The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-01-15
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEWS,
Dan's and Bradstrect's Reports on
tho Condition Of Business.
BUSINESS is VERY SATISFACTORY.
Increase IN the EARNINGS of Nnlt-
road stocks--NNheat Market Lnn-
Observation-Disclosures Reviews.

New York January a.--R. q. Dun 4 co. q
Weekly Review OF Trade will nay tomorrow;
The year has opened with a very satRfae-
tory prospect 1t Is all the better that thcre
IS nc Wild excitement In tho speculative mai-
kets and while stocks advance n little grains
Yield little. The payments through the
pt.noipal cicarings houscn, Notwithstanding
the decrease OF New York owing TO less ae-
tivIty IN stocka. are e.6 per cont larger than
in isag and iu,i per cent larger outside OF
New York, Tho eafniugs OF all railroads IN
tho United Stntrs reported FOR December
81. $50. 20 indicate substantially the snpie
rats OF Increase. bcatin. last ysar by 1915 per
cent and tho earning OF 1882 FOR the same
roads by LIS per cent. Since 1892. which was
Oh tho whole tho most prosperous year thus
FAR comparisons indicate that the volume OF
busiucss Is larger. and, In spite Of some
rate cutting, tho earnings Of railways arc
luisor thnn in the hest y,iar Of past history
Tho wheat market has cureusly langulshed
to 6.n5G, 5Ss bushels for the two wneks Of JAM
unry, against 39SG,8l7 last year. and Pacinr
pNports for the week have been lShe'h
bushels.
Corn exports continue large. amounting 10
sis6.6as bushels, against a,IianS2 for The
week last year. md the price declined
ABOUT NC. .
SHOT cn,tnn IS 1870 lower for middllns up-
lands. mainly because OF Tho stoppago OF
SOME mills by difficulty about wages, But
nothing ls definitely known about tho guam
tity OF cotton yet coming forward, hnn ono
report or crulltlblc character puts the YEN .
crop M 1850 2nD bales. though results mus
fur do not quite iustfy no large mn cHtimuie.
Tho iron turnaeea 10 blnst January report
an output OF 22G sos tons weekly. against 226,
1924 weekly December 1, with 1n inercase of
T.. ISL tons In the unspid stocks held by fur.
naces. While this dhows consumption OF
52i, ror cent lntger than year ago, tiiore
would be dscouraftng indications OF col-
sumption but for the fact that several fur.
nnccn were stoppcd for the holidays, md
these, with several others, have started since
January !, while the demand for finished
vanin railroad has ordered 100. 600 tons OF
steel rails. and new railroad In Maine haa
| ordered $4,000 tons, and other orders for cars,
railroad supplies, bars aud structural material
are unusually large for the season.
Tho wooden manufacturers have been buys
ing wool LARGELY aud for reasons not publicly
explained. Il IL evident that large orders
have been taken BY the Lending mills and nj
prices which they find satisfactory and The
rus, OF small mills 10 buy wool has made
moht of the markot during the past week,
Trough HnlcS bnyn declined about 40 per cent
ccinpnrnd with the previous week. But there
Is n decidedly better demand for moH,B wear
goods and the markers look forward to Il
good season.
loaded by excessive productions and arc flnd-
Ing no increases IN demand and no gainE IN
prices.
Fixtures for the past week have bnen 3ie In
IN" United States, against ibh last year. aud
ID IL Canada, against Il last year,