The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-11-20
DUN & co.'s WEEKLY
REVIEW OF TRADE
Cold Weather Has Done Much to Ac-
ceierate Bnsiness--Confde in
Yet Greater Progress Next Year Is
UnabntCd.

New York, Nov. 19.-R. G. Dun &
Cos. weekly review of trade will say
in its issue of tomorrow:
All markets and all industries are work.
ing toward the period of Thanksgi of
stock taking and OF holidays. Colder
weather has dCne much to accelerate re-
tail trade, so greatly delayed in many
lines by unusually mild and open wealth
er. The producing force increases on the
whole, and many manufacturers are un-
able 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 considerably the larg-
est ever known, and confidence in yet
greater business next year is unabated.
Hesitation in speculative markets is IN
part because an immense capital has
been turned from them to investment in
productive cutcrpriscs.
Wheat has advanced a cent during the
week, and small fluctuations have been
due to reports about Argentina rather
than 20 the heaviest exports ever known.
Atlantic exports, flour included, have
been in three weeks of November $685.
1863 bushels against 6,$52, loo last year, and
in the crop year thus far over SG,0O00Oo
bushels, while the western receipts have
been in three weeks y, 2O3 $50, against H.
$685. last year.
Corn exports have been 7,Ol0,O1 bushels,
against 6,4il,G& last year. Cotton de-
clined to 5Sl cents with heavy receipts,
but closed at 5.S7, with good foreign de-
mand and frOsts, which have lessened the
prospect of a heavy movement later,
Iron products have changed but slight
ly in price, with wire nails a shade low
er. and while the consumption of pig is
the largest ever known, works in some
II ,Ng1,..
their output, while others have orders so
far ahead that they are unable or unwil-
ling to take more There is less activity
in bars at the east, but healthy de-
mand the west for manufacturing, car
building and other uses, and rails are in
larger demand there, while some east
ern works have recently taken orders for
months ahead.
Anthracite coal continues weak, with
sales at 81 net here, 'he production i'm Oc-
tober having been 5,l2O,OOO tons. Tin Is
sustained by large consumption, lead Is
a little lower at 3.7j cents, and a break in
spelter has reduced the price at Pittsburg
to 4.05.
The wOOlen market is embarrassed by
the delay of winter weather, which re-
tards orders from clothiers, although
most works have enough work for some
time and though cold weather would
quickly brink change, prices of wool
are so high that some mills have stopped
part of their looms. Caccs are mentioned
of mills which could realize a profit OF
100000 to S3COOOO by selling the wool they
hold, but can expect none by manufac-
turing at current prices. Wool markets
have become stagnant and sales are al
most wholly to realize speculative prof
IT'S, amounting at the three chief mar
kets to only 2l3O0O pounds for the week
Cotton goods continue weak, as raw ma
terial decline and goods are rather lower
Failures for the week have been 257 in
in the United States, against 3H last year
and 80 In Canada against 40 last year.