The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-07-04
Dun 5 Review Of
Trade Conditions.
The Course Of Busin ess IL the
Various Lines.

Nes York, June 20 R G. Duo &
Co.'S Weekly Review Of Trade tomoT-
rev will say: The country begins 10
feel scne Of the eEsc;s Of its new place
auong the ostiops. {1aaerces aEscs.
ie g its business during tie veek rang
ed ali the wsy froo boycott at ST
Louis 70 a war 10 South Africa aad
frcn suo spots 70 the relief Of PsS;a.
Droutbs aud sun spots have played
their pert before, but ooDe eao quite
forssee tie resulss Of defeodios' Ameri.
can rights 10 China Po!iiica: iaaa
erces work together to create a state
of uncertainty uesii tae controversy Is
over.
Tbe .oDg effort 10 held norics!
prices fc. iron ct Pi,;sbarg has ceased
sud the associations DOW recogoze en-
opea market 10 which Bessemey is cGer-
ed a. $40 au6 billets at $26. With greg
forge at SIT. Scarcely single trans
action is reported, buyers aosts'c'0g
even more than wheo prices we're pare
ly uorn:pal. and while there are many
considerable contracts waiting fos g
safe basis in COST of material, tie pro-
5lem is a rszbe7 difficult oce Over so
furnaces are said to have gore Gus Of
bias, aod While some have been stopped
for repairs many more will be idle Tor a
time rotil wage scales for the coming
wear have been settled with labor or
gaoiza,ioDs. With proper adjust,
mens of supplies and prices to the ao-
tua demand q heavy business is possl-
BILE bat delay at this season may effect
prosperity fer gone time to oone.
With steel plates quoted st 80 a;
Pitssburs asd No. q sheets az 2 8
cep.s. 20 general gain IL business re-
suits froc sudden acc!iae 70 st'uc'cssl
shapes.
Nei;ber cfioial or aaomoial sccouots
have reooved doubts about sae wheat
crop and if it proves as 'ow IS ooe
estimate, 460. oG0.000 bushels tie
extent to which It may noE be dispsaced
10 Ecropeao consumption ay coso vii
Be seriously tested. Exports of wheat
and ooro we're 420, 900, 600 bushels il
1888 a5d 4O0.o00.000 in 1899 and
have been about 190.00o.000 bushels
wheat and 210, 100000 bushels corn 10
the crop year 1900 out never as large
before, Tor in 1892 when 225. geo. 600
bushels wheat went abroad there were
only 100000 bushels coru. But
all recent estimates of production have
been 20 far dissrusted aud 1t is scarcely
good ssose to base grave apprehension
90 aoy SO early 10 date aud the census
this year will be awaited with especial
interest because it will help to show
how unworthy of reliance some essi-
mates haye been. In four weeks If
Juue A.lautic exports Of wheat -four
included have been 0.980, ,076 bushels
against 1884 63s last year, and Pacific
ezoorts 2 75S.978 bushels agaiDat g..
4s5, ,749 last year. while corn exports
in the four weeks have been II 1885,
244 bushels against II, ,485, ,596 last
YER. After rising fous cents wheat
closed unchanged for the week and corn
only J cent higher.
TIE Fell River com uittec has made
a sudden reduction to 2 81 ceots 10 the
price Of egalar priot cloths with Dot a
single sale recorded No. are nes de-
mands reported important Bat nei;n-
er tie sudden reduction 10 prio,s DOR
tue quiet settling il prices OF staple
goods has stimulated tie market to de-
eired activity. Depression 10 the mark
ct for gooas did not prevent raw cotton
from advancing to 10 cents
Failures FOR the week have been 207
10 the Uoitcd States against 18l las;
year sDd 21 in Canada against % 'ss'
wear