Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-22
DUN'S REPORT.
The Heaviest Trade Ever Known Continues 10
Delight Business Men.

New York. April 21.-R. G. Dun q
Cos. Weekly Review of Trade. tolnor-
row. will say: Nothing appears "
business markets to prevent cohtinu-
ance of the heaviest trade ever tran
sacted at good profits. The ore mn
urance in stock speculation is doupt
about the crops. but better unoiilclal
reports have warranted differences war
ranted by the heavy receipts from the
farms in the West and South. Wheat
REGENTS have been 1,5l1,343 bushels
against 5,206, 645, last year. in three
weeks of April, and the Improvement
since April /, is worthy of notice. Elk
ports have fallen off. amounting from
both coasts to only 6,174,174 bushels
-four included, in three weeks. against
1898. 122. last year, and the price closes
but half a cent higher than last week
Corn is about steady in price, with d
decrease in exports natural at this sea
son. Cotton rose. Monday, with the
slaughter of Liverpool shorts ano
closes is higher.
Nothing but Industrial depression is
left to excite apprehension, but the in
dustries are meeting something very
unlike depression. The kind of lull
that appears in the iron market re-
ioices manufacturers because they are
crowded with orders.
Almost nothing is dore in pig iron.
The Southern is sold largely at chi
cago and Pittsburg. Heavy demands
for bars to be used in car and othei
works cannot be met at Chicago, ana
plate mills there and elsewhere are re-
fusing orders. Contracts for 5000 tc
10000 tons structural work at. Pitts
burg and some at Chicago are taken,
though many others are deferred ano
sheets at less active because the works
are generally crowded
The boot and shoe manufacturer be
gins to get a little better price i'll grain
and split shoes than We're received
Feb. LIST. with restoration Of qUalit!
but the shipments for three weeks have
been 267 $50 cases, which is II per cent
larger than last year. and most manu-
facturers are protecting customers by
selling at old prices. Leather is higher
for common hide hemlock. while union
is lower and split. Packers are still
advancing hides at Chicago and Coun-
try hides party sympathetic. The coke
production is still close to the maxi
mum.
Men who have held wool stiflly fol
more than a year are selling already
ut bottom prices. admittedly the low
est of the year Sales at the three
chief markets in two weeks have been
23,20i2 80 pounds of which 1887 $50 We're
domestic against 1906, 100 pounds ii
1892. Territory wool. 100000 pounds.
were sold for export to England and
,250, 600 Australian in bond which has
been held here for - months, fine WOO!
being very high there while cross bred
is so low that it can move be import
ed. With assurance of better pros
poets for goods woUlGn manufacturers
are waiting for the effect Of various
combinations The demand is not j
present considerably large and consid-
cradle machinery is idle.
Cotton has advanced is but exports
are small. taking of spinners are small
and the prospects for the next crop
are not so bad while visible stocks are
remarkably large. An advance of LII
cent in some staple stocks are remark
ably significant and may influence
other prices.
Failures for the week have been lS5
in the United States against 204. last
year, and - in Canada, against 80 last
year.