Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1895-04-06
BUSINESSIMpHoVl|
Prices Are Stronger and 0@soo6
for Goods
PROMISES A GOOD SEASON
Keen Composition IA weeisa nGsn.fsos~res
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New York. March as.--R q. DUN =
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade Win ~
tomorrow:
signs OF Improvement arr The uore
satisfactory because they are nelth1r
accompanied or apparently produood ~
q speculative craze. The dealings in
stocks. cotton and wheat are NOT A.
verting all the interest and capital from
productive industries and legitimate
trade, though these products are all =
shade stronger. but railroad earnings.
bank clearings and Industrial indica-
tions are more encouraging this week
Higher wages for coke workers has
been followed by an advance Of 70 cents
In the price of coke. and now Bessezner
pig has risen 3s cents ~ Ptttsburg and
sS cents at PhiIadeiphia- 80 Tar there -
no answering In case OF demand or In
prices for manufactured products. and
ON the whole the range II slightly lower
than a week ago. Raw cotton has been
hoisted until a stronger market TOR
goods resulted. with some advances IN
prices. The tone OF the dry goods mar
ket has been decidedly Irregular. al-
though 1t does not appear that the retail
| distribution has corrcspondingly IN
| creased. But stocks OF retail dealers
| are light. and when they feel that pxiees
| are bound to rise. the demand may grow
rapidly.
In the wooden business canceIlattons
in some lines have bsen startling IL
magnitude. many mlIIs which supponsd
their whole product sold nnding then-
selves In great need OF customers. This
seems TO be mainly in low grade goods.
inferior quality being their common
complaint; but delays through the
strikes also play part. while Offers of
cheap and foreign goods are not to be
overlooked Quite large orders have
been taken by foreign agencies for finer
worsteds and woolens. ana ail the way
from the poorest shoddy to the best
goods. the competition viii doubtless be
sharp. The sales of wool Tor tine week
have been quite large 5.S29. 500 pouuds.
against 4.z7s.2oo last year. partly be-
cause a quantity held for a loan wna
forced 10 d sale. The salea Ia four
weeks have been 1s.s4e.2oe pounds a.
against i7.sls.o0o last year and q. lss. .4oo
In 1892.
"The failures this week have been -.
as against 2ss last year,
BRoDsTREET's REPORT.
New York. March q. -3radstreet.n ~
morrow win say:
General trade for the third week In
March continues to show evidences Of
Improvement In no other direction -
this 20 plainly indicated a. in the tan
dency OF prices. A week ago encourage
ment had been obtained from Eener-
| ally unexpected advance In cotton and
wheat. Following their slight reac<Ien.
. | the week has Witnessed firm cotton
: | market. further improvement in wheat.
, | with sympathetic infiuance IN corn
: and oats. The effect is greatly emphnr
sized this week by advances In quota
tions. not only In coke. but prospectively
i for iron and Bessemer pig iron. for steel
E biilets. and actually for manufactured
: iron at western markets. There ars
higher quotations for cut meat. ~ ~
! outcome OF restricted supplies Of cattie
and this is behind the Increased demand
|. TOR shoes for TALL delivery. ~ quotations
> for leather continue upward on ths
n comparative scarcity Of hides.
The firmness In cotton and the iat<
: advance has shown itself in higher
quotations. not only for print cloths
n but other varieties OF cotton goods. Thl
increased demand for petroleum on
n reports OF the reduced output havs
= pushed the prices up. and higher figure
= / tuF HoEs ~ tue WEST nave Hf0OkH< H.
le quotations for pork and lard. In addi
l. tion. advances are reported on butte
J. and eggs. Such list OF increased quo
n tations within week. the third withil
u three weeks. tells It's own story.
's Among the staples reported frm D
= unchanged In price are wool. althougl
's moving In larger volume. cotton, xugai
leaf tobacco. rice. lumber and millinery
Al AS Important as any other informAtio
bearing on the condition Of trade, nr
IN the reports Of Minnesota. South nutot
and Town. that the soiiis greatly 1
m need OF more moisture. which, with "a
. unseasonably warm and dry weathel
= promises q restricted area or whea
a particularly In South Dakota. To son,
he extent, these conditions prevail IN Kai
1t. sas. where summer heat 10 reporte1
IT. The better feeling La general trade Of
Ir- cies which characterized reports fr0l
Of a number OF cities has become mol
widespread. and even where no actu
gain In the movement OF staples IL "
&c | ported. increased confidence and bett,
demand Is marked
nd WEEKLY BANK cI.EARANcEa
New York. March DI--,rhs following d
on on bis. compiled by Bradstreets shows q
ns total ciearancse at the principal eili'
- and the percentage Of increase - 4
- crease. as compared with ths ccrr~npcn'
- inx week last years
the
pls- New York.. :. ........y<211 11QxGH - Y.
OF Chicago,..s -...-. .-..s. 19AN ~ y.