The San Francisco call., 1906-04-09
ANOTHER FINE BUSINESS WEEK.

Asst week was another in trade The improved
weather permitted uninterrupted movement in general mer-
II chands result apparent in expansion
Of the already very large spring business
feature of the week impaired confidence the
situation exhibit OF the wheat The Is OF
April brought number OF reports and estimates from we'll
known authorities and all hattering Snow the stasan
gave against last year. and tenyear
s. said that only State below Another
o said that the wheat State OF Kansas promised to break
the belt much better
several preceding weeks and there less pessmm
the outlook for this leading crop.
After ALL the crops than anything else which impart
confidence doubt the business feeling throughout the country
Hence when the outlook brilliant the stimulus
trade becomes marked All other considerations tight
outweghed long
abundant harvest To the excellent outlook then
The usual statistics affirm the heeruness inspired by the crop
prospects The bank cearng for the week again $1,000
and the gain the whole country per last
year Pacific South sending the highest
centages Seattle lead with of
WIN " m ~ - p @ e roS nd So m '2 2b P AtIn; 1I Coast
with exceptions, showed increase but they
enter Of p;sbq xbbted 2oT oeT cent The failures for the
I97 against 22 year. while the failure record for
the first OF the the best for the first quarter in
payments through the clearing houses The rail-
way earnings in March 90 cent larger than for the cor
responding month and the exports OF wheat last week
QI558oo bushels against $4,000 last year.
The threatened coal strikes showing but little effect bust
now except New York Stock Exchange those
regions adjacent They weeks
ago. and the of the controversy is prcepby
waning
great staples change
previously hide markets
satisfactory condition producers and Sellers the
industry active dairy products high and
usually for this of the the textile and
footwear factories sending good reports and lumber and
building materials notably brisk owing the remarkable
building operations all over the country.
money of New York and Boston have experienced
sharp furry during the past week On Wednesday the for
in New York suddenly IS per Thursday
on Friday frequent fluctuations running
per On that day 100000 loaned per
somewhat relieved however, by the
Bank of Engands discount from 81 per
indicating market London, while
impending gold imports further encouragement the
market Stocks OF thrown less confusion
furry money and and down abruptly sharply
according declined advanced There
pancy symptoms however and the stock market weahered the
financial squal very we'll
change
the three excellent and active except
which has been seriously suffering the effects
the Chinese boycott But through chan
nes from China indicate that the boycott dying and fact
relations with the United States would probably
ably revival the -four trade and the many mills
down may up again
There change in the money situation this We
all money need question whether
good for For that matter New
call money 80 per the
through from that metropolis that the only stngency call
and that plentiful enough Collections
good all the there have been large failures for
and building continue extremely active the
prospects far grain concerned IDEAL and still
cheeuy bowling along smooth and sunny commercial