The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-12-02

Failing on That Is Alarming -
Conditions Are All That Can
He Expected with Unreasonable
Wenther-IrOn and Steel Quieter
Than "a Week Ago.
NEW YORK, Dec 1-Bradstreets to-
morrow Will say:
Warm weather and holiday have i'm
parted an appearance Of irregularity and
even dullness TO some lines of distribu-
tive trade, completing a month which
has been. on the whole, quieter than was
the preceding month but one which still
makes satisfactory comparison with
corresponding period last year, when the
weather conditions particularly favored
diStributiVe business in seaSOna BILE goods
The price situation generally is appa-
Tenuy one of notable strength, in view
Of these conditions. Farm products, it is
true. notably wheat and corn, have been
weak and lower on unsatisfactory foreign
demand and a bearish influence eXer-
cised by Increasing supplies of the former
grain. Other cereals are stronger, how
ever. Provisions have been lower, large
" on increased receipts of hogs, but
lard has been steady on good export de-
mand. The situation in textiles has ap-
parently lost little in strength during the
week though raw cotton has suffered
from a bear raid III domestic and foreign
markets, on alleged estimates of heavy
quantities being held back. Offsetting
this, however, have been advices that
sales of actual cotton at Liverpool this
week are the largest of the year. Cot
ton goods have been very strong, and
the report of Fall River mills for the
third quarter is of conditions the best
since 1872. Wooden goods have been
strong also, despite unfavorable weather.
Iron and steel are even Quieter than
they were a week ago, and some shad-
ing of prices, more in the nature of re-
adjustment, however, than of weakness,
have given an appearance of irreguIarity.
The feature of the week has been the
agreement on iron ore prices, placing the
price for the coming season, as was init
mated in this column last week, at nearly
double that paid at the opening of the
present season. Other metals have been
fairly firm.
Wheat, including flour, shipments for
the week aggregate 1899, 400 bushels,
against 3,6S3 6G bushels last week, 7,483, $50
bushels in corresponding week of 1898;
G499,960 bushels in 1897; 1868 $50 bushels
in 1896, and 3,156S2S bushels in 1885. Since
July l, this season, the exports of wheat
aggregate 946 bushels, against 96,-
60S,042 bushels last week, and 107, 93S, 63S
bushels In 1S97-189S. Corn exports for the
week aggregate 4.441514 bushels. against
4.l49523 bushels last week, 4,723, 9SS BUSH
els in this week a year ago, 1855, sos BUSH
els in 1897, 1,76S1O2 bushels in 1896 and
1867 54 bushels in 1895. Since July 1,
this season, corn exports aggregate &c.
663,G0O bushels, against 65,546 $50 bushels
during the same period a year ago, and
6l125,951 bushels in 1S97-1S9S
Business failures in the United States,
as usual al this period, number III for the
week, as compared with 202 last week,
2l2 in this week a year ago, $50 in 1897,
859 In 1856, and 315 in 1895. Business fail
ures in the Dominion of Canada for the
week number %. against 3S last week, 25
I'm this week a year ago, 81 in 1897, Al in
1896 and 80 in 1885