The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-13

than At any time since Novmbsr l. Cotton. mevss
e HTs ssss Il Po,sn SD
S sss .s :sn a.: ' .ss a sss q:
stock. were fer below last yssss For shs pssssms
slow to move also Atlantic exports in two weeks
n.,ins been x. only Hss bushels nHSr i1elsd
against i52sosi last year. The prices closed frac-
Failures for tho week hare been "a in the United
States, against sls last year. and % in Canada.
Bradstreefs Review.
NEW YORK. Jan. i2-Bradstrcct's tomorrow win
Quictness a. to demand but marked stcadness as
TO prices, ia still the leading feature In trade lines.
condition. II might be remarked. mot uncommon sa
and the actual opening Of the spring season.
Aggressive strength In prices Is confined to lew
staples. such as pork products, which are firmly
held on rather tardy recognition Of the fact that
from burdensome. Taiow. cotton ' seed oil and sim
liar products are alphabetically strong Raw and
refined sugar. have both been advanced this week,
refiners being settled. but really because supplies
Of raw are limited, Quite furry In coffee ccenr-
plague at Rio. Tho bearish pressure In cotton has
not been relaxed this week. but the disproportion
between the decline in spot and option would seem
to point to the bear campaign having been less
profitable than hoped for.
What few lines Of next seasons wooden goods have
been reported are at advances ranging from Is to
IS per cent. and much interest Is attached to the
reception that will be given these increased quota,
tions Pending the settlement Of this. raw WOOL
is dull but firm, and speculation Is naturally light
Iron and steel extremely quiet, but signs Of
iron being confined TO few grades and markets.
Production in December was below expectations. be-
ns deas by hs or 1888
will not be much below 137oo.0o0 TONS production
surprising all previous records and having coun-
ter part In the unexamplcd output of coke, also
reported for last year Stocks Of ore on Lake Eric
reported little in excess Of year ago, notwith
standing the greatest production on record The
quiet in pig iron extends practically TO all the an
ished branches Of the trade. and hardware Is also
Tspos OF farther advances ,sss BY western osbes Tin
is speculatively higher this week. but copper has
The demand for lumber is naturally light. but
the length Of supplies Is notable, evidenced by
the fact that white pine stocks are % per cent:
lack Of snow in the Northwest. il long continued
Il is thought likely. may affect the cut this winter
the American exposition at Buffalo erroneously
printed 10 900 900 feet last year. Is still unpaced
Cereals have been dull s "esr
large and crop reports in the main favorable
but short sellers nervous. in view Of possible
foreign complications. Price changes not only in
wheat. but In corn and other grains are the smallest
noted for some weeks past
Hides are dull at the East, but considerable buy
ing is reported West. and quotations are fairly
wheat, including flour. shipments for the week
aggregated 42ss6 bushels. against 25osss2 bushels
last week. 5647.osl bushels in the corresponding
week Of 1889. 52s!.5lI in 1883 ssasi6i bushels in
The current weeks failure returns reflect tho an.
nual clearing out Of delinquent traders in a total
week. 3 In this week year ago. 323 In 1898, 478 in
1887, and Az in 1896.
Bradstreet's Financial Review.
NEW YORK, jan I2-Bradstreet's Financial Re-
view tomorrow will say:
early days OF the week There was a manifest lack
Of buying power and commission houses were rela-
lively idle. the general tone Of the market being
be looked for in midsummer Prices. however. held
well for a time. although the operations Of the
traders were confined to few specialties and
revolved largely around the question Of dividends
to be declared last Tuesday on Louisville & Nash
favorable view Of the trunk line. deals and tie
acquisition Of the Big -Four and Lake Erie &
Western by the vanderbilts. The relief for the
money market from the strain in operations Of the
January disbursements and the large amount OF
aSIe portion Is presumably Coming back into Wall
street for investment. to have failed to pro-
duce the expected effect upon quotations. Money
call ruled easy, per cent rate being generally
quoted. while bankers balances declined Fri
day to low 3.@4 per cent. Time money is.
lenders show disposition to relax their attitude
to the extent Of putting out funds at the rate Of
cined to wait for easier rates. The fall in the for
eign money market in London being down to per
cent and the reduction Of the Bank Of England and
Bank of France minimum figures to and I per
cent respectively. had good effect. excepting in
neSstred the esrly pesamp,og that some further
amounts Of gold would be shipped.
Bank CIearings.
The following table, compiled by Bradstreet's.
the week ended January IL, with the percentases
of increase and decrease compared with the cor
responding week last year: