The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-11-29
\ REUNIltD COUNTRY
LARGER CROPS on THE WHOLE
NEVER SEEN.
GREAT CAUSE F03 Thank G WING
Indusri-s Doing Vel Considering A.nd-ranc=s
Until Of Late by Unseasonsb e Wea'h
er. Business in Dry Coos
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New York. Nov. pr. 6. Dun and
Company's Weekly Review Of Trade
Will say tomorrow:
THANKSGIVING III 1898 means more
than for thirty years. The Harvest
Home" las never recognized larger crops
Oh the whole in this country. the geucr-
al prosperity is attested by the largest
volume Of business ever recorded, tn"
peoples verdict has given reason to hop"
that the SoundneSS Of the currency and
the nations honor will not again b. i'll
peril. and 4 war not matched III history
for sWiftness Of success with smallnesS
Of loss has brought more perfect union
than ever between North and South, and
closer bonds than ever with kin be
You'd Sca.' ending with the most i'm
portant increase of territory since Cali
fGrnia was added to the Union. The
year 50 exceptional i'll magnitude and
variety Of blessings draws near its end
with vet another good gift. Il marked
increase of confidence in prospects for
the year when is to close the century.
The industries are doing remarkably
We'll. considering hindrancc until of late
10y unreasonable weather. With storms
and cold many branches now get large
orders. There has been more liberal
tt. liz VI tpjlOH So1tN. III put bttdlI~t
of last weeks reductions in bleached
goods, and the clrtailment of production
III print cloths has caused an advance
of Il sixteenth. While the export demand
supports heavy brown goods. and all are
helped by the feeling that cotton has
probably seen its worst. Yet wide sheet
ings are still irregular and some five per
cent lower. There is slight Improvement
in recorders for mems wear spring
woolens, though neither iobbers nor
clothiers have yet been buying freely.
The bulk Of the demand is for medium
plain fabrics, especially serges and CLAWS.
hut high grade goods are quiet. More
IS doing III dress goods, but not enough
for producers. Sales Of wool have been
3l.91J.Ou pounds for four weeks. in
Guiding about 100000 for export. but
mostly 1T concessions which nave been
this week a little increased on fine I'm
washed fleeccS.
When the steel rail contract was ready
for final signature withdrawal of one
large company killed it, but Il working
compact is nevertheless said to have
been made. apparently Il sort of gentle
mans agreement in which more conf
dencc IS perhaps expressed than is felt.
The market for Ressemer grows stronger
Mt Pittsbur@. and Grey Forge advances
to 1925: biIlets at pittSburg are in
heavy demand at S1525, and steel bars
ut SIG: the Edgar Thompson Works
have started on rails with three or four
months orders ahead: Chicago Works
have booked further orders for plates.
including one for 100 tons. and state
mentS by the Iron Age show that bids
for the 10000 tons needed in the Cool
@ardie Pipe Lines. with other heavy cX-
port contracts, are hindgred only by an
ocean freight syndicate.
Wheat has again advanced Il shade.
though for SPOT only Nc. during the
week. while Western receipts are heavy.
for four weeks having been So 3t.29t
bushels against 29.119.104 bushels last
year. The Atlantic exports. flour in
cluded, have been 3.9o7.S76 bushels for
the week against 3,62S 446 last year.
PHcific exports 311.1So bushels against
l.G26.939 bushels last year. making for
three weeks of November 13.642.O6j
bushels against 15.195.2O9 bushels last
wear. While Atlantic shipments exceed
last wears, Il decrease from the Pacific
affects this market but little. Moreover.
corn exports continue heavy. in four
weeks ~lo,'S3.21S bushels AGAINST 9.32S.-
ISIS bushels last year. listing the price
go. and hoWing 4 continued demand
for nearly five months almost equal to
the Unnrecedentel demand of last year.
Failures for the week have been ISIS
~ the United State against 2:}f last
wear and y in Canada against - last
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