<e Storage q business N
the South Mississippi valley ~ wash
GUS. cNe-Hoxs ard foods TIE rond&-
Saor " the country -oazvzys sere2xh s1s
weS- y such as 20 s<l1 ssrther seszv COZ
sectsofAs ssd check demand from tnferso-
-le~chauzs
ArorAer drop - reported su ,rAs@s Of
5esS@Hser PIG iron and steel h4liesS. a-d 81
wheat. -four, coal. co-es ard lard which
- party o1sSt BY increased activity ard
ntgnsr prices for wool and wooIens for
corl- oats. sugar ard petroleum Inter
eSS n isz-.Ser and shingles has inerea SEA
On the Northwest Pacific coass Most
s4vorShls trade reports are received from
N2-z6weSzern spring wheat states
There ars 4.9z9 business failures IN n
lEEe1 States reported By Rra6street' :
during TIE past quarter. compared wfth
az Ia the frst quarter % is2s a falling
reported from ali sections except Neg
kEzg and and the territories TIE large
number Of Eastern SKATE failures are
smAH ones The total liabilities OF those
faAlrg IN the New England states are =
Per cent smaller during re past quarter
Ihan year ago. Liabilities OF All inaf-
vicuals. Arms and corporations when
failed amount 20 So SIS 40 a failing or
Q. - Der cent from the corresponding
total last year.
Special reports 10 Bradstrset's from
Ely cities. with references 90 revival %
activity IN Industrial lines, indicate that
there are working AZ those centers prob
ably not 20 exceed 100 600 in excess OF n.
number employed IN November last The
o. manufacturers OF WOODEN gcods Shoes.
ctofhinE. machinery. engines, agricultural
implements. bicycles. carriages ffsrrf-
TIre. iron. steel. glass and ship-suiIaing.
Depfess1on st1l exists among some
branches OF the wooden goods Industry.
n coal mining and cotton goods manu-
Bank clea-nEs for March AZ {, cities
throughout the United States show an in
crease or is PEI cent, compared with
slaIcn one year ago. the nrst monthly in
crease over corresponding total one
year ago. s.ncs April !. 1895 The March
gain ever February this year Is IA p&r
cert. but the decrease IN January total
Is es per cent Compared with March
lsso. March this year shows a gain OF
more than per cent. and with March.
1854. Il = nearly u per cent but computed
win March cleaTings OF 1883. two months
prior 20 the outbreak o. the panic, last
months total shows q falling or OF -
per cent.
The weeks elearings. amounting 10
ISIS. 10000. are % larger than the total
last week, 5 per cent smaller than the
same week OF q year ago, 10 PER cent less
than the Ike period Of 1895 4 per cent
less than in 1894. and IS per cent less than
IN the last week OF March. 1888.
Exports OF wheat. -four included as
wheat, from both coasts OF the United
States. and from s.; John. y. b. this
pared with 1.T4sen last week, i,ss5.ooo In
the week year ago; ASS coo ia the week
two years ago; 2,T7s-ooo IN the Ike period
OF 1894. ana as compared with S.645. 900 In
tina corresponding week Of iSs3 the largest
weeks total exports OF wheat and -four
since The first week OF February last
Exports OF Indian corn amour 20 $50
600 bushels this week. compared with
8. s62. COO last week. 2 1873 600 IN the week a
year ago. Isl. 600 two years ago. i.Z74,ooo
three years ago. and as compared with
sia. 900 IN the Ike week OF 1888
of the Ma
Bradssrest's review OF the stock market
tomorrow will say:
After some further decentralization In the
early part OF the week. due 10 exaggerated
the trans Missouri decision. stoclc vaiueS
have on the whole tended TO recover. This
was the result OF the fact that the railroad
managers as 4 class are behaving with
great conservatism and refraining from
cutting tariffs. or any action that VIII ois-
turb the situation. TIE decision OF the
Western managers TO retain their contract
agreement. not as a traffic association, hat
as a bureau OF information. ard OF the
trunk lines TO continue their joint traffic
association, pending the result OF he case
effect. The prompt Introduction of pool
ing bill In the senate also tended To restore
confidence. though the later reports make
II very doubtful II action can be secured
on such a measure at this session OF con-
gress On the other hand. the market has
had some unfavorable factors to contend
with.
The European political situation has bean
very strained, and the London market
nervous and inclined TO do nothing. while
reports that war WIS orr the point OF break
ing out between Greece and Turkey,
though not verified found temporary be-
lief with a disturbing effect on prices.
The fact that the tariff bill. after being
rapidly passed in the house. has gone 10
the senate where IL will doubtless meet
with both delay and considerable change.
also has tendency 10 introduce an event
of uncertainty IN business which the stock
market cannot but regard.
Above all the extreme weakness or the
coal stocks notably Delaware & Hudson
and New Jersey Central, and the evidence
OF heavy liquidation on the latter. have
basn urfavorable to all ball speculation
and have kept up the bearfsh inciinatfona
Of the room traders The latter. in TACT,
seem 20 have kept control of the market.
The recent break eliminated public interest
to large extent and the general con-
ditions are not favorable for large operat-
ors 70 take the initiative on the bun side.
London has confined itself to covering
shorts put out on the trans-Missoari de-
cls.on, and 20 that extent las been heip
TO prices but though the general feeling
Is less apprehensive the general market
seems likely 10 remain in an inactive and
undecided condition.
Bank Ciearings.
The following table. complied by Brad