The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11
Bradstreet's on Trade.
NEW YORK. Nov. 1o.-Bradstreet's to-mor-

NEW YORK, Nov 1O.-Bradstreet's to-mor-
row will say:
Strength of prices, a natural outcome OF past
ana present active demand, is stu the leautie
feature of the trade situation MISUNDERSTANDING
unseasonably warm weather in some sections "a
the country tends to restrict retail tI aue a.
necessarily has some effect on re-oTuels a. -
collections by jobbers. Less than ORDINARY III
terruption is indicated by election day ooserV.
ances The strength of textiles, both IaW 60 "a
manufactured. has been further acc 3 ~ ~ w
curing the week. increases being noteo III A
cotton, wool and hemp. -5
me strength of textiles. leather, oils ofsset
miscellaneous products calculated 10 oALSe
the weakness and frregularity in metals, nj
including iron and steel however, ceIedis Cd ~
oeher 1000 products Raw cotton az battsr
easily this week on appearance OF petu VI
buying OF foreign consumers, lnduceu Wy :
ports OF frost damage, small movement aiiu - q
domestic demand for the manufactured pr
duct. Realizing later impaired some lrreguI
iarity and even excitement to this staple. W ooi
mas been equally strong, though trahsact ~ sOt no
are smaller and a material gain IN prices IS "
be noted, while from the manufactured sOous
branch it was reported of confident stre ing, u.
goods and carpets.
Cereals appear to have reached dead Level,
with prices showing little or no change Inc
duliness of wheat at domestic markets mus a.
explanation in Bradstreet's statistics OIL woTlu
STOCKS, which indicate gain Tor the month iS ~
over II, 100000 bushels, contributed ehlIeIy
from American sources however as foreign
supplies showed a little shrlnkage- .
Signs accumulate that shoe manufacturers
and jobbers are meeting with success in secur-
Ing recently advanced prices. Hides ana leaeheF
are sympathetically strong and shoe manu- az
turers are actively employed.
Anxiety in lumber is a feature at many ma
kets and strength of prices is no less marked
In iron and steel there is rather more irTes
ularity noted. Active demand on the rAroa9
account has induced the advances IN IRON anu
steel bars of IS per ton, but steel plilets are
lower. There is heavy volume OF business re,
ported in pig iron for late 1900 delivery anu
that product is slightly higher at the East.
Blast furnace statistics for october point to a
further increase in production. but stocks again
show a decrease pointing to consumption SUN
outstripping production. Copper is dull at the
recent decline and tin is rather weaker. IN
hardware business is relatively more active AT
the West, heavy and light sorts being equall!
active, but in builders grades the OUTLOOK dI
the East is not so favorable.
High prices are turning away export business
in finished products but imports show little II
any expansion.
Wheat including flour, shipments for the
week aggregate 4 465 $40 bushels, against o'O5b,-
$50 bushels last week, 370, 6s3 bushels in the
corresponding week of 1895 AS 542 bushels In
1897 1864 SIS bushels in 1896 and S,325O zo push
els in 1895
Since July this season the exports Of wheat
aggregate Il, 239 S5S bushels against 1850 2l6
bushels last year and 1888, I34 bushels In
1898.
Business failures for the week number 1S2 In
the Unietd States, compared with ia last
week, 1877 in this week year ago, 213 In 1885,
25S in 1898 and 279 in 1855.
Business failures in the Dominion or Cahaua
number o. as against q last week, 30 IN TINS
week year ago, 80 in 1897 "A in 1886 and 10 IN
1895