Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-16
TRADE REPORT.


| New York.-Bradstreet's report for
last week says:
There is q stronger tone In cotton
and wool. the former largely because
of reports of fears OF crop damage.
while the latter Is firm at former quo
tations on a volume OF business equal
to lately enlarged totals. Cereals are.
az q whole, dull and lack speculative
interest. Wheat is practically un-
changed. early reports OF Argentine
crop damage falling to bring out much
buying. and the latter In turn Undue
Ing realizing. Corn Ii only fraction
ally higher. while hog products are
rather slow and weak. 1t is from that
longtime barometer of trade, the iron
business, that relatively the best re-
ports az to demand and prices come.
While "a considerable volume OF bust
ness was displayed just previous to
election, the quantity OF sales reported
since has been satisfactory. Chicago
reports tho past weeks sales Of $4,000
the largest Of any week this year. A
similar report comes from Birming-
ham, where 10000 tons are reported
placed within the past ten days. while
Pittsburg reports the sales Of finished
material the heaviest since last spring
A similar report as to sales OF pig iron
comes from Cincinnati. The iron sales
have been largely at an advance Of 80
to rs cents per ton. while bars and
structural material have either been
advanced or the makers are now hold
ing meetings to agree upon Increases
A large part OF the business in cruder
forms II reported TO have been on ex
port account. despite the reports OF fall
ing iron prices abroad and the high
freight rates. A heavy business has
been also done In rails at full prices
but figures OF quantities are withheld
Some heavy sales OF bridge material
and structural steel are reported at
New York. Hardware has moved rath
err better OF late. Other metals are
quieter except tin. which Is slightly
higher after the late weakness.
Hopefulness az to improvement In
fall demand. now that the election Ia
over and cold weather has arrived. Is
reported in all sections. but nowhere
is the feeling OF confidence so marked
as In the south. Despite the recent de-
ton is notably cheerful. In the west
dry goods, clothing. shoes and hard
ware are moving better. On the Pacific
coast export trade with our new posses
sions and with Asia has been good.
California reports the large area plant.
ed In grain helped by recent rains. Re-
fined sugar Is almost alone among the
staples lower on the week by Is cents.
but this Is mainly due to the decreased
prices OF raw on enlarged supply.
Wheat exports including -four, for
the week aggregate. 3.555.507 bushels
against 3.6l2.42l bushels last week !:
| 1850. 642 bushels In the corresponding
week Of 1899. 3.774. 500 bushels In 1898
5.Aa5.5A2 hushsls< IN 1897, AND &,SSA,5AE
beeAsls n M yrom July / - dake
The ssoson Wheat exports ere e3.4I1-
VI busAslR egaiAak n. ~ .ess basAsls
iast esasen ana ~, go, ef6 bushels In
| is98-99.
Failures for the week In the United
States number 16l. against 1865 last
! week. 1872 In this week year ago. 1877
In 1898. 273 In 1897 and 25S In 1896.
Canadian failures for the week number
II. against l6 last week. 20 In this
week year ago. 80 In 1898. SO In 1897
and "A In 1896.
wheat.
TacoIna--Market active and good
business reported: prices one cent
higher. Bluestem. SIC; club. SAC.