The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-24

1K1SN0 ~ 14&1Hx&siS0 AfhA Al G+k&A1 k<As~0s -t~~
t@ssy biise<& wire roaS psatas ana aa,s.
further advances arr - BE re2oSsa0 IN
many Hrs shs colas<ys pE0'dUeiioA SENS
70 ne heavily sold ssssaG and TIE utMsss
confidence ts expressed As - ssfSSesss SaNxxs
being main. atned OF ssEi further s-.erfxassA
In other metals taS. = syfs2ss&Isst4s Ese -
&C Ne aiscer2e2
TIE taressa demand for cereals ccniih-
TIES araoafed. amp sAsgzt EssAessun N Nsces
being taken advantage of - iorss@n by
evs- Wheat eseSss the week with QUOTA
tons well ~ 80 TIRE highest paid this Az
sunsG All sealers Of Dsoer,a<r delivery arc
reag,lnx The hsaeN, Of sraasscrees s2cculA-
ttcn. TIE streagsa cf wheat has ee<n en-
hSsced by sympathy win tnc krowahS
speculative interes< IN eosA sor woiea ssss
aishest price paid for sarss years past mas
specuiAtSoa in ccrpe. and cooper ssocks
has received an impetus tAA week uus0
rorncrs Of cnnaa4naxaon 20 ceatfW Inc
Strength and sirnnes9 il also feature
al sauaa OF tksa humber markets, win the
cosSfoss exception 81 yellow pine wness
vsncins trade SHOWN By other .oosA IN
other anes Of general trade ana industry
reporcs are. a. = rue. tasora0se.
Wheat. including aour. ssssamsais g. sns
taas. Ss Bushels last week, Eev.sed - n
c.ssie porsiAssi Me: 1870 ousnsls IN sne
corresponding week o< lSss, III. ssE sIsaess
ia 1885 s4ss sl bushels N is snc a 1890 80
ex ports Of wheat aggregate uA.3@sAa.
against IL nj SC baahess last year.
Business failures fer the week namoI
W y.s1 ss s - u 1 KS s sn. sis IN ~
BUSINESS failures in Canada number -.
against s. last week and ~ IN this weak
year ago.
Bradstreetss Ffnanciaa Review.
NEW YORK. Dec A-Bradstreet's
financial review tomorrow will say;
In view OF the recent increase an $3.50
stock exchange transactions IL wAs
Thought that the market nrior 20 ane
holidays would become dull and react;
The beginning OF the week was mar ea
BY Tendencies which 49, Az M.sa ~ 0a ~
renewed asrength developed ana pslces
were In many cases carried to the nisnese
yet reached. the activity OK spcNuiaIon
being shown by the total dealings rom
Wednesday to Friday. which we're wrli Up
to $1,000 shares daily.
While the large financial interests were
active and gave . support 10 certain spS-
cialties. which had a due effect IN ootn
starting and maintaining the moxemsnss
the buying Of stocks by the pHshic was tne
most notable hssllish factor OF the week.
Stock commission and brokerage houses
have almost uniformly hal an excspnos,,i-
Ally large volume OF business, and while
the extent OF the advances has induced
q great deal OF prcfit-takinx. both Dy the
professionals and tina public. concessions
Ia prices develop further purchaans
power.
London was inclined to rest. and also
seemed at first to be tndulging in prons.
taking In Americans. The renewed
strength OF the market here. noNeveI.
had a stimulating effect on It's interest IN
them, and In the latter portion OK the
week there was fair foreign purchasing.
1t seems however. that the English nnan-
caai press exhibits q suspicious attitude
toward Americans, and recommends q
suspension Of buying until reaction oc-
ours.
Theories OF this kind found favor at the
outset with large section OF the board
room professionals here. 30 that taczF
short selling In anticipation OF modeS-
ate decline esirh as the market almost IN
yariahiy displays just before the chick
holiday week OF the year. srapiihed the
work Of the leaders who instituted tho
renewed advance.
To a large extent the market has been
more speculative in character, although
the falling Off in the tond transactions to
around s. co 100 each day can DO account
ed for by the diminished activity In
number of bond Issues where fn&nipula-
ton has been rather apparent. Al the
same time IL must be admitted that the
purchasing on the part OF the public was
Their large advances In stock values are
In sight being among the principal innu-
ences OF the moment.
Dank Cieaxtags.
The following table, compiled by Brad
street. ahows the hank clearings at esghty-
Mx cities for the week ended December -
crease as compared ws,s ..sss corresponding
msx Ia AZ