The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-02
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THE STATE OF TRADE.
u. g. Dun a Co.'s Review.

NEW YORK. June L-R q. Dunn * Cos
weekly review o. trade Tomorrow will say;
While returns q failures in May, by branches q
business cannot he given until next week. Il can
he stated that not over sir months in more than
SIX Years have shown as large detarltod liabilities
as May viii show, owing to thu failure q rFm
principally engaged in cotton brokerage The re
all firms failing in every month but one last
year and in every month but three in lsss Manu-
featuring failures I'm four weeks u MAY only
s. 1886 and trading failures a7Dsi. while fail
"a In brokerage and other commercial lines
amounted to SIS ", s2
The decline in cotton to o. and the reduction q
regular print cloths TO Sac at Fan River with out
side sales At Sc Indicates that speculation in this
case may have somewhat checked business and IN
dustry
The rapid progress q events in Africa with pros
poets that the will end and the sold
supply from that region will be resumed. has
naturally affected business and security markets
both sides Of the ocean. Needs q foreign TOR
rowing may be much redueed and hindrance to
foreign Investments here In large measure re-
unres aud other supple. are likely TO be materially
Increased whenever the restoraion Of industries in
south Africa begins
is the steady rruxwss toward lower Level II
prices for the chief materials Of industry. without
lieyed the smallest recorded in MAY a. the
three chief Eastern markets. except in 1898, prices
q wool have declined that the 10 quotations In
Coates Brps, circular would average about a sic
against Af2o at the highest point February l.
condition II the goods market, though not extend
IRE nv TIE most favorable staples, witch
iarsely Sold esrly Ia ne seassr' has caused nueh
that have been cieArvd out By concessions II
u to 70 Per cent, from the eeris quotations u the
season There Is also more complaint II cancel
iAiions aud. this occasion. tn cotton well
wooden socds with prices adjusted TO lower
range. all textile branches might expert greater
activity.
The change In hides has made marked prosre~..
also the average at Chicago declining over ) psr
cent for the rAst week and thus far above II rer
cent fran the highest point iarye supplies
mentioned IN some grades hu, tho w.akns~s a the
ANT has t-@u
Orders for boots and shoes hss. been reduced
much more than shiIsaents because mans vo~ss
Tho shipments in May have been smaller than
in any other wear since iss1 They we're lansr
and By ~ pcf cent last year
The decline IN Eas iron continues. Gray tsrFe
Chicago; No anthracite and he+semer. 81 at
Philadelphia and L"htsh No. /. f2 here onlY
pFincs q finished products. bat these toward
loser nEurss 11nefe c.rreut statement. that
Some e the rFnp~ries just 'ssea hS the sesA esaa
rsBy have been sid bsrh 90 former c~nsrs snd
that properties 4 tho steel boua company sill he
divided lisr~i,e hut Il Is no At all surts1sius
u few ou, q 80 many cotahinstinns rosui, ia tho
disappointment = some Probably a. lowsr quota
nan icr he~ssmrr pis may he sersTied ~ The IS
ISOLATION " the oeatrI region for the latter hNH
4 the sea the oioans q msnY worss. cwins
20 friuced demand MAJ leave these furnaces With
iar.r contracts fff esporl ,ae fa4 500 ne hy ssith
Failure, fas ne rosl have teen -. IN ,he
one IA Canada. sgAinst f1rsrteen lNst year
Brsdstreet's Review.
Bradstrtsts ~in say tanost0v
Readia'soas!ais q price gao'&tiass 70 saest ~
tile iradlps 'ratafea * he general tfsfs In tbl.
uHs Che business ae4ng 4 tet~son 's@sea
tsrhsisnoed hI ihcrusAs-i auilness 10 ether hfsnes
That he haslc conditions q The trade in The
b the oos.iiHasd sosd railroad esruiass Ietaras
shseh coins y hand TIE isct '.ea,s 70 ts ,Aat
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efcrst & gesT ago truF reEests rslsitffif
southwest vhcat erop gsespccta ar stnl Rain
tained ~ atss sssrAss IN u Northwest vkast
has tfea helEsd by late rslns. hi'. owing 10 htlf
lAta arrival. - b nos certain hoH ngrh bensef
was obtained thssttg.
Most uftess iQ~s- ca The vask. shesi u9tsHs
fuaftf0UI fggl. dssEats aafassratAF fgsnrh rFug
A8rices. zesnte A. rHafIeess Fsinrt4oss ia gisld
gryAsrisd snd Alsa rather tiae reports fflna tle
sp#st, b. 80 ralus merslooss Faes fseiset,
have sFfagathiaed via uls d1@grAsd fs48sHry n
tslars aiss,s - decreased rtsrttit n hass sssse
farthsr ngaidatsoa ass h-u n8ssi A coittsl ana
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