The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-13
WITH DEMAND QUIET
Prices Yet Remain Steady in
the Mid-SeaSon.
CEREALS EXTREMELY DULL
Cotton StatisticaIIy Strong
Meaning of Failure Figures.

New York, Jan. 12.-Bradstreet's to
morrow VIII say: Quietness as to de
mand, but marked steadiness as to prices
is still the leading feature in trade lines
a condition, it might be remarked, not un.
common at this stage of the year, which
is a sort Of middle ground between stock.
taking and inventory time, and the actual
opening of the spring season.
Aggressive strength in prices is con-
fined to a few staples, such as pork pro-
ducts, which are firmly held on a rather
tardy recognition of the fact that sup
plies, both Of live hogs and of dead
meats ARE far from burdensome. TalIow.
cottonseed oil and similar products are
sympathetscally strong. Raw and re-
hned sugars have both been advanced
TINS week, not apparently because of the
war between the refners being settled.
but really because supplies of raws are
L United. Quite a furry in coffee occurred
aAi result Of reports Of an outbreak of
the plague at Rio.
tn bearish pressure on cotton has not
been relaxed this week, but 1.-THE dispro-
portion betwe en- the decline in spots and
options would seem to point to the bear
campaign having been less profitable than
hoped for. tatisticaIly, the position of
cotton is stro lg, but the African war has
checked British cotton manufacturing
and discouraged foreign buying. Domes-
tic cotton manufacturing is apparently
highly pr0sp erous, southern mills being
especially well employed, while low
water in the streams affects New Eng
land productb0 On. What few lines of next
seasons woob9n goods have been reported
are at advaac es ranging from % to IS
per cent and much interest attaches to
the reception that will be given these in
creased quota, tons. Pending the settle
ment of this raw wool is dull but firm
and specnatid1 is naturally light
Iron and stee l are extremely quiet but
signs of weakn sss are not numerous. the
shading in pig iron being confined to a
few grades and markets. Production in
December was below expectations being
affected by hold ay shut-downs, but there
s little doubt that the aggregate pro-
AUCTION for 1899 will not be mlech below
g, 100000 tons, a production surTtassdng all
previous records, and having a counter
part in the unexampled output of coke
also reported for last year. Stocks of ore |
IN Lake Erie are reported little in excess
If a year ago. notwithstanding the great |
est production on record. The quiet in |
Dig iron extends practically to all the |
finished branches of the trade, and hard |
ware is also quiet, but none the less
irm, as evidenced by the reports of fur
her advances by western jobbers. Tin /
$ speculatively higher this week, but
copper has sagged off.
The limited demand for lumber is
light, but the length of sup
llies is notable. as evidenced by the fact
nat white pine stocks are % per cent
smaller than year ago. The mild
weather and lack of snow in the north
vest this year it is thought likely may
affect the cut this winter. The large yell
ow pine order for 100000 feet for the
exposition at Buffalo,
enormously printed 100000 last week, is
still unpIaced.
Cereals have been almost hopelessly
lul this week on the "hand to mouth
demand. Stocks are larger and crop re-
PORTS are in the main favorable. but short
sellers are nervous in view of possible
oreign complications. Price changes, not
My in wheat but in corn and other
,rains, are the smallest noted for many
weeks past.
Hides are dull at the eat, but consider
bile buying is reported west and quota
|
weather. has affected sales of foot cover
ng. and this is reflected in a rather
uieter market for boots and shoes for
immediate consumption. Leather, how
yer, remains quiet and firm notwith-
landing. The open season has undoubt-
dIy made it easier for producers and
arriers of coal to fl lorders. while dull
1g the demand for domestic sizes.
Wheat. including flour. shipments for
he week aggregate 4,24S,936 bushels.
gainst 2.5096S2 bushels last week, $751;
81 bushels in the corresponding week of
500: 5.294,517 bushels in 1S9S; 3.e4S,154 bush
Is in 1897 and 1902 124 bushels in 1896.
ince July l this season the exports of
-heat aggregate 11o,742,So5 bushels.
gainst 1874 OG6.O4S bushels last year and
3, S42. 90 bushels in 1S97-9S. Corn ex-
orts for the week aggregate 3.314.576
ushels, against 4019,O36 bushels last
'eek, S.297072 bushels in this week year
go, 4,64l. $50 bushels in 1895; 3, 757. Isl bush
Is in 1897, and 1886 OF bushels in 1896.
ince July this season corn exports
sgreEatc 12S.97o.575 bushels, against So
Is, 100 bushels during the same period
year ago and SS.4ii,426 bushels in
,97-9S
The current weeks failure returns re-
ect the annual clearing out of dAlip-