The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1899-09-02
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DUNN's TALE OF PROSPERITY.
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I NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-R. G. Dunn &
Co.'s weekly reveiew of trade say tomof-
row. The astonishing feature is the ma s.
rlitude of demand, notwithstanding prices
which would ordinarily check it, In prod
ucts directly consumed by individuals, the
larger employment and better wages of
the working force give explanation. Efforts
tuN1leet the demand call for more stores.
manufacturing works and ina chinery and
facilities for.i transn .rta ton, tas If, every
man s wages were In srtf diverted to build
up the nations 1nachinNry of anamufactur-
ing and stribution: The occasion prom y
Uses quick profits, the building is largely
for the future and sit goes on.:in spite Of
unusual prices. is f
Demand exceeds the supply of abesserner
pig; again raising e-prdce for that and
anthracite to $3.50, southern foundry to
1880 at Pittsburg, with heavy SALES; grey
fergesto# SO and Southern at: Chicago: ito
i3aN65; with local coke at 81. 3. Structural
shapes were advanced s5la' ton asweek ago.
tcu. nails Is cents a key this week, plates
Sc H. tom common bar iron to-. s1S71zsi at
srittsburg and tool steel to z: cents, Will
large Mexican orders placed for pipe, and
good orders fort bridges at Chicago: Few
works cam PROMISE delivery before ecem-
ber, and most: zof sthes tfheavy contracts
placed have been for next year atlelivery.
~ Recent. advances In boots an ID shoes and
leather do not prevent large business; and
hides have slight ly risen at Chicago. Ship
nients Of boots and shoes from Boston 81
per cent larger than In any other year TO
date, were IA per: cent larger i1pa August
than m any other year, and "a =percen
larger thanSin 1882 Buyers press for early
delivery Manu- lecturers refuse many or.
iders and some already :,tsaVe:! contracts
farther aheadt n they " q Lea ther is
iii little stS5Ige IVA hi il heavy business
Sales Of Ssbol haive hee1l mod erate, $685.
81 Tor i lsa week aha Ave weeks
s4a;oo6 $780, as wgre domestic
III III less Same weeks fof
1885 ;66e s; of (which 80,
=11e ~ Some hesitancy lin
buytn i1u 1t tr4buted 80
pr luart blood
ssSihed 4heece ana I'm washed and tcombing
llKiYtE some coneessi onss have teen made.
that stf1e aaverage dff tations by
sGo4tes 1Bros. rs boua s20 .ss cents against
HzG40 Aug s'aadilfs saaIiaW strong eifarids
sfof GOODS, anu iea VOL vAhfur ti1er
advanced. IN cotton goods demand ex-
ceeds supply and many kinds have adj
vanced, although the material has de.
clined. :t 81 = t.tisss s.5;
4 The cotton year ends with spot quoted at
teHisecents:E crop has surpassed all 9th
.ers and with commercial stocks here and
abroad and s1nill stocks about 100000 bales
larger than a year ago, the. actual con
sumption of american cotton seems To
have been about 10,6000O0 bales; SO that a
crop of 10; 100000 bales would leave stocks
fabout where they; were a year ago, Con-
sumption should remain the same. There
is prospect Of increased consunnpti ion, bmt
also. Ola yield exceeding 100000 bales,
outstanding recent losses.
Failures for the week have been al in
the United States against III last year an6
g in Canada against 2 last year.