Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-02-05
CONDITION OF TRADE
Cold Weather Exercises a
Great Influence.
A DECREASE IN EXPORTS
Satisractory susireas F;cnnrsrd. Su'wi,!-
standing Adverse Weather Wni,
Special Acii9tt= ~ fare ron
rud Steel .-Uvixats.

Severely ,nld weather. ass1 l,npanied
by high winds and heavy snow. aa.s
oSs1i a feature exercising cons lara Die
influence upon THE movement and ttna
distribution OF staple goods this week
Tine northern and EASTERN states APP
Eslah to have felt THE effects Of the
Storm most severely. In spite OF TINS
Interruption of business "a satisfactory
tre,ia FOR the season lis reported in mos,
zines. With special activity reported IN
che iron and steel tn ,es and kindred
lines In the East The d distribution Of
G:y SC'cdS ard wool has hczn Checked
and the movement of produce greatly
hH'.erfered with, but ,ile tome Of die coz
ton goods Si.tuat.1n, il, If anything i'm
proved In me middle states nd N th.
central West the movement of IRON m
nervousness as to possible over produc-
tlnn affects that market. Steel is
shghtly lower at the East, but firmly
held AIT Chicago. which ALSO reports ad-
Eances i'm iron bars. Wires and nails
Western mills win not agree to deliver
steel rails. billetS or rods on new orders
before July /. Southern -buvi,is are
coming unto St Louis more numerously
uaala usual at this date and the distri-
--oution OF dry goods, boots and shoes
fnd drugs lis active I'm the northwest
better trade is reported, and cold
weather hiss hsiped the distribution Of
seasonal Die Z -s'.S. At the South trade
rs reported EmTGlNed at several import
amt certers. AMI THE total of january
business is said to BE- above thr aver
age.
Alaskan business on the Pacific
coast still continues very active. hut
export trade in celra el.- is small Rain
IS Needed in California. or crops will
be considerably shortened. Stealincses
in prices has been a feature. of the
TX the only decrease noted being in
Wnl2t, cE.a ari Hour on a speculative
Fei2Sltlss,. and in lead. NL.r.a the prices
~ cats, pork, beef aril coffee are
Il l,sF
Inc export movement of ce-ta's
,,1Ns a h,4Ey II -.IE@ off fer the Week,
out IS E'-.I ai.,5ad Of the S2nle week of
preteed.fiS yc-ns. TIE tctall shipments
81 60, MliIa,, nouf MN-- uae'i amount 10
o.7'-,.t'4 pu~lels. against DUG. 900 bush
IS 80 Nesk' al1S ooo hGt@s!s in '-h,'
900 q Co. o e%t ago -'''''o'o BUSHES IN
d ESD @'V-o'oo pu.hsIs IN 1873 and 2,6IS.-
w ou ; ~ 1913. l:no.4h CORN experts
- s,r,W d ;'AEgS lai!hi2 OH, aSSTaSat-
co., cao '''oi ." rs uAhS week, AGAIN,
t.o9S,o1o oushs1S Fall week, 3."3?.GJ0
1Snc S Se@ ar as" %,2l2V0o bushels IN
Ao.9 x'iiu '-"'Uo IN ie'''
, Dr. !tt-S ia+tuitS' thouGn signify
I1' So e'..1.l t,'i1 ssN, numbering go
t SS1lSt Ioo t!le WS.R before. are htt!e
49,, S'iS ~ l'11l: ie\ ~ ipafe "Ith
d totd' Huliioef lallNiS IN tle' cores
p aao Meeh Oh ~ ',1 SUD, IN 1895 1T
NJ, ia 900 VI =" ti"' Hh lN'4 nt $50,
-, "t'.'I ',u.ilosF !a+'.hS fa ne ltrSt
NM, ~ vS 81, us'i ;, 49, was -
C,r,,.> 80 ~, y % 1T y l'uh x
oi'it"hS NeehiN REVIEW q tii" VIII
sas IN US ISSUE tomorrow;
S 49,, HdEIneW'A uhfg"sA "l7a"-
- ~ u9ss WV January hEiae u mark
80 al S'.'"M-'nE. pe.ns inuoa larger uhAn
w. Guy l',sV.% ~, ii.oillh' "o,' pei cent
80 "''ai ''ie sE'ihe fnphnh IaSt year,
LIZ LIZ - per cent hAfser cA2n IN lS?2
-, ~ iaifurtS an january Were smaller
. u,'iii ~ any previous year pi WIN en-