Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-07-16
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NUNS WEEKLY REPORT
: ole, and Fall in the Various Markets
Inc ~" the Past Week.

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New io nriew Of trade, tomorroW' VIII
weekly rev inestruction OF a spanish meet
say: the nick appreciation Oh tae ieat,
Turope's au,. days of truce at santiago
me Wearylhs- ia surrender. have all iniiu-
and 1T last markets day by day. But
'anced some ~, ~" grown, and see that not
Americans na matters greatly influence
many outs' which enables them 70 MARI
the bushes, nj worth of domestic pro-
ket a,gpvsaJ iI, a year against selo'osz,sit
duets aipp.Iuoortel. Industries and business
worth naturally lowest raor p9a aol more ore
year, anu INST when stagnation is GUS
impressive. many iron mills are crowd
tomary. ss.;;ers for months, the Illinois
cd with v mill December or later. with
rail nI ME week of 1ao0o tons, ana struc-
sales aL. XXI with a few contracts Tor 90
tufa .,rs or more, while large, aeiiahdS
y" e.,ear for cars, plates atu @" re-. ".'u
appeni demands for bars at the East
better snn shjpments have just begun in
the in na shoes and the works have
boot nur nrders than they want, though
shi works have orders lor several
man. ahead. but others few because
i ilo,. refuse contracts at Ola prices.
they har costs more but yields slightly
Leaths s,,,,on hemlock sole. while prices of
~ hiaee are decidedly weaker az Chlc&go.
niue f,a al is A great distribution by
Beninud eaIars greater than in May, and
many lI vtraordinary abundance of pastur-
s nr6mises cheaper cattle.
az Ornaments from the East IN July nave
henn AMY 1900 eases less than last year.
p III deliveries in the first hal of the
WIN were 100 900 cases smaller. but ship
yea are now greater than in any for
or year and Il per cent. greater than
in 1892. .,.,,., r,r ,,.oo, h,,.
a Tow large purchases inlicate some dls-
,osition for business and the demand Tor
WOODEN goods is better. though prices lof
snmp nave been reduced, and the com
na,it,nn as TO serges seems likely to be
avcassjye. Sales of wool We're hut l,I0t
oou,ds i al 200 being domestic. for two
pweaks of July, against 2f.512,Sa pounds
lost wear. Of which ll,951.6oo were domes-
tic One sale of l.500.000 pounds Territory
a. nrices lower than are being paid by
posfon narties in Montana looks like bus
mess in the future. Cotton mas Deeh
stea1v in spite Of good crop prospects,
owing 10 larger foreign buying. The mills
in his country are doing their share. and
the demand for goods is gradually grow
ing better.
Wheat has been dropping in price under
estimates of csc. 000.0 to lU0, coo 600 bushels
This wear which seems 10 be at least rs
well warranted as over-conserVdtINe estl-
mates by the same parties, last year. ThC
foreign outlook has much improved and
the decline in price during the week was
about cents for spot and 3l2 cents fol-
the nearest option. Corn exports are de
creasing, rs is natural, but the price Is
nearly | cent stronger.
Money is coming into New York heavily
in July. commercial loans are hard Il
fnl and the interior is paying its debts
in advance 1t is to New York a reveal
ton, to some bankers ineonvenient OF
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