The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-13
TIE STATE or TRADE.
u. q. Dan 4 Co.'S Review.

NEW YORK. Nov I2-R u. Dun &
Co y review of trade will say tomorrow
The colder and stormy weather 50 long
needed TO accelerate distribution OF win
ter goods has materially helped liz some
quarters. and the resulting Improvement
III retail trade Is mentioned in nearly .v-
cry Nori hern district TITS week. so that
orders 10 illl stocks have been encourag-
ing. and IN some branches the multitude
al demands for immediate delivery show
that the distribution 10 consumers has al
ready gone much beyond the expectation
of dealers.
But this : not vel the general rule. and
with many com piaints Of delayed trade
from other quarters there stiii remains
the extensive shFinkage caused by fever
aud quarantiaes at The South. 1t is.
therefore the more surprising that the
volume II all payments through the
elearing houses continues about as large
as In iNS2 and ie1 per cent. larger than
lasi year.
Railroad earnings also nearly equal
those OF lS'l FOR the first week in Nosem-
Der. ard half the mileage III the United
states show earnings ia October of $50
5Ak @. or \ per cent, larger than hast
year and : 2-lu pei. cent. larger than 1899.
Speculative markets feel Il disappoiut
meut because prices do not rise farther
AMI faster. tut 1t is fortunate for pro-
oueers and dealers That ihe experience Of
some past years la that rcsprct has not
been repeated There l. n0thiuS 10 cause
general reaction. the purchasing power
81 the people i gradually increasing and
attFT kHF tutF Wnlfa K0lloWS extensive re-
pitn!~hfuent ot stocks. trade should give
ample es laence of that Increase
The output Of ir0u furnaces November
] was ~ 10 tons weekly. against 900 ies
October J. a ealn Of 81 per cent. and IN
sold stocks decreased Is $50 tons In o.
totvy indicating "a larger consunption In
m&nui aetures than ever before even
~fsp ahe osltpat 81 pix Was pushed by
swiftly advancing prices 10 the hixhes,
point. "a a. sons, November l. ISs5 Prices
Of ir0u products rose that wear E3 nor
cent. eut are BOW not per cent higher
shsu June o. The enormous OUTPUT Win
SOME furnaces started la Nove.nhsr
caused bat "A slight dec.iaa Ia H.s-ersar
p.s 10 slo- - al Fa;sSbafg. with 20 d4cII,,s
IN he other pig there, Al The East or
Chicago and TO fall ia prices az rnishsl
products except shade In angles
" Aite grost works awe orders for IN.
reSt % iae year and IN sheets ana sansa
other branches are far h@hlnd la as,ly.
eE4sSs Aea orders sTs lev. bat Include ors
for -ts@ ears at Chicago and npe f~r -,
~ Ehff1SoDEs. Gre for an Rrrnoraa ahIr a ,
Chester, many Tor Epai buildings ari :.
AIntw2ts hospital saa ;aree hos,shnfssss
here. many for bridges. attn serss To-
tav drainage c&g2ai a. Chicago and !. 4. re
sNgorl oasiaess. ~isa quantity OF bars
Wooj@a mills generally have s,r,,srs far
.arte ut@0!hs ahead and are rat ~s.sst.s !,
further ensaE snsilzs. Large sales az sT,.s.s-
H4&fiSe loss ~ wt$0l a. Prices nsr ssafs1
SKA <vs. taAk sl RAY bS soa eF h.af,rs 49,,
saslls iasss further orders, a year AZ, IN.
price a~S8a 10 mount. NifA AesvV- sqstvT,-
aasl3H. aaa las rss@sn = yef cent vffhatI,
rvae tsoH t5 quotations aaI.e ~ rise ia
st~NtS AVERAGES a4t "a per cent Tsh. de-
s&ae 4E satea0 ang The xsou ds,atva fax
s0t~2s @ss sas ia part 10 warm w~afher
h~Ne 'Sa soften m4as - c3agsr Aboei a