The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-28
Bradstreet's Review.

Byadstreet's tomorrow viii say:
Quleting down Of tiistribntye trade. more par
tioulariy at retail is reported in teiegrsphic ad
vices 10 BYsdstrees this week. growing out Of the
unseasonahy warm weather being experienced
IN most sections ~ The country Reflection Of this
is found IN less urgent orders received by jobbefs III
somewhat impaired collections at mary points A.
regards prices however there Is no spprecisble loss
Of strength the great majority Of quotations re
naming steady. and among those making changes
advances still
That the business conditions of the country re-
MAIN at unprecedented volume Is testified 10 nv
the heavy gains noted in hank cleariugs over a year
ago and by the immense increases in railroad
ings over exceptionally good returns last October
As regards the current activity in transpor, alton
may be said that easthaugd traffic from Chicago in
the past month has been more than double that
reported in the period year ago and twice
as large as that reported IN October 1890 a record
period II trade The ocean frsighfs situation ia
gradually improving. partly hecause high rates are
attracting all dissugased tonnage aud partly be.
cause the check 20 foreign buying particularly Of
cereals. caused by the advance In vessel rates Ia.
exercised a reflex se'en Oh the latter market sim
UNANIMOUSLY with the drop IN freight rates this week
has come hardening q quotations for cereals
partly 'he result ~ this improved foreign buyiue.
meeting tho late decline Wheat has been .Y1n-
-Four has been advanced this week
Among she leading products decreasing in Price.
tin and copper. sm0Is the metals. have been most
notable. tie lstfer, AZ ia claimed, due produc-
ton approaching mote 10 rari'g 20 demand.
The strength Of wool is natural In view of the
large sales In woolen goods demand is fsTnr-
attic ard further price advances are predicted
IHmber after slight hesitation nj markets due
to enlarged supplies. Is again very Hrn a. are also
hides and i@athes. 10 sympathy vtth recent al
rances tn t0ots and shoes
Tie siiaatlcn Of iroo sad steel Is perhaps tho
mast netabis one yst presented. The feature q
the market = tie reported booking by steel ran
mills IT the country II uesriF rs per q their
capacity for neat year, delivery In ali ] 80 b,e
teas II rails EsIorfcd have wen booked for
delivery next year ard there -, ia addition.
siderable pn&ntshet business n $50 account which
il claimed ~t sta further enlarge the volume of
h9sslErss handed next
IL All ilEes q business demand IS still yery h4avy
demand fog steel fr ~ plates tor shiph.lid-
fns ard 'oc wfe beias s44l,isssl sigus = strength
Demand fer hardware 70 aftlFP Al a.atig nil
ksfs The se&fr1ty q supplies u1tad last wc-k a.
siia feature. AMI safbeFs stlit pushed ~
prompt sAiFuefts Ccsapisiut that present hlsa
prices are ins~rsHs car export trade is also heard
wheat. tueIu&ins seas. IS. pyncsis for tie week
aggregate a6 - t4ehs,s aE4last ls SIS sTshel.
las. week ~ vi bushels ~ Ihe vesroUdiug wcsx
Of 80 ss}L3sl sa'hts ~ 80, ard , - e5s Bushels
ts-@
Stare Jg}y TIE eyrsr*s 81 shcat aggregate s. sss
lse bushels asstns' - ~ - bushels lsst year
Business fsslurss - Ire ~eek = D. as corafa area
v:fh - ssss sees - -. tfis wees age. 70
n lSer 94r n ~ ara - Iu AN
Easiness failures ~ re week IN Canasa rar,.
Ner .! as oomrs7ed ~Ith = gas; R,ek = IN thls
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