The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-21

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ekly review Of trade tomorrow.

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\ MY ekly review Of trade tomorrow.
ful n M several years have the telegraph
S4E Is from various cities In all parts
,ysVy country been as encouraging or
o IS uniform Improvement as this
The markets are called crazy by
Sf,ohbut fairly represent the people
Npfidence in the future is strong
Ac{x.. sing. Nothing appears to check
a. C.lf of injury to crops are not suf-
n M Fsupported to have much influ-
" he one temporary hinirance Is the
Ind II bituminous coal miners. which in
ksNnN as yet little with industries and
EEenB likely to terminate within q week.
~ emand for money improves, taking
IN ~ New York to the interior about half
3 IHkii0n more than was received during
"a week, and offerings of commercial
0q4s are much larger, including consider
~ iron and steel paper, and the course
foreign exchange is generally inter-
\ ted as an indication that specie i'm
Its can not be long delayed.
The greatest gain has been for agrlcul-
Pal products Corn has advanced little
1 price, but is moving very largely, 30
ut last years surplus may soon be mar
led unless the new crop turns out better
many now expect. Cotton declined
Decausc OF an estimate promising the
- Ut crop ever grown but the dry goods
ut is decidedly Improving and some
5 large mills, after a few weeks OF
knsion, have resumed work. Other
products are doing well also. but
xat has advanced about IL 3-Sc for the
lex on actual transactions, with heavy
Hrchases for export. The official estimate
II yield Is entirely disresarded except as
IA admission that the crop Will be larger
han that of last year, and 1t Is commonly
Issumed that the yield will be $50 ,0oo
bushels or more, though recent reports OF
Injury indicating the possibility OF a some
What smaller outcome have helped the adj
3ances in prices. Western receipts for the
veek were 3,4Ss,S44 bushels. against 1884,
rs last year, and for three weeks il.S40,-
81 bushels. against 10,697,137 last year.
While Atlantic exports are about double
ast years, 3,7O5, 2sT bushels, against 1.s0s,-
AZ last year. and for three weeks 9,S9l,-
lis, against 5,l02, 66l last year, flour in
inded fer both years. 1t IS well to notice
|hat corn exports continue more than dou-
lie last years also, in three weeks being
,5i65ii bushels. against 4.119,24l last
8ear.
The iron and steel industry Is pushing
Forward in spite of the still unsettled strike
III coal miners and the enormous purchases
kf ore at Cleveland, and also of billets at
Pittsburg show the utmost confidence IN
HE future Many additional establish
bnents have begun work during the past
week, and while no material change In
brices has occurred, the reports indicate
lever concessions to secure business and
tnuch steadier tone
The demand for finished products has
aecidedly improved. especially in plates.
3heets and bars, and in railway supplies,
Particularly In car aXles. The sales of ore
ID Cleveland have amounted in two weeks
10 400, 900 or 800 900 tons. and OF billet sales
reported at Pittsburg have heen IN three
Eeeks about 300, 900 tons. Tin Is flrmer
With full consumption; and there is larger
business In copper, several million pounds
having been taken for export, raising the
brice of lake to 11Hc. The old difficulty
remains In the boot and shoe industry,
Dealers being unwilling to buy largely at
|he prices which manufacturers now ask
Though during the past week the only
khange has been slight advance on call
boots. The market for hides at Chicago
again much stronger. prices having adj
Tanced, with very narrow transactions and
buyers are holding off in the belief that
prices have reached the top.
In the wooden business considerable
Increase appears in the number of cstab-
fshments at work and the demand Tor
FOODS has much increased.
Failures for the week have been 233 In
he United States, against $50 last year
md 80 in Canada, against q last year.