Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-11-13
TRADE IS UNCERTAIN
Controlling Power Is the Effort to
Adjust Prices.
AND PREVENT THE DECLINES
Large Reeeipsa oF Wheat Have t:anaed
That Quotation 10 nrop-Esank
Clearanee Table.

New York, Nov, SIR. q. Dun q
companys weekly Review OF Trade.
which issues tomorrow. win say:
II has been broken week. and just /
before and after elections In the m0ss /
important states operations rarely have
much significance. Business may be
largely affected In time. but "a yet there
il scarcely any indications what the
effort win be. The controlling power A
present IL the effort to readyust prices
after the remarkable rise og last sum-
mer IN important materials and prod
ucts, and the struggle of great eombtn-
atseus 70 prevent decline
Tho purchase Of competing plants
give the 9. III. G. Frick Company the
ownership on i1.ss6 out OF 1924 coke
ovens In the Connellsville region. and
practically control OF more than three
quarters. and an advance In the price
of coke 10 81 ID expected. as the CaTne-
gle company has been buying up sup
plies at low prices for months IN adj
vance. Yet the price Of Benaemer pig il
lower, s14.16 at Plttahurg. and bilIeta
are lower because there is scarcely any
demand for rails at the combination
price. Structural contracts are now
few. and the demand for wire and wire
nails hes been curtailed by the nall
trust advance OF price, 17.e per cent IN
four months.
Large western and eastern orders for
cars help the demand for bar, but nm
ished products are generally cold below
the quotations which are now lower
than they were two months ago. Cop-
per IL a shade weaker, az stt.75 for lake.
with slow buying. tin. a fraction low
/ er. az sia.sb with the visible supply IT.
/ G72 tons, against 92,TsT q year ago. and
lead IL trlfle lower, at 1888. The AM
thracite combination seems ready %
make higher prices.
Many wooien mills are closing to
walt for orders. though the demand IL
fairly satisfactory for some dress goods
and worsteds. and washington mills
open clay worsteds III 10 cents advance
nnt the prices Of these and most quail
ties of woods are Htill uncertain, foI
manufacturers 90 not know yet whai
they have to meet.
The reaction from speculative prices
of wool abroad and the stiffness aI
speculative and country holders here
reduce sales. bat stocks Of foreigners
here are very large,
Wheat falls back with great reluc-
tance from its summer Rise of 2oc. but
has declined IL cents for the week
western receipts being s.o1S.8 $40 bushels
against 5ssSs,022 for the same week iaal
year.
cnrn comes forward largely. receipts
being more than double last yeara. and
nearly d million bushels went abroad
The rapid marketing Of supplies 81
wheat from Russia and Argentine and
the larger exports of corn from this
country. both tend 70 lessen the future
demand for American wheat.
The failures fur the week were $50
against 281 last year.
BnADsTREETss REPORT.
New York. Nov. s.-Bradatreet's 70.
morrow win say:
The interruption to general trads
throughout the country incident TO m
election, has been emphasized by un
usually mild weather. which checks til,
demand for clothing. heavy weight tex
tiles ard other seanonabie goods. Job
hers In almost ali large Distributing
centers report that orders now reeelves
! are largely Of = iilling-ln character. FL
| eept for iron. steel and cotton. the iarg
! er portion Of advances In the prices Q
commodities reported since last Marel
haa disappeared. Early anticipation
: 0f continuous advance In prices and DC
! l.mand this year. the ontgrawlh 81 actls
! Ify uT two or three months ago. hay
i mel with disappointment. There il III
! tie room. however. for tbs reaction i
: sentiment hy many who discuss husi
ness conditions Every wave Of II
creased demand since the tide began {
! rise In March has resulted in a mes
gain. The sentiment Of traders EeneE
! ally IL that the outlook promises a
active spring trade, and that the holi
! day season will prove satisfactory.
: the feature Of the business wee
s among larger eastern cities + an IN
a proved demand for textiles. with Il
r creased strength IN iron at pittsbur
: for the recent reaction.
8 RANK CI.EABANcIsS
4 New York. Nov. k-@The following tAhii
| complied from nFAdakreata shows the EatE
! eieafsnga III the principal cities and 81
percentage oF increase or aacrease, !
compared with the corresponding wae
last year: