The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-14

and lead is strong. AZ previous prices The hard
are trade reports. whole, better. best
slight upward swing in cotton Is to be noted
ms week and Southern mills have advanced prices
OF the other hand. while the mills are active on
oil orders, new business IL reported o. smaller
volume some inquiry is noted IN wool
without however, affecting values.
The strength q raw sugar is reflection chiefly
q the fact that considerable shortage is looked
ar n ne supplies q cane sugar, not only in Cuba,
refined allows Of no profit at present prices An
thFaeite coal is rather weak al the decline shown
iIoa tae winter list price but hisuininous is strong
Wheat Including honr, shipments for the week
last week and lss3dls bushels in the corresponding
Since July this season. the exports Of wheat
year and iss III. $50 in 1878
Bushes, failures Tor the week number 152 as com
pared With l2 in the United last week. 23 in this
week year ago and as in 1875
Iailules N Canada were q. compared with q
last week, = in this week a year ago and q in 1873
Hradstreets Financial Review.
Bradstreei's financial reyiew tomorrow viii say:
Last week developed teAIency on the part Of
the railroad stock list and eAding industrial stocks
70 move With more OF less independence q each
other. In the present week this has become much
more pronounced. decided buying strength in GER
tain active railroad stocks failing to check the heavy
liquidation In the steel stocks while the latter move
nsnt seems 10 have little relation 70 developments
IN other parts o. the market. The local traction
eToups also contributed to the iuegularty Of the
their own account When the stock exchange ad-
iourned on Thursday It did 50 not to resume bust
being added TO the usual holiday Of Good Friday
The quotations for some q the more active rail-
road stocks end the week higher than they were on
last saturday while many industrials decidedly
lower. The week has been marked by further
falling OF in the amount Of outside orders and
business and By increa sed evidences ~ rnannni,
ton, while London, which inclined to be dun
IN view Of the nearness Of the holidays, was also
affected BY the less promising aspect Of the Brit
fsh operations In South Africa and by the in
cfeasing hrmness Of money showed an inclination
at times 70 sell the stocks 1t recently bought here
Americans however continued TO be A leading feat
fnfe In London. and European buying was again
somewhat in a the sales Ascribed TO foreign
interests Our market has however. begun TO notice
the strength Of exchange rates though sterling rates
ports found circulation. In fact, $4,000 gold Is
going from New York to Buenos Ayres ON a Lon
don order. II IL realized that the relatively firm
money market Of London and the PROJECT Of further
ease here in regard loans and interest rates may
well result IN the transfer Of considerable amounts
Of capital from New York to Europe Here the
financial situation is certainly not ayerse 20 the
stock market. The decrease shown In last satur-
days hank statement had no effect and the gains
Of the New York banks from the treasury and in.
terror promise to result in a favorable statement
today IN spite Of a presumshle increase in Wall
street borrowings. Offerings Of funds call and
time more freely made. and the confidence in
the financial position which asserted itself after the
currency bill passed and the government re-
funding plan put In operation Is unimpaired Con
tnued increase In railroad earnings and fair. IL
favorable, crop prospects have aided In giving railway
shares their strong tone. On the other hand. the
fact that the iron and oher trades stil enjoy I'M
interrupted prosperity did not 70 bring sup
port 10 the industrial group, the steel stocks al
ready mentioned being especially weak feature
II would seem this Is due 10 foreign liquidation
of holdings Of common stock Of such companies.
brought on by the growing doubts which have
lately been excited regarding dividends ON that
class Of the shares Of several companies.
bank CIearinxs.
The following table, compiled by Bradstreet shows
the bank clearinss at all psineipal cities for the
week ended April H. with the percentage 81 in
crease and decrease compared with the CORE
spending week last year: