The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-01

Sts &c Hssi are hoto4ns back Srasa iaEge-
csfqss arg Ccu running ascYe sse extrsog~
os5Ary sreSsuest ~ = year ago. beth FOE
tbs week ard raath
EG.SFes sor tire week Rave been iG n
Us Insisd States. against iss last year,
azaa Il &c Canada. against "a las, year.
Braassrees's Review.
Bra3strees's iomerrow viii say: Though
sa,hsE quiet conditions are regscr,e1 IN a
aInl1ss q l-nss - trade. the Volume 81
eassEsss dcarg he country over though
very heavy. ss slightly smaller, 50 far as
rank c3sarfrsS Indicate, thAa n September
year age oat comparing very sasurao!.
years.
While ire edge appears 70 haze been
taken or the active demand fer time notes
IL. i5s West and Northwest and the .ya2csi-
ton q yellow fever guarantees ard tie
4oH 2Elce or cosE2n n HE South nave GVri
trade in that ssc,ion ,Aere have been on
tne other land rather better reTorss rsselv-
e. from the leading Eastern and u Idle
STATE cites. EsointEag 10 . fuller development
o. TIE Gag expected sall trade. Accom-
p-AtsAls,g t1.s siisat shifting II activity from
o'se section Of the county 10 tias at asr. aas
aeen continued heavy export EioyefglsAt Of
ieaaiag cereals. unprecedented ACTIVITY IN
the Manufacture ~ nearly ali LINES u i.sa
ana stesi and continued good reports as 10
srlSss Railway earnings. coEapar lsoas n Ek4s
respect < being remembered. being made
Alt1 tsfG particularly favorable condition
one year ago. Rather less pronoaaced
strength - noticeable In the price situation.
" nrat. after Il heavy bulge early Ia The
week on undouoisslis good export fsnaand.
lofe4Gn S0ylrg AMI nervousness Of Sepieus-
Der snorts. his 2uieted down slightly ss3
pTices are a few cents soaer on lae Geek.
the result mainly OF Increased deliveries by
farmers taxing advantage Of ne tempting
premium existing t0T choice wheat. Syaspa-
thsIie "esAnrss IN other cereals % iiAs~ 50
Noted.
Pork products are lower. partly aeeaass
EEl xfs-. -s1ssFs 'tsa
feature Of the situation IN iron. steel AID
IN fact nearly ali metals Is sae stFeagta
OF values. which reflects the unprecesss q .euly
heavy consumption new going On through
out the country. though new business Is
Quieier. peIiotf = progress making On ORDERS
already booked. Export trade IN IRON and
slee. is reported feeling The effect 81 the
advance made ia IRE gAt rates. resulting
from heavy shipments Of our cereals sud
other products abroad. Wheat. including
nour shipments for the week. aggregate g.
SS.sss bushels, against s.@se.siu bushels last
week. Ss5s.1is bushes this week osis year
ago business failures for the third guar
ter or lS's. as reported 10 BTaostre4fs were
the smallest for AZ least SIX years past,
but because OF one very large faiIage IN
September the Liabilities are larger ihan
one year ago. For the nine months pssr.od
the total number OF failures Ii s.sas. !e per
cent fewer than in 1881. and 2 per csn,.
smaller than In iSS, though 10 per cent.
larger than n 1882. Liabilities involved ag-
gresate Sl02. IN. Nj. Is per cent. smaller than
In ls97. but Is per cent. larger han n lss1.
Failures in the Dominion of Canada for the
nine months number l.tel. with aggregate
liabilities OF fG.slsiA, Z decrease Of IS lsr
cent. ia number and OF - per cent in
liabilities from last year and are the Svaa.-
est al Ike in number aid liabilities .nvolsed
for any year for al least ten years.
Brnd.treet's Financial Review.
Bradsueet's financial review tomorrow
VIII say. Attention has again been conferred
upon the industrial stocks. 4 heavy decline
In American Tobacco being the disturbing
factor In the weeks speculation. Money
ceased 10 De a source Of anxiety, the ar
rival OF geld from Europe and the fact that
the treasury disbursements ars once more
exceeding Its receipts resulting in freer
offerings ar. eaxier rates for some tine
and call loans, while thu European markets
showed symptoms 0. alarm over the poiiti-
Cal outlook in France, in China and Egyps.
London has never ;heless been on the whole
a buyer OF Americans, particular OF the
Pacific railroad stocks Exchange was
stronger early in the week. but flrtAer
large gold engagements are announced
over $1,000 specie was taken IN London
during the week for American account, ana
there are also rImors CT gold shipments
from Australia 10 San Francisco. Sugar
has al tines r;yaied Tobacco IN weakness,
II not IN activity, ard other inaGstriak sold
off to an extent which gave support 20 the
Idea that A large manipulation Interest has
made a bun campaign in ihai group ard had
concluded that their speculative possibilities
While money showed increasing ease, the
severe decline In the leading iniustrials
naturally occasioned some temporary I'M
settling OF loans. This as mitch as any
thing else Influenced speculation In rail-
road shares and checked public activity.
In fact IL might be- said mat the trading
for the week was in an unusual degrees
professional IN character. Thursday a
rally set in which checked the gradual de-
cline, It's progress being facilitated by the
covering of The short interest the decline
had caused 10 accumulate. On Friday the
market was again unsettled ard railroad
shares shared in the depression and bear
attacks the close being heavy al conces~
SONS There were. however. some few
strong features the most conspicuous be-
irg Northern Pacific common and Union
Pacific. both of which were the objects az
extensive foreign purchases.
Bank CieartnRs.