The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-20
THE STATE OF TRADE.


NEW YORK. Aug. 19~R. g. Dun e.
Co. IN their weekly review of trade Will
say:
< war which brought no shrinkase OF
values while IL lasted has brought with its
ending a quite rensa rkable expansion. o.
;sss and purchases have increased III near
ly all branches few as Yet being OF such
nature that they can be attributed 10 the
material enlargement OF trade with thn
lately acquired Spanish islands, which
must ccan" a title later. IL Is odd tina.
the iron Industry while reporting declines
I'm production, shows more surprising gain
than any other business Both returns of
output August | show considerable de-
creases from July /, but more than the
entire decrease Is CAUSED by the sfcppsg &c
Of TIE tao Shenango sri four Mahoniug
furnaces IA der agreement 10 force higher
pysr,s fns HesseEnef pig. In aii other stdtas
showing change me output increased ex-
cep11ng for one furnace IN Virginia. The
az r.,fgd for finished pr0rlcis cxpa nis re-
f1arkah!y considering ihe enormous orders
h.gg.st wcrks until pecssmbs-. Structural
critters inclufe many br!iseS ani tha drain
age canal contract FOR 4Sso tors al Chlca-
"a; plates and bars are In stronger de-
ma na, nalls have advanced : cents and
beams and arelss ard bars Il cents at
Pittsaufg Tin plate works which require
1890 icas per month hava been buying
$50 So f0fas bars and steel works there
the price 10 go II. Grey forge also al
ysres1 and Eastern anthracite au1 south
Sfse TX az 14alS4At slaf& ADVANCED - gssatS
There - a general advance In the miners
metals. copper &c - cents for lake Head
- SARA and a1.ie Tia and tin plates are
unchanged eosa are stronger.
shipments 81 hgoss and sAees in three
WEEKS Vi August ara The largest ever
known though bat: ia per cent larger than
IN 1876. t@7ias l@ ger cent larger than last
year and = l'er cent. larger ihsn in lisa
Ia ST4ge az gen. rat refusal 90 buyers Il,
pay asvances 4skeei. purchases are congirs-
ucsss saa keep works gassy. many having
orders fgt i month or {. . ahead isessthar
naz s&1EHtsF yi~asls~a III s9rIse grades with
ss3FcvEy aNy buying ahead II aeee.s stiles
ana A!Gss 1ege sAsass fsWrp las: week
AEi haFs nos CDeTEesa, lTf@gA aupesps a
g1as3AAi @ecoEi> fsss1sss ltca Il prizes 81 ma
tef5als To The Necessities Of hcos and Shoe
distributors.
SBca an adjustment "a Needed IN ,s4
w-esassr Industry saT S@fse mills are e.C--
B.E assS etae%S sra EeSslnE cd ara.Esx AZ
- o>sl. g,r~seE.t CRITTERS fer dress goods "a.
- ARA 2 sfns present :svSses FAR material
81 e5nfr 9tfls ~ sQs4l s,sssnasr@ a.
eF~<@ aossaz iT%fTs9 u - g,r cent gsasm.
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aasseeercsT4 may Aveet tke 4esnAN4
VI ssat fss f3lrst@~ &ee-see<. -ssrsg IL,
spite - E~sr.YAI ha}459s - befts- graes.S
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ant vsssete sGEEay small ts<yys-s. gsgs&esleat
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