The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-06-24


New York. June Is. r. a H.
Co.'S yeekly review Of trade renos
The retcrding influence OF cola
unseason&ble weather has passns 1a
gain In business in spite OF il NJ ihe
week ago and has become een
all. As no genuine improvemsr.1 TO
begins with an uplifting OF nr,aseser eser
fore the producing force has rs De-
fairly employed. this does nor 49, sOme
buying of 1000 bales Australia NE
by one Boston house and 100 oaa sool
pig iron by Wall street ons,ns IONS
and advancing prices for stocts a.or.
the only proof that the actual ARE are
tions are understood by some csu suna'
men. There is evidence of rraSnao%e
enlarging business In every impor,a.ys
department, more establishments bsn.
been set at work and more hands ave
ployed, and while prudence stiII en- en-
ders speculative excesses, the nroO u'n-
toward better things Is unchecLsSs seS p
ports from the various cities ,his ne
show very generous progress week
continuing large distribution tbrou.ss
retail trade. 0ush
The proof Is clearer. as IL shon,, ,
In the industrial than in the trodiO Ue
Held. Contracts providing for cna
sumption of 7,000.0 tons iron oro k.' Sou'
already been made. 100000 within Nv
past fortnight, II Is believed ,bauns u,e
last years contracts only termina,sss
about two months ago. Bessemer w
Is selling lower by 20 to 80 cents tban V.e
the outset. Biwabik at 81 25 agaI,a.
81 55. but the heavy demand puts as' aaas
tional mines at work. The specula,,n,
purchase of 100000 tons southern n,s
at s. rs clears the deck for Lazy pS
business at better figures and salss :,
Chicago-150.0 900 tons-have been ~.
largest for eighteen months. Reac,,os
after the sudden purchase of "a O"'
tons Bessemer at Pittsburg leaves ~
price 81 SO per ton. but heavy orders ~,
bars there and for $4,000 tons AZ ~,
cago, mainly from implement makars
with orders for many new buildings a,
the West, one of magnitude at Pbis'
delphia and several at New York m.
larger demand for plates and sheet,
the order for .2 miles of pipe, and ~,
started the new Joliet works with gooS
orders are far more important than ,bs
speculation i'm materials.
Coke production has increased qaa
tons, nearly 1-2 per cent witbow
change in price. Tin is stronger AT !,
"a cents, and the copper ou,pu, in
May. larger than in any other morn
this year. has not yet lowered ouo,
ations. while lead Is stronger.
In produce markets the year draws IA
n close with slightly stronger prices for
corn. owing to heavy foreign buyinr
and in cotton, owing to better foreign
demand, Notwithstanding more encour.
aging crop reports. Nobody can coup,
bales. Wheat has hoisted nearly cts
favorable that few make large venture,
against the yield exceeding 9ON@
bales. Wheat has nearly hoisted cts
but fell about as much, closing Ia cen,
higher for the week, in spite of reduced
western receipts and Atlantic exports
Except reports from winter wheat
regions west of Ohio had much infu.
ence, but still more the great but real.
ly unknown increase of spring wheat
acreage with exceptional prospects thus
far. In two weeks of June Atlantic er.
ports of wheat and flour have been
equal to 4,997,653 bushels, against g..
2l0,S23 bushels last year.
Failures for the week have been lS
in the United States. against 2i6 last
year. and in 36 in Canada, against q
last wear