The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-08-27

TIE 5@ss favorable elements in TIA ss.ua.
tssn ere sax rerorTs Ef arrested. ee ssaAss@Y
mere particularly n frxt,Is ssres Iswsr.-,
1.sosasaessS ARD apparently saxx active DE-
n1ans from st~oaA f.f asit csreaf .s-~fecss
NC vauSsd rstrss rati ssr the Sosisss's
8Tsaf staple. raM cswton
ssaas:fyinE the lasser rsisas Ne rcessfsa-
ed he facf that sprsnx wheat has apy.aY-
esssfy Begun ~ sness IN .ae Northwest and
TIE promise Of large Yields II, wheat ana
gctrca alike mas segssssd 80 sass,vrss rsrssssx
IN The iron ard steel trade tse strength
ccsSs0res haa Oesn notable and The so-ss-
aence expressed is ssffxiEs. n view q
s1s wIlisnkrrsss az new fsssvers sa sanrsssff
afefy grant price demands TIE sssaa-
ton 81 the sron and steel mills however
with order hooks flied for srsrn thirty 10
a. old prizes. Is ore OF responsiveness. ana
numerous orders have been turned down
because cf tfsss limits demanded or So, for
delivery. Advanced quotations for Besse-
sner Pig froffs steel asiless lead copper aud
spelter are features OF the week, ana even
tin plates show a gaia In prices after a
sorg period Of depression.
The feature az the demand at Western
from sohlers Of dry goods, clothing ana
Boots and shoes. special activity being
noted NJ Chicago, ST. Louis. ST Paul
Louisville and Omaha
Wheat shipments fer the week including
-four. aggregate SG.s7s bushels as
against a.:Aa. as bushels last week. s sls ssS
bushels In the corresponding week Of 1877
AZl, Ss bushels IN lSss, ..S.i ,9eS bushels in
fsss and 4. "a isas bushels in 1894
business failures In the United States
TINS week namber lsa against Iaa last wee&
and compared with 2ia in this week year
ago. I'D in 1895 40 Ii, fSss and ,as il, 1854
Business failures in Canada sh;s week
number q against % last week. - In this
week year ago. :. in 1885 and u in 1896.
Brsdssreet's Financial Review
Rrafssereets financial review tomorrow
viii say; Reacticaary tendencies marked
the carly part OF the ws*k. the market asse
snow .rg a decrease OF activity and falling
off of the recent pebble interest in sgeeuia
ton. A firrner sone and 81 renewal OF the
ADVANCING tendencies has. however atA
pezred Ia the last two days. There has
been no positive news Of AN unfasorahie
character. apart from rumors ina; warm
weather was snturirg tho corn crop al the
West and hardening al the money mar
ket, which latter circumstance il Martial
" offset by the easier tendency Ii rates
of exchange. The depression may accord
inisiy De charged partly 10 :he heated term,
parity 20 the temporary falling on al pub
uc interest ard partly 10 professional spec
uiators realizing on their purchases There
was also renewed evidence OF b@arssh man.
fpulation and the sharp decline Of Msihai
week. was generally charged TO thai cause.
Its subsequent flrmness ard recovery also
seemed 10 represent covering Of a short
Interest in IL: While few stocks, notably
streng. the general list sagged OF under
realizing sales and hearish pressures this
being apparently In the Granger and other
portions OF the list that have recently made
such marked advances. London while
sending prices higher. has on the whole
been a seller OF our stocks on balance. The
bond list is strong. though IL features have
gen mainly cheap speciaities--Iike Texas
Pacific second incomes ard STANDARD Rope
and Twine securities. IN all OF which mark
Ell advances have been scored
Government bonds have no. been as ar-
tive, az the demand for the Older issues has
slaekenei and fractional recesssons have
been recorded in some cases. The new
per cents after touching loos2 also receied
10 1861 or sales OF aIlo,meats by suisrrib-
ers for amounts up 10 ANA, who this
week received notice Of acceptancaA
Hank Clcarimga.
The following table. complied by Brad
street. shows the bank clearings at ~
cities for the week ended August p. with
the percentage OF increase and decrease.
as compared with the corresponding week
las