The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-26

hsen s.sc..sse. sss.n,y among whlsa ra;xnt
e ssrealA pruvtssocs, groceries. eottaa.
stew and pig iron. the a;ser chiefly AZ
sssxr and southern psiass, eonssnssed
"a tie market Ter hides ana leather, nsore
nEmnss n coisoa goods ami active stosk
heavy hank claarlnx setals. -
J0savoranae features are very few. prz>rs- -
inent among which is tha continued DUH.
ness at wholesale 81 wool ard woossa gods
The situation as 20 the coaatgy's exports
- na1sersns. except for sae scArcisy II
freight tonnage. which IS becoming serious.
tending "a caeck shipments Of Go<sis con-
s-sc5eSa for. ana thus 70 seriously hamper
the development Of American trade aaroaa
industry and corsssssrahie ps.- ron arras'.s.
nsns for shipnsenr IS being delayed. aAd II
may ultimately be iarown sseA en- aolnss-
tic markets. The movement OK wheat aud
on her hreAissurs continues large. ana a.
though some r~astsoa has followed early
ssrengsn. tire demand IL sufficient, srpar
entity 10 more iran con;erac. the gVo@sag
Increase in supplies, Toe agreement as 70
prsat cloth production ana heavy sales II
s0;tons fer export have sff1ened values en-
manufactured goods somewhat and t'npart-
Ell more cheerful tome % tAss trade. ami
u raw to&Itf1al Itself Woasen g9o1S show
little effect. as yes. 81 current Sc9d re5aa
distribution, but there IS a steaiSr snne as
10 ne yalses. Important Developments ara
locked IaE ii the iron and SSse. industry.
aa9 wake he alleged summation AZ ~ steel
Fsh prices seems 10 have fallen through.
STEEL billet values are STRONGER ants TARA
: AK q ~Ssnsi@u'ea's asrsssnssat IS 10
fEtces taAlag The pace III an actual CON-
a.n&ti2n- In riz .r@n the sisaa lion - h
waiting one. bnt larss buyers are yrSaHa-
Testing Es'oFe Interest and VIII The strenSth
OF the meta markets abroad and the feel
ing that lNss M witness A heavy csrSusnp-
tive demand. thsFc IS le leaiancy 10 ~ ke
concessions. Increased speculative nseF-
est IN aEthractte coal stocns lsa Is 20 rl-
branch ~ trade,
What Including nour shipments for tAa
week Aggregate s.SAs52b bushels. aga.rs.
a5ss,iu bushels last week. ass las bushels
IN the corresponding week ~ 1885,. &lss.e.s
bushels IN fNA. :. $50 80 bushes il iSsa and
2ss1 Sss bushels In iSAs,
Since July !. THIS wear. shs ex2orss OF
wheat aggregate lSiAiS bashe.s, against
is.lsssss bushels last year.
business failures In the United States ser
the week nGmhsr rs. against ~ last week,
- IN the correspen1 ng week isss year 1ao
In iNA, rs in ms and SS In 1894, Rtis!ntss.
failures in Canada number y agains, y
last week. "a N the corresponding week ,
year ago. Sc in 1876. - Ia 1885 and 5 In is9A
Rsad.treefs Financial Review.
BraGstreets financial review viii
say tomorrow: In splte OF iss IL
has been strong in tone. the aeeEage
OF quotations FOR the more active lass Oh
above thar Of las. August Public and
foreign participation continue on fairly
large scale and the sustained activity and
strength OF the bond market - evidence
that an investment demand for securities
underies the present speculative situation.
AS far as stocks concerned. there haa
been an increase la the purely professional
and rnanipuiatiye activity. some or the esst ;
improvements Of the week mainly eShiait-
ing the presence OF such influence. The
market however shows every Inclination
10 follow bullish leadership ana while IN
cidents like the reported breaking of Of
The peace negotiations az Paris or the al
eged possibility cf a rupture in the bar
monious relations Of the Pacific roads
caused temporary recesstons the bear ele- Il
ment appears 10 me tln,kt. the rallies are
easily affected and buying power which
drops oN In one part OF tue market Is
quickly turned 70 other grouEs OF secttri-e
ties. The ease Of money Is. or course, n
point In favor al the bulls. and higher rates
OF interest abroad create no apprehension
in speculative circles In view OF this coun-
tryt favorable trade balances ana Of the
declining tendency IN exchange. II was
Noted tha: while there has been some for
stocks in which Berlin Is Interested. Amert-
cans heiug strong in London. where the
announcement that the United States con-
templates maintaining open door pol
icy in regard to the Philippines seems in
some way 10 improve The standing OK
American stocks. The market here is not
apparently impressed by the rnmors OF Sc.
we're rate cutting among the western ard
trunk line reads. and gives most OF its at
tention 10 the Improvement In gross rail-
road earnings. While IN SgXtFal caseS adj
wances in values have been hased on re-
ports OF increased dividends or resumption
Of such payments The indastrIais, 1t may
N remarked. were not as conspicuous as
usual ard railroad stocks and bonds have
beer the main objects OF speculative at
tsntou
hank CIearinGs.
The following table. complied by Brad
~ rect; shows the hank eiearings NJ ninety
two cities for the week ended November
a with the percentage ~ increase nd de-
crease as compared with the corresponding