The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-12-14
TyVEEKLY REVIEW
O,syent Further I'm.
''y Movement in Trade
WAIT FOR TIE NEW YEAR.

WAIT FOR IKE Ne"
60. Gained in Work
Ind''' rss, Are waiting for Com.
'ar'ls o''a by Beari'h Fore's"
!" w'a ,..Ds western Receipts
o a.a for for ,As Month of December
nee. AR. G. Dun q
lS S,r review of trade says; the
FeeAiy soIidays and doubt about
en q :, congress put off further
|u0n " !, mill the new year. While
Es 1la have gained in working force
re- waiting for commensurate l,',,i,a are
y demand. and meanwhile are
, !, ', .laar away endorsements
,.,ot Them. The wheat mar
|, weakened, with less s ,OUnay
o,her countries, and larger
w.. -.osInts. though only S,6sl'S4
: ssaInst s,OOS,4O4 bushels last
disappointment about the olea aa
~,av help to increase receipts.
~ syDorts were but 2,755,eSl
wv sour included, and for two
nave been but 4,74S,11S bushels
40 AAS bushels last year. "a
.,stcbes show that exports con-
sr~ heavy, and about 100000 tons
- available from California. the
- hos declined IA cents, and the
IN demand for -four with high
=. has closed nearly all the SUI
Duluth and many of the other
|estern mills.
Cation Coming Steadily.
n here declined S-l6 cent. In
all sorts of stories that the
d been nearly marketed it con-
"a come forward steadily. With
ma 400 bales in sight already,
re estimates based on govern
sDorts that the yield is S,S0O,OOO
= less, which would leave but
10 come forward in eight
and three weeks. When the
report first came there was a
buyers: a few minutes turned
rent. and a rapid decline fol-
The iron output for December
us tons weekly, against 124,OH
and ZIG, 797 a, year ago, and UNI
|Ocks reported were S1,901 tons
than Nov. /, but these do not
stocks Of the great steel COM
The industry is for the time
lized by uncertainty regarding
sat combinations. The formal
lwal of the Bel,aire company
he billet pool, but a meeting is
ION to construct IL, II possible.
lawmakers also meet this week
Ne, il they can, their compact,
steel rail workers will meet
with the prospect that one i'm
concern will go out, and that
Is are kept together prices will
be materially reduced. The bar
lion scarcely pretends to con-
Ices, which are slightly lower
ek and the rupture Of the nail
Jon for the time left the bar
wire nails about $3.50 at Pitts
nth extra charges on ordinary
ents averaging - cents, against
I'D last month, with extras av-
70 cents.
ow Trading Must BE Expected.
the future influence of these
lions is better defined narrow
must be expected, and Resse-
and gray forge are slightly
Minor metals are generally
run at $3.50, copper at liz
lake. and lead at 1926. ALUMNI
been reduced from so to 81
ingots, ton lots, and So to SO
rods production having in
urfold.
industries are working
since October, but there is
'ldence of larger demand.
mas OF goods are accumu-
aw cotton is lower, some
ices OF staples is expected.
on that account more
ew qualities of goods hav-
eciined. Print cloths are
with enormous stocks.
re not in better demand.
general indisposition to
|ments ahead. Sales of
weeks 4,37S,9OO pounds.
EOO last year, and 1852
IRE this year largely be-
sas as the mills find at pres
.' Encouragement to buy, and
: ''' are shade weaker. Quo
= not changed, though more
M , are reported. Fall
sue week have been $50 in the
= s'e I. against 1888 last year, and
WI. ~ canada, against fifty