The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-04-16

n. g. Dan 4 Cos Review.


NEW YORK. Apri, l5.-R. g. DUN q
Cas- weekly review of trade tomorrow
The meanIng Of congress. regarding Spain
tton At this hour In In question Prepara-
tons for war continue a. II 1t were in
evitabie. There was some hindrance in
through clearing houses Is still l2e per
cent. larger than last year. and outside OF
New York about az usr cent. larger than
makes is the ssxresate lower. n New York nsrs
banks may now realize that they are strong
enough for ali possible emergencies and
may give the Government valuable aid by
Sound New York banks are not In the
least alarmed about the business situation
nor have they any occasion for alarm The
enormous orders taken In February or
March or earlier. which insure operations
for periods varying from fortnight to
which they have 20 rely. II partial stop
page or closing. OF many works Is to be
prevented. are just nrw restricted by ap-
the Iron business there are orders for about
2oee0 tons OF structural work held up by
questions OF law. In Chicago the large
order l. T s sE pnn me
possibly because OF financiA! difficulties.
While new business In this line II still very
heavy. the production II 20 large that II
~
persistent restriction OF the eurrent de-
mand. But foreign orders for six large
vessels are pending In Eastern shipyards
90 tons Of hassc steel at Pitssbure Angles
have been advanced 81 per ton. and struc-
tarai works ara all crowded with orders.
whlIs PIPE, n, ar. u heavy IN, asms nd WITH
point ever touched. buying OF cotton goods
Is nore hindered than many are willing to
admit by the idea that other gods not
cline In price. The STARVATION in wool In
something remarkable. the total sales at
the three chief markets having been only
and In the first half Of ApriI only ass 'o4t
pounds against "a 80. aa pounds q year sxo
Manufacturers are stiii waiting. although
tone In the clothing trade OF late They
have ample orders for the present In most
lines though not In an Wheat rose 81
cents and held sh cents for the week
have been a0a5. Oh bushels flour sncludedl
against Sc. 10 bushels last year and Pa
clac exports s-7.ss bushels asains, 2l2.1s
last year. The total from both coasts Tor
the swo weeks OF Ao~N has been T5.s iE
bushels against ao67.4-e last year. The re-
eeipts from Western farms show seine de.
are only about aOa 0un rsasheis smaller thar
= year ago. Meanwhile II ~ astonishing
that receipts " corn continue remarkably
heavy for the week more than = million
more than isH 90 hushe!s. ard the ex-
ports for the week have been asa atsi huxh-
els against q &. Us bushels last year and
for half OF April Sis 81 against sas. OF
bushels last year. Such extraordinary ex-
rcr.s % corn 70 far to show that the out
ward movement Of wheat is by m means
~ speculative character. nor likely 10
diminish sneedliy. The offcial reports
arow that the exports IN March were IL
&sas-z bushels Of wheat E6o1r includedl
against 1851 -. BUSHES last year and in
rsna months from the principal ports lss
Sc - bushels against isz .sTs - last year
Meanwhile. the exports Of eorn In The
nine maths hss~ been is SO. 80 bushels
axsinsf lss s7s "a last year
The volume Of legitimate business Il
enormous and meanwhile failures are re-
rnarkahsy small for the week. they have
he<n - In the tsn4sed Rtasrs agAinss sBs
last year ard n n the Dominson OF Caa-
ada against - last year
DsaastFeet's A<vtew.
NEW YORK. Aprsl K-Bradstreefs to-
margow win say;
n sffsct Of the prevailing uncertainty