The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-03-04
THE STATE OF TRADE.
Brndstreet's Review.

Bradsireet's tomorrow VIII say:
An enlarged volume Of spring trade, par
ticuiarly i'm dry goods due 10 spring wealth
CT. special strength III the demand and
price for cotton fabrics. an immense and
urgent call at soaring prices Tor iron and
steel and all It's products and substantial
advances in wages. chiefly affecting the
ve-mentioned industries and btpeftinS
at Conservative calculation 10000 opera
iives are among the features OF the week
going to show that the producing eie rne n :
of the coun,ry's population are sharing IN
the present favorable conditions. FROM
many firms. East and West, come reports
Of an active demand from ,obhers for
spring dry goods. From the cotton man
ufacturing industry come reports Of ac-
i.vity. Inducing manufacturers to grant
advances to their operatives while the list
OF advances in prices of iron and steel
products Is virtual roll cali OF that in
duStry's products.
An encouraging feature * the small
number Of strikes for higher wages report
ed. party owing 70 advances being already
conceded ~ u result Of sliding scale aGrce-
rnents, the ONLY important labor troubles
being reported in the coal mining industry
in the Southwest. Additional proof that
The export demand for our iron and steel
manufactures viii not o. checked by recent
and pending price advances is not lacking
In the lumber trade the producers seem
likely. <o, "a reap l5ng-deiaye5 re-
ward. "a buyers t-ecar1e familiar with the
fact that the available supplies are we'll
controlled while the outlook Cor bald n z
trade activity - favorable. Out export
trade ia cereals IS recovering fror the
check administered ny recant frisstd and
stormy weather. but reports 81 damage
IL the winter whea, crop on the one IA nd
and estimates of superb bun3fn; supplies
- Gil crop IN farmers hands have sho,it
taianes=i each other. with "a sight adj
vantage a. regards prices secured Oy the
bears.
Prices generally aelie from the exeep-
irons noted. show Few important changes
Corn : slightly higher. whale oats are
lower ne As4rr1 n II IN
TOR Al fhe South has proved smaller than
anticipated and he current consumption
j. heavy both a. home and abroad aaa-
tstsons are slightly higher. Lead and cop
Per continue The tet rocrsde noted last week
and coffee Is a.so 5ow@g
Talk OF new Combinations ia many lines
a. trade con sfiaIezS active. bgt Siguss are.
not wanting thai promoters find IL harder
30 place shares 81 com nafl3es not widely
KRONE
Busaaess failures are down 10 lie mini
p am uumbersnE IL fer the week ~
aSatust ~ last aeek o. In HIS acek a
year ago. 10 II 1927. 20 IN Issss and ~ Ia
lNs5
Wheat daclud.ng hour) shipments Tor
tHe week aggregate SIS ~. bushels
against } Nj Ia bushels last week b. e.c
bushels IN the corresponding week q isss
S9s5 - bushes N lssss. &01s7y bushels II.
49,. and S.@s- - bushels ia ISsa s#rc~ July
/. t1ls eessoFs- tie exports of wheat aggrs-
gate issgl@ st HuSAeis, AKA ast lst 49,. 80
bsYscris a., year
business failures II The Dominion of
CsAnA3a ms week number j. a. corapa red
via - AL week - ia toss aesh year
s&o. = tn ls7. - in iss~i and IS ia i.ss.