The San Francisco call., 1906-06-04
BUSINESS NORMAL EVERYWHERE.

There number interesting trade last week
Chief them the decline couny bank
against about So 900 600
during spring This shows apparent
during the past month But at this
time Of the year business usually begins fall off the Eastern
possess especial significance.
The individual earng however have lost the uniform gain
1905 which has characterized them for nearly past Dur
period the regular weekly of clearngs month
month showed least 80 of the eighty cities and
thus reporting Latter however this large percentage has
steadily dwinding added
column and last week only about 60 per showed
1905 Louis Psbug and New Orleans transferred
column. The the whole country slight
being only per
This decrease may perhaps
much mfavorabe weather the approach of the
u Bradeet reports that widespread rainy weather has inter
ered with retail distribution by
small factor Taken whole the month of May very active
both IN wholesale and retail trade and surpassed all previous
records.
reports Bradstreet and say that
the business situation fully good heretofore and shows
rather than reaction The failures
only year. railway earnings May
were IL per cent larger than IN May l9O and foreign exports
nue show corresponding year These
returns do not indicate any shrinkage in business
There nothing particularly in the staples
tendency omenotaby WOOL hides ucuate
observable that all receon and very
followed by marked activity and higher
quotations The in Chicago closed the week firm with
light offerings and disincinaon SELL good from
speculative and consnptve sources Additional STRENGTH was inn
parted that the winter
during the monh of Nav
receipt crop damage reports from number Of points in
and other Western traders and that market ruled weak the close
The national market continues steady and there
sufficient funds sight wherewth all demands
pected New York rates 55 per for paper
44Q43 per for time and per All these
reasonable unusual tendencies
IN funds The New York banks during
from $O00 to $l00O00 from the country
which about $360000 from San Francisco This is
present carrying surplus of coin and is sending back East fer
loaning at and dispatches early
the week said that the
would shortly be large lender of funds there
The local disaster has been object exhibit
ing San FanccOs Importance financial center Our local
conditions regard the receipt distribution millions of
the New York market
of the situation here and the passed
through the trying conditions subsequent the fire produced
strong and pleasant impression New Reports from there
also state that the dcontnuance
and the formal
awaited to render the general commercial of
clearly defined The realization of of the
great financial centers of the United
least which extract from the disaster in this
direction has been most beneficial advertisement commercial
Importance
Conditions good expecable under the adverse
circumstances OF the forty days The cearngs in
April the date Of the fire the 18th
for the full month of April
$620O21 against $146 Nav 1905 These foues
interesting showing the existing in this
city during the long period of legal holidays the fire
with preceding years. however little yaue
the extraordinary conditions prevailed here dr
ing the past six weeks.
Business conditions throughout favorable Cron
prospects rendered somewhat
rains These have caused damage fruits and mown
hay but have been beneficial standing crops orchards
and vineyards and The country
usually bright and smiling owing late rains and
taken whole the farming outlook
fered severe blow, but the country condition