The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-10-28
Bradstreets Rsview.

Ncv York. oct g1 -Brtdaire-. ,pmor.
row wnl aay
A quietlng Gown of dEtrbatrc tradr.
more particularly at retail. 'ia r-f,1rted Ion
telegrapiuc advlces % Brudstreei's this
week rr0wmg uut of fhe un sea,outbiy
warm weather n0W beng oNpereaced in
MOST sections of tae country Reelection
~ this B. found in Ices urgent orders re-
coiycd by iobbcrs in eomevhif impaired
collections nt many poris A. regards
priccs however thcrc 81 20 apprcoiab.c
losa of strength. ihe great majority of
quotations remains steady md amons
th1ee making changes advances are s'iii
numerous That ne butineas conditions
81 the country remains at ar uuprece-
dcutod volume is testihcd 90 by me heavy
gi ns note-i ln bank ciearings over year
ago and BY the immensl incrclses in rail-
road euruinrs over except l0naiiy gpri re-
turns last October A. regards the rur-
rene ACTIVITY in trinporatlea lt might
bc slid that east bound trtdl. from chit
cago in the past month was more trln
double that reported iu ths ime pe-ot
year ago ana talcn AS trg. i- tn1f rc-
ported m October uf iNI r..1rl period
of good trade Tho ocrAn fr.gsf sltul-
ton n gradually imprutirs plftr boz
cause high rttn. afe uttrt.ilns 200 4tHiI-
able dlscngtsrd Tonnage ami partly be-
cause the cheek of foreign buying plr-
uculnriy of cereals. caused nf tHe ad-
vance lu yeesel rates has eHero sed s
reflex action on the i1ttrr market Sini-
uiinncousiy with thc drop in fragnt rates
this week has como "a hardening 100 quo-
tauons Tor cereals. partly the result -
tn.s Improved foreign buying meet'ng the
laie decline and partly also heo.rise for
elgn and domestic demand for corn has
NOT a. yet brought out the Hood of offer
ings earlier hooked for Nheif Gas bcen
sympathetically strong. a. have other
cereals. ana wheat Hover Pas been ad-
vanced this week coffee - arm. but not
much higher on the Wess. aome specuia-
tive reaction having been rOiei Among
thc leading products decrrasng l price
tn and copper amoaS The mecls have
been most rsotabc the iatter claimed 90
be due 20 90 production apprDanaius moro
90 a panty with demand.
COTTON AND COTTON GOODS
Cottou a. fracuonaily lower az the re-
suit OF deadlock between t0reisa consum-
ers aud Americtn pnoducers The stua-
tior of cotton goods, one of Aggressive
strength. a. undoubtedly a supporting
feature 10 mo small a0c0unL Tae strength
% a'Ool s. natural. N view OF the very
large t.aes. In Foo.en goods denaHsi %
favorable, and further price advances are
predicted. Immoer. after i0hht hesitation
al some markets, due 90 enlarged sus-rsles
o. again very nruA Rs are also hldes and
leather. la sympathy with recent advao,o
IN boots ana ah0ea.
IRON AND STEEL.
The situation az iron and sfeel n per-
tnps the mOst notable one yet presented.
The feature ~ the market Is The reported
hooking ~ the steel ran mills % the
county OF Ocary s per cent. OF their
capacity Cor next year's delivery. In al
/ 800 0oo TONS OF raha are rgp0rtei 20 have
been booked Tor delivery next year, and
there a In additional c0nsderable un-
finished business on 1879 account which n
n claimed will 6tin further cnarge The
volume OF business handled neNt year
Heavy buying Of pig iron, undoubtedly "a
cover some cf the ran sales. % reported
IN the central vest at prices ltte bcloN
those ruling for some time past ia al
lines OF business demand = siiil ven
heavy. demand Tor steel fOr Oars. oi
plates for ship building and for wire be-
ing additional signs OF strength. Demand
for hardware b. active a. nearly an mar.
keis The scarcity az auppliea noted last
week IA Htill a feature ard io1issrs arc
stn pushing FOR prompt shlpments.
: bNrbed wire. nails anl hand imp pementl
'ena nisaeg a, alI' ela,sg- mAsss'g