The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-11-20
BRADSTREET AND DUN

New York, Nov. 19.-R. G.. Dun &
Co.'s weekly review of trade will say
in its issue tomorrow:
All markets and all industries are
working toward the period of thanks
giving, of stock taking and of holidays.
Colder weather has done much to ac-
celerate retail trade, so greatly delayed
in many lines by unusual mild and open
weather. The producing force increases
on the whole and many manufacturers
are unable to take all the orders offered,
while others are committed as far ahead
as they are willing to be. The output
in several great industries is considera-
bly, the largest ever known and the con-
fdence of great business next year is
undated. Hesitation in speculative
markets is in part because of immense
capital that has been turned from them
to investment in productive enterprises.
Wheat has advanced a cent during
the week, and small fluctuations have
been due to reports about Argentina
rather than to the heaviest exports
ever known. Atlantic exports, flour in
Guided, have been in three weeks of
November 9,799,369 bushels against g.
052, 106 vast year, and in the crop year
thus far over S6,000,000 bushels while
the western receipts have been in three
weeks q, 203,660 bushels against A.
796SSS last year. Corn exports have
been 7,010,014 bushels against 6,441, 66S
last year. Cotton declined to 5.S1 cents,
with heavy receipts, but closed at 5.S7,
with better foreign demand and with
frosts which have lessened the prospect
of heavy movement later.
Iron products have changed but
slightly in price with wire nails and rods
shade lower and while the consump-
ton of pig is the largest ever known,
works in some branches are receiving
orders equal to their output, while 9TH
ers have orders so far ahead that they
are unable or unwilling to take more.
There is less activity in bars at the east,
but healthy demand at the west for
manufacturing. car building and other
uses, and rails are in larger demand
while some eastern works have recently
taken orders for months ahead. Sheets
are active and competition reduces the
price of tin plates a little further. Grey
forge is slightly lower, with eastern and
Chica go prices of pig unchanged not
withstanding the great output, and
SUCKS are DtlIS luIllSI IGuuttu. IhG
coke output was 150,5S7 tons for the
week, with furnaces selling at $1.75 for
the rest of this year. Anthracite coal
continues weak, with sales at 81 net
here, the production in October having
been 5,120,000 tons. Tin is sustained
by large consumption, lead is a little
lower at 3.75 cents, and a break in
spelter has reduced the price at Pitts
burg to 400.
The woollen market is embarrassed by
the delay Of winter weather which re-
tards orders from clothiers, although
most works have enough for some time
ahead, and while cold weather and ac-
tive retail trade would quickly bring a
change, prices of wool are SO. high that
some mills have stopped part of their
looms. Cases are mentioned Of mills
which could realize profit Of 100000
to 100000 by selling the wool they
hold, but can expect none by manufac-
turing at current prices Wool mar
kets have become stagnant and sales
are almost wholly to realize speculative
profits, amounting at the three chief
markets to only 4213,000 pounds for
the week. Cotton goods continue weak
as raw material declines and goods are
rather lower.
Failures for the week have been 26i
in the United States against 334 last
year and 80 in Canada against 40 last
year