The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-02
To the Steady Increase in Volume of
CountrY'e Business.

New York, Sept. 2.-R. G. Dun & Co.'S.
Weekly Review of Trade says:
The astonishing feature is the magni-
tude of demand, notwithstanding prices
which would ordinarily check. In pro-
ducts directly consumed by individuals,
the larger employment and better
wages of the working force gives ex-
PLANTATION. Efforts to meet the demand
call for more stores, manufacturing
works and machinery and facilities for
transportation as if every mans wages
We're in part diverted to build up the
nations machinery of manufacturing
and distribution. The occasion prom
ises quick profits, the building is largely
for the future and it goes on in spite of
unusual prices.
Demand exceeds the supply of besse-
mer pig, again raising the price for
that and anthracite to $22- so, southern
foundry to $500 at Pittsburg, with
heavy sales; grey forge to $19 and
southern at Chicago at $20.65, with local
coke at S21. Structural shapes were ad-
vanced IS per ton a week ago, cut nails
25 cents per key, plates 81 per ton, COM
mon bar iron to $1.S7A at Pittsburg and
tool steel to Z cents, with large Mexi-
can orders placed for pipe, and good
orders for bridges at Chicago. Few
works can promise delivery before De-
cember and most of the heavy con-
tracts placed have been for next years
Recent advances in boots and shoes
and leather do not prevent large bust
ness and hides have slightly risen at
from Boston, 81 per cent larger than
in any other year to date, were 14.1 per
cent larger in August than in any other
year, and "a per cent larger than in
1892. Buyers press for early delivery.
Manufacturers refuse many orders and
some already have contracts farther
ahead than they wish. Leather is a
little stronger with a heavy business.
Sales of wool have been moderate,
6,328, 700 pounds for the week and for
five weeks 42,005, $50, of which So, 459, 290
were domestic and when the last great
speculation was in progress sales in the
same weeks of 1895 were 81, 500 292
pounds, of which SO, us, 987 were domes-
tic. Some hesitancy in buying by man
ufacturers is attributed to current
prices, and in quarter blood washed
fleece and unwashed and connbing light
some concessions have been made so
that the average of 100 quotations by
Coates Brothers is about 20.33 cents
against 20.40 August 1. Mills have
strong demands for goods and the Clay
WorStedS have further advanced. In
cotton goods demand exceeds supply
and many kinds have advanced, al
though the material has declined.
Wheat has declined, mainly because
reports of injury in the northwest have
been diScredited and the exports from
100000 bushels against 3,7S5,759 last
year, and for five weeks 16, ia, 6S5 BUSH
els against 16. ST5, S39 last year.
The western receipts have been -
513, 474 bushels against 20,320, 585 last
year, indicating in recent weeks, some
disposition on the. part of farmers to
hold their grain.
The enormous exports of corn, TO-
S02,129 bushels, against 10,999, 493 in the
same week last year, and the western
receipts, 19, 722, 100 bushels against 49,
620,7S7 last year, are not to be forgotten
and have caused a decline of one cent
in prices.
Failures for the week have been 141
in the United States against III last
year, and Is in Canada against % last
year.