The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-28
|IIIIY TRADE REVIEW
abroad and Prices Of l'nr
Break.
|, !, GOLD COMES FROM ALASKA
- r,o.s from the Trans
Nrpv ~ u,crp ."ducti"n
'''' ys,p. Lower rri.es'

,nri, 27.--R. G. Dun & Co.'S
N " Il review Of trade tomorrow W.
:, 90 abroad and prices OF
30 sss. .,. break sharply in the same
b pfoau. ,,onths Of the new year nave
b, ~, nd business does not 50 a sHpnna
20 .. "a the large increase OF c,feu'a
l'e ,ha new monetary oill nan
., 's nor enough to sustain an lo .us
r1l''s .a.rv advances in prices last year.
tT'slap go o. gold and of currency
a'' ,.,ss disbursements by the treas,
as IN Of bonds have rendered.
b p es. .u.y unusually low for the sea
~ y Mia other industrial and spec
~ ,,,iyity in Europe, with the war
s'a'n . n So new gold from Alaska
'1s w.. no loss Of supply from me
sysrs 'ne America builds up III
|atsVaai, a. breastwork against )fo'-
,is ABROAD VI - - tbo mast,
Gan ~. ID future here as ~ 'A
la.s ~ troubles in europe, WHARF II
" , y in prices came wneie y
TOE lied least--in the industry nv
X arrssnlzed than amy other 10 ch nj
sF o '.san and in the branch walcn;
''fe'l'v an,rarts covering rodmakinS ,u''
Fss as sS and through paten.s.
pr @a u,ore ullv controlled than ai.y
ksfeo , nV,c of $40 per ton in WIRE
Wy me. N. wire and galvanized foacs'
lh S',VV smooth wire, showed that no
" y aoord 10 hold prices SO nlsh
ailVl III VI consumption In q week the
n. q ron products have decilneu o.o ar
,n, and sirce February w S'lo PEI
Y, TX wire and nail prices nave peei,
ls mo highest. others IN the ron
Al,..i industry can be expected TO tan
~. ,as,snre But pig iron is WEAKER,
hM nsi coke at Chicago $23 30, aud
s..rn nie iron also lower Plates ana
so ohtaIned for about lsc in goou
as,s hoth at the East and at PITTS
mo proposed advance In sheets
IA, bas not been attempted, and cut
[,S which have gained much ny selllng
| < rer keg below wire nails, VIII no"
,1.r prices also The stoppage OF
~, u,re aud nail mills, besides roc
I'M, Indicates some change in the ac'
Ell demand. In the minor metals ln'
I'm sbsnxe has been In tin, which de'
[gTrss rather sharply to 29&c, in sympatn!
,h lover London quotations.. The Ten
|li,y toward lower prices is strength
ia nv the idea that overproductinp ma
,Vp,sr in other branches.
Ii cctoon goods, after the rise OF anou
\ per cent following the advance in cot
pt, Il is asked whether the surprising IN,
|-ts, in Southern output has not cut OF
I'M nj the demand which Eastern m'lN
Nd insufficient. In staple goods no chang
h .sep bu, IN other lines and fancy goods
rsrllsrlty Il increasing aud greater con
|rs,jons are made for future delivery. Cos
I'm futures fell and recovered with geo
raects for the new crop. Northern MILL
hive ,,ken already what they will reGulr
Iuttf September. but Ellison's estimate !
thought likely 10 stlffen the cotton. Ne
hi vol changed N quotations. The de
nard for cotton goods Is small and disap
pointing, and, except in staples. which ar
sady because we'll sold up. prices arc nc
ENCOURAGING. ~
The produce market X inactive, al
Though wheat advanced fraction an
corn cent for the week. Exports of bot
naiinre larger than year sgu. Export
d merchandise from New York in thre
weeks have been S7.9 per cent larger thu
h't year and with the aid of the heav
cotton movement the aggregate promis-
% considerably exceed slOO,000,0OO whic
Exports here are 1876 per cent larger tina
int year, but will fall below exports mo-
thin ssoOCO,OOO
Failures for the week have been 81
ne United States, against 1874 last yes
''d I'm Canada, against 90 last year.