The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-09-22

NEW YORK. Bradstreet.s -eport
Tor last week says; Expanding do
mand At advancing prices IN many
lines Of trade Ands its chief exemplar
In the market for ray cotton. which
has Witnessed thu greatest excitement,
heaviest trading and largest nmin in
Price for At least = decade. Rarely
u ever IN the history o. the trade, 6
conducted on modern lines. has the
Interest displayed on the product been
greater and The Misunderstanding inter.
ests or the world md the situation 4
perplexing one. while tie prospects Of
large profits 20 producers are stimulat-
ing all lines Of southern trads. Eng
iish spinnerH who are reported very
generally short OF supplies. are con
sidering drastic methods OF meeting
the requirements In American cot
ton markets the situation, from being .
buyers market q short time ago. IL
now reversed and sellers are IN . po-
sfticn to dictate terms. So suddenly
has the outlook as viewed by the trade
generally changed. however. that man
ufactnrers are unable or unwilling TO
define their exact position or II they
accept new business. do 90 ON q dis
tfnct basis Of cost Of new supplies.
Maximum e0ttOn-crop reports Of past
years are low, dealers are apparently
panic stricken and predict famine
stocks for the end Of the year, even
with reduced consumption.
Most food prices are either firm or
higher on the week, wheat being adj
yanced on better export demand and
bad weather At the northwest proved
by the low grade Of much Of the re-
ceipts. Corn is in good demand, with
scant supplies Of old crop and pork and
lard sympafhize herewith Raw sn-
gar is stiIl scarce and higher On the
week and coffee Il fractionally high
CT. Among the great prodness that
are lower are butter and ten.
Print cloths are out Of the market at
old prices and southern cotton yarns
have advanced Wool IL stiIl rather
weak and the demand for spring
weight mems goods 10 stiIl disappoint-
ing. The predicted anthracite coal
miners strike is almost the only unfa-
VorabIe feature Of the Industrial sItu-
alton.
The iron and steel situation has not
materially changed. and irreguiarity
In demand and prices Is sttll q fea-
ture. Rather more talk Is heard Of the
influence Of election uncertainties up
on future trade and certainly some ad-
ditional weakness Is felt at the leading
pig iron markets, while ON the other
hand finished material is more firmly
held. Examples Of this are afforded In
the weaker tone Of pig iron ct Philadel-
phia and at Birmingham and In the
placing Of Bessemer pig on Sl4 basis
At Pittshurg. On the other hand some
large sales Of pig are noted 1t ChEcA-
go At 50 cents advance and $500 tons
Of plates have been placed ct that city
Of nrmer rates, while bars are active
ana higher. Wire products are report
ed well cleaned up and stocks are ligat.
More Is doing In bars at other western
points Hardware b in good demand
and a good fan business 10 likely.
The outlook as 10 steel rail prices Is
unsettled, but lower quotations are
1 iUoAcA kOE.
Wheat (Includlng aourl shipments
! for the week aggregate 4,ees $50 bush
els, against Ass, $50 bushels last week,
4.536, SIS bushels the corresponding
week OF 1893, 3,eeS, 9s0 bushels In 1888,
6,2Ss. $40 bushels IN 1897, and 3.5es. AS
bushels in 1886. From July l TO date
this season wheat exports are 34.sSs. 3aS
bushels. against 42.Ol27ss bushels in
| lS9s-Ss. 1
Business failures In the United
States Tor the week number 297, against
154 last week. I4s In the week a year
ago. 1Is in 1855. 1ss in 1897, and 3l2
In 1886.
In Canada failures number "a. a.
against &c last week, IS In this week a
year ago. 20 in ISsS. sc inlss7. and Il
In 1886.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES walla,
56657c: valley and bluestem. $4,000.
TACOMA. - Wheat-steady; blue
stem. sshc: club. ssAe. both for ex-
port