The San Francisco call., 1898-08-20
pUN's REVIEW OF TRADE.

NEW YORK, Aug. 1e.-R c. Dun & Co. in their Weekly Review of Trade. will say: A war which brought shrinkage of values while 1t lasted has brought with it's ending quite remarkable expansion Orders and pur- chases have increased in nearly all branches. few as yet being of such nature that they can be attributed to the material enlargement of trade with the lately acquired Spanish islands, which must come little later.
 It Is odd that the iron industry, while re- porting declines in products shows more prising gain in business than any other. Both returns of output August l show considerable decreases from July l. but than the tire decrease is caused by the stoppage of two ShenanGo and four Mahoning furnaces under agreement to force higher prices for Bessemer pig. In all other States showing change the output increased, excepting for one furnace in Virginia. The demand for finished products expands remarkably, considering the enormous orders prior to July, which crowd some of the biggest works until December. Structural or ders include many bridges and the drainage canal contract for 40O0 tons at Chicago; plates advanced 5c and beams and angles as much and bars 1Oc at Pittsburg. Tin plate works, buying 60,0O0 tons of bars. and steel works there have bought 125000 tons of pig, raising and Eastern anthracite and Southern pig at Chicago have advanced 2Sc. There Is general advance in miners metals, copper to Pc for lake lead to s4 O7h. and while tin and tin plates unchanged, both are stronger.
 Shipments of boots and shoes in three weeks of August are the largest ever known. though but 1.4 per cent larger than in 1895, being 10
 
 larger than in 1892 In spite of the, general refusal of buyers to pay advances asked pur- many having orders for month or two ahead Leather has slightly yielded in some grades, have not changed. There appears a gradual accommodation of prices of materials to the necessities of boot and shoe distributors.
 Such an adjustment is needed in the woolen are selling old stocks of wool. present orders for dress goods not warranting present prices are starting on different lines of goods, and in dress goods. instead of 90 per cent plain, large proportion of fancies has been taken, though a heavy auction sale, just announced may affect the demand.
 general holding of better grades by farmers, which renders receipts low and visible supply small beyond precedent. At 76 per cent now' Atlantic exports for the week have been 3.Q19,- 3S0 bushels. flour included, against 3, 7O5 PSF last year, and Pacific exports 175, 400 bushels, against 4.Si6 bushels last year, making for three weeks To- .246 bushels against 1o 45S SS2 bush els last year.
 Failures for the week have been 154 In the United States against 223 last year, and r in Canada, against 30 last year.
 PRODUCE EXCHANGE HOLIDAY.
 NEW YORK. Aug. 1s-The members of the Produce Exchange have decided to close the exchange tomorrow.
 NEW YORK GRAIN AND PRODUCE.
 NEW YORK. Aug. 9.-FLoUR-Receipts. | Zl,ll but weak and lower to sell.
 WHEAT-Receipts, 21S, 300 bushels; exports 93 s55. Spot, steady; No. red 7S4sc afoat to arrive, 79tsc spot to arrive Options ruled weak all day and closed Ad1Ac net lower Cables and statistics were bullish. but because of an absence of outside speculation and forti- fled behind predictions of larger receipts and big crop the bear element successfully pounded the market all day. No. ? red Au- gust 773sc; September, Ss s-1697oc closed 69ssc. HOPS-Firmer.
 WOOL-Quiet.
 COFFEE-Options closed steady, unchanged to 5 points lower Sales, 10000 bags, including September s5 50 Spot coffee-Rio, quiet; No. ' invoice. 6Ac; No. ' jobbing, 6%e; mild, quiet;
 sTGAR~Raw, firm; fair refining. sAc; cen trifugal. s6 test, 44c; refined. firm regularity to-day, ruling firm, while oth- CTS were weak and lower. The close was re- ported by the Metal Exchange as follows:
 P1GIRON-warrants unchanged, with s6 S7h
 LAKE CoPPER-F1rm at SIP. TIN-Lower and weak. with SIG 05 bid and 1iH IEADNFirmer. E. with s4 o71s bid and s4 10 asked. The firm naming the setting price TOT leading miners and smelters at the West quotes
 sPELTER-Higher with s4 65@4 75 asked. Western creamery, 14hq1sc; Elgins. 1sc; fac 'Vrs Fees is4 - Receipts. 5000 packages. Steady; Western, H1ac
 DRIED FRUIT. NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-California Dried EVAPSoRATED EVA S9IsATED APPLES = Common. 6aSc; prime wire tray. Sc; choice. shc; fancy, s%@ l0c
 APRICoTs%Royal, 11@13c; Moorpark. 1s@1sc PEACHES-Unpeeled, 7q9c; peeled, 12glec.
 CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
 CHICAGO, Aug 1s,-Liverpool sent higher
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