The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-08-08
A MIDSUMMER HALT
Trade Begins to Feel the Dull
ness at This Season.
BUT BUSINESS is STILL BRISK
Increase of Labor Employed Has En-
larged the Circulation OF Money
in All Cities.

New York, Aug. Or. G. Dun & Co.'s
Weekly Review Of Trade, which issues
tomorrow, will say:
Trade, which was TWO months late
in the spring, pushed forward into July
a large share of business belonging to
April or May. Seeing a rush Of orders
out of time. many imagined it would be
continued and hurried to give other or
ders. The jam OF two months business
into one lifted the prices. Then other
orders came to anticipate further rise
But the midsummer malt was inevita-
BILE and 1t Is yet somewhat uncertain
how much improvement will appear
after 1t. The crop of corn promises to
be the largest ever grown, and is almost
out of harms way. The crop of wheat
appears, from later accounts, to be per-
haps 20, 900. 900 bushels less than was ex-
pected a month ago.
"rhe general advance in many prod
ucts also causes reluctance to purchase,
and the distribution of the past half
year has been in part to make up for
stocks of individual supplies depleted
during the two years of economy. ON
the other hand there has been an enor-
nous increase in wages paid, which en-
ables people to buy more freely. Strikes
of some Importance appear, but do not
yet threaten to last long, though a
strike of coal miners may for n time af-
feet business somewhat extensively.
For the first time since the rise in
prices of iron products began there has
been some concessions to retain bus
mess and the efforts of new works to
get orders tend to check the advance.
In spite of this the general average Of
prices Is a shade higher. bar steel hav-
ing risen relatively more than mill iron
has declined. The market for pig is
quiet and on the whole remarkably
strong. with the prospect of an in
creased output. Finished products are
generally strong with more demand
than can at present be met for plates
and for bar The structural demand
continues large, but the demand for
rails is yet delayed
Great speculation in copper stocks
has brought out some extravagant
statements of demand profits, but $11.75
has been paid in some cases for lake.
and the demand Is actually heavy.
Business in cotton goods has been
the largest in July for years, reckon
1ng on delivered, but not as large as to
new orders. Sales Of wool have been
only 6.072.450 pounds for the week,
against 1895. 400 pounds in 1892.
Failures for the week have been 261,
against $50 last year.
BRADSTREETS REPORT.
New York, Aug. 2.--Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
'"rhe week presents larger volume
of trade in many lines and at many
points than in previous weeks and a
year ago. The rush of orders for steel
and iron leads in interest, displaying
remarkable strength. Western manu-
facturers have been obliged to purchase
eastern billets to meet their orders.
Another conspicuous feature Of the
week Is the evidence of reviving conf
dence on the part OF the western and
northwestern interior merchants, now
that the corn and spring wheat crops
promise well. This is shown plainest
at Chicago, St. Louis, Milwaukee and
ST. Paul, where the order demand and
sales to buyers in person have in
creased to a striking extent.
AT the south general trade remains
moderate in volume, as previously
noted. There is a better outlook In
the feeling at Charleston, but else
where summer quiet rules. Delay in
paying the sugar bounty affects trade
very unfavorably in Louisiana.
The trade on the Pacific coast is of
moderate volume. fair for the season,
Tacoma and Seattle. reporting an ex-
pansion of demand and Portland and
San Francisco report no material
change"
WEEKLY BANK CLf1ARANCES.
New York. Aug. 2.-rhe following table,
compiled by Bradstreet's shows the to-
tai clearances at the principal cities and
the percentage of Increase or decrease, as
compared with the corresponding week
OF last year:
Inc. Dec.
New York;. -. 80. .$i79, nj .666 go. 80.
Chicago. 49,. 49,. -. 1852, $40 4 -.