The Saint Paul globe., 1898-11-08

10 &c; "a square bleached. 31kc; kid-fnished
canbrlcs, 64 square, 2 7-16c to 21ac
Print cloths have been in dull demand all
the week. but prices show no change the
market closing steady on the basis of &c for
regulars. Printed calicoes in both fancies
ana more staple lines have been in average
demand for the time of the year without
change in prices. Business in spring special
ties Is encouraging in volume, but prices
are lower by fully 5 per cent than last year.
FINE ginghams for spring are well sold at
last seasons prices. Staple ginghams are
steady without change in price.-Duns Re-
viaw. Nov 5.
Boots and ShOes-The end Of the Brock
ton strike is great relief for this industry,
which has been threatened everywhere in
Massachusetts, and some OF the works an
nounce that they will never employ any
union men. Several hundred skilled workers
have been brought in from the country and
many others have been trained so that OF
the old workers many refused employ
ment. Shipments from the East in five weeks
have been 416,259 cases, 413,1S0 last year.,
406,240 in 1896, All, ,7s2 in 1894. and the next
record 367939 in 1892 There is more de-
mand for spring, but largely mixed with
orders for immediate delivery.-Dun's Review,
Nov. 8.
Leather-It is said that sales and deliver
les are nearly equal, but the orders small.
In split there is more home demand, and a
moderate demand in satin and graz shoss at
some concession. There is brisk buying of
kid for mems shoes.-Duns Review, Nov. 8.
Hides-The Chicago market has declined a
fraction for nearly all qualities of packer
hides, and for most qualities of country hides,
and while the average falls only "a per centF'
at is expected that large new receipts will
push it still lower.-Dun's Review, Nov. 8.
Iron and SteeI-Dealings in pig have
been limited, excepting one Of 2,GCO tons
Bessemer for extended delivery at Pittaburg,
where the association demands 1O.e5, but
sells little, while there are outside sales at
$1015, with Grey Forge quiet at 1925. Chi
cago has some good sales Of soft iron, but
Philadelphia is less active. Billets are weak
er at $f525, and steel bars at $16.25 at Pitts
burg, and wire rods $3.50 at Chicago. while
Philadelphia quotations are not strictly held.
The new orders are generally very satlsfao- .
tory for the season, and the business ls
heavy, the Carnegie company having sur
passed all previous records in October with
211, ,4S3 tons ingots. So the other great steel
making concerns have been surprising al
their past records and actual production last
month was probably the largest ever attain
ed but the production Of pig appears to have
been somewhat larger. -
Plates continue in very heavy demand, at
Pittsburg largely for steel cars at Chicago
especially for railways and thirty locomotives,
and at Philadelphia including much ship
work. Bars are rather more active at Chi
cago especially soft steel, but weaker at
Pittsburg, though larger for steel than for
iron, while Eastern mills are full Structural
demands are nowhere large, but for the sea-
son very satisfactory. Expected combination
in rails has prevented new contracts, though
the West reports many inquiries. Several
new contracts pending in pipes at Pitts
burg, and Chicago makers are far behind,
with the warehouses bare. Sheet works are
full at Philadelphia, and in good shape at
Chicago, but competition at Pittsburg leaves
No q at 1.S5.-Dun's Review, Nov. o.