The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-30
THE STATE or TRADE.


NEW YORK, April 2s--R q. Dun 4 Cas-
weekly review OF trade win say tomorrow:
weeks conditions There IL much postpone
ment of orders by men who do not know
what they are waiting for, and much re-
striction OF loans by banks. which are abur-
dainty strong. All this checks new bush
ness and yet the volume OF transactions
through clearing houses Is per cent larg-
er than the same week in 1892. with no for
r,gn t ,sys , IN, sne,,ss,v sn
here. New York ciearings being 81 per
cent. smaller than IN fsae. Railroads are do
Ing a great business. 81 per cent. larger
than IN 1892 In Aprif earnings thus far and
1873 larger than last year.
Many have been asserting every day FOR
the past two weeks that the wheat specsila-
ton has eliminated. but the price has in
that time advanced e1ize SIC within the
pact week. Receip.s of ,5oD bushels at
the West thls week. against 1552. SIS year
ago. and averaging c500o bushels per
week ror January February and March.
show no exhaustion OF sunnfes while ex-
ports amounting to s.4s7s Bushels from
Atlantic ports against sf3iS last year
and 7S.oS from Pacific ports. .aea.nst
makes EXPORTS For The se,ir weeks u aes .sS
from Atlantic ard 2 ae0 from Pacific
ports. and FOR the crop year thus far
fsn ssr SIS tstzbels against f2T tx 50 during
the same months and weeks Of last year
Corn exports for the week were ans esl
bushels aRains. sais last year. and for
NPsn
against II 90 80 bushels as. year. This
makes about Isl 1oHH for the crop war
No such foreign demand for bot, grains
has ever heen known. and II does rot seem
70 ne satiafed AZ ali "a vet.
Confusing accounts about the great tn
tfvxstrieS cannot cause surprise in view Of
the contradictory Influence OF monetary
strirgercy cu-+asfsrg uanv orders heavy
orders by the government in many branch
es and the if~oervading confidence that
after temporary conditions business Ia 20
he better The government Is slvinx many
uniforms and great quantities or supplies
clothes rhoes. copper wire grd iron for
vessels AMI armorrsant. ard the purchase
OF many ships cornref the building ~ 9TH
sr vessels Ranking carlton 80 the same
time. ia ssoppin~ work IN Some iron and
WOODEN r1ills Yet confidence az TO future
business hs9 ca.se6 re refusal ~ very
rvanv contracts for long time tire holding
Of wool above It's f.urren. manufacture
value 1r4 marked -fsa fr hides
The consumption ~ irrn 10 s'iii The great
est ever known. though Tany structural
ans near contracts have been deferred I've
week has witnessed FaR.ern incui-I~s for
Ma - At Chicago. and n general advance ~
So re- tor with refusal 90 bills hv irnre-
YysAys Matters a. Chsea go FOR tar iron re-
cause higher pTicea IN The fetur~ are ~x-
rec.ef ana Eastern buying 90 kars r-o-,
Chicago fer ca saslaSnr with shade
tower prices at pstssssurE fo- YeSse-rs- Mig
heras.qs the associated prns7-ce-s hold u,
s~-@eS v-'rAr although rrfAs's~rsr are
selling ss lower figures In ~-s,e o. anv
sE~r%sssn. by Fn1f1dryuen- ard forge vro-
a,ss>ers sha price Of gray ss-va ~ rss7-~
hsrg slightly 6ss-fnes Cfessessferais'A o.
sss-4 for s.eai rails s1~ exnnrt Rare beer
received ffy-fr~ IRE wers WIZ hrs t-ro ~
sA-eA serts,tuva, orders ~ e9s,sx~Ssea~s>e .ha
wcrss are fully employed fer months -
cc-re
weclen manufactures are fnsnr h@.se-
Large gnv@Trreenf ors7e~s s-e heinsrg SaI~-
% uTs5' ere E5~sss1' r sivfh - last year'x ss3~
Aura half - thNSe a. fssss ana fAt~s ~
tHe @aIes - 7Ss2 t1cfs~h Eastern NsFvers ara
YAK Country holders are sticking 10
nfgre~ rsFiesss
Fsflgves far the week have beer - IN
.ha United Stassz agatrsT ~ fast wear a s
Is IN Canada sSg fnst 81 Last sesr
Hrr.sfree.'s Review
ETa4s.Te*t's Yevte@ Tomorrow ws.i sar.
The lack cs TX ssraart nervousness Or
isfeyr1ntien TO the ordinary conduct Of
public affairs and particularly business
operations. With which thfs country has
passed frcm peace to war, aeerEs sfxelv to
become historical When coufrasfed with
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