Document 24: Seattle Financial Information
Seattle: Polk's Seattle Directory Co., 1898-1905
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Clearing House Association, report on money cleared by Seattle banks and post office:
1896: $28,157,065
1897: $36,045,228
1898: $68,414,635
1899:$103,327,617
1900: $130,300,000
1903: $206,400,000
Seattle Population:
1890: 42,807
1900: 80,671
1901: 107,855
Exports:
100 million feet of lumber
400 million shingles
400,000 barrels of flour
Goods exported to Alaska: $20,000 per day
Goods exported to British Columbia: $1,000 per day
Goods exported to Manila: $1,000 per day
Goods exported to Honolulu: $1,000 per day
Gold imported (1899): average: $36,000 per day/ total of $13,000,000
Building permits issued: Fiscal year 1900-1901: 2,560 new buildings
Seattle, 1905
Population, June 1905: about 185,000
Alaska trade: $20,000,000 per year
Port of Seattle, total commerce: $114,140,197