The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-03-25
BUSINESS SInL SLOW
Dun Says the Times are Inprsvi.s n. /.
bat Hot Fast

W. &Ss &8o '
h Though steadily increasing. bo.,.
sthl3huch below its volume in forn.-s
Of prosperity and many express dI,,
ment. Yet there is some gain sv.,rN
with moro hands at work and NOR
operation. and the sure result. l,,-
chsses for consumption; canno, bs
layed. In some branches It is .el, all
there is larger distribution Of finis,.' y
ducts and the demand for comuerr,,,,T
has sharply increased, and especisi,.
goods and the iron and steel brapeh.!'neg
The progress OF the iron and steel T.,
is hindered by uncertainty pars,sIs
cost OF lake ore for the coming year = Y
the repeated adjournment Of %on
meetings is interpreted as evidence ,e
agreement will be ultimately reachaa ~tsl
reported that Norrie ore at a n ~
taken as the basis, which would imnl, w e
-. 81 for Mesabic ores. but until the aOea
has been settled many importan, t,ul,
tons are deferred. "3ss
While there is no great activity in o.,
products, the demand steadily Ism
Contracts for several great buildinss ~
cago are pending and for a cooa ~
bridges and other railroad wors ~
demand for wire nails and for wire Sl e
abate. nor the demand for black sSs','
quired in tin plate manufacture.
Tin tends lower at IS. SO cents. with
receipts and with weaker London uuo,, wv
Lead is inactive at 3.21 cents. and cosa
weaker, although the trifiing decrease rfas
duction In this country is practic,ip.. vi
anced by the small increase In n,od.!.
elsewhere. ~
While manufacturers OF cotton rooa,
looking forward with much %copftsrna WI
present demand is not equal TO expec,,,n.
nor has the curtailment in produc,io. n
print cloths accomplished the dssIrsJ ~.
in condition. The buying OF wool m,.E
Of IA speculative character in eSp.c,,ias "
new duties, continues remarkahly ,,.e
Sales at the three chief markets for ,hs -"
week were 10, s9l, 900 and for Tire" ~
have been %. 796, 800 pounds. Of which n
62S, 200 were domestic. whereas the lA,,.
transactions In any previous year. R.
season were II, l05. S16 pounds In tbs -
spending weeks OF 1892. OF which II ~
were domestic. No great increase h,
appeared In the demand for goods. aib,,s
a few more mills have found enough ~
to start, perhaps in part anticipating m,
demanp. The expectation Of new iTs
does not yet influence the goods ns,k,,,
might be expected.
The demand for wheat has not given NJ,
help to speculation. Atlantic cypors M
been only !. 26S, $50 bushels against llgn
bushels, -four included, for the corr,,ps,1
ing week last year, while the western rrss
have been only 1887, 346 bushels. an,
2.4l6,0S9 bushels last year. Accom-,
garding the coming crop have been Ia.
vorable this week and the price has Aim
ed ~. The exports OF corn continue bsr
4.543, 705 bushels for the week and qqoas
advanced sc.
The cotton market has also been ais
l~ifeless, and while the price has ra!,x
small fraction, the narrowness Of d,rr
here and abroad has its natural lBHvr1
Reports about the coming crops are ir.,]
ing. us usual, to spectators.
Failures Tor the week have been !lt.
United States, against 2Gl last year. al
in Canada, against 40 last year.