The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-11
THE STATE OF TRADE.


NEW YORK. Nov. Is-R. C Dun 4 Co will
rise In prices. Cotton Wednesday to
isle with much excitement. putting the price &c
higher than II was year ago and yet il stll
higher in September, 1897
Wool has risen relatively more. about 10 Per
In two weeks and the average of 100 quotations.
by Costc. Bro-. is higher than Il has been at any
ether time since May. 1875
Pig iron has risen further. IS being quoted for
anthracite No /, the higtaes. price since January
1888 Bu, hides are at the highest point since
January. isia having risen all the year, with very
little reaction Prices % products have not CORE
sronainsty advanced Leather and boots and shoes
higher In November. 1895 than they
cotton goods were higher in January 1896; WOODEN
goods in July 1891. and the products OF irpn
although greatly advanced. not A. high they
in January. 1890.
Such wide discrepancies In advance cause much
embarrassment but are the natural characteristics
Of riss witch is mainly due. no. to concerted
action in any trade. bu, 20 the pressure OF con-
sring demand. the greatest known. which. for
the time exceeds supplies. though very uneQua!ly
Its results begin To Justify the conservative feeling
which finds expression In many branches Of bust
The iron industry. which has led all others in
the advance. now leads the way toward re-
adjustment ~ values While contracts fer pig
she entire product Of the most important dis
tr,c,s for six 20 nine months IN advance many
Of the consuming works In some lines approach the
end Of their orders and have new competition TO
meet. that sheets have fallen 81 ton at Pitts
hers. and 50 from tho highest potn. IN September.
ard plates are s. lower there ard s. at rhils-
delphiA Al the time bars 81 per toa
higher beth al Philadelphia ard Pittsbury the
demand heins enormous and at Chicago very heavy
contracts have been made for aud inp,ernsnt
wnrks
A bridge combination IL thought likely to Affect
further business in structural shapes which
tinues large for the a break in tbs
foudor market deprsssed tin. and sales made
at * Boot aud shoemaker generals get
ting aAest the IL per cent Ter pair advance they
have held Necessary and have large contracts
Ia nsget iaes they WISH 70 close. In view
cf the uncertainty about materials Leather con-
ttnasr strong. ard IA that also dealers
sag demand causes large sales IN advances OF PRO
aactfoa-
Woci hss beer very strong again. though sales
AZ BostcH BIZ: & iSs ss9 posnt. against z ss7
SO psansts the week before. bat large transactions
elsewhere raised tie WEEKS aggregate 20 = 2as ess
ax like th= sensational Fsse ~ list week has con
TENED ard tar bgytus By manufacturers 10 SLOW
theu1h st4u isTge Thts and accounts Of good
trade indicsts that sx;raogdiaAry business IL
expected far the nsxt ssssoa,
The yis sa oftton az yet helps manufacturers
who-e contracts production well shesd hgt
thn hay1ns has been MALAY ~ traders and based
largely enI-@e1&tios e VERY low estimate q
weld by the department
WAlAe las, years official estimate ~zs rs. highly
aee4eafs .ae whole trade, hsr- ana abroad. then
csasutrd ls-sr crop. AID sisst Wheat
las ac. scsu active Efrn0s slth MA q
Wzseru receipts have suwch &erilaRd. heins sal 81
tusaes tx the wees sesias, 81 "a IS hashsl. last
~ hnshsl. &onr included. against +xS - bnshrs
So she week lsss ard fael1c LIS $40 hJshes
/ aiE 81 ts3ssslS last TIE decrease in
texeisn demand HH&y hs AseFtsee n pzrt ksssr
yzsstosrs e1TeEfs. bit PERHAPS sf3H More - the
great increment = FcfT
Fs'iages fer tie week have seen & fn The Eattrs
States. Assias; III Last year. ant = ii Canada.
against 4 isst