The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-11

Mniie eessemer as SO ANA -.
10 are snghtly lower a p,yssy tef9e &C
ssSs sss son at Chicago and H. pricss
new wear s lies - expected afssr ~
De ten million Pounds. a. ~, supper. said 10
ems ems, ,Ise demand that ia'u /. y. &rsnxth-
ioweT s mh Ire f ssry dun and spessr ss. Sn
pounds s~0 Der hundre6
va, Failp sss II che FRS. week ., n....,.-
~ and trading 81. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PISA rsgs EsA-
ne week have been sis i, .SaSe Ter
- sasss againss SO last year ana = 4. trnlseo
BradstFeef. Reva>-
morrow rM Nh s1',RN; Dec. .a-Rrads,re>r. =.
Mild weather thronshou,
country has interfsred 10 sos,S - tne
WITH the distribution OF w,n,.. ., sISene
s S1s o ,,s. ssassnshle goods and ,rsass
week. Jobhers ana re,as,srs saan lase
report 4 steadily increasing ara a $3.50 eI.
regions. very active business n Man, ~. ~
Reperts sf fyonl - and kindred prodncss.
very good. and there are especisliS ;. 1 ~
aoie accounts from New Orleans asss
Ia so NIsasRsIlls and the central south
Iolieciiohs are, SIS rule gerersiiw ~>-~
satisfactory. in spite OF the la 49,. ~
cofton. Favorable reports coms f,. g
Saicagc. Kansas City ST fxaaIie 49, ~ !
49, rsuI, ~ me central west and northwesfs
Whsse the facidc coas. notes a hesvv -
crease IN the trade present and consins~nt
passed upon enlarged Alaskan dersrS
Ssn FRA eisseo reports the wheat crcp IN.
proved by recent rains. With cnnssrx.t ~
estimates pointing TO yield Of 81. ol6 ~.
General expert trade on the conS =
very hsavy; The price situation i ons
NJ sustained y ard ever aggressive strength.
Wneat Is higher, partly on improved So
tisticai position. bat largely in eympafhv
with the Chicago squeeze, which had 80
yanred prices isc. per hushei within +
ssmpathized with wheat and cofYee. Can.
per. cotton, dairy products. Leaf toharsa
and raw sugar are also among the nros0-
inent staples which have enhanced Il
Natie. The decreases have been few ana
slight, iron products shading at Pittshure
and SYMPATHETIC weaknesses az Other
points. on an immense production
though showing falling OF from isst
| weeks total. Total exports Of wheat Ard
-four from the United States and Canada
against s.ssa. oos bushels last weet' sa ~
600 bushels In the week 4 year ago, 4laAo6o
bushels in lSsS. s5s6.oo bushels In 1Sst and
Sef1.00 bushels In 1898.
Corn exports also show falliue a.
aggregating S,0tS,elo bushels this week
against 4,5Sa,t.9 bushels last week. &S&lao1
bushels last year and 2.eei.Ooo bushels II
There are oas business failures reported
throughout the United States as compared
10 80 last week. ISL I'm the week q year
ago. $40 IN 1895 and ISIS in 1904.
Rank clearingS for Canadian cities AZ
greeats s2e. go. a decrease of Is per
cent from last week. hut an Increase %
per cent. over year ago.
Bradstrect's Financial Review.
NEW YORK. Dec. Io.--Bradstreetn
financial review tomorrow will say:
Public interest in speculation has ~
IN he afffi
and strength of his weeks market WIN
again largely due 10 professional maniper
lation.
The presidents message. more particnp
larry the part relating TO Cuba. was favoes
ably received by the street. and Il IL A.
parently conceded that the danger OF un-s
settling agitation OF the Cuban question -
congress has been materially lessened. The
leading operators who have taken hold q
the share market on the bull side are SUP
ported in their attitude hv the increasing
activity In bonds and the large investmene
demands at the advancing figures. tho
movement having now extended from high
grade securities to the second clans q
railway. mortgages. i.asge increases y
railroad earnings continue TO be one u
the chief flttors in the situation. ana rue
mors are current regarding the payment
OF dividends or their interest by numbee
OF companies. The announcement that
quarterly dividends of per cent. on pre-
ferred shares of the reorganIEsd Northern
Pacific read has been begun was fully Ax-
pccfed and aided IN giving currency 70 Inc
many reports Of the same kind In regard
to other corporations
II Is true that early ~ the week the
street had one disappointment In regard
TO an extra dividend on Sugar stock
which was not declared. The general mar.
ket, however manifested a dispositions q
cut loose from Sugar, and was, indeed
somewhat Inclined 70 Disregard other IN.
favorable factors. London has continued -
sell sparingly IN this market. and the indl.
cations from Washington seem 20 be that
despite the careful treatment OF the cur
rency question by the president. there II
little hope of any legislation whatever BY
congress on this subject.
Hank CIearings.
The following table, complied by Brnd.
street. shows the hank clearinEs d
eighty-seven cities for the week ended
December 10. with the percentage Of In
crease and decrease as compared with the
corresponding week last year:
Inc. Dea