Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-10-19
Buying of Even Larger Vol
unae Than in the Past.
DEMAND RUNS AHEAD
Industrial Conditions Could Hardly be
Better. Asserts II. G. Dun's Week.
ly Review of Irade-Cotton
Goods in Demand.

New York, Oct. 14.-"Tndustrial con-
ditions could hardly be better. After
many months of such extraordinary
buying that its continuance seemed
impossible, even larger buying still
crowds producing works in most lines
beyond their capacity. The iron fur
naces are producing 11,000 tons week
1y more than even before-27S. els tons
Oct. land yet the actual consump-
ton in manufacture reduced unsold
stocks in September by 1880 tons,
while the demand runs far ahead into
next year for many produces"
The foregoing statement regarding
The present industrial boom in the
United States is made in r. G. Dun &,
Co.'S Weekly Review OF Trade, issued
today. Il continues:
4 "Aftei the great buying last week.
Bessemer pig iron rises, to $24 at Pitts
burg. with No. ! anthracite at Phila-
delphia and No. local coke AT Chicago,
both quoted at $3.50. and buyers pay
ing premiums for early deliveries ac-
cording 10 theii. needs. Finished prod
nets still advance. eastern bar to S2.1I
and tank plates 10 $40. The average
of percentages &c prices for Jan. /
1icts and 1887 for pig. In some lines
however, production has so far gained
that works are beginning to look for
orders to cover next year.
'The boot and shoe shops are getting
q little better price for mems kip boots
and women's grain and buff shoes. and
shipments for the first half OF Octobe,
are the largest ever reported. though
1f,,.- f,,. A..
prices. Leather is a shade higher, bu,
buying of sole has been checked by the
recent advance. as manufacturers ap.
pear to have rather large supplies and
the Chicago market for hides. though
quoted little higher, seems uncer.
tain.
The demand for wooden goods is fair,
ly large and prices are well sustained
though not further advanced. In goods
of the better grades there is some I'M
certainty. Sales of wool are smaller
only 7,473.300 pounds for the week al
the three markets without further ad.
vance. Silks are firm and linens tend
ing upward, with good demand.
The cotton manufacture meets so
great demand that prices advance
every week and supplies for early de
livery are in many lines restricted
More business is turned down that is
done in brown sheetings and drills, and
coarse colored cotttons are rising. Big
GALES have moved great part of the
surplus print cloths and prices have
been advanced for grades not until re.
Gently controlled by the selling COM
mittee. The rise of about l cent in
cotton, with current reports of short
yield. has much influence, and though
the quantity coming into sight is lar
ger to date than last year it has re-
Gently been falling behind enough to
support the idea that growers are dis.
posed to hold it back. .
Wheat exports are still larger than
from the great crop of last year, Allan
tic -four included, having been 1851.
800 bushels in two weeks agains
9 6,116,6S9 bushels last year and Pacific
1,7S0,44s bushels, against 1,375,O34 las
year. The western receipts have beer
only 14,51s,s92 bushels, against 2O.790,
A95 bushels last year, but the course O.
prices is not calculated to encourage
big movement. The government, de
ferred any estimate of Weld. and it:
figures are as usual variously interpre
ted, but not influential. Corn receipt:
-l3,7S9,749 bushels, against 11,O47.25S
bushels in two weeks of last year, with
exports of 6,177,14s bushels, agains.
4,367, 59S bushels last year-show a sup
ply and foreign demand which nigh
we'll affect the wheat market to some
extent.
"Failures for the first week OF Octo