The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-01-30
TRADE DURISG THE WEEK


Review.
NEW YORK, Jan. -Brssseree.'s -
morrow VII say
T1ere has been = falling CT "a ve-s-.s
saae, ewing 70 the heavy far OF s-ew 50
eo3a @e2Ezs-. T1srs Is a Moderate Increase
II afsiFias2fso1 % heavy winter Eooiz es-
commercial Frayessrs very generally re-
PORK buyers even more c~on.e~xs.txs
sAa1 earlier IN The Eaoaza ana ina. whole
sale trading IN January. excsoe II a..-s
speciae1, = smaller than for years Ne--
camille cosl-ctie1s are interrupted ara tha
improvement hooked for in iron ana szssI
Il not in sight
Tas NOS. favorable feas1re OF ,he brrss-
Hess week is the ssaGesn and shar- saIfrr
OF IN the total number OF nsassnes< fsu-
cres In tae CnileS States. the axxr@xsts
os4ns az. as compared with - las ae@x
decrease u lea When COMPARED wiz
The corresponding week % Isss. this vvesss'x
failing on i s., but Is an Increase OF /. a
compared with the Ike week az lsaz Taa
total number OF business failure. tr-o,frs
cut TIE Canadian dominion this week <
81 Last week the total was s., and las
year !. was -
The downward movement OF prices for
same q tas more Important staples con-
tlares conspicuous. notably for -four
wheat, oats. lard. coffee, petroleum.. tar-
pentlne and TIN plates. Quotations for IN
olAn corn. PORK. sugar, cotton and prfns
clotas are practically unchanged.
Exports Of wheat. -four Included as
wheat. from both coasts OF The United
States this week amour. 20 .sls.40s bush
sas. as compared with 2,sls.0oo last week.
zoS,edo the week q year ago, and assS co
oasne.s In The week two years ago.
Review of the stock Market.
Dradstrests SHANGHAI review souorrov
VIII say;
Extreme inactivity prevails In specula-
ton. TIE market from day 10 day has
been g mere affair OF trades. and the prin-
cipsA interests afforded by the efforts 20 de-
press certain stocks. especially some OF
tae anthracite coal roads. This resulted in
Arss12rity liz the quot atoms. but in spite
OF sUfen influences the underfons Of tae
market has been strong The general i'm
preston in the street Is thaE very dtrle viii
Dc required 10 produce another upward
movement IN prices Liquidation of ths
weak speculative holdings which started
a fortnight ago has been completed, and
stocks have passed into strong hands.
while considerable short interest has
been made The. bond market is very strong
but lis activity has decreased, while the
supply Of good bonds or Of the better class
or speculative issues IS greatly reduced
The new government fours this week
touched l2sss. the highest figure that they
have yet reached.
Loneon Is not factor. The American
market thsre Is neglected. and prices sim
ply follow the New York market The
street has paid little attention to the for
eisn exchange situation or 10 the break in
rates early IN the week. This seemed due
10 the selling OF some OF the long exchange
held here on loans. which course was nat
ural, in view Of the decline ia money At
London. The break. however. was checked
and rates restored. the exchange market
preserving indications OF manipulation
Little attention has been given! TO the pro-
ceedings OF the expiring congress. An al
tempt 10 revive the Cuban discussion In the
senate was without any speculative effect
Bank CIearings.
The following table, complied by Brad
streets. shows the total clearances at the
principal cities and the percentage OF IN
crease or decrease, as compared with the
corresponding week last year: