The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-11-23
TRADE REPORT.

TRADE REPORT.
New York-Bradstree report for
last week says:
The tonic effect of seasonable cold
weather is again testified to by reports
for winter clothing and wool ware.
This in turn is reflected in increased
recorders from western and northwest
ern and southern jobbers, and a per-
ceptible improvement in tone of whole
sale trade at the east, which hopes to
participate later in the results of the
existing good consuming demand. The
renewed advance in cotton. another re-
suit of cold weather. has proved a slim
illus to southern trade and also made
cotton goods agents and manufacturers
rather Indifferent to new business Of
fered at old rates What looked like an
improvement in wool demand and
prices seems to have received tenn
porary setback by the failure of large
commission house with wooden mill
connections.
Railway returns continue favorable,
the demand for iron and steel is ex-
panding and prices are hardening; la
Dor is exceptionally we'll employed; an
thracite coal mining operations have
been practically resumed and ruling
prices for that product seem assured.
New records of export trade are pre-
sented and the excess of outward trade
is assuming phenomenal proportions.
The market for cereals is a dragging
one, with price changes few and of lit
tie Importance, but stock speculation,
although quieter, is strong and conf
dent in tone. Reflection of the late
enormous business in this line is found
in unprecedented bank clearings. the
totals tapping over the large totals of
1889.
The strength of prices is still more
manifest in iron and STEEL demand for
which continues large, both for crude
and finished materials. The action of
the billet pool checked demand. Pig
iron has also been affected by efforts to
advance Bessemer pig, but though not
as active as last week, it is strong and
higher at the west, while firm and tend
ing upward in the south. Stocks are
estimated to have decreased $4,000 tons
in October. In finished material the
activity is most marked. and mills are
generally well supplied with orders and
are Indifferent to business at present
rates A fair business is doing in rails
at the west and $2S per ton is the price
talked of. The railways are free buy
ers of cars and other material and
structural material tends upward, al
though the intention of beam manufac
! turers to advance prices is not confirm
ed. The awarding of the government
contract for armor plate at 1925 per tor
will swell the output of the steel in
dustry by 100000. Hardware is or
/ improved distribution at nearly al
points, and tin is higher in sympathy
with wire advance in London.
Wheat, including flour. shipments fol
the week aggregate 100000 bushels
against 3,555,507 bushels last week
4,54O,007 bushels in the corresponding
week of 1899; 1863 ,141 bushels in 1898
1858, 1872 bushels in 1897, and 1897 %
bushels in 1896.
From January to date. this season
exports are 71,474O91 bushels agains
S1,779 sos bushels last season and So
299,35 bushels in 1S9S-99
Failures for the week in the UniteI
States number 227, against 161 las
week. 1919 in this week a year ago
229 in 1898; 235 in 1897 and SOS il
1896.
Canadian failures number 81 agains
II last week; 10 in this week a yea
ago; "a in 1898; 81 in 1897 and AZ il
1896