Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-06-23

A+Ht. fA fHNiA TOT last week
ays 7easured by recent records
aHd rego 'ecuons OF business activity.
De- prea'nt -betWeen-season" dullness
e.ms specially bad. and the reaction
srg mes ment of prices makes trade
nok uoI.e lhan IL really is Judge.
F slHh ma Gators as railroad tariffs
and statistics of foreign trade, the vol
lle al .'asiness Is considerably larger
Ran iar ago. when, IL Will be recall
GA. trad vas cheerfully active. Ii is
Iaf. D. 4k cleariugs are considerably
smaller than last years clearings.
RhsCl -adoubtedly included much OF
a clara ,sr this year almost wholly alb.
a'rr ans yet outside OF the metropolis
1aaA F., arings are heavier this year
than ia
Tie cereal markets have held tho
bulh e. the advance shown last week
an the atreugth OF bad crop reports
hut fufa.gn recognition OF conditions
here las not sought the direction of in.
crease. takings The acreage remain.
ing FAeat is little below that actual.
En- Bar ested year ago. and owing 70
The % orable conditions in the south
west cd on the Pacific coast the gen
ers' a. rage on June is better than
Esar 5o. bat spring wheat, owing 10
lack ~ rain. promises much less fay
o-ahis results.
No E was dun. and on the whole
weak - the east. while good prices
have zen secured in the west Manu-
ta.tu' ers are not buying because their
t1s.Esss is not active. and lower weight
fog u = next lightweight season for
men wear goods are predicted tho
l.adfs mill agents viii guarantee
pr..e as late as October.
B. Ger prices OF iron and steel have
NOS nHst expectations of causing a reduc-
ton iu output and increased stock.
taouta The latter feature apparently
las eeen magnified because supplies
Cd. hgh grade pig iron are still scarce,
parti ularly SO in the south On the
other hand. low grades are in plentiful
supp s.. with little demand.
Further shading of pig iron quota
F tIor- are reported east and west, and
tae Joss bility OF a % per cent restric-
ton 81 production is reported Under
Ger Iteration o. leading iron produ-
GERS significant feature is the ex-
prs ed desire OF large ore consumers
taa' deliveries be held back Rails
aaf structural steel are stiH well held
bar there is talk Of "A reduction in pri-
c- Tor the latter product The other
metals are dull, and on the whole.
ve..E
Wheat (including -FOUR shipments
tar the week aggregate 4,67s, O29 bush
els against 4. 23O,221 bushels last
~ 3. 2.79f.47l bushels in the CORE
~. aiding week OF 1899 and 1896. 7S9
D. heels in 1898. Since July this sea
~a the exports OF wheat aggregated
ls' s@4.9S2 bushels against 1S,O22, S92
Dc shells last year, and 225,2728lS bush
a.. ia 1898.
The failures for the week in the
slted States number 1870. as compar-
e with 1874 last week; 50 in this week
. a ear ago, POI in 1898, 226 in 1897 and
. go in 1896
Failures in the dominion Of Canada
rsmbcr %. as against 20 last week; q
iH th.s week year ago. IS in 1896, 81
iI. -, and 30 il 1896.
Metal.
New York-Silver certificates 60 &
sIe, bar silver, 60Ac, Mexican dollars.
s.a~c
san Francisco-Silver barr 6O5sc;
Mexican dollars, 49, & 49c
I.oHdon-Bar silver. q H. Cd per
pNnce.
New York-The market for metals is
rather quiet with "a weak undertone.
'ables showed no material change
z am the previous days closing. Tin
u, the local market was held at $3075
m sellers at this figure At the close
Lead-Continues unsettled at S3.72a
aad S.771a.
The brokers' price for lead was $500
sEd for copper $3.50.
Copper-Dull and unchanged on the
,as!s Of $3.50.