The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-01


Braistreets tomorrow will say;
There is a AQueter tone in several lines
OF business this Week. Independent of the
reduction In volume of dlssrihutiva de-
weather conditions In large section ef
the country. The strength OF auotable
values. however. fails TO show that any
material slackening of underlying move
ments has yet become apparent In lead
ing lines.
ern textile markets on the current sea-
sens account. but an encouraging ele-
ment is found In the readiness OF buyers
10 place orders for fall delivery. While
leading Western markets note that the
edge has been taken on the demand and
that bad roads and weather combined have
retarded retail distribution and hence af-
fected collections in some sections. the re-
suits of the first quarters trade with
wholesalers have been SO good that their
sanguine cheerfulness a. to the outlook Is
especially notable. Industrial conditions
continue of most fiatterfng character.
with advances in wages SUI prominent
feature In the iron, steel. machinery and
allied trades In some lines of manufac-
ture Ii ia true. talk of projected or posrss-
BILE combinations has made for some un-
certainty. Notable In this respect has
been the glass trade. In which. however,
plans for combinations seemed tn have
temporarily failed of accomplishment.
Iron and steel are In lexis active demand
at nearly all markets but In this some
stocks or possible supplies offering and
not 20 much OF any eurtaiiment of needs
OF small consumers.
Large consumers. with supplies secured
ahead, are reported waiting to test the
strength Of the sellers position on later
deliveries. Prices Of material are firm
with some further advances at the west
in rails
Copper and lead chow some return OF
strength after the recent weakness. The
lumber demand. though insefferej with
al retail. shows all the old strength OF
rr!ce2
Wheat, including aour, shipments for the
week aggregate 3see.zs bushels against
3,T+s,Tsl bushels last week, s.SasaA bushels
in the corresponding week of issS. 2.4ss 64i
bushels In 1897. i.sss. NC bushels in isas and
:. $50 sr3 Bushels in 1854. Since July tails
season. the exports of wheat aggregate
ss.."s NO bushels against ie.aS7 30 htisse'eIs
last year.
There IL som. shrink g in the dry goods
demand At New York, but there n reported
rather better outlook tn WOODEN goods.
Talk Of combinations In the wooden manu-
featuring trade has softened wool quo
tAtsoGs IT Boston. Fhstaaeiphfa reports
steel plates nearly double the price when
the present movement began, and the
strength cf ouinine as not being impaired.
Bad weather u generally complained of
a the Yves, g. hurting siistrfnuuen At re-
tail, bat 81. Louis reports little apparent
damage 70 winter wheat, ana that large
orders for cars and railroad equipment
generally are being placed. ~srine trade
a. Chicago IL ihs hest since Isss ard sssF-
passes that year In many Mnes Tanners
are preparing inventories necessary 10 GO
ing into the neg combination and iron
ard steel ara still active though With less
sympathy than heretofore.
on the Pacific cosst shs improved tone
81 adsicex from California Is stifl the fea-
ture. Southern assiCes are fairy cheerful.
Wheat exports are reported liberal. and
IRE outlook fayors heavy future shipments
form thai port. iran - firm AZ Eirming-
ham though there are reports OF immense
future increases In the Southern fselis'
output
Bank eiaarings this week aggregate 81
ssf zs7 eD. a gain ~ less than I per cent
over last week. bat of = per cent over
last year, waiis they are aossbss those 81
iss&. iSs' and Ike. ard TIE gain over lSs-
rs IS per cent. Past reports ef prcss~yons
Trade conditions ind coftirrna sof in the
smallest number OF failures for shs first
quarter reported for seventeen years past
while liabilities are RICHTER than for Twelve
years presiding. Tas percentages u 49,
s.ts 10 liabilities are go. ~ LOW nat
reported ia the usost prosperous years. Taa
total n9nstsr Of failures for tire Hrst qnsr-
ter Of 1915 Reported 20 Brasstr@ess was
.TfS. - per cent smaller than last year.
g pr cert. less Than In lsS7, ard - per
sxgregas ~. Eel 80 ~. u per cert. less than
y per cent smaller tran "a 1882. Increases
New England. 5ge manly 20 . large Nun
bat sAe orsy INCREASE IN nasatlaaes ia any
s@F fsxA E.r SOD -