The Wichita daily eagle., 1896-12-19

Weekly Review Of Trade tomorrow, vii
say:
Cuban reports. unusual closeness O
money in Germany, and the decision
,hat there VIII be no action on the tariff
al this session have not really changed
the situation, but have been talked abou
as they might change IL. \ sudden de,
mand for gold from Germany. just be
lore the close OF the year, is not unusual
nor does 1t count for much No facts
but only desires or fears. have led soms
10 look or a change Of tariff before
March, and considerable speculation bas-
ed on that idea has been arrested. but
otner business waits for the gradual i'm.
| proveInent OF the coming demand. The
| hoAday trade is generally large, though
al some points more confined to cheap
goods than usual and the influence of an
increase in the working force is felt n
otner ways But until the new year the
only material changes expected are such
as prepare for large business next year
Exports OF cotton are naturally stinu-
iated by lower prices. The demand for
goods in this country falls below the in
side production, and the market is weak
IN tone, with prices Of some jobber's
oieached goods sharply reduced
speculation IN wool has halted, sales
Ior the week being 3,721 200 pounds, as
against 5,1S0.o00 pounds last year and s.
65l,4O0 pounds in 1882. and concessions
are more frequent. Ohio Xxx selling a,
iZc, against zoe recently. The demand
Tor goods seems to have been postponed
until after the holidays
Tht control of the Mountain Iron Mesa
rr1A hoe -,
or purchased, by the Carnegie interests
from Mr.. ]. d. Rockefeller. This. with
the erection OF sixteen new open-hearth
furnaces, making thirty-six. ensures an
enormous increase of production at ex-
lreine low cost, and will affect all combi-
nations IN steel products or in ore The
piilet pool has practically dissolved, and
sales are reported at SIS 10 ST. with con-
tracts to supply consumers throughout
most or the whole of next year The
beam pool has revived and restored the |
price TO SIS, but nails and steel bars are |
a shade lower. The rail association has |
oeen IN session, and our Philadelphia dis !
patches states that rails are sold at s25, !
against S2S, so long maintained. Bes- /
semer pig and grey forge are a shade |
lower at Pittsburg; Virginia and Alaba-
ma iron are offered 25c lower at the east.
and with so much uncertainty regarding
great changes in progress, very little is
lone IN finished products and generally
Al concessions. A sale Of 100000 pounds
of lake copper is reported at 1Ihc
Coke production is increasing, with
reported at s1.50.
The boot and shoe industry Is near the
nd of the orders receiving scarcely any
u the advance asked, but eastern ship
nents are still large.
Wheat rose about cents Monday, but
ieciined still further and closed &c lower
or the week. The receipts in two weeks
lave been 6,625, 1852 bushels, against H.
oO.5S7 last year. and Atlantic exports
or three weeks have been, -four includ-
a as wheat, 6,92i ,l44 bushels, against
,so'.s24 last year. November exports.
Iour included, were $685. 1856 bushels.
gainst Il, ,332. 40 last year, of which Pa
ific were 5,S1S.149. against 4,405, ,3O1 last ,
ear. For three months exports OF cot
on and breadstuffs only have amounted {
the total value OF all imports.
Failures for the week have been 367 IN ,
ne United States, against 81 last year. ,
nd IL in Canada, against 32 last year. !
TRADE REVIEW.
New York, Dec. 1S.-Bradstreets to-
borrow will say: :
Wholesale trade continues Of smaller !
olume than expected. practically the
My activity in the wholesale lines be- T
lg in the groceries, candies, fruits and !
uts. The weather has interfered with 4
busienss. which at many CEN
RS is smaller than in preceding years. in
lat larger proportion of purchases are
cheap grade OF goods.
The downward tendency Of prices point y
out fortnight ago is continued This |
cludes quotations for hides. which has :
fused boot and shoe jobbers TO restrict
lrchases. anticipating cuts In prices for Fl
loes; steel rails, steel billets. and Bes- i
mer pig iron; cotton, too, is lower. on i
nfdence of larger crop than expect q
|; print cloths, as a product OF that a
aple, and because OF the large stock OF
e same; anthracite coal. Indian corn. y
is and petroleum. Steady or prsctic- Il
ly unchanged quotations are reported y
r pork, lard, coffee and sugar. Wheat Il
lG rosin are higher. I,
The dry goods market is quiet for sea- d
nable fabrics toobers reporting only 4
small amount OF sales. Woolen mills
port a moderate quantity OF orders. A. g
2 south the decline in prices Of raw ::
ttOn may affect country merchants y
no are stlll carrying that staple a
Exports OF wheat. -four included as q
leat, from both coasts OF the United F
tdteS tlIS week amount 10 3.54 $50 / q
shels. as compared with 4 4222. 900 last tr
EEK. 2.0S5, 900 in the corresponding week n,
2 year ago, 3,55i 600 bushels in the | n
,ek two years ago. 2,e05. 900 bushels IN
? same week three years ago and as
1tTasted with 4.2i7 900 IN the like week
1892. Exports OF Indian corn from | C.
tn coasts continue heavy. aggregating p
bushels, as compared With 3.54l,- X
bushels last week. 2.057De0 in the CO
ek year ago and an average OF about
900 BUSHES corresponding weeks IL N
, three preceding years. q,
There were $50 business failures re- n,
ted throughout the United States in az
past week. - fewer than the pre- ~
us week and % less than 10 the cor
ponding week one year ago. A com
rad with The Ike week in 1884 this co
ek's total shows gain OF % and with o'
corresponding weak n 1898 the gain -
. In the third week 0t December. 1892
re were 81 fewef failures than this A
ek- There are - business failures re-
ted from Canada this week, compzr-
with A. last week and A. n tas week 4
ear ago. -
'ort Scott. Kan. Dec 1s-The govern
1T structure built FOR pos: hsadcusr-
; when this was a fort, has beeu sold
- l.