The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-24
TRADE DURING THE WEEK.
n. G. Dun & Co... Review.

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Co.'S weekly review OF trade tomorrow
Will say:
II either Turkey or Greece had been
wholly buried IN the sea. the markets
outbreak Of war In Europe. Like fire IN
tina heart Of crowded city. II raised the
question whether a general conaagration
snd not TO the direct influence of either
Turkey or Greece upon tbs world $ money
or produce markets. was due the excite
Inent In grain and stocks AS the un-
known Is magnided, American markets
were much more Eighty than European,
where the possibilities have been discussed
and partly discounted for months The un-
certainty remains and viii remain after
the movement OF money and staples un-
I'll II disappears. creating LARGER demand
for American products at higher prices.
causing hasty speculative selling OF se-
curities al times. but also more contin-
aous buying by foreign Investors, and not
improbabiy influencing the attitude of for
eign powers on questions important 10
this country.
wheat rose cents from THURSDAY to
Monday. and has retained most OF the
rise. Since Russia and the nsnubian
states will he likely TO ship wheat scan
tily. especial needs and much higher
prices being possible there. a large share
of the requirements OF Western Europe
may naturally be drawn from this coun-
try, and tho chance OF war betw cen the
great powers has the more influence be-
cause supplies there are not large. While
Western receipts do not yet increase, and
sn three weeks have been but 5.sSlol
bushels against 5.s5. $50 bushels last year.
Atlantic exports begin TO gain slightly,
amounting TO / isa go bushels. -four tn-
Guided. agsinst los. 764 last year. and for
three weeks have been S.5S61D bushels.
against 8, s53.07e lest year.
The past week. like others Of late, has
witnessed the starting or operations by
several iron works. especially in black
sheets for timing, and yet prices Of pig
iron and unfinished products are lower.
the demand not yet e9ualilng the supply.
Pittshurg and gray forge at $50 in Bir-
mineham. Steel billets fell TO sl925 at
Pfttsburg and angles to cent. but wire
rods cannot be supplied fast enough az
s2i.75. Nails are strong. and few more
structural orders are pending. western
works also have orders for Il. roo tons OF
steel rsils Complaint and proof tha, , TIE
many TO the fact that the actual work in
progress is largely on the heavy orders Tor
beams. hillets. rails and sheet bars taken
when the pools broke up, and " OF greater
volume tran for long time.
Large sales Of copper are reported az
81 SO, with production Il 1SS tons IN March.
eigu receipts being sweil@d by arrivals
Of quantities sold some time ago, and in-
ports AZ Boston for the week were sz.oso
"a COS ooa pounds In three weeks. zaZslSD
being foreign, against l5, eS loo in lxt@. IN
ers are doing scarcely anything. and or
ders for goods Improve very little though
for somewhat better grades Of goods.
Failures for the week have IS been ssI. Zis IN
and q in Canada against ~ last year.
Hrsdstreet's Review.
Bradsireet's tomorrow will say:
The change tn the conditions underlying
general trade, while slight this week, has
been in the direction OF Improvement. The
depression IN iron and steel continues. and
FesseEner pig and steel eillets have re-
acted another e cents ton. The outlook
10 lab Afuf ag~f4 aaS
70 resist midsummer wage reductions The
hituraluoux coal mining Industry Is worse
than the anthracite, with FnrSoTS OF
strikes which promise 20 have an unfa-
verahle influence on other taan the iron
and steel industries.
Traae in wool Is quis,sr There Is less
ufe IN TIE whoie<aie dry goods trade and
Il,tle rsfief has eeen experienced. notwfth-
standing the large auction sales q cotton
goods this week, buyers continuing TO sup
ply needs only.
weather has stimulated retail semand.
more particularly At the Northwest not
ably fer dry goods. hardware ann rflin-
cry The eniy large cities reporting increase
in the movement Of merchandise are -.
paul Minneapolis. Milwaukee ard Kansas
cify. whore The distribution 81 dry goods.
Shoes hardware ard building materials
hRs been more conspicuous Al almost p u
other cenfeTs there has been no material
gain IN industrial or commercial lines
Fxpsrts II wheat flour included .
~-hea0 from both coasts % tbs Uni.et
Stnfa~ ara from s. Johns y b this
wrssk amount 10 80 SIS bushels, against
IA 90 last week LIZ 90 bushels IA the
tntrs week - ATrii 81 - > al .s n the
ike week Of lss6. - spe bushels ia ISst.
ana as compared with 4.51 90 bushels IN
the corresponding week o. ISs
There were 71s business failures through
out TIRE Unitsd States for TIE week. com
rarr4 with rs last week. 80 tn TIRE third
xNek Of Arrll lS< - In tire correspond
ing period % 1ssS. - ia Esss and w3fh lss
trs t6e Nxe week o. April. Isa2 There are
- BUSINESS failures reported from she Ca
madam dominion ghts week. compares with
y lasf week = tn TIRE week yssr agG
and = tao years ago.
Review OF the stock Market
T8-aa~rsets financial review tomorrow
viii say
Sstarsav ara Monday last were signal
Tres ~ heavy ceiling and considerable DE-
riiuess ca me part 81 tire foreign houses
a-t ~ 59arasa usAntf - - ions - TIE ka2Ai
tr1fsrs TEE declaration Of war bets
Turkey ard Greece was the cause and =
vs. ASSUMED IA. Wien Ens Lcado1 srs
continental markets reoPane-d Tues - y,
after The Easter xzEN LAols Eaey ~0nld -
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