Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1898-07-28
REAT MIDSUMMER BUSINE SS
THE OPENING OF SANTIAGO BENE-
FITS ALL MANUFACTURERS.
Increase in Demand For Wool Pig Iron
is stronger Nitn Enormous sales Re-
Astonishing Exports of Corn.
Now York, July PR. G. Dun & 60. $

Now York; July pr. G. Dun & Go. S
review will say tomorrow:
After the surrender at Santiago, barely
Il week of rest has preceded the sailing If
The Porto Rico force. but meanwhile the
Presidents proclamation opening Sanr-
ago to trade on Germs singul1rly iaNCrl lc
Ito inhabitants there, and thc rush to bGi Il
up the business IN eastern cuba, are otCu-
pying the thoughts of many cntcrpri.ing
firms. Reduction of 0uc-hGlf in the tax
heretofore paid with honest instead of
SpHnisl administration, ri:nEs home to
cuban residents the meaning OF the
change and they also learn to use money
OF which Il paper dollar IL rs suOd as
gold, which for them is long step for
ward.
IN the StnRnnnt midsummer season. with
business larger than ever before the great
manufacturers nearly all share in the
gain. There is an increased demand for
wooi"n goods, although in som" lines
slow ana Disappointing, but the number of
cStabllShm, ntS at work increases. though
mills are not yet assured Of Il satisfaCt Org
price. only j233,200 pounds of wool were
sold last week ana in three we Ks only ~
NN,!oU at the three chief markets Of which
H.629, go were domestic against a, l2i 200 last
year and 2},37l,5i0 i'm the same weeks Of
1882. iN.lOa,Go0 being domestic
'ino iron manufacturer seems to be at
scmcr ps Is held by curtailmert of pro-
duction IN the Shenougo ana Mahoung
valleys az 500 at Pittsburs. and yet some
steel works have made enormous sales Of
hillcts, 10000 tons to the great wire Ass 9-
citation at price unknown, 20 OU0 tons TO
various parties at Chicago at $1i.7d aad
10000 tons at PittSburg at $ll15 The de-
mHnd tor structural forms keeps all tine
works busy and includes for tine wcol;
800 tons at Chicago in three contracts and
INO at iittSburg IN four others while the
plate mills are everywhere crowded,
sheets and bars are both in better demand
than heretofore and the prolonged weak
ness in cast pipe. which usually requires
nearly 1In,oon tons Of pig in a year may
presently he cured.
with abatement of foreign needs and
prospect Of c&C.llcnt crops in many for
ci'n countries wheat has declined during
tho week { re, cents Notwithstanding *
Ores from Atlantic ports amounting to 1, -
",,o9- bushels against t5lGaH7 last yelr
and from Pacific ports a17,1i5 against ~
80. Total exports for three Wcrl:e pavc
been T;H,2'9 flour included against 49,
1H,4N> last year.
/ corn Sti.l goes abroad in astonishing
quantity, all TN, circumstances consider
/ ed, exports having been i'm three weeks
jG1IN7 against G,G25,395 last year The
/ price has not changed in spite Of tho
! d. cline I'm wheat.
The closing Of some New England mills
has doubtlc5" affected the price of cotton
To some "&tont and yet the crop reports
are sufficiently favorable to dopress Prices
an cigEih during the week without other
Influence. The collapse of strong poo
To advance prices and control the mar
Ret Is also reported.
F'ilurcs for the week have been 2G7 in
the United states against 10 last ycai
and Il In Canada against ~ last year