The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-08

THE STATE OF TRADE.
II. q. Dun a CO... Review


NEW YORK. Sept, T.-R O. Dun a Cos week.
IL review 81 trade tomorrow viii say: The volume
Of business does not materially cnlarse az the East
and there Is only moderate improvement al Tire
West and South. hut II expectations Of greater
activity when politics disturb are realized
current Operations viii he found 90 have laid
Of the week 10 the industrial world WIS the agree.
ment on the Tin plate wage scale with the Anal
gamated association. granting about eight per cent.
advance 20 3, 900 hands loag idle Other metal work
crs disputes are nearing settlement, While the
Borden purchase ~ $4,000 pieces - print cloths
At TIC clears up the Fan River market aud il be-
levcd 70 preclude serious wage differences therc.
The final decision Of the dissatisfied anthracite
miners to strike will he reached to-day " a
strike Is decided on. It Is likely 10 Involve only
portion u the anthracite interests and the producers
veil prepared. as production IN August was
100 tons last year and coal has been moving
20 a market for two weeks very heavily.
Prices q grain are little altered coed crop
parts coming IN freely. bat the effect Is being
traincd BY the foreign estimate Of worlds crop
below requirements
Wheat sticks suarried over were ample 10 meet
the discrepancy and traders do not able to
advance prices more than Eve cents last years
price for wheat and sir cents for This differ
ener u apparently satisfactory. ~ bushels
of wheat received at interior cities, so the
nrst week Il scpembsr. against ssb.es7 bushels
last xear Eruoyts from Atlantic ferts amounted
20 only i@a,sio bushels wheat, -four included
against 2 1900, 90 bushels 4 year ago The Atlantic
shipments II corn made better comparison than
in recent weeks. 2a&.T9 bushels against a.oSi SO
bushels last year Cotton is strong. in the face Of
larvsr Yield than expected
business ia iron aud steel products steadily IN.
creased and mills actively employed octo~
her = mentioned As The probable date Of general
resumption II Is significant that shipgaris on tho
lakes and the Paeinc coast AR fnB Il orders Tor
eigbt months y more A. 20 Tie irau. The ont
laak Il no better In sgite n decrease IN pra-
duction ~ Ei.Tis tons weekly. according % the
Iron Age furnace stocks have Increased 10 90 Eie
tons eau a 70 81 duTng August, bui the iuc1vass
IN demand noteworthy unth August Il Rail
rates Nllrh it was hoped would iaefcsse expofts
nessf4ner nis and Erey forge hui4eT declined 81
per ton ~ fttsburg although no change \ report,
81 ~ other poinie. Copper clptinues hsm siih
oioeroiyuc hisher. less cenis bd and tin ADVANCED
Iss weeks shipmeais q boots aud shoe. from
Boston were cal, gogH eases against Ti,9I n ua
previous wssk and Cor tie year 'hHs fN the d.
crease compared with 1922 has amounted 70 SASS
ease
SALES Il wool Al the three rhiss Eastern nasssis
deriincd s2ses ponnds. against i.Zt.f0 ponuds
tn the rrevtn4s week p.1S % last year ne duii.
ness was na' aecoanpsHiel ~ any pfonaancga Hesk-
nfss although Csates Brother circular fpF SEP.
teuhs- made tbs Rfc-asc pficF %. tlT al gfadas.
against % = cents rponth earlier
IN thc voalen goods marEst there Is rather
deceptive appearance - EreAfrf srfifitf. The hglk
n tas buginess 81 res llnes rrefrtif put eot a
srhstitgie far Standard eeoas andeH l1scf pace
Failures fgF fhc uetk were iG iu ths Unit~4
states szaast AZ last Ard tEeats f1uf Ca Caa-
ada aEainsa ten last year,
Bradstreet's Financial Review.
Rssdrsrpsss tamarfuw plH say
Trade de4tiausgeuts f9F the eetk hAvs been rskn-
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ssshsrs3 isrss Is - arst wssk < ss7ss-saes Lad.
ne iratmes hsvo bern tAs siisfias tap wase -
rrrtc ~ re4siE al pstHtf Wcft s9lth ant en -
Facts oeast fa;nt improvement Is a. tatus De-.
rtaaa a. the est wna eustsfn hHyin. a snsfsF.i
feafufr rather better fsgssrf1 frm ttf SEE Fatai
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