The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-18
PRICES OF PIG
ARE MAINTAINED
Though Signs Of Shrinkage in New
Demand Become More Clear,
SPECULATION IN MATERIAL
Threatens Some Embarrassment in
WooIlens, Yet Textile Manufac-
turers are Doing Weli-Cot-
ton Goods Advance.
SPECULATION IN MATERIAL

NEW YORK Nov. 17-R. q. Dun *
Company Weekly Review Of Trade VIII
say tomorrow:
The signs OF shrinkage i'm the new de-
mand for iron and steel products become
more clear. and while prices of pig are
! maintained without change and biilets are
! quoted lower. only because premiums Tor
) earlier deliveries are no longer paid. plates
1 are quoted lower at the east with some
small mills selling at % cents at PITTS
burg. aud sheets are sold by some works
| there at 50 to 81 less than the regular
| price
The strength of bars az the west is large
| ~ due TO the great demand for cars OF
which it is said that one thousand per
day are ordered. but at the east prices are
a shade lower.
new demand does not make up for the
rapid completion of Old orders In some
lines so that competition of works weak
ems prices. I'm minor metals the collapse
of London speculation depressed tin TO %
cents on Wednesday here but subsequent
~ am advance Of SKI per ton in the foreign
market brought the New York price up
10 %
A sale of copper by the Calumet and
Hecla. said 20 be of 100000 pounds low
cred the price 10 ~ cents. Speter IS weak
at ass. with lead and tim plates unchanged
BOOTS AND SHOES.
ShiDments of boots and shoes fell of
and yet are larger than I'm any previous
year. for the first two weeks Of NoVem-
Der IS3.2Sl cases against 1878 in 1897, ana
1882 in 1894 and less in all other years
Advances asked. especially since the re-
cent rise I'm leather, have prevented much
buying. though many works still nave
business ahead Tor some time.
Textile manufacturers are doing well
although i'm woollens the speculation in
material threatens to cause some embar-
rassment. Sales OF wool We're again
heavy. 2lG42.3l1 rounds az the three CHIEF
markets making i'm two weeks H.s23sn
pounds against tLi37,loo pounds last year
when the mills were well employed.
Clearly a large share Of the transactions
has been for speculation, but the mills
have been buving also. especially those
recently started after long idleness. Prices
are a shade stronger for fine washed east
ern fleece and for fine and medium de-
laine. so that the entire list averages about
am eighth Of a cent higher Norsted
goods are again in good demand and have
been advanced in price with some fannels.
Carpets have been active with prices
advanced : cents for the season.
COTTON GOODS ADVANCE
Cotton goods continue 10 advance with
"a strong demand and with belief In short
CROP. so that some have been for the time
entirely Withdrawn from the market by
the mills. while bleached were advanced
10 the highest quotation for four years.
Conflicting estimates still make the cot
ton market excited but after falling an
eighth the price has recovered sixteenth.
The increased sales by planters and ship
ments from plantations appear 70 have
had rather more influence than short crop
estimates. although from high authorities.
Wheat declined a fraction, but fully re-
covered although Atlantic exports we're
only 2.g76.55l bushels flour included, against
2 qeS 7eS for the same week last year and
Pacific exports 720.793 bushels against
1,9cS, 093 last year.
The course Of the market IS the more
noteworthy because western receipts are
more reduced. being only 5,s9Is6I bushels
against lO,327. III last year
Corn delcined a fraction with heavier
exports than last year ard small receipts.
Failures for the week were 2l9 in the
United States against 223 last year. and %
IN Canada against rs last year.