The age-herald., 1897-11-20
DEFERRED GOLD WEATHER
Has Proven a Drawback to WOOlenS and
 Heavy Cotton Goods.
IRON OUTPUT CONTINUES LARGE
And Structuras and Agricultural Implements in Good Active Demand-Wheat Exports Unusually Heavy, as Com
 pared With Last Year.

New York, Nov 19.-R. G. Dun & Co.'s weekly review of t-ada will say in it's issue tomorrow: All markets and all industries are working toward the period of Thanksgiving, of stoek-taking and of holidays. Colder weather has done much to accelerate retaB trade, so great ly delayed in many lines by unusually mild and open weather. The producing force increases on the whole and many manufacturers are unabl- to take all the orders offered while wholesalers are committed as far ahea1 as they are willing to be. The output Of the st=el in- dustry is the greatest it has ever been and the confidence for a good buslne, s next year is unabated. 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 r=ports about Argentina rather than to the heaviest exports ever known. Atlantic exports (1our incluleO have been in thri e weeks of November 9,799,369 bushels against 6,052,106 last year, and in the crop year thus far over S6, ,00O, 900 bushels while the western re- ceipts hav5 been in three weeks 21,20966O bushls against 14,796,SSs last year. Corn reports have been 7,010,014 bushels, against 6,44166s last year.
 Cotton declined to 5.S1c with heavy receipts, but closed at 5.87c, with bet ter foreign demand and with frosts which have lessened the prospect of heavy movement later
 Iron products have changed but slight Iy in price with wire nails and rods a shade lower and while the consumption of pig is the largest ever known, works in some branches are receiving orders equal to their output, while others have orders so far ahead that they are una- ble or unwilling to take more. There Is less activity in bars at the east, but a healthy demand at the west for msnu- featuring, car building and other uses and rails are in large 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 Chicago prices of pig unchanged, not withstanding the great output and stocks are being further reduced.
 The coke output was 150,1S7 tons for the week, with furnaces selling at $1.75 for the rest of this year. Anthracite coal continues weak with sales at $4 net here the production in October hay ing been 5,120,O00 tons. Tin is sustained by large consumption, lead is little lower at 375 and a break in spelter has reduced the price at Pittsburg to 4.O5.
 The woolen market is embarrassed by the delay of winter weather which re- tards orders for clothiers, although most works have enough for some time ahead and while cold weather and active re- tail trade would quickly bring a change, prices of wool are sc high that some mills have stepped part of their looms Cases are mentioned of mills which could realize profit of $200,00 to $300,- 900 by selling the wool they hold, but cannot expect more by manufacturing at present prices Wool markets have b: en stagnant and sales are almost wholly to realize speculative profitsr amounting at the three chief markets to only 4,213,000 pounds for the week. B Cotton goods continue weak as raw material declines and goods are rather lower.
 Failures for the week have been 267 tn the United States against 334 last year and 32 in Canada against 40 last year.