The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-25
HOPEFUL VIEW TAKEN.
,.A..,set's Look for Improve
Vfa0'' ment in Trade.
.,v COME IN THE NEAR FUTURE

w,o, the strong Feature ., Tn 1"orss..s
"v" ,,.eturers Making q"
.ad for n-Increase In the Gum"
.s.tio Bank Ciearinss'
Of po' =, Prices. aud Heaithfuiness
s'ea'''N Trade Are All Encouraging
work. Ian. 25.-Bradstreets says
Nc" encouraging feature or the
Inc III" N,,,ot,on this week is the IN
uaue aonand from manufacturers for
us zee, The decision of print cioth manu-,
WV. 10 curtal the outpu. wiz
ia' sAosize recent sales OF the heaVy
s"'p" stock. and promises better
sur" To this may be added the IN
D,sase in the volume of domestic pahN
,.or,rss. general steadiness OF prices
"a the healthfulness of general 'raue
a"' .,,nost ALI departments. ConserVat-
IL ro,ting credits. and the prefer
' ~, retailers and others TO buy OIL
.nor but in small quantities. continue 10
aork the course of business as not De
soro for years Demand is increasing
o,,oost all lines. with few exceptions
",..orgh very slowly. A radical I'M
.',o,t Z, the near future, based on
slow but healthful increase IN the
..ns,,mntiye demand, Is. in the ap-
80 81 unforeseen obstacles, almost
sortointv. Prices appear TO include few
,tonv that are higher than week ago,
while -four wheat, corn, lard' cruue
petroleum. tin, Bessemer pig-lron' anu
steel billets are lower.
Wool Prices Unchanged.
Wool remains firm at practically un-
changed prices but is likely to advance
~ tho present demand continues.
leather Is also firm and unchanged, as
arc lumber cotton, print cloths, pork,
coffee and sugar. Exports of wheat
feour included as wheaD from both
coasts Of the United States this week
81 Johns N. b., ncluded-amounts 10
2S167Oe bushels, as compared with q
SiS 600 bushels last week. 3,S49,OOO bush
els in the week year ago, 2,S4O,OOO
bushels three years ago, and as con-
trasted with 1851, 900 bushels in the like
week of 1898 Exports of Indian corn
this week amount to 3,520,322 bushels,
COMPARED with 1857. 900 bushels last
week. $780, bushels in the week a
year ago. $4,000 bushels in the week
two years ago, and as compared with
$4,000 bushels in the like week of 1893.
An unusually long list of business en-
barrassments continues feature OF the
state Of trade of the week, the total for
the last six business days being 429, or
forty-nine less than last week, eighty
eight more than In the week year ago,
and III more than in the corresponding
week Of 1895, ninety-one more than in
the third week of January, 1894, and
III more than in the like week Of 1898.
Advance In Stocks Expected.
Bradstreet's review of the stock mar
ket says: Irregularity has prevailed
in the movement of speculation this
week. It's prevalent undertone has,
however, been strong, and the belief
that an advance is in order seems to
have taken possession of the majority
OF the professional element Of Wall
street. The rise which began last week
continued until Tuesday. when the usu-
al realizing sales began, and moderate
reaction set in. 1t was also an entirely
uoi NliNuiilSlditt lfldt OIl ttlt tA
IRENE advances, traders should have
put out fresh lines of shorts, though
the disposition to cover such contracts
at very moderate concession in prices
was noticeable feature. Outside in
terest in the market was more of q
factor in the early portion of the week
IMAM for along time past, and the com.
mission brokerage houses executed or
ders sufficient at times to make such
buying factor in speculation. At the
same time public interest has no
grown to such an extent that the bull
Traders and the pools would care to ad
vance prices recklessly.
London Bought Literally.
Their attitude during the latter por
uOh OF the week seemed to be to afford
support by taking stocks only wher
prices gave way little under bear sell
ing or scattered bull liquidation. Lon
Jun bought stocks rather literally a
,he beginning of the week, but even tn,
ueenhe OF the open market rates 70
nVney there, followed by the reduction
.he Bank Of Englands rate from
won per cent, failed to stimulate pro
uae'eu activity. the Indian famine an,
vher circumstances connected with 1
hs PROBABLY the most effective rea
sOn LOT hesitation of this speculative
poru9n OF the British public. Durin,
u'e latter portion Of the week the for
,a sn lnnuences were, on the whole, un
!, ' s. to the market here, though
m should be noted that the street
w. "as unanected by reports from the 9th
m NJ sloe that arrangements were bein
taa s mere to import gold from the Uni
tSa.S states The unfounded nature O
ss ass :, reports is apparent, particularly
svo ~ Is known that the amount of tn
smo"n se held here and carried in loan
''S up to something like SAC, OOO, 0O(
- snow blockade In south Dakota.
huron. huron, s. d., Jan. 25.-Because NJ IN