The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-30
SUPPLEMENT- THEIR ORDERS.
An Astonishing Increase in The Number
Received.
BUYING OF IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS
Continue To Keep the Works Wei In
gagged Ahead--Tail i'm Cotton Due
in Part to Embarass
Caused by Fever.

NEW YORK, oct. Or. g. Dun &
Companys Weekly Review OF Trade. will
say.
The testing OF retail trade is in progress,
but results are remarkably retarded by
long continued mild weather and also by
tho fever in Southern districts. Even
from that quarter some large orders late
~ received show better distribution than
was expected.
I'm spite OF unscasonably warm weather
which greatly hindcrs retail dealings in
winter goods at all points east. large
number of supplementary orders with ur-
gent pressure for quick delivery make II
clear that tho sales i'm many branches
have exceeded tho expectation OF dealers
so that rcplcnishmont OF stocks Is not
yet finished. orders 90 manufacturers
have been smaller than when the rush
was greatest. but have been large never
theloss for this season. even In year ~
prosperity, for the payments throughout
the principal clearing houses have for
the week been 80 per cent larger than
in tho same week OF 1882. and for the
Tor outgoing wheat, covering 100000
bushels this week. affect monetary PROS
poets. but still more the produce markets
for tho Atlantic exports are large already,
5sJi,6i9 bushels, -four included, agaisst
23ii.S4i for the week last year. and In
tour weeks 13,g0f55, against a.slaooS last
year Western receipts are NOT quite
equal to last years for the week. but have
been 2i.969.2SS bushels for four weeks
against NNjG.GH last year.
FLOUR AND CORN.
The market adVancc1 IL with NO.
red actually sold above 81 here. while
speculation at ST. Louis is pushing prices
yet higher The possibility that foreign
exports may be checked is not to be over
looked but the heavy engagements be-
sides exports for flour months past prove
that foreign needs are real ana large.
Corn movement was smaller. though ex-
ports fell only 10000 bushels below last
year 8, and the price advanced but slight
ly
The fall I'm cotton 10 cents for spot
and $50 for January. making the price the
lowest since March ~. 20. aud not half
"a cent above the lowest for nearly hali
century. is partly due to emhartassments
caused hy the fever but also indicates the
prevailing belief that the quantity 10
come forward is large. For TWO months
more cotton has come into sight than
during the greatest crop ever grown, IN
spite OF delays caused hy quarlntines,
but the mfavorablc conditions about the
time of maturity render 10 less likely
than usual that the top crop viii bo
satisfactory SD that receipts may drop
on earlier than usual.
on the other hand o. is tO ho noted
that the extensive labor troubles threaten
the manufacture in England while the
lowest price ever known here for print
cloths reflects heavy accumulated
stock of other goods as well. The in-
crease i'm production by The mills has been
over 80 per cent in ten years. far beyond
tho increase in population. and they
consumed almost as much cotton in the
last crop year with materially diminish
cd demand for goods as in the most pros-
porous years heretofore.
THE WOOL MARKET
Wool markets. have become quiet In
stead of l3000000 pounds reported sold in
Boston In the last week Of september.
100000. the rcxt week 5.600o0o the second
week Of October and 100000 the third
week sales have been but 2.1io.ooo. and at
three chief markets 523l. 800 making The
aggregate for the month 5639iooo pounds.
against over G6.000OoO pounds I'm Sepiem-
ber Prices are said 10 Doe well maintain
ed though 10 cents below former ask
ing prices. but occasionally heavy sales
Indicate concessions for liquidation OF
speculative lots. The market for goods is
not active. as prices have been so far
advanced as 10 hinder buying i'm many
clear. and the mills have ahead quite as
large contracts as they just now de-
sire.
The buying Of iron and steel products.
though smaller than OF late continues 20
keen the works we'll engaged ahead and
induces others 10 resume operations. 10th
buyers and manufacturer fnd DO prn-
dent 10 limit engagements ahosd. and the
period Of adjustment viii make the in-
dustry safer for some time 20 come.
There IS great pressure Tor speedy de-
liverics. but IN bars and wires SOME ahato-
mont Of demand with slightly lower
prices for wire nails. TIN is 70 little weaker
and copper al n cents for lake and COM
petition ~ home producers lowers tin
plates TO $50 The coke output Is larger
40 153 tons. hut anthracite coal is weaker.
being offered here at sioJ against $50
named In circulars
Failures for The week have been 2l9 IN
the United states against 2lo last year,
and % In Canada against 40 last year.