The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-10-27

THE STATE or TRADE.


NEW YORK. Oct, % RI q, Dan 4 Co.'S weekly
review a trade tomorrow viii say.
interests. and although oonfdrncs in The future
s seen every hand. Il Is hut natural that men
fore delay new engagements far as possible I'M
ih after the ballots countd. Rrt contracts
900 ten. q last year. heavy ssosnr.' and the
confidence ~ an ultimate marked Improvement n
. strong that All raw materials ara arm and with
ont any speculative activity 10 stimulate them.
The agitation for advance 10 hillets. though
small one is an indication 81 what the iron snd
steel markets expect In the next stx months, and,
in the great Industries sellers 81 material couid
easily make heavy contracts q they cared 20 at
iach political provision. 20 their agreements How
ever unreasonable this feature may be, 1t IS likely
20 be better for business In the long that
the conservative ideas for the present are enter
tanned, The weather a great part II the
country has been favorable for agricultural cpcr-
atoms, which are progressing well. and IN n.
general trade comparatively little. there has
bern no great stimulus yet this
improve; orders gradually swell IN volume ard
buyers make less effort 20 secure ccnesssicn. In
is an advance 10 50 IN Philadelphia Coz hiiirts.
owing 80 the better business In rails PIG iron
a Sssr s have spat e. sss,a S
IN excess Of raw material on hand Cast iron nine
i In urgent demand ard new plans foe ship build
ing viii take plates Bridge builders are buying
structural forms heavily. Makers 81 rails and
other products ~ irun have been sccused ~ Quot
err " this is done q would seesn 10 he the
manufacturers affair rather than the newspaper
Minor metals quiet except for further weak
ness in lin. silver has reached the highest price
wheat also continued its siowuwsra course, ewing
20 the good here and abroad hut an encoar~
aging feature the accelerated fareirn huying 40
quotations declined Atlantic espnrt. for the week
were R3S Of bushels. against S3 GS wears ago.
ard Pacific shipments sIs.Ats bushels against s@.&
last year
nets continue 10 incrcsse exceeding hoa no pusuas
last wesh Prizes are NOT altered and bid. siieh'iy
below the market refused Gotten goods
rather more freely the prices parity
with materials. hnt wide shsstings are du
me sas."e .h r ssS ss. ny 'is s.
wear. and ,wsnty-ssht Ia canads. assinr twenty
seven last year
Brsdstreet's Review
BfAdstreat's tossosrow viii say;
Despite some trreeuiarity. rowfns cut ~ The
unreasonable weather conditions. hear Price
changes in leading ssp,ee ar increased conservation
IN sarne traders the election approaches, The
general business situation. whole, IL snoowr.
aging and rev elements ~ manifestations u
most notable feature ~ the week IS found m ihr
Industrial situation. which has been distinctly
Improved hY the apparently official and FINAL sctisn
taken toward ending he snthfaei.s cosi strife
In view u the sAct that most miners have Oh
,sincd VASE ne &c. on sa s e q, ~ pro
seal while the trade ~ isrgs must reap benefits
from the return 20 upgr,ai conditions oihr lins.
shoes leather aud Kindred pseincss At ~. Fast
which ae teaTins The benent a hesirs aissribn
han ~ average basinsss has tesn dass Il WEI
A. the Fast with hniaeFn ingsined 70 demand
ftil rftass - their products The continual seal
ness ~ tdfssa il element q uncertainty n fhs
Fo-rds trade hu Tire nfwncss y fhsse rfnfasts- IN
she face - the - cent decline ia Price - q
tribute 90 the strength n the Fnsftet
The siinafian in orFeals shows ftttis change
feature ~ tho FaosesnSnt ef tfcsipfts ~ MARKET
II the present time. rot heretofore noted this year
q The crossing scsrritg ~ ear reFSwted wz~t =
10 Ni.sissippl susar = lower than ssticipsisd
ana coffee t. ~ "a ruutinued ikrae Fecsirsk
The strsassh q demand for anishFs profnets n
irou and steel nated f1r susnstlrns uAst, ands ~
fsrtion N ~ irHwnYesf irQ,iirs fas the cfuaer
,e'ws - ssdss irs s.ss.,' ~ r, rsss ST. ~
sinalisr saesucs i Noted 81 Fitfahafe sud s~nrts
30 rsiss The lstsl a RessrneT steel hets heing
ashsied Tsgs csisH that ssasfa hsfns readily
rsdac~s Il hafnc GA; ~ rstsEfa a several 7 so
spn kss tsirs Hsaysd = Fiiistngs anf fwrthsy
Ma f.s~a srrsnssA far ren6ittseai hssia, ae.
ynisnt nf~sl the fiesgina sesHits Whsls Aasfthssn
pix y uErhsnaea ~ TIE sasfh ahsrw en- r. ihs
sssns a noted - westsFp markets Tss ia~e,inE
- me sisise Il ssreetea - hsp shs erssrf 'Fsfs
- coal phiea g. huzcfff. rraiffumisi usih high
fsrsett rr,es n sriss a this. j. sisis,sf ttft
: ~ 90 tsns = hiirfpipnus rel hare hess sdd
~ sxrogs ~ Nsssisfrsasan fsoFfa
saarvEafs 4 essTs ssastsis aTsiast tTssn iass
~ssE $40 ts 10 fhs ruTs~pretfnE wpxt n is'n
rrsr tmlT / - aais thb sssssn wN~ss experts
srs = - - tasA.ls ssainss Sci su las, s~asea,
passrsss ssia-vs ~ ne 500 IL ~ uni'e1
SsNi.4 nruaisr 81 kstirst - lat weef. ~ "
shis ussk $40 20 IN $50. sff ~ " ~
ara "a 81 isT causitisa r.nrfss - fhe wrst
ufasisr ;aiftxuas ast4at fstn'Yt~a fssi yesa
ssswtT-cgs r. fbis aFsA zeaf ssa. ard s~suiY
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