Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-08-25
TRADE REPORTS,

New York, Aug. 17.-Bradstreet's re-
port for last week was as follows:
Among the favorable features report
ed this week are advices of further ex-
pansion in fall trade distribution at
ly the best buying proceeding from
those sections of the southwest which
have profited by good crops, rather
better distribution by dry goods Job
bers at the east, a firmer tone and
perceptible growth in confidence. ac-
companied by heavy buying in some
classes of steel and iron, and dis
position and belief that an average
corn and oat crops are assured. Steady
increase in current gross railway earn
1ngs over year ago and an exception
ally favorable net earnings reported for
the first half of the year are addition
ally encouraging features. The list of
unfavorable elements in the trade stu
alton is at best negative one, the ap-
proach of presidential campaign,
though less effective than usual in this
respect, the backward demand for
spring woolens and the slow demand
for the raw material, the restriction
In production of some makes of cotton
goods, the dizziness in building mater
ials, notably lumber, and the backward
inquiry for boots and shoes at the east
being among these. Speculation in
nearly all lines, and especially in food
products, is at a low ebb, and what
price changes are noted are mainly
because of this, though weather and
crop conditions have played some part
in wheat, corn and cotton, respectively.
The money market, as a whole, is
still easy, the only increase in demand
being noted at the west, where trade
is expanding but where moving crops
are still in the future. The prices of
staples are perhaps slightly irregular,
but changes are small and the large
number of staples are unchanged.
Wheat (including flour shipments)
for the week aggregate 3,313,642 bush
els, against 3,31S,760 last week, 4.04O.-
009 in the corresponding week of 1899,
3,988,34S in 1898, 5,316,8O3 in 1897 and
1891, 693 in 1896.
From July l to date this season
wheat exports are 21,0O1, $50 bushels,
against 26,165,069 last season and o.
343,0 76 in 1889
Corn exports for the week aggregate
3,017,0 S9 bushels, against 2,89O,704 last
week, 5,531 ,405 in this week year ago,
3,196,021 in 1898, 3,929,035 bushels in
1897, aud 2,769,6 sol in 1896.
From July l to date this season corn
exports are 24,S81,114 bushels, against
80, 526669 last season, and 20,228, 365
in 1898-99.
Prices Paid in Spokane.
Poultry and Eggs-Chickens, old,
10011c per lb, live weight; springs,
$4.00@450 per doz; ducks, $4.00@5.0O
per doz; geese, dressed, 12c per lb;
turkeys, live. 10@12c; dressed. 800
13c; eggs, fresh, $4.00@450 per case.
Observation-Disclosures, 30@40c per
cwt; onions, $100@1.50 per cwt.
Sheep skins-Shearlings, 10c each;
short wool pelts,. 3O@5Oc; medium
wool, 5O@75c; long wool, 75c0$1OO.
Live stock-Beef, live steers, 4c;
dressed, 61a07hc; live COWS, &c;
dressed, 534 06hc; veal calves, dress
ed. 7@9c; mutton, ewes, &c; wethers,
31ac; hogs, live, $475 per cwt; dressed,
$500 per cwt.
Wheat.
Portland, e.-Wheat-Walla Wal
Ia 55c; valley, 54@55c; bluestem, SIC.
Cleared Bark Bowman B. Law,
Queenstown, 24,060 barrels of -four.
Tacoma, Wash.-Wheat-Du and
unchanged. Bluestem, soc: club, SEC.