The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-11-25

have been rising and the increase in imports fhcuen
absuf IA per cent for the month. cannot reduce me
FxiIures fer he week have been in In the United
States. against ue last year, and = IN CAnaos'
against q last year
Bradstreet's Review.
Brs1streee,s tomorrow win say.
Of the general business situation is furnished this
week hy the course Of prices Almost without ex-
cspsion values q staples remain nfm Al pfev'oos
quotations. manifest srin further pronounceo
tendency toward . higher level This. too has
occurred in the face of rather smaller Distribution
in the ordinary trace snsnneas ,In ,, ga .nd riuser
trade is ccnces ned. the complaint OF unseasonaoiy
mild weather restricting retail distribution Il re-
ported from many cities But. rising superior 70
fhis and to the unauestionahly smaller distribution
first hand IL the accumulated strength Of textiles
particularly cssson goods which rejects material
ceipss and better foreign adviccs. but IN large
measure also portray the influence OF active De.
mand coming on . market exceptionally bare of
stocks further advance in print cloths. feat
ure az this week. has brought the quotation for
standard grades up TO ) cents. point not touched
for four years past Raw wool - higher on the
week at all markets active demand shared in
By the manufactured material. for which good
fall demand has been experienced and in which
further price advances are expected The Ameri-
can market for wool is still claimed to be the
cheapest in the world The dizziness IN heavy
winter goods produced by the present warm weather
has not yet served 20 impair confidence IN wholesale
lines.
Cereals remain On the Whole Qui ana unfnfef-
esting. and price fluctuations within excep-9
tionally range. with quotations ruling about
what they year Copper is strong.
a pereepsibiy improved demand. chiefly in cleo
tricai Eres
Coffee has advanced. partly the fear Of inter
ruption Of shipments by quarantine restrictions.
and also because Of reduced receipts at Brazilian
points. coupled with stronger European adviees.
Iron and steel seasonahly quiet. after q year
Of unexampled activity. but the price changes
corded serve TO impart appearance rather of
irresniaty than Of weakness. some makes OF steel.
particularly plates and sheets, being lower. while
BeSsemer pig iron Is higher the week Authori-
ties in the trade consider prospects OF maintenance
of present conditions Of prices and demand during
1900 quite favorable. A feature of the market
Is the presence of what might be termed supporting
orders, which will be forthcoming at small
sions Despite prophecies OF checked export trade
this week Coke production Is on unexampled
scale. and arrangements for next years supplies
reported completed but the iron situation is
yet TO be settled, though a doubling OF Last
sons early agreed price is not unlikely. Not
withstandns total estimated production Of Is Co.,,
900 tons Of anthracite coal this year. increase Of
IL per cent last year. the demand has been
of business Is done in hardware more particu-
larry ut Western points, and the spring outlook is
confidently regarded
Wheat including -four. shipments for the wreck
aggregate 3.6s ST. bushels, against 45i0oG bushels
last week and 5ses.72s bushels in 1896
Since July l this season the exports al wheat
aggregate S. 5is bushels against So s3 bushels
last year and 10l AS SO bushels in 1878
Business failures in the Dominion Of Canada
for the week number s.. compared with 10 last
year. q in this week year ago. 81 In 1896 and 50
In 1895.