The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-27

NEW YORK, n. y, April OR. G. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review of Trade Will tomorrow say:
Neither the rising speculative market the
steady gain in ind ustries has ceased, and it is
wholesome that there are fewer signs of hesitation
in the productive industries than in speculative
prices. Wage strikes grow more numerous and
cause some trouble, and retail demand lags behind
WHOLESALERS. and jobbing purchases behind produc-
ton in some branches, but through many conflict
ing reports the fact shines that the industries are
gaining. not with rush and whirl but more safely
1t is less clear that railroads increasing their
earnings or that overproduction OF Cotton will be
cured by the advance of 1873 cents in price or that
concerning short sellers of wheat will help to mar
ket the large surplus. But revival OF activity in
all these directions is possible.
Cotton-mills are getting more orders for goods
and have quite generally advanced wages. Con-
sumption OF Northern spinners at the maximum
would be in eight months $50 900 bales, but they
have actually taken 100000, and have profit
on 100000 bales controlled OF over S4,000.000.
The consumption is large and advances seem to be
warranted, Iron production, stimulated because
ore, coke and oil were to be dearer, is retarded
by a shrnkage in demand for products, for on the
whole business is SAID TO be smaller than in
February or March
The structural demand for buildings throughout
the country never larger The frenzy in oil
has started large demand for pipe and sheets at
shade better at Chicago. Wire for fencing, nails
and wire rods are so dull as 10 be scarcely quoted
and bar, though lifted shade, meets no increased
demand. Bessemer pig is lower and sales of
southern pig in Northern markets have beenlarge
at Is cents advance Finished products nearly
all at their lowest prices.
Wool has sold at the lowest price on record this
week. Ice for Ohio and &c for years Texas, and
offers TO clear old stocks before new supplies come
forward and tempt the manufacturers TO purchases
beyond present needs Sales of foreign, g. II 300
pounds in three weeks of April and 1922, 500
domestic, makes the total 7,40g,S00, against 49,,
906, 100 in 1892 and less, OF course, in 1898 and
1894. Demand for dress goods continues large and
improving, but uncertainty in mems wear goods
continues and is somewhat increased by more
merous strikes.
Cotton fannels are to III per cent lower and
auction sale is TO be held, and some irregularty
appears in prices for fine fancy goods. Higher
prices for wheat, nearly cents above last week,
tend TO check Atlantic exports, which. with flour
included, were only 1,S63,S73 bushels for the
week, against 2, 800 445 last year. though for the
previous two weeks about equal 10 last years.
Cotton touched &c, receding to $3.50; 1912, 306
bales had come into sight last week and British
exports of goods were l20,000,000 yards less in
the first quarter this year than last. With such
facts the rise does not help to lessen Southern
age.
The failures for the week have been 240 in the
United States against 179 last year. and 81 in Can
ada against 26 last year.