The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-23
|III7 TRADE REVIEWS
...+,, and Dun's Reports on
Trade Conditions
LeHllY LARGER PRODUCTION
y, Increase in con." 'r
Ssea :. rmpioyed. All Ind"s-
= co.. :" Observation-Disclosures

,ries Considere"
v.,s January PR. G. Dun g
..sly review Of trade tomorrow VIII,
sseN more business. though not at
NV, ,rIees. 1t is interesting tha' limos.
phi ,,,,,cb change at all are lower
',' .st ago and yet business is I'M
,'.,h,, larger. There is larger pro-
'.'l sa, as yet not much increase In
. =, and there is larger buying oil
w, hn, At present only because bet
~. ,re expected in the future. A few
w.. failures during the week have
material influence. The market FOR
~ !. eighty stronger and yet there
iuss aoinr. The number of hands
nv ali industries considered. Is
!~, than a week ago. without
w .s s,s In rates OF wages. All ap-
ss,on of foreign disturbance OF money
y. has passed away, but there IL
y. ,, caution in making loans. IL Is
~ "a reckon these as symptoms OF
' 'asc Nm the contrary, in spite OF the
nso ~ nrices In import Industries,
nai,,ons ALI indicate larger produce
~ consumption increasing, not as
, S,s but steady. Wheat. corn ana
synorts are the key OF the nhahciai
ian and during the past week mas
v A and *. while cotton is UNI
IA The Western receipts OF wheat
.u, .m,j,.-5sl 600 bushels less than d
W., and for three weeks OF January
80 n, bushels. against 1866, 700 last
~, the Atlantic exports, -four IN
4 we're 1,sSi,7l5 bushels for the week.
81 236s457 last year.
mice has declined for corn also. al
n everybody knows that the heavy
4, mean relatively mere than the eX-
q wheat.
.,ns Il unchanged after an eighth de-
MA the continued large movement
,l,,tations and the depression OF
ui,rluring here and abroad do not
I1se high prices. There has been a
AT REDUCTION in prices OF cotton goods,
A Al present stimulates larger buying.
vooen industry is as SLOW as ever
no real improvement appears in the
ma Tor goods, although owing to the
~ az the season there is little more
both in spring and in winter goods
but favorable change in prices. The
buying Of wool mentioned last week
eontInued with smaller concerns par
Ting and is understood TO be in an
A,ion Of expected duties. the sales at
bu alone having amounted TO II .56S, =
bounds. Quotations have not changed
h, although Western holders are quite
the mines and metals a stronger tone
neral and with an output OF l7,Gl9 tons
be United States and 1855 In other
eries. which is larger than in any
months since July in other coun
and except in October. larger than I'm
pther month since March last In the
ID States. Copper is slightly stronger
c. Lead has improved little. with
asked and tin is steady at 1910.
iron industry is engaged in settling
We prices and the slow operation re-
business In many branches, since
all Of prices is uncertain. Bessemer pig
trlhe lower at 1910 at pittsburg and
forge al $40. though no further de-
has occurred In Eastern markets OF
hlcaeo. But the competition of new
rms tempted TO manufacture nails by
Ugh prices recently maintained caused
ly lower sales Of wire nails at 49,
cut nails of LIS. The bar association
Peen in session TO consider the reduc
Of steel bars to cent. and In large
acn even lower, and the billet as
ton has again been called together tc
on the 2sth, although there is nc
est Of Its reorganization and billets
elng at l2.55 at pittsburg.
Increase in manufacturing is per.
more definitely shown than in any
way by the production of coke, which
luy decreases, 9Sl7 ovens being In
against Sl73 idle, and the weeks out.
"Ms tons, more than double the out.
% October 1.
,luie' TOR the week have been 400 ir
Snieo states, against 372 last wear
y ~ canada, against 81 last year.
sssregate gross earnings of all rail.
"a me United States reporting 10,
ny aalt Of January is a.S37.72i. ,
~ ~ per cent compared with las
sau OF ~ per cent compared witt
.espohding period of 1898. Only II
.'snser' Southwestern and Western
rs 'he number of reports sufficient,
set lair indication Of what III,
N 'hose sections are doing. Th,
nav, 'nu olher Western roads cantlnu,
w mi tOsses compared with both year
c sI'en comparison is made. The South
o aus report a gain over both years anr
WIN sO.r a considerable loss com