New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-12-14

I ,.r ronor,ed for two weeks were . 600 bush
'cs more than last year. Western receip's sun
fall far below last year's-in two weeks "o'"'
100 bushels against 13O1S.3lJ last year-pu'
since the storms and snow blockades nave
n,ss.d IN. Northwestern movement il larger.
Difficulty about rail- rates and some shrinkage
in the foreign demand for flour have stopped
COR a time nearly all the Superior-Dul Mills
but the output for the year has been much
greater than in 1895. The price OF wheat again
declined 1.i2 cents for the week.
Cotton also declined again. last week three
sixteenths. and the week before an eishth
though the quantity coming into sight th's
month. j43671 bales has been but little smaller
than I'm the same days of 1871 from the
big crop. TO date the quantity in sight exceeds
that of last year by 1.10S.a09 bales. but falls
about ::1S 900 bales short Of the quantity to the
same date in 1884 Takings Of Northern spin
ners have been smaller than in November OF
last wear and ONLY about half those Of Novem-
ber 1891 The depression Of raw cotton tends
10 retard the demand for goods. and some
staples are a shade lower while print cloths are
dull and weak in Tone with heavy stocks ac-
cumuating The sales Of wool. J.JjI.tOO pounds
for the week though in quantity about the
same as those of year ago, do not IN
dicate much consumption and are mainly
between traders Rather lower prices abroad
and some concessions here to realize on
blocks bought for speculation before the
election characterize the market though there
is no marked change in quotations. But the de-
mand for goods is very scanty except for dress
goods which doing fairly, and low and me-
dunn cheviots. in which there is slight advance
The breaking of combinations in iron and steel
products would cause greater decentralization
were it not a a season when little business Is ex-
pectcd but 1t has checked new transactions very
generally during the last week Meetings were
held to repair the billet pool. from which the Bel
lare Company had withdrawn. and the beam
pool. which had been broken. it is said, by the
Cambria Company. and while nothing Is yet
known regarding the result of the billet meet
ing ii is stated that the beam pool was revived
As the working of these concerns may depend
largely on the rail combination and the price it
fixes perhaps nothing definite can be settled for
"A week or two. The output of pig December |
was 14227 tons weekly against 124O,i Novem-
Der l. and the unsold stocks. exclusive OF those
held by the great steel companies, were reduced
II JO1 tons. But II Is stated that some OF the
largest steel making concerns have made con-
tracts to supply billets al 81 per ton less than
the pool price some OF these contracts extending
for two years Steel bars are said to he sold by
some mills at 81 o. and nails are steader at
about 81 ~ for wire at Pittsburg. The minor
metals are generally weaker and aluminium has
been reduced Is cents to 81 cents for ngots in
ton lots and - cents to - cents per pound for
half tO one inch rods.
The boot and shoe makers are still waiting.
with scarcely any new orders. and are rapidly
running ont Of the orders taken before prices
were nnich advanced. They claim to be not anx
iols for further orders even at prices now asked.
In view of the present prices Of leather. Grain
and buff leather declined about one cent last
week and hides about ! per cent more at chi
cago so that n looks as II the failure To market
products Of leather would presently bring gen
cral reaction I'm materials but while the uncer-
tainiy lasts not much business can he expected