The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-08
FAILURES FEN IN NUMBER.
DrsTyEssa sEATssTics coyTArs
ExC04.nAsfAG FEATuREx,
Urgent Demand. aaA Furnaces
which Have Been Leng Id1e Are
. Being Hastily ODeaeA 10 AoDist.

NEW YORK. April 7.-R @ Dun Z
Cos weekly review Of trade viii ~sT to-
morrow: Is
Failures is the ssrss quarter % Is<9were
IN ngzn5.r 2.1T9 against ASH last year,
snss tie liabilities sZ1.a551z against H.
sss.@8, seeEsas Of is-s per eets s5sss-
graphical asyssets make tae retsgru peCzi-
tar. 18th : slight Increase of Ge.sssf-s Il.
New England. an Increase Of Il per cent
n the soS.EsseAxt aEe - yer cent. IN The
nearly ~ per cent In the Pacific ar4
so.tss sstsrn states. Il per cent. 10 VI s<s-
err STATES. ard A. Per cent IL .s1.szse
states No other year covered ~ Dune
quarterly regsssss has ssgo~a as s1azll
failures during 10 first quarter except n
ts-s and 3@i. as3 no osasT excsfS Iseo
ard sssSs IS sFnaA Liabilities per failure.
The average - 5sf42itsS aaa44s-4es. only
Els is saaalssr tnan IN the ssrE1 Qaa-Es.
Of ssy year except ls.s a13 the rass cs
csfausisfs liabilities - solvent psysnefsts
through clearing hozsss only S-E PER
Loo - ALA the loves s0r the uEaFteF
except In iS-3. Tire famine IN iror. caused
b. uFsant demand. far exceeding present
supply. not only continues olf mas caused
haste 70 start ferty-.isnt additional fer
Eacss With an output estimated a. Sss9o
tons weekly - which tss lasi!e,sa OF the
iron agsocssti0n has given q list. These
are expected 10 increase production this
months and yet nsore In May ana june
and lsasss@ weakness bssSs been Attributed
TO the prospect T4s the price % grey
forge has again advanced 70 HAS, II
Pis7sfsufg WithnRt change IT other quota
tions. The demand fer products . ssiss
eEerEHos.s. Contracts For the Eass river
bf.Sgs covering iT.ss tons ac.d open
hearth steel placed at fltte6Brg and one
covering ese tor1s fer . Newark building
besides cne al Philadelphia % 2s.s fons
w3ln many fer bridge assd ether works.
and In pipes Tsew business "a so great that
n forces farther In prices, while parties
are trytng TO consolidate. TIE Republic
f~sy = - 49,.
fsnaf!en If Western bar mills aud the
Seop a. cotton TIC association viii soon
be o@.n ,-etsd.
IL as.other iaaastry progress seems TO
have been IN ssSi by frmnesx 0f manu-.
factorsEs whe notified customers tina. OPP
fsofss 3 n boots and shoes accepted for
Apr'! n*uid be Withdrawn. A COOL NUM-
Der - orders followed, n ~ said and
Aprii brings with II the largss. shipments
Tor Thar week In any year. ss-3s cases
making the total for the year larger than
who bought leather al low prices six
months ago have comfortable margins bat
those who hGF ~ The higher prices lass-
IN g1otei are seeking an advance. which
as nt1srs. JoDbsrs generally refuse. The
market fer copper IL stronger AZ II cents
for lake. and wniIs domestic consumption
~ heavy, fhe Increase ef s.ias tons in Eu-
ferean supply IN March is not considered
encouraging. The wa0ier manufacturer
does moi appear 10 have gained by recen,
corssosiaa tons or proposals. fer goods 81 the
ft{iSs SfAsse- are STEADY ~ Price. NTH mod
crate orserS, while medium and low grade
gods tsrd tu buyers favor The demand
for few KINDS has covered the season
bat makers ~ the large ma 5orsiy are VET
IN n@e1 Of orders Sales az wa0I have BAT
sssshftg increased Trough mare inguiry "a
reported. With a better demand for some
CRATES ~ raasfs The GOTTEN mills have
enjoyed fire demand - lste an4 have
held prices we'll bat strikes have now
caosess several iayEe mills ahsat Providence
ar Nofetca, ETuasrg agl of the recent
advance 81 wages wH5eh she ha~3S calm
does nsst eject the fusi RESERVATIONS prnrr-
tSsi Sesnshsis eestaa has beer weaker
With better reeslpss n MAFc1a and poorer
fNr~aga demand
Wsssat Nss hsen fascinating without
much ysssose seassn runners tefES wildly
FTa1fassEcfcrT. 80 ususl az this SeaSon ard
TsfsssfTss nssing ~2t much rnr~e confidence
thar nssaf TEE sxperf. from Asaartir
ports faF ss1c week four f-c1nAet haze
beer 4sF1* - hssxAets. arainst $3.50 ~ tsSt
year. srf = snlfe - all reports ~ tur-
rx@f receipts continue - exceed last wears
TIE g.ns;-ecs Ter fsentSrsaarse - ssrss ~
ss''-a s'sples has ret improved avgthir
TIE TesSs rer Savs
"a afaS fsT re week aaRa been la IN
TIE Tinted Ssates aEsinE' 80 last year
s1d " T. CRaR3a sralnzs - las. year