The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-17
THE STATE OF TRADE.
II. G.. Dun & Co.'S Review.

NEW YORK, Sept i6.-R. C. Dan &
CO 5 weekly review of trade Will say to-
morrow.
Business Is passing well through the dif
flculties that attend the winding UP Of a
war. which are generally greater than
those involved while war is In progress
The rush of orders kept back while the
war lasted by those who thought II shrewd
not 20 take any chances has J tied little
and caused larger demand for the time
than can continue bu; though Il has pass
ed. there is evidence that the consuming
demand IS very large. How large can only
be Judged after some weeks OF waiting.
But once more Il books as If those who
wait longest are likely 10 pay most.
The business OF The country ~ expand
ing so that payments tnroagn clearing
we're - per cent larger than in 1872, and
fer two weeks j. per cent. larger. From
these and railway returns. and such trade
Guided that much more business Is being
done than IN the test OF past years though
not always with much prof;- heat has
gone forward much more freely and the
price has advanced cents. Il IS supposed
that the advance - largely dGe 10 milling
demand coming upon narrow Supply
Exports ara large. agFs ga bushels, -four
Included from Atlantic. and 2oi,e5l bush
sis from Pacific ports. and for tao weeks
sea- .sa3 bushels from both coasts. against
io,1!s $50 bushels last ysar Receipts Of
been IA ~. 9s5 bushels. against 1887 io.i
bushels last year. TIE for~GSn demand
Will he smaller and the American crops
larger than last year.
The slight Yield ng in corn was Cue rath-
or 20 the government report, which II not
entirely discredited. than TO any change
pared with las, year. TIE expor;s for two
weeks have tes n t.J5i Isl bushels. against
zg-5, 2s3 bushels Hast year,
Win TIE starting Of nineteen Furnaces
idie a Enon-h ago. partly not included az
yet. the weekly output September was
2l5ei8 tens against -. IT tors Angus. l.
ard TIE decrease II stocks 1893 tons n
two months indicates A cofgsurn ption but a
Mts3a below @sitsn tons per month
Structural work - the heaviest ever known
N ftgs0uTg. though smaller than last year
at New York.
Rar mills are crowded wsts the general
railway tasnaBd for Aromatic couplsrs
and ORDERS 1cT street ears 20 japan, and
plate HIS are crowded west os Pn1Adei-
phss while the foundry consumption -
heavy and the FE}! mills not yet ready to
aec~yst orders wngca fasy csauot deliver
tar months, being engaged fsr ahead
; 1Ut5era pig Das bean Soic Ios export,
S1na tons IN e.. i~csu1ins - 3Ss i3Ds 10
Stand ard IS assAt1a or4sTs besides have
oeeu ref 5ss8 Heavy sales aaea4 nNvs
esocke@ The project FOR z tn p1@ie trust a.
Important cotton snuls have STEPPED. and
p..Gt c!otAs ao.t a y cents. ~!th oiaer
cotton goods ury5sI1t1g, but cheap M
ls~ssl htaGgFs operations,
" o3as1 ngisis represent rather better or
Gess asGseuxa much machinery Is !d3~.
.sFoss NO save i.9t . q WOO 1.aeinS nv! IN =
Seios f1e N4rrent 5Tacfs. ~a<1 are 50 Ia-
TIA zss rssc t:agst sales ~ tEo p ks aaSs
o,-%n Oily ~ sAsS pounds. @EAl'.Sl - - -
pounds last yea~ Ard li.9lA,!a.s pounds 10
II Js Worthy Il ssotles that - 80 pounds
~ A4ssra4laa WSoi aas sod AZ Boston Tor
- pneG' - Eurof@s w1ala tie sEi.sls ctn-
s5t bay - present prices %1csfft f7~ .ya.x-
-5.r.s wlsa eE&er wees, Many nest sac:
IS tney di3 s-gas rnesscAs AEo. thai shs cd
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