Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-11-15

New York, Nov. lO.-Dun and CO.
business has been waiting the create
part Of the past week and the elcc
tons are expected to give 1t sharl
stimulus. Expectation does not ten,
To make things better, however. Ii
speculative markets there Is scarccl,
any movement and nothing Is favor
able to holders. Wheat Is two cent,
higher, but with receipts only 1916,
OBJ bushels against 6,503,447 last year
there Is little encouragement. Allan
tic exports were only J52,Sl7 bushels
against OF, COB last year, and the pric,
advanced about half cent, but Their,
Is scarcely any confidence at present
that prices will be maintained. Corn
has fallen about two cents, notwith
standing the fact that western reccipts
were only about 1,0l7,G03 bushels
against 2,ID,Gi7 last year, and AT
lanilc exports were only 72,7S2 bushels
against 3G2,30l last year. Cotton de,
clined IN eighth on 8 5-S cents which
IL again the lowest price evcrsrccordcd.
The output of plg-ir0n was larger but
IL still about l3 per cent. below the
output of Inst May before the great
depression began. 1t IL noted that
nearly all furnaces In the region de.
pending on Connellsvillc coke and
takc-orc are now In operation with
IN output Of $4,000 tons weekly and
of IL maximum In the region of o..
coo TONS but bessener iron IL rather
weaker In pittsburg and prices for the
finished products OF iron and steel are
not improved. A decided improve.
mcnt In the tone Of the market and
the general confidence In business will
now begin. Scarcely anything IL doing
In wool goods for spring delivery, and
the demand for full ana winter goods
has nearly disappeared. Sales Of
wool at the three CHIEF markets OF the
east wero only 3,575,0DO pounds,
against 3,S0l,7 700 last year. The prices,
though averaging about quarter OF
II cent lower than Il month ago, show
no tendency to improve. The failures
of the past week were 81 against 35S
last year.
New York, Nov. TO- Bradstrects
says the interest in elections this week
has naturally tended to restrict the
volume of trade. But within II few days
the Influence Of more sensonable wealth.
or west and northwest, together with
the emphasis with which the political
questions are apparently settled, have
Increased the confidence of many mer-
chants and manufacturers IN the pros.
poet for IN increased rate of improve.
mcnt In general trade IN the near tn
turr. Chicago and st. Louis munufac-
turcrs and business men already re.
port evidences of II tendency ON the
part Of interior buyers TO purchase
for future delivery ana from such iron
ccnlcrs rs Philadelphia, rittsburg and
Chicago, relatively greater stcadincss
brands OF iron and steel than for
months pnst There il IN increased
shipment of anthracite coal both by
lake and rnil within the week and IL
stimulated demand for shoes, hats
and clothing The foreign competition
with domestic plain WOODEN dress goods
IL noticeable and American fleece
woods feel the effects of competition
with Australia and quotations con
tinuv easier. Print cloth stocks are
reduced In volume and prices arc
steady. Domestic WOODEN mills arc
fairly we'll employed.
While the prices of iron and steel
shapes, for hesscmer pig and steel
billcts are practically steady there In
another net advance this week IN prices
for wheat and lard; and coffee and
sugar have advanced fractionally also.
There Is Il further recession In quota
tions for corn and for oats, and the
general commercial conditions ut the
south continue to struggle with another
decline of Is cents on cotton. The OK
ports of wheat lineludlng -FOUR from
both coasts, aggregate 2,6So,0O0 bush
els this week against 2,Sl3 bushels n
year ago,
New York. Nov. 10. The statement
compiled by lirndstrect shows the to
tai bank clearings of the principal
cities In the United States for the
past week were $oiS,aai, lM an In.
crease of Is per cent. compared with
the corresponding week of last year.