The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-25
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
Bradslreet's and Dun Review the Condition
Of Trade in The Country.
BUSINESS STEADILY on THE INCREASE.
r.rccts Cotton 10 60 Hisher-com-
pared to Last Year the Country
Is In Better Condition.
BUSINESS STEADILY on THE INCREASE.

New York. March 24.--R. G, Dun & cos
weekly Review Of Trade viii say tomor.
row. Business is not frightened either by
the grea. capitalization Of new companies
or by the wild fluctuations in Wall street
No matter how much the stock operations
in New York may count, business else
where is large enough to warrant won
derful expansion of industries and that Is
the thing most important to observe III
no considerable branch has production
diminished. but in practically all 1t has
been Increasing during the past week In
iron and steel little lower price Tor
Beesemer pig appears at Pittshurg, ont
with grey forge 75c there and southern
iron ~ Chicago SOC 10 81 higher. Inere
is no market for billets, as no works East
or West can furnish them at present, put
quotations range in price from $50 ~
Pittshurg TO S27 in Philadelphia IN nm
tshed products there Is he same trouble
Rails can be bought al SO in Pittsburg
and at S2i at Chicago, if at all, out sna'i
! lots have been sold at $50 at New ork
| Chicago is taking many contracts TOT
! building in Boston New York and WASH
! ngton, amounting to 1000 tons. bur max
! ers elsewhere arc overcrowded with WORK
| No market can deliver plates within any
reasonable time and pittsburg works are
| sold to July on sheets, though instead Of
! 20 there. 2.65 at Chicago and 800 at
| Philadelphia is paid Plate mills are all
| fun and there is heavy demand at Chi
| cago for bars, while one car maker con-
| tract for 5000 tons, prices steadily grow
| ing stronger The minor meals are all
I weaker with the reaction of London specu-
lation. though copper has declined to lie
fs0-n tr - tirh ahn m al
that exports have been stopped for the
I week. The February output both here and
in other countries Wss greater than last
years monthly average. though February
is short month.
Wool is at the doubling point. with large
sales ordered from the interior hy the
tired holders and some concessions made
| 10 secure transactions Al Philadelphia and
| Boston though quotations show only
moderate decline and sales at the three
chief markets are slmos; as large as in
1872. Manufacturers made many inquiries.
but the prospect NJ combinations is potent
TO hinder transactions. The goods are In
| rather better demand than q year ago,
hu; no large class OF mills can claim to
he fully employed. The demand for cotton
goods Is still strong. but this week has
| not materially advanced prices. Cotton
is decidedly lower but higher prices are
expected Mill and commercial stocks.
however. are about 600 O00 bales larger
than last year abroad and mill stocks here
must be heavier because the mills are
buying very little although crowded with
work while the commercial stocks here
arc quite large. The wheat market is
somewhat stronger. The market for cot
| Ton has been decidedly heavy. owing 10
some better receipts a. the South aud also
the conviction that stocks on hand are
large enough to meet all demands