The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-08
twenty-five in Canada, against thirty-thrse
WEATHER THE ONLY CHECK.
Even i'm Spite of This Business Is i'm
Unusual Volume.

NEW YORK. Dec. 7.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say: There Is a quieter tone
and reduced volume of business doing at
wholesale in many lines. but this is not I'M
usual at this season. and is partly balanced
by a larger interest in retail and holiday
distribution Weather conditions are still a
drawback to the trade in winter weight
goods, but ii is notable that a better report
comes from the Northwest than for some
weeks past. Southern trade advices re-
main good. but retail business at Eastern
markets is still reported backward. In the
larger lines of trade new features are not
numerous. Textiles are quiet and rather
duh with agents, pending the opening of
the spring season. Wool and wOOlens are
still quiet. Cotton is irregular and the
market is at a balance pending the publica-
ton of the next government crop report,
which, however, is expected to approxi-
mate 9.75O,000- bales. The high cost of raw
cotton has not as yet been equaled by the
advance in manufactured goods. A hone
full feature this week. however. was the
taking of a large lot of brown cottons for
export to China. The higher trend of val
ues i'm November has been duplicated in
the first week of December and cereals.
long backward in this respect, have led the
advance. which, however, has not been
steadily maintained.
Finished products m~Onopolize the activity
In the iron and steel trades. with bars,
plates, sheets and bridge material most ac-
tive. The rail market is active, and $1,000
tens were sold at Chicago this week. while
the total amount on the rail mill books is
said to aggregate 100000 tons. While good
sales of pig are reported at some markets.
business as a whole in this line is quieter.
| without, however. any lack of firmness.
Much is heard about forthcoming reduc-
tions in cost of ore. coke and labor, and this
undoubtedly checks ordering ahead, but
higher prices for rails are talked OF, and
Southern furnaces are reported heavily sold
ahead. There is little or nothing doing I'm
bessemer pig and billets. Among the other
metals copper is active and firm, but tin is
weaker
The shoe trade is cheerful, and Eastern
manufactured report jobbers steady buyers
at the slight advance made some weeks
ago. Snow and wet weather are helping
retail trade in shoes and rubbers i'm North
ern markets. a better report comes from
the flour milling industry, but the demand
Is hardly what was expected. Sugar is
higher for raws, but the refining branch
presents the old appearance of regularity.
and another price war is foreshadowed.
Wheat. including flour, shipments for the
week aggregate 3,432. 159 bushels, against
?, 497. $50 last week, 5,133.331 in the CORE
spending week of 1899, and 6.S6l, $50 in 1898.
From July 1 to date wheat exports are ST.
221, 426 bushels, against 81, 30l, 27S last season.
and 103, 1924 in 1898. Corn exports for the
week aggregate 5,31.30 bushels, against
4.S01. $50 last week. 3.S15. 500 in this week a
year ago, and 4,3SS, $50 in 1898. From July l
10 date corn exports are S0,052, 96S bushels.
against 100, 433, 701 last season, and 60, 935. 2S5
In 1898.
Failures for the week number pa, against
1S4 last week. 200 In this week a year ago,
and 237 in 1883.