The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-25
BUSINESS NEVER BETTER.
puEsoNEs isgEEsSE N DE-
MASD AND PRICES CONTINUES.
at Or Eers. Ev~n With Advancing
Prices. IL 30 ssr~at That Many

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all the wogss afs efDalasl Dg ostGgrx csS-
srizsx sfssfssat asg aEGi Jssy J. or iag@r
sssase@ mary - Tefuss "a contract beyond
that ssase. Except As higoer prizes. ard a
rtse under s1eh ere 4isFaz aflees mas prove
'he one tang Feszifsfl 10 xokser gs9ysFe ard
bring iFssa the sfss ~ producers oEher estai~
sSAmemts hs~esossre Idle
" ha fairly large SaFaclty - praiae-
t!gp - eth ia fsSsfvn. sts Demand ngy
pressing sDr cars. ssessIs. bslsige buildings
and slspss u tsrtiy 70 anticipate ex-
Tecfsd rss III prices. The he~G wsgu ~
that sAe great sFsskueeTs agzs8r 90 he anx-
irss 10 maintain ;fsel~ bod Qu fore 80 mar
ketR. although 1ast I4nat.s take
1rders for future delivery
II = ~sssn ~ similar import fnaf the
hesof ~ ssana manufacturers issg AT thss
tine SETH better markets hs : eo{1ss " l1az
ssnsFsl te'isss.t3ob ~ - cents IN prices. al
though ieal nHr averages slightly nigheF
TAe shipments frosm the Fast have been
smaller ghpn III fDar 81 tls@ pas ssz years
In quantity. sfz@ onft IS ss& E4s~sS larger
ftsaa ~ ls2 assl having Saiusel nothing
during Al snesf ssars Ia proper sau 10 pop
ulaftan ise Eastern manufacture HataF~
ally seeks thai f9ssirsse@. The increase N
Insess sf grain lsatheF has ~. hiss1tfed
snuen. Ntslie a few iagg. sales ~ hssnlaen
sole are 20 the trade necessarily AZ quoted
prices. a great many gaetoFiess have heea
ost 1T work mi vstiss a. reduction do not
ruser al grades ~ goods
Nobody car judge vat the cloth ses may
buy as yeS. afssi the aoolen manufacturers
have a very ufAeefsat3i market ahead nut
they iuslgs that theYe will b. heavy de-
nassd sof ga1ds aefeFs iufg. AMI fsaay OF
the smaller mills aTH looking far IN sGaltss
III THE .uai markets. Little Weakness is
taefe ssef. #&c"pi fog geoee. AMI III guar
ter and thseeveight,ls p.ood and eofnnlag
Nuei prices are ssaeFaliy strong. with
scarcity Of SUPPLY, buf sales for three
ws.rss Nav been ~ ESQ 80 pounds agAif=ss
-. -, 80 t*a years ase with fr.e Wool,
ts1.i l9,s=i A. pounds In iSs1
ihe demand for cotton aaosls inc*9saasss =.
although there IL some sian regard
Ink the price u the ana serisl The urgent
demand for svpda 90 all qualities. etgen~
iIsE prices M staples. well as VI fancy |
xpoiss. gives ths ftg1est confidence TO deal |
eTA.
Wheat has gained only isse in price. al
tneuSh Atlantic exports. flour Included,
have ssen s.os7 IA hsssheis agar 2 gts8 Al
lssH year and. including other expurta.
!. -ia 10 h4sehr4ss against $50 fs5 last scar
TIE exports haN. been heavy slsas many /
oassnt sI4sif s-2stlngz.ISs. ana yet gram
Games from the farms ans then eoss
anrosid a. u steh dosht mad no basis. The
Western fsselpls curing tae past faree
weeks have been s,sss.s,5 bushels. aganst /
sszss.sss iAas year
Failures far tsle week have been lal In /
fae United States. against 4.a .A=s yesss /
anu ~ In taiiadA. against - .aSt year.