Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-10-05

New York;. G.. Dun 4 Co.'S Week.
ly Review OF Trade for last week says:
Not Wall street alone, but the entire
business world watches the progress Of
efforts to bring about a settlement OF
the coal strike with active interest.
This week the paralysis OF the anthra-
cite industry was more complete than
last and the effect was seen upon the
distribution OF merchandise In the east
and the placing Of new orders with the
manufacturers. Coal advanced rs
cents above last week and many Of the
larger companies refused to name Z
selling price. The strike involved about
l5.aae more miners and hundreds
OF train men, but the working force
has increased largely through the set
tlement between the Amalgamatcd as
sociation and several steel companies
whose works employing 10000 have
been idle, while only 1900 men were
affected by the shut down OF the Sus-
quehana Iron and Steel company by
the strike In the east the conditions
seem generally favorable for q quick
recovery from the strike over. while
In the west there has been no n0tewor-
thy reduction Ia the distribution Of any
class OF goods. Weather conditions
have been favorable for late crops and
farm work is progressing favorably ex-
| cept for some damage to grain In the
| shock In the northwest.
Aside from the expected reduction to
/ S26 for steel rails and sale of Bessc-
mer pig at Pittsburg at $l3.75, the
whole list OF iron and steel products
is unchanged. The feeling grows
stronger that the bottom has been
reached. Taking the IL articles quot
ed In our price tables 1t will be seen
that after an advance OF over 100 per
cent in 1899 the prices have declined
only about 35 per cent this year. and
| there Is already tendency toward .
| higher level One company II con-
sidering the purchase Of 10000 tons
! foundry iron and an export order for
$500 tons Of rails has been placed.
| More coke ovens are In operation but
the price Is unchanged.
Wheat again rose to s3c but failed
to maintain the advance. Corn for
prompt delivery was scarce and ad-
vanced i0c above the price at this date
last year. or over l2 per cent. This
naturally disposed OF foreign buyers
and exports for the week were only
/, $50. .06S bushels, while for four weeks
S.476,546 bushels went out Mt Atlantic
ports against l2.i55,904 bushels u year
ago.
Wheat shipments from the eastern
coast were 2.7s3.713 bushels flour In
ciuded) against 3.92s,626 bushels last
year, In the cereals, as with cotton,
outsiders do not purchase freely at the
current level OF prices.
Another increase of 1910 cases In
; shipments OF boots and shoes from
Boston makes the outlook more encour-
aging for that industry ana manufact-
urers are discussing a wide range Of or
ders, which indicates that stocks OF all
I grades have reached low point. Needs
are imperative In many sections. Job
= bers at this city and western buyers
ask prompt shipment. After . long
period OF stagnation the present mod
! crate volume OF trade is :.,cst welcome.
) Leather Is sharing the improvement.
: but the situation as to hides is rather
depressing because OF heavy current
: deceipts OF cattle and the probability
OF still larger arrivals
: Sales OF wool amount to about one
r quarter OF last years and 100 grades
) quoted In the Philadelphia market
+ show decline OF about half a cent.
Failures for the week we're 204 In
the United States against 1877 last year
and in Canada against n last year.