The San Francisco call., 1906-04-02
CONTINUED ExcELLENr TRADE EXHIBIT.

week were again somewhat Irregular unfavorabe
whole There be only important disturbing
element present and the possibilities of
involving about directly and prob
ably millions indirectly, hanging like cloud
large country and restraining merchants railroad
from doing things the regular
c+ m e;r business Until the strike question settled one
way or another uncertainty hesitation will interfere with
important branches OF business from the Wastreet stock market
The weather too has exered
last week still sufficiently unsettled
10 cause more railway traffic Still
factor felt especially the large Eastern financial ceners
the approach of the large interest and dividend disbursements
Aside hesitation however the
regular country proceeded smoothly enough the
habua croaker cunizng the business conditions in
opportunity complain could nearthed nothing
sufficiently grave anybody contrary the keynote
OF all commercial reports CHEEKY The staples rule were
reported good firm prices The wool market
hbed mness spnners buyers of the hide
and leather markets stronger having recovered from their
provisions hrm and well
ported the Western packing the market showed
tone wheat held It's own very we'll considering the en
supply offering all the leading markets of the world The
corporation showing earnings of
S3oooooo Tor the FIRST quarter OF I9oo compared with S2o2
the corresponding quarter of great stimulus general
tins very important industry 1t is expected tha the earnings
during well during the last quarter
1908 the quarter 1906 they will between
Soooooo and Sooooooo for the year 1900 or over per cent
the capitalization of the gigantic corporation.
The bank carng showed loss from 1905 again last week
the decrease being A per with the aggregate clearngs down
Sooooooo Much of this decrease evidently attributable
the dulnes speculation the New York stock market New
York alone OF the very large Eastern cities exhibited decrease OF
per The other cities showed substantial gains rule
recording gain year % per Angeles
Spokane Sly San Francisco Portland I83 and
The failures for the against last and
worthy of The railway earnings continued
10 show material gain the week last year.
prospects continue encouraging Some has been
spoiled unavorabe weather and winter wheat has also su
the but both will be epaned and the
damage results will therefore be largely remedied Taking the
wheat belt whole the percentage OF damage thus
has slight o second thought
Spring reported excellent everywhere
general going The demand for
other structural has been extremely large all winter
the open weather has favored extensive building throughout the
The condition of the money market satisfactory The
of April with heavy quarterly disbursements of about $6
100000 dividends
has been furry rates Thursday when call
loans Wall cent but this rise according
dispatch from New York Seemed worry but the trad
The banks and other large financial interests expect
these April disposed Of basng their
expectations prospective of funds from of and
the favorable outlook for imports of gold Altogether considered
indusria, commercially financially the business situation
bright and encouraging time during the last six
eight years