The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-09-19
TRADE is SLOWER
Slight Setback Which Is Not Un-
expected at This Season.
IRON PRODUCTS ARE WEAKER
Feature - Bank Clearances OF
the United States.

New York, Sept 13.--R. q. Dun AZ co.
In their Weekly Review of Trade will
say:
"A slight setback which may mean
much or nothing, according to the final
outcome of crops. is not unexpected at
this season. II the government crop
reports We're correct the situation would
not be encouraging, but no confidence
is placed in the reduced estimate of
corn, none at all in the estimate Of
wheat and even the most enthusiastic
bulls do not think 1t worth while to
quote the government report as to col
lection. The fact is that we are be-
ginning to market not far from 2,200,-
100000 bushels of corn. though about
100000 bushels will be moved from
the counties where 1t is grown, about
100000, 900 bushels of wheat of which the
farmers are unwisely holding back a
large proportion and about 100000 bales
of cotton, If the latter Indications are
not erroneous as they may be to add to
the stocks carried over.
'The wheat crop is evidently larger
than the department has estimated
though nobody knows how much larger
and is coming forward with more en-
sharply, about &c per bushel, with little
indication of recovery. The price of
corn has also yielded with strong
prospect of the largest crop ever grown,
and, at 3Sc at New York, a large pro-
portion of the crop will be of little profit
to the farmers. If we are to have n
large crop of grain and a small crop
of cotton, 1t is natural to infer that
manufacturers may find large transac-
tions at the west. but not at the south.
There is in fact a very large demand
for goods south and westbound ship
ments are unusually large.
THE market for finished iron prod
ucts Is little weak with indlca lions
of hesitation on the part OF buyers
at Philadelphia and Pittsburg, although
prices are OH the whole fairly main
tanned There is great pressure OF
structural products and plates, but bar
iron Is still quoted at Plttsburg at $l.45
and tank steel at $1.19. Rapid ship
ments OF Marquette ore during the past
week have some influences on prices
Of Bessemer product. Nothing of i'm
portance has occurred in the minor
metals. though tin has been stronger
at times with London buying, and cop
per has been helped by the report of
big sale Of lake at s17.25.
1.-THE sales of wool have been $751;
900 pounds for the week against 11,3l1,-
300 pounds for the same week in 1892,
and there are indications that the do
nestle market is quite overloaded by
the speculative purchases made some
time ago.
Failures for the week were 1877
against 219 last year"
BRADSTREET' REPORT.
New York. Sept. S.-BTadstreets to-
morrow will say:
THE week is characterized In trade
circles by an unexpected turn. This is
reflected at markets from which sup
plies are distributed 20 these regions
Relatively unfavorable features are felt
in quieter tone in dry goods, jobbing
circles. check for seasonable trade
throughout the central west, due to the
unusual heat low prices for mems
woolens and an unsatisfactory look due
to depressed quotations abroad and
only moderate orders for wooden manu-
featured goods. The most bullish re-
port comes from st. Louis where there
are many country buyers and all lines
of staple merchandise are active, with
railroads making freer purchases, and
manufacturing Industries pressed to
keep up with requirements.
kansas City, also a distributor to
the west, reports unusually prompt mer-
camille collections and relatively enorm-
Gus orders placed with the wholesalers
for shoes, dry goods and hardware
AT the south fall trade is opening
up more freely than anticipated, with
marked Improvement In business and
increased confidence as to the outlook
at Jacksonville, Atlanta and Augusta.
The improvement in iron has had an
influence at Birmingham and through
out the tributary region, an evidence
of which is found In the temporary in
ability of the Birmingham wholesalers
to meet the demand for hardware and
groceries.
las for firmness of cotton goods
prices, which is the feature in trade
circles north and east, the most con-
spicuous movement is the continued ac-
tivity in iron and steel. the highest
quotations yet reached having no effect
In restricting demands. The present
rate of production of pig iron exceeds
100000 tons weekly, the largest in our
history. Lake cities report improved
demand for general merchandise,
stronger lake freights and request for
tonnage active.
Al Chicago relatively more orders
are received from the south and south
west than ever before. The Louisiana
sugar crop is reported from Is to 20 per
cent smaller than that of last year"
WEEKLY BANK CLEARANCES.
New York, Sept. 13.--The following
table. compiled by Bradstreets, shows
the total clearings at the principal cit
les and the percentage of increase or
decrease, as compared with the CORE
spending week of last year:
Inc Dec