The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-10-07
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Business Of tho wa>h

NEW York, OFT. The fallo,,
h the report Of the condition M ,ng
here for the week endinv :. sae
General business has been s,n.s.S.
quiet this " Elk, owing partly !" g
hate stringency In money and =" ".ne
easy feeling In the stock nlark.. s 20.
the money market IL now e.sis.' ~!
stocks are imprO wing son~., sae
Stimulation Of trade all over the .. ".I'
try II beginning to be felt, mi tS .a'
IL . feeling of security vii ihr.,a e
trade circles. In dry goods tl,s.E
no material change, hut II IL n ....a
thing y little quieter all around. Thy
u Nh increase Ut orders from ssle."a..s.
on the r0sad. In domesti,s. m",.a
meut from first hands centi""ss
steady but moderate, and k,iI'se'
seenl 10 have determined uron : ~
duction Of stocks before goinr i.,.
the market again. There IL 4 l.s NJ"
increase In the importation Of for.;!!'s
dry goods, principally silks and ot'...
expensive fabrics. importers Lelisv..
in . large demand for these ros', s
this winter and apparently with yrs,
reasons. There II y fair distrjl,Siio"
OF wo0len gOOds IL al
kinds and good inquiry. The rr. y,
market which has been dr.ysi..
heavily Tor some time, has l,eesn,ss
graduslly 6rmer, and has made con.
adorable advances, closing stroo,
with prices we'll sustained. This m.
niles to all descriptions. The nos;.
ton of corn Ii much more in favor ~
buyers than other descriptions. ami
there are indications that old eorr
may be considerably overxold. In
pork there has been 4 fair amount Of
business doing, with prices gradually
improving and. Fluctuations vefy
slight. Rates are advancing In se.
cord with the improvement in grain.
Lard has been quite steady and with
light advances, closing fairly st,onr
with . better feeling. WeakneS
Of the early part Of the week b..
been recovered from and the fiuctus.
lions have not been wide aud the
market closes with considerable i'm.
provement. The week has been
marked by wide aud rapid huctua.
lions, the range Of prices being from
about s. to 80 cents for crude. The
market closes barely steady ut about
o. cents. In refined oils n,o,lerate
amount Of bu. inexs has been dOing.
tut owing to the position Of crude
oil. priccs are nominal.
There Is nothing Of special interest
to note in freights. Grain freights
are q fraction weaker, but other de-
scripti0nS are at little letter rates.
The situation In 10th butter aud ear
Is materially improved within The
mast week. a scarcity Of fine grades
of butter has caused IN advance Of
one cent, fine creamery now being
saleable readily at 81 cents. This
has caused somewhat of u movement
In lower grades, but the advance il
not 30 marked ~ In high priced
goods. In cheese shippers are oper.
Sting very, freely, and an advance Of
one cent has been obtained. Twelve
and u half cents are freely given f,r
6eptember make. Coffee il weak
and prices variable, with prices still
unsatisfactory to importers. The
consumptive demand Is light. Raw
sugar Ii weak and dali, and prices
show u down ward tendency. There
il very little activity In refined ~.
CARS, and concessions are made u
buyers 10 induce purchases. Tea is
without animation. The cOnsump.
tive demand Is moderate and there h
no speculative activity. The lumber
trade Is fairly active with no mate.
rial change IN prices. Trade Is dull
in bt,0ts and shoes. The jOCdng
trade has been somewhat quiete, ~.
ing to the weather. Near BY ana
southern buyers are we'll represented
aud IN active trade il anticipate
shortly. Prices are firm. Manufa'
turcrs arc mostly Oh old orders bl
are expecting large demands mlO
then, Immediately. Leather 10 i
fair demand In all gratlrs, the maj
ket generally being rated firm AM
the jOl.bing trade fairly active. Ann
lean pig iron II quiet with little o
no new business reported. Price
are firm and deliveries on old cell
tracts continue large. Scotch phi
iron Is quiet though there have bee!
u few sals.s ut full figures. The rai
business 10 dull.