The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-06-18
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THE STATE OF TRADE.
Il. q. Dun Il Co.'S Review.

NEW YORK, June 17.-R. G.. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review Of trade will say to-
bill. the offerings ~ londs and the col
lapse or Letter and cash wheat have made
Ehe week somewhat important. III spite
OF some features which cannot be justi-
fled. the tax bill was approved as prob
ably the best that could be obtained from
congress this year. and gave assurance of
needed revenue for the reeded emergency.
Its bond provision has already called Of
fers for more than three times the amount
desired. and II will probably prove the
most successful loan ever invited by the
United states. A great victory in the field
could hardly be more important, and espe-
cally in IT'S influence on foreign opinion
Not less significant was the excess of ex-
ports over imports in May by s56 $50. sos.
making a mercantile balance in favor of
she United States OF $511, $50 37 in eleven
months of the fiscal wear while the i'm
ports OF gold were $lo2 2bs $50, though IN
no previous iis1al year have the Net i'm
ports OF gold exceeded s9I 4s6 ~ In 1852
The cotton movement continues large
Tor the season. although the price has aG-
Nahced sixteenth in spite OF favorabi
crop prospects. The manufacturing de-
HanG abroad IS good and controls the out
put and az this late season America .e.s
I.iVeFJ0o, control prices Here the manu-
featuring demand Is a little better though
vain dfciineCf prices Of lleaC1led shirfings
but the mis- have .arge stocks Of na,sr-
taiS. There is also a stronger market for
wool ahroac which. with Eastern excite
nent Iflakes quotations Of 100 qualities by
Coates Bros. enc cent higher than June
!. hat there - scarcely any buying hy
manufacturers WHO are in doubt about
the coming season and have few new or
ders: except IN army lines. The break
IN tac Price Of ls-0unce cay worsted 10
S.an mas somewhat discouraged what
promised 10 be a heaEhy market. Saies
of Wool were made extremely narrow by
tho VIDE differences between excited
Western holders and manufacturers VINO
have an uncertain coming season To face.
Not less important s the official report
showing that this nation has supplied u
others le.3ln.2& bushels Of wheat and 2t,
'so.p9 or corn IN eleven and one-half
months, without checking receipts from
farmers. ana sees wheat fail ~ cents in "a
week, because a NTop l. promised greater
shan the last by io4g0.0o bushels. Thi.
decline would have come sooner had moi
Later looked for larger gains but the
benei. 10 TINS country by the average adj
vance % nearly - cents for The crop year
on wheat exported mas been about 81. Gao :
0a and to producers much greater. In
corn. on tine other hand, the cash price
continues extraordinary, Western receipts
amounting 10 4aGe.1i- o'sshcis. against
3.t43.i2s .sat year ard exports R1.ounti ~,
10 $685.. 60 bushels. agAins; l.&2i,i.s las,
year.
P.g :ron is extremely dali. though Bes-
sess}tr holds last week < advance ant OH
Ct grades are not qnotaoiy lower
No decline ia consumption appears. and
while bars are weak. with short tin1e the
rs4le in Eastern miiis they advanced elac
~ FttfsoIrE, " ale CA.cae0 repor-e heavy
Sea son contracts sttA coming from WaE -,
car ana other ma aufae.urers. Heavy
sarses are better 81 the East. bgt ts.n are
not better anyw here. Structural y oTks
ATE fGil for the summer ana have Aad tEo
: inark4b.v good " e+-As at Gatesga with
ou .G.aK ana bridge ovlers- Pate mails
are wea employed and al Caica.o the de-
na4ad fer EF4pe is better, eSYac-aty iTo.l.
IHv FsC.9c c0&<s
Shl pn1eGtS f.; T@Its include n3a iciy "a 1sn
80 Sweden. H. .ssium South America lst3
three ot1t~ col0tfses. waile orders iroRa
CahatLa 1axs 3ust been taken.
GUe An~faraE 81 coal o8tulit rs Nav *
rv..i.d lae a!let mru, by lss per ccut
Failures ra- tAs week have +5ren - igl
sGe Jn'fe3 states. against - last year,
Brnds,reet's Review.
B5a i-traet's tomorrow viii say
Unprecedented foreign trade totals in-
N@iV-.S Hestsiy Increased Rove sueat of
1isa4.fl.': pres lSt2Hs. gaw eal,si $50 ,
manufactured proaurtS. naff~rlax crop
is->ftc.s. pointing 40 very 3ars,e y.el.
~ u 1ats AMI most utaF~ cereals. ~ vel
ts cotton. prca 4sf}gs railway 2ns - sl1.-.
$50 nave rc>a.tesi 81 relative -4lns "a
nrt aSt gross Fecs stsss 3Grls.tt sn Hsar. ;
AZ. ttr1S IS alaG-4fact9g3nE exveEsf ~ sarae
moving il say advances o&eg t.8e 5,ss.cesi-
}eE year 1Afk c5esF-HgS exceeding al
ttFeFsai4s records IA THIS date a volume %
Uew 5eEuAs.t- limited IN ste f,s<t anss
Saush ~ gs8t ssTlEa9r s4Glmcss bsss ii ~,
Nszt agat Northwest comparing faxora 81
va Ftw2s.s ~ a47&ss9as years. and a .ov'
Pate - bssssg7sss mortality. are al features
q sbs general business situation * tae
present xlae The cola gsse IL Letter ard
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