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Co.'S weekly review Of trad. says;
10 either Turkey or Grrere hal been
wholly buried In the va. markets
might have been Affected less than by
the outbreak Of war In Eur, pe. Like
nr- In the heart of n crowded city IL
rsis-d the question: whether . general
eonnAxration msy spring ont pf IL.
To this possibility and not to the iirect
influence ot either Turkey &c
Grrec- upon the worlds m,ney
or produce markets was du. the
excitement IN grain and stcclss.
As the unknown is magnified. Ameri-
can markets werr mnsh more Eighty
than European. where the possibilities
have h-~n discussed and partly dis
counted for months. Hat the uncrr-
sssnty remains and will affect the
movement, OF money and staples until
u disappears. creating a larger demand
for American pro-iucts Mt higher
prfcrs. causing hasty speculative selling
Of securities at times bu, also morv
continuous buying by foreign investors
and not imerobably influencing tn.
attitude at fureiss p.ssvrrs er questions
important IA this country.
Wheat rose six cents from Thursday
To Monday. and has retained most of
the rise. Since Russia and the Danu
bian states will he likely TO ship wheat
srantily. especial ne-ds and much
higher prices bcing possible there.
larger share Of the requirement. Of
western Europe may naturally bs
drawn frum this country. and thu
chance OF u war between the great
powers has the morc influence. b..-
cause supplies there arr not larg.
Will. western receipts do not yet ia,
crease. aud in three weeks have been
hut s,sti. .ooi. against 5. o;i:i. 100 last year.
Atlantic exports begin to gain slightly.
amounting to i.Ioa. I'D busheiA -four
included. against Loss. T6s last year.
and for three weeks have been :. .5ss.-
iTo bushels. against =. AL. 05s last year.
But tn. great increase il in corn. ou
which the price has scarcely advanced.
though Atlantic exports w-r, 4. iso. Iss
bushels. against s.6e.. 5ss last year
Already the exports for the crop year
have been n, 600 bushels larger
than Atlantic exports of wheat and
-four. and may soon rxcrci the total
exports of wheat and iour from both
coasts.
Cotton has been affected scarcely at
all. though government estimates that
the hood districts yielded nearly 500
600 bales. for increased acreage in other
sections Is generally reported.
The past week. like others Of late.
has witnessed the starting Of opera
tions by several iron works. especially
in black sheets for timing. and yet
prices of iron and unfinished prosiucts
are lower. demand not yet equalIing
the supply. Bcssemer pig has sold as
low ~ se.o5 at Pittsburgh and gray
forge at $3.50 in Birmingham. steel
billcts fell to siA25 Mt Pittsburgh and
angles tn cent. hut wire rods eannot
be- supplied fast enough at ssI.s5.
Nails are strong. and a few mur.
structural ORDERS are pending East
ern works also have orders for Il. 900
.sns Of steel rails
Complaint and proof that the de-
mand for the products Il deficient.
blinds many IN the fact that the actual
work in progress, largely the heavy
orders for beams, billets. rails and
sheet bars taken when the pools broke
up, is of greater volume than for n long
time.
Large sales of copper are reported Mt
III cents. with production i5.ss1
tons in March. The end of stipulated
curtailm-nt has been reached by some
cotton mills. and nearly by all. and
sine. the auction sales some BILE aehed
goosis have been slightly advanced, but
actual buying does not increase and
print cloths do not improve.
Sales of wool have been largely OF
foreign. reports being swelled by ar
rivals of quantities sold some time ago
and imports at Boston for the week
were -. 600 bales. For the three chief
cities sales were 3s.038. 500 pounds in
three weeks. s0.35l. 800 being foreign,
against i5,o0S. 100 in ls9s, including
s.5S4. 900 foreign. But manufacturers
are doing scarcely anything. and or
ders for goods improve very little,
though for somewhat better grasies
Failures for the week have been afs
in the United States. against s3s last
year. and II in Canada, against - last
vear