The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-09-02
Dm's Revte70 of Trade.

NEW YORK, Sept 1-R. G. Dun Co. S
weekly review of trade will say tomorrow:
The astonishing feature is the magnitude of
demand Notwithstanding prices which would
ordinarily check It, In products directly con-
sumed by individuals the larger employment
and better wages of the working force give
explanation. Efforts to meet the demand call
for more stores, manufacturing works and ma
chinery and facilities for transportation, as II
every mans wages were in part diverted 10
build up the nation s machinery of manufactur-
ing and distribution. The occasion promises
quick profits the building is largely for the
future, and it goes on in spite of unusual
The demand exceeds the supply of Bessemer
pig, again raising the price for that ana an NJ
thracite to $22 So Southern foundry to SIS ~
at Plttsburg, with heavy sales; gray forge 10
$40 and Southern at Chicago to $40 IS. with
local coke at s21. Structural shapes were adj
vanced S. per ton a week ago, cut nails %
cents per keg this week plates ~ per ton,
common bar iron TO 81 S7I5 at Pittsburg and
tool steel TO : cents with large Mexican orders
placed for pipe and good orders for bridges at
Chicago. Few works can promise delivery be-
fore December, and most of the heavy con-
livery.
Recent advances in boots and shoes and
leather do not prevent large business, and
hides have slightly risen at Chicago. Ship
ments of boots and shoes from Boston, 81
per cent larger than in any other year to date,
were al per cent larger in August than in
any other year, and "a per cent larger than in
1892. Buyers press for early delivery. Manu-
facturers refuse many orders and some have
already contracts for farther ahead than they
wish. Leather is a little stronger with a
heavy business.
Sales of wool have been moderate, 6,32s 700
pounds for the week and for five weeks ~, 005.-
$50, of which 80, 459 go were domestic, and when
the last great speculation was in progress sales
in the same weeks of 1895 81 669, 292 pounds.
of which 80. lis, 987 domestic. Some hest
fancy in buying by manufacturers is attrb-
uted to current prices and in quarter-b blood
washed fleece and unwashed and combing light,
some concessions have been made so that
the average of 100 quotations by Coates Bros.
is about 20.3 cents. against 20 40 cents August
l. Mills have strong demands for goods, and
the clay worsted have further advanced In
kinds have advanced, although the material
has declined
Wheat has declined. mainly because reports
credited and the exports from both coasts have
37s5, 759 last year, and for five weeks 16 ia SIS
bushels, against 16,S75,S3e last year. The West
ern receipts have been 474 bushels,
against 20320,5S5 last year, indicating in re-
cent weeks come disposition the part of
the farmers to hold their grain.
The enormous exports of corn, 20, 500. 129 bush
els. against 1899, 495 In the same weeks last
year. and the Western receipts 49, 100 1O9 bush
els. against 10 go. 1877 last year. are not to be
forgotten and have caused a decline of l cent
in prices.
Failures for the week have been 141 in the
United States against III last year, and %
in Canada against % last year.