The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-01-11
The REVIEW OF TRADE.
Business Retarded by the Uncertain
Condition of Affairs.
THE GENERAL TRADE IS NO BETTER.
Mercantile Collections in tho East, Yves,
and Northwest Bad. But Good
in Tho soulh.

New York, January 1o.-R. G. DUN &
CO.'S weekly review Of trade. which issues
| IL morrow, will say:
The new year begins with such uncer-
| tainty that business Is somewhat retard.
ed. The proposed sale of bonds is uncer.
tain in its effect on the money market.
and for time 1t Is a cause of hesitation
rather than hopefulness
Speculation In products has not been
active. Cotton is unchanged, although
the receipts for the week have not been
very large, bit some Stacking appears
In the foreign market.
Wheat is about / cent higher ard corn
the same. without any distinct reason in
either case, for the government report
tardily conforming to commercial esti-
rates OF some months ago, did not COM
m1nd great confidence. Wheat receipts
az Western points were almost double
those of last year, 2.j0j, ZOE. against l. 305, :
705 last year, but Atlantic exports were a
little larger than last year; -four included
2'SS1s's, against 2.0lo.7js year ago.
Corn receipts are about a quarter larger
than last year. while Atlantic exports are
about four times as large. The Industrial
situation has not materially changed
There ia much hesitation in the Iron bust
ness. with some advance in Besseqner pig
Lower prices for Alabama are on renewed
competition with Eastern furnaces. Sales
week. against 5236, rs last year, although
a large part of the purchases are of a
speculative character. based on the be-
lief that prices may be advanced II the
new tariff bill goes into effect.
The opening OF woolen goods shows n
further tendency toward lower prices in
spite of the prevalent belief that higher
prices would bs realized before long IL
the revenue bill. which passed the house
should become a law.
The cotton mills are generally running.
though not nil with fun force. and some
are piling mp goods without regard TO
the immediate demand. which is COM
nara.,yely slack, as they apparently be.
lieve that the short suprly OF cotton
this year will insure them profits in
the end as 1t has during the past half
year
Nevertheless goods have decidedly weak
ened In price, quite a number of changes
having been recorded during the past
week
Failures for the week have been 4si In
tho United states. against 400 last year
and 50 in Canada, against 81 last year
TESTERS STATEMENT.
New Orleans, La, January 1o-secre-
tHry Hesters weekly New Orleans cotton
exchange statement issued today shows a
taliing off In the movement into sight.
compared with the seven DAYS ending this
date last year In round figures. of 56. OyD
bales. with the same days year before
last of 1ho and an increase over the same
days In 1892 of 23.0Oo. For the ten DAYS of
January the totals show loss from last
year of $500, from the year before last
800 and an Increase over 1895 Of &c 900
For the l32 days Of the season that have
elapsed, the aggregate is behind the iSs
DAYS Of last year 2.l5lcOO OF the same
DAYS year before last SIS Opn and is ahead
al 4nf shs tfrYna i,, son sfs1..
mount brought into SIGHT during the
past week has been l57.SSs bales against
2lf,3ia for the seven days ending this date
last year, l6i. S9i year before last, and 1885,
2" for the same time In ls9} and for the
ten days Of January 1t has been ~, 1873
this year, against SIS. Si3 last year, 2T3 III
the year before last. and 20i 07s In 1898.
The movement since September shows
receipts at all United States ports 1852 ig6
against 5,6n.3SS last year. AM. ri for the
year before last, and 3,7il i61 in 1896; over.
land, across the Mississippi ohio and
Potomac rivers 10 Northern mills and
Canada, 5e776l. against 77325i last year. |
COZ, i'S year before last and S2,30S the same
time in 1893; Interior stock In excess of
those held at the close of the commercial
year y 2f3, against $3.50 last year. ISL $50
year before last and 327742 the same time
Ia 1898; Southern mill takings 420. 1903.
against 035i0 last year. 35S. 552 year before
last and 3i3,o6 the same time In 1893 !
These make the total movement Of the
lS2 days from September to date O. l62, $50,
against ,3l2, 1856 last year. 5.7ioSi0 the year
before last and 4.994. 55i in 1898
Foreign exports for the week have been
loa,7aj. against 27s,O7s last year. making
the total thus far for the season 1883, 1852, |
against 1878 iHi last year, or decrease OF
l,5il,ois Northern mill takings during
the past seven days show an increase of
523 as compared with the corresponding
period last year. but the total takings
since September l have decreased 3S7, Si7 |
The total takings of American mills. |
North and South and Canada. thus far for
the season have been l,527.7Sl. against
800, 81 last year These include 1902 GIL
by Northern spinners, against l.is0,i5s |
Stocks at the seaboard and 20 leading
Southern interior centers have decreased
during tho week 5i23 bales. against de-
crease during the corresponding period
last season of i0s,4l6 and are now l3l, ISL
smaller than at this date In 1895 Includ- |
Ing stocks left over at ports and interior
towns from the last crop and the number |
OF bales brought into sight thus far for
the new crop, the supply TO date is 5,i72- |
81 bales, against 7,5i9,0l6 for the same
period last year.