The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-15
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auE FORK. April sk-R. G. Dun .
~ w~skiy rsvtsw Of trade WA say To-
1mTow
there Is still increase In all legitimate
& mess. and the productive power Of
ntss industries increases even though
epwe 81 she.x stocks oeciinA- The sharp
<rtior la speculation a week aga in no
NY affected the producing capacity al
lsrnaces or mills. and has bessn IN pars
1ncoyered. while the disturbance Of bust
8 - ca Used by the formation OF great
es1hbfnatsoBs mas In large measure ceased
ihe arengs market h I'm safer and more
SAeIssoms condition. and in spite u four
Nay payments by large synAscases.
nnoantsHs 10 about 80 .Hs 90. lsas grown
easier. Tho cnsy strsngency has been In
eli Jeans.
Il is not owing TO speculation alone that
payments through the chief clearing
houses have bssn % per cant. larger fhaa
= the easse week Of Is6e, and Eg.2 per
eenf larger than last year. New York
transactions far exceed tEao4e OF any pre-
vipus week. II -. &c 70 Ia aruount, hut
outside New York the ciear.nus uese Sls
"a cent. larger than In l1ss. asd s4s per
cent. larger than Ia it2e. The truth N that
- such expansion Ia the general business
Il tn country has ever been seer before.
there would be gTound Tor fears thai 4
Wad passion az trading had again lifted
u whsle business community - its fsss
Hps instead there IL found surprising in
CREASE Ia the chief indnstrfs. Naming
Art some Of Which only returns Of raw
n1ktsslaEs imported give definite insfiea-
ubns. raw silk imports Increased E per
emit. ~ eight months Of the fiscal year
over last; hides % pr cent. India rubber
- 4se asx1 t.~w-
Tn output Ut pix iron April WAS - is
tons weekly. against z7s IS tons March /.
vish l6.lD tons increase In ssock unsoad
ard nl6n tons In warrant stocks. indg-
Ealing consumption In manusacture OF
l6s.sg tons n March. The haste Of forty
Il the other furnaces to get into operation
With their possible output Of 3e.Np tons
y more weekly has helped to keep prices
u ptx quite steady. although strong. but
DC demand for dnished products il far
fsom satisfied. The Maryland 6teeI Com
Dany has orders for 1900 tons 81 steel
rails fer the Chinese Eastern. Plates have
odd 1t saio for sheared at P.ttsburg, but
the leading miIls there and mills else
whers ara crowded Tor months and many
VIII noe quote at all Large contracts
we're closed ia structural works. one
eer 5000 tons just bafure the advance
in prices. but Chicago orders this wesk
y2F&ss9 wv SSssS UT41k4 W0fkz ana Sf&{f-
where there II much business In s.ght
Bar and sheet mills are hlnIarsd hy
prospects Of consolidation. but though few
ssrdsrs for bars are tnken JUST now 1t The
West. the PhiIasseiphia market IL more
steady. Steal bars ross - per ton at
httsbuEx. and the heavy demand for
sheets makes prices very irregular. vita
many orders refused
In spite Of some strfkes because wages
we're mot raised - much AZ hands ex-
pscisd, tho cotton Industry has very
goed demand and most u the usiils arc
working satisfactorily. A Southern conn
etnafson OF fine goods makers IL proposed.
like that Of ths Fall River mills. which
has Kept prices quite steady Of late.
Wsosen uaLis have ue1aM To buy wool
uors largely. though ~ prices much u
their own making. bat there II improvins
demand Tor goods. with lightweight pur-
shasss continuing surprising for the sea-
!son- Sales ~ wool At the three markets
have been MS1aouo pounas in spp weeks.
against ASSOC pounds last year.
Wheat advanced about y cent. accounts
u injury discovered since April supple
menting the government report Were
the worst Of these stories true. there -
yet spring wheat enough se~6ina Ia make
sep for deficiencies. though the season 10
estting rather late. Exports have hcen re-
taeet. Atlantic. -four Included. amounting
10 sss0.3so bushels for Tho two weeks.
against 5.sss ias last year, and Pacific TO
kAsS1 buxhsia. aSaias; 2o5s. - bushels
s,iass year. with other exports ss.s7
bushels.
Failures fer the week have been is In
De United States. against - last year.
And . In Canada, against IS last year.
BraAstreefs Review.
Bradstreet's tomorrow VIII say.
Real spring weather has improved the
tore 0, trade. particularly retail. and cor.
nsronalngiy helped toshsag distribution.
but II the same time brought last win
tss's injury 10 the winter rror In evidence.
The regular monthly government ercp re-
port proved rather more favorable than
tAxpsc;ed. forest Allowing. on the basis OF
MIST fslf. largely Increased acreage. .
kYteld little below that OF last season. Tho
rnnsr1ty % later damage reports weuid
: eeem "a psin: 10 fun information regard
Nc the crop rot being obtainshle AZ fne
Aate when the government advsees were
sAsherAs' The Indifference with which che
government crop report w6s received has
Acearsni,y been shaded into the belief thas
]. Damage has heen done. ana wheat prices
! Tor the first time this season may he ssii
tbs week 70 have actually reflected crop
damage reports
! Other cereals are but iistie changed.
4 wniis the movement % our brssds.gss
: aeFes1 AZ present seems 20 be orr a lessen
! h4 sesis. Among TIE favorable features
eessing - rgat this week might Re men
! uones the receps Of continued good ran
s rssd earnings reports. Aasiess sf wide
Ffsaa Industrial activity. accompanied BY