The San Francisco call., 1899-10-14
Dun's ReVieqU Of Trade.

NEW YORK. Oct 13.-R. G. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review of trade. which issues to-mor-
row, will say;
Industrial conditions could hardly be better
After months Of such extraordinary ouylng
that it's continuance seemed impossible, even
larger buying still crowds producing works in
most lines beyond their capaclty. The iron tur-
naces are producing 1000 tons weekly more thah
ever before. 27S. .615 tons october l. ana yet the
actual consumption in manufacture reduced uh-
sold stocks in September by $3.50 tons, while
the demand runs TAR ahead into next year Tor
many products After the great buylns last
week Bessemer pig rises to S24 at PlttspurS
with No / Anthracite at Philadelphia and No.
/ local coke at Chicago, both quoted at 40 oV
and buyers paying premiums l9F edtay 'ueaG ,a6
cries according to their needs. flnlshed prod-
ucts still advance Eastern bar to 81 10 and tank
plates TO 50 10. and the average OF percentages
to prices of January i, lSSf IS no" Iuo.o4 Ior
finished products and 1857 for pig. In some
lines, however, production has so far gained
that works beginning to look for orders to
The boot and shoe shops are getting little
better prices for e KIP o99S 99d d4
for the first half of October are the largest
reported. though orders for next season
are reta rded by prices. Leather Is a shade
higher, but buying of sole has been checked by
the recent advance, as manufacturers appear to
have rather large supplies, and the Chicago
market for hides though quoted nttle H hlgh-
er, seems uncertain. The demand for woolen
goods is fairly large and prices are well sus-
tained though not further advanced In goods
OF the better grades there is some uncertainty.
sales or wool are smaller, only 1,t43,5uO pounds
for the week at the three markets, without
further advance.
Silks firm and linens tending upward with
good demand
The cotton manufacture meets so great de-
mand that prices advance every week and sup
plies for early delivery are In many lines re-
stricted. More business is turned down than
is done in brown sheetings and drills and
coarse colored cottons are rising. Big sales
have moved great deal of the surplus print
cloths. and prices have been advanced for
some grades The rise of about 1c In cot
ton. with current reports of short yield, has
much influence. and though the quantity COM
ing into sight is larger to date than last year,
II has recently been falling behind enough to
support the idea that growers are disposed to
hold It back.
Wheat exports are still larger than from the
great crop of last year, Atlantic flour included
having been 4 351 $50 bushels in two weeks,
against SIG $50 last year, and Pacific, 730 440
bushels against 1,735 430 last year. The West
ern recelpts have been only 14.51S S92 bushels
against 2O1s0, 495 last year, but the course of
prices is not calculated to encourage a big
movement. for after starting at IS 81 cents and
1aliing to % cents. the market closed at 75c
with December options unchanged. The Gov
ernment deferred any estimate of yield, and its
ngures are as usual varously interpreted but
not influential
:. Failures for the first week of October were
trading s40S 59e
Failures for the week have been 1e4 in the