The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-25
STAPLE PRICES
REMAIN FIRM.
Textiles, Particularly Cotton Goods,
Aggressively Strong.
IRON AND STEEL ARE QUIET
After Year OF Uncxamplcd Activity
But Market Appears To he Irregu-
lar Rather Than Weak-Raw
Wool Higher on all Markets
IRON AND STEEL ARE QUIET


morrow will say:
A striking Illustration OF the underlying
strength of the general business situation
Is furnished this week by the course OF
prices. Almost without exception values
of staples remain at previous quotations
or manifest a stin further pronounced
tendency upward. This. too. has occurred
in face Of q rather smaller distribution
in ordinary trade channels than mas been
noted In recent weeks.
SO far as autumn and winter trade is
concerned the complaint Of unseasonabiy
mild weather restricting retail distribution
is repeated from many cities, but rising
superior to this and 10 the Questionably
smaller distribution at first hands Is the
accentuated strength OF textiles. but par
rioularly cotton goods which reflect some
added strength of he raw product due
to smaller receipts and better foreign adj
vices. but in larger measure also por-
tray the influence of active demand COM
ing on a market exceptionally bare OF
stock. A further advance I'm print cloth,
a feature this week. has brought the quo
tation for standard grades mp to cents,
!
WOOL is HIGHER.
Raw wool is higher on the week at all
markets. shared In by the manufactured
material, for which a good fall demand
has been experienced. The American mar
ket for wool is still claimed 10 be the
cheapest I'm the world. The dizziness i'm
heavy winter goods produced by the pres
ent warm weather has not rs yet served
TO impair confidence iu Wholesale lines.
Cereals remain ON the whole duh and
undressing, and price Quotations are
within an exceptionally narrow range,
with quotations ruling about what they
were one year ago.
Copper + strong on a pcrceptby inn
proved demand. chiefly i'm electrical lines.
Gomez has advanced. partly on the fear
Of interruption OK shipments by quarantine
restrictions and also because of reduced
receipts az Brazilian ports coupled with
stronger European advices
IRON AND STEEL
Iron and steel are seasonably quiet
after "a year of unexamplcd activity, but
the price changes recorded serve to in-
part AN appearance rather of regularly
than a weakness. some makes of steel.
particularly plates and sheets. being low
the week Authorities In the trade cou-
slider prospects of maintenance of present
conditions Of price and demand during
1900 as quite favorable. a feature Of the
market is the presence of what might
be termed supporting orders which viii
be forthcoming at small recessi0us. De-
spite prophecies of checked export trade.
large foreign order for nails Us reported
placed this week.
Coke production is ON am unexamplod
scale and arrangements for next years
supplies are reported completed but the
iron ore situation is yet 10 be settled.
though O. doubling OF laast seasons
early agreed-on price is not unlikely
Notwithstanding "a total estimated pro-
ducti0n of 100000 tons OF anthracite
coal this year, am increase of - per cent
On last year, demand has been 80 good
that stocks are az a minimum. good
volume OF business is doing in hardware.
more particularly nj Western points. and
the spring outlook IS confidently regarded.
WHEAT SHIPMENTS
Wheat, including -four. shipments for
the week aggregate 3GsN.6lt bushels,
against 4Ii0OI bushels last week, 5.s-i-
726 bushels I'm the corresponding week Of
1898, O. lG- 13 bushels in 1Ng1. 3.1a3.6@ BUSH
els IN lh.Ns ana -tftrNn hH-lltt7 lt i''i-
Since July 1st. this season the exports Of
wheat aggregate SOLOS. ji6 bushels, against
S9,12tOS3 bushels last year, and l0itS.6,3
bushels I'm 1898.
Corn exports for the week aggregate
41i952} bushels. against lGB.liS bushels
last week. 3993.Si6 bushels in This week a
year ago. 2S970J bushels in 1880. 1890 ,.-
bushels i'm 1896. and 1S2oSa3 bushels in
1895. Since July 1st. this season. corn ex-
ports aggregate 80. 2ZG ASS bushels. against
Co. S22.1C2 bushels during the same period
a year ago. and 59.EmIi5 bushels in 1S9l-aS.
Business failures in the United states
tend 90 increase slightly. as usual mo this
period, and number 22 for the week, as
compared with 1872 last week, lo2 iu this
wosk year ago, 233 in 1884, 2'5 In 1896.
and 2sS On lssj
Business failures I'm the Dominion of
Canada for tine week number 3, as COM
pared with 10 last week y IN this week
year ago. "a in 1896 and 81 In 1885.