The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-14


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higher, but haytng u seae has cAerked the resent
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demand 10 .osasa srd. Is i.irss i.srs. ana gisss
soass 4 The b~sser ssdss shsre 5 .cs anesrsainsy
saies Of vocl smaller. snty ..ft1Tn pounds sos
the wesk AZ the fhree naskses. vishor: sarsAG adj
sim are arm and Hnens Trading upward. vita
Tie sus,nn MANUFACTURE meets NJ sssaa 4 asuaad
that prices ad-aace every ue.k. ard suppdss for
early deitvsry are in macy Lines restricted Mere
shessinss ana erls and eo.rse coio~sd ccssons are
rising kH sAlss hare nossd . great pArs q the
; print eissa eth, AID ssses have s<sn .e.a.ssd
ing cummisses The rse Il about Ie In cotton, With
cnrrsns IMPORTS of short yssid. hare much nansnee
TO date than iass II has .essn,is been falling
behifa enough 20 support the idea thas growers
Wheat sxports are sun larger than from the great
ssnp 81 last va, Atlantic s1pests Hoa. Included.
LIS, ra last yrar- The Western receipts have been
ouiy s.ssa hashsis against q. sE last rear
cearss. 1as msssmsns' fs. sfssr starting n Sc
and falling 10 IS. the market closed .. Sc with
December options unchanged. The so.emment de-
usual varieus'y INTERRUPTED. but not influential
Failures for the hrss week Of October we're 1s IN
Canada. against last year
Bradstreet's Review.
Bradstreets tomorrow viii SAY:
Trade aetirisy s widespread. al a volume
and value tstfIins 20 prevailing prosperous condi-
unasS Only coed reports received ffem distrih~
owe trade eenscfs ard some markets. report fan de-
maad Is hoidinx out longer than expected Rail
tions Ct staps prices AL sncouraging. pointing
= they De 70 4 maximum volume Of business fos
bear s.sr 1as uO1 s ,.s. e
most leading agricultural ps'oducts. Expectstion u
more moderate yfeds u leading cereals i nat con-
admittedly be smaller and rye. harley and oAt
Yields are not expected 70 be large year ego
The higher range q prices Of all staples and par
ticulary II agricultural products however. MN
furnish profitable baianee to producers The i'd
vance In the price Of cotton has been netahle
aud though scnae reaction u naturally noted. the
effects upon xsnersi Southern trade and industry
following the advance particularly beneficial q
ssna ,ss as '' 81 'p pssps Il the s.na
featuring branches trade strength Is vel; nigh uni
versal Advances have been numerous and scare
ity q goods rather than demand h the main sub
iect d complaint While source Of depression 70
cotton, The TsAnsvaal situation has proved rather
heavy Increases ia the visible supply The hbesaity
q foreisn demand 10 perhaps best known In the
ssipmenss q Ssaa.tu. ssr. !. isss !. sso.s =
August and there was. naturally. heavy gain In
eottoa exports. which are double those Of the same
an increase od 9 per cent. over September year
ago and over september, 1885, but decrease Of SIS
vpry heavy shipments q breadstuffs.
General manufacturing industry Is running fill
and activity h % Widespread that II is hard TO
prefer one industry to another in this respect Coal
production Is particularly heavy. but scarcity q
cars Is complained q in this aud in the coke In
dastry with the strength Of lake feishs constitut-
Ing ! disturbing element a. regards the supply II
anthracite IN the West Iron and steel are active
to production, but business is limited by the
small quantities available for BY delivery LIB
easl orders stii reported soe the rst half Of next
rear and stssa rails are reported tending upward Al
Paper is in specially active demand at present.
owing to low water being reported practically out
Sugar refining furnishes enc exception to the re-
ports OF general prosperity and production Is de-
eseasins partly Of course. owing to the season. but
also to the decentralization growing Of price cut
Wool Is very firm. though quie.er At scme mar
on next spIiaGs account.
Tobacco Is reported very senerslly active At nearly
~ n..ss:. We. and a.. Es ss Shoe m.n.,.s.urs,s
Lumber Is ii urgent demand a. many markets in
spite of the advanced stage Of the season and
Wheat. including nos,r. shipments for the week
aggregate A5e5 81 bushes. against - bushels
.sss m e ssss. IN sss Sa.S
els In 1883, and 2sos.44s bushels In 1885
Since July !. this season. the exports q wheat
aggregated g. & o.! bushels against S! ~ lie bush
els last year and 6 so i2t bushels Ia 1887 as
Business failures In the United states number isa.
as compared with lsS last week. - in this week
business failures In Canada number H. com
pared with q last week. Y in this week year ago,
n in lss7. 20 in 1895 and 81 In 1855
HANK CIearings.
The following table. compiled BY Bradstrret
fo the week ended October -, lsss. With the per.
centage Of increase and decrease. compared with
the corresponding week last year: