The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-12

aud Atlantic exports q wheat aear included. b ye
sS Is - two Win Es' pa s~s s sSrss ss'' sa
the movement from the farms |, large enough 10 al
FaiirrSs for the week have ben iss in the
United states, against us last year and Is in Can
ada against % last year.
Bradstreet's Review.
Rrads;reet's tomorrow will says:
The trade situation this week may be summed up
In the phrase; Inactive demand ard weaker prices.
While In many respects the industrial situation ia
easier than IL the unsetuement IN the building
ttades continues marked the reflex action being
hihted in unsettled demand fas building material
and weaker prices for lumber and Tor rnary products
used IN the building industry Iron and steel buy
ers are still hodlns Oh most q the business done
neins for sinan lots for immediate consumption.
Further declines noted IN steel btllets and for
some finished products. while sympashctic weakness
Is reported in the other metals, such coprer.
output Of rig iron during the month o. April and
small gain in fursnce and other stocks stcel rails
sNuNtstW hss'raA Afe evaspicee"s rkeepaU.s
10 the weakness above noted. prices for thesa prod
uc,s being hrmiy maintained
IN speculative markets. dulness has been the feat
t're wheat after censideTahie ssadness. weakening
on the favorable crop report which Is taken 10 In
dictate Yield u winter whsa, 100 Loot" bushels
damage from winter Killing IN the Central Western
states, apparently offset However, ~ a hsh cundt
tior in states west o. the Mississippi
Relatively good reports nom the retail trade
a; most ecntsr. notwithstanding the backward
spring but as yet the volume q recorder business
Finished cotton and WOODEN products remain
steady wool is weaker, owing 20 restricssi demand
from manufacturers and In sympathy With lower
prices set At many grades AZ the London wc,l
sales, Primary wool markets higher than In
the East Print cloths, though nominAily hsli firm
At Fail River continued TO he offered below tho
Liverpool price. Coffee Is rather weaker owing 10
lower quotations in European markets, ard sugar 10
also shaded owing TO receipts exceeding INQUIRE
meu,s Relatively good reports come from the
distribution trade in shoes. hut manufacturers
hansins back in their purchases q lea,her, and
hides rather weaker Relatively the best trade
reports core from the Pacific markets. but
better weather conditions at the South have tended
TO brighten trade reports from that section.
Wheat including aunr shiurnents for the week
aggregate 3fssi bushels against s ose last weak.
in 1893. 2ssssgs IN lssT and i.aws,s IN isss since
July this the exports q wheat aggregate
lss sseS bushels; against s90S.ia last year and
business failures In the United States for the week
number ~. Is cornpafed with i1 last week. iee
year arc. 80 IN ises 81 in 1897 and sS In 1870
business failures for the week In the Dominion of
Canada number 10. compared with 10 last week,
81 last year. s In ISIS. u In 1897 and ~ in 1894
Brndstreet's Financial Review.
prsds,rret's financial review tomorrow win say.
Of quotations for securities Speculation Ia en-
ceedinsls duh and ccatiuus 10 be almost entirely
as was noted last week. had become. In the main.
beansh in sentiment, and its op%rasions for tho
throughout both the railroad list and the inaNt1as
attended In the case u certain STOCKS BY rrud
otSi ~ positive liquidation Ihe steel ttosks CD.
nesred At arst Likely 10 furnish reason for fur
ther uaseitiing q The general market. and that
part q tho list showd decided hesvineas last Mon.
day when the reports ~ conservative banking
house retired from the directory ~ the American
resignation q The oosnpanv's chairman. Mr. GATES.
was not fosthccspinE Il aileged had hcrsl
stood both continuance * bearish praA.ars ana
The news that enc az The plants ~ tho federal
s.ssl COMPANY had been sest down 1ns last an
tien ~ wwk at some 2 the mills ~ the steel