Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-11
STU ALTON.
STRENGTH OF PRICES STILL THE
LEADING FEATURE.
WARM WEATHER RESTRICTS BUSINESS
Less Than Ordinary interruption
Voted rs Result OF the --'eotiOns-
efreneth OF Textiles Further Ac-
ccntunted During the week.

NEW YORK. November 1o.-Brad-
,rssts tomorrow will say:
strength in prices. a natural outcome
,. the past and present active demand,
ST.. sim the leading feature Of the trade
situation. Notwithstanding that unseason-
ably warm weather in some sections Of
f.s country tends TO restrict retail distri-
isuys trade. ana necessarily exercises
..me eject upon recorders from and col
..ctIons by jobOers. Less than ordinary
i-terruption Is indicated by election day
.aservances. The strength Of textiles
l.oth raw and manufactured. has been
further accumulated curing the week. IN
crea,es being noted in raw cotton WOOL
enc hemp. 10
The strength Of textiles, oils and mis-
cellaneous products was calculated 10 on
SET tho weakness and Hreguiati'y J."
metals. not including iron and steel now
ever. cereals, and other lood proou0'S'
COTTON.
p,v. cotton aavanced easny this week
,- rr appearance OF better buying py
s-r,lro consumers. induced by reports OF
-.,et-Ia4nfre. statistics OF small move
+ and active domestic demand from
.., manufactured product healzihs
imparted some irreguarlty' anu
, excitement TO this staple WOOL
t.e hosn equally strong, though Iail9"o
-..r. ara smaller, and mateflh Ba14l ia
t. ts TO be noted while from the
-...rfrctured goods branch como rePoi .'
s co-0dont strength, and OF probable
...+,,, advances in mems wear BoO1S anu
carpets. .. -o,ohed q high
l-veI with prices showing H.'io o,
eraure. The culness OF "he". NJ ~
,..,.+ion in Bradstreets stausucS "a
..-,,r1,, s-ocks. which indicate gam loI
., ,,~rth of over 100000 bushels con-
...1.,,t..I entirely from American sources
es goreiFn supplies showed shsH'
CORN
,.,-, g. steady. notwithstanding hDerai
,.+inates Of yield, and largely oNln5 ="
fh. readiness OF foreign Duyhs a. -
ossslons. signs accumulate lndt 80,
l.anufacturer3 ana Jobbefs are le0.,iS
with success la securing rSoonuy -
,.-cod prices. Hides and leather arc
..ronathetcally strong. and shoe manu-
..o-',~era are actively employed
,.t,,,,t, in lumber is feature al many
,,.rlets ana strength OF prices ID Ho
Jess marked
IRON AND STEEL
In iron and steel there IS rather more
,-,.,,larltv noted. Active demand on
,afroad account has induced an ADVANCE
tu iron and steel bars OF 50 per toIl Du1
steel biilets are lower. There ls q he@Ny
volume OF business reported III piB-lIoh
Tor late 800 delivery, and that product
s. slightly higher at the East. Blast
furnace statistics for October point 10
%
stocks again show decrease, pointing
IN consumption stiu oUtstrpWng produc-
zion COPPER is dun at tho present de-
cline. and tin IS rather weaker
M hardware, both heavy and light sorts
era active IN the West but the East IS
I.t so favorable.
llgh prices are turning away export
b-ei19rs IN finished products. but im-
l.rts show little, # any expansion.
GRAIN EXPORTS.
Wheat. including flour. shipments for
t.s week, 46J9 Si2 bushels, os"ins, o.OiD'-
es bushels last week. 3.l59O.5 bushels IN
ina ..rresponding week Of 1925 o'iioolz
bushels ia 1897. 4.oji.5d bushels III l99o'
ana ssz5.O25 bushels in 1870. ....
Sine. Juiv lst. this season. the exports
,l t.nrat AGGREGATE T.259og6 bushels,
AGAINST 47,6o0zG bushels last year. anu
ol54sl bushels ia 1873 -s,.,,-
com exports for the week 4o'l'Fl'
bushels. AGAINST 45J3, 425 bushels last week.
.s.g76 this week year ago. 3
zT CAS- bushels in 1897. S.7S2C3C bushels ~
lsS. and l.sA, as bushels in 1885.
since July lst. this season, corn eA-
PORTS aggregate S3G3.2H bushels. against
o. A-l02 during the same period a year
ego. and 53 400 go IN 1887 IS.
FAILURES.
business failures for the week, 1872, as
compared With l7l last week. lN this week
a near ago, 273 Ina 1851. 2JS in 1896. and 2l9
la lss5
Business failures IN the Dominion Of
Canaoa number g. as against n last
week. 20 this week year ago. 80 in 1891,
FL l 1870. and a. 30 1890.