The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-06-02


Bradstreets report for last week Is az
follows:
Trade is. II anything. quteter and
prices are lower than a week ago, while
efforts toward a readiustmsnt OF pro
duetive capacity 10 present conditions
are noted in several lines OF Industry.
notably iron and steel and lumber Ua-
settled conditions IN the cotton trade
and large failure. due MALAY 10 over
selling the bull side OF this staple, haa
tended 10 weaken quotations Ia several
lines OF speculative business. Rather
better crop reports and the backward
demand for cotton goods are, o. course,
partly responsible for the sharp break.
bat statistically the staple remains
strong. Crop reports as a whols are
good. except for wheat. As regards the
latter, II may be said that Ia the north.
west some much needed rains have taIl
en-. but the claim d made that more
moisture Is needed. Winter wheat
prospects In the southwest remain
good. but foreign inquiry has been on
a reduced scale. Practically the entire
corn crop has been planted under taVur.
able conditions and reports from the
oats crop are likewise good. but a sllEht
shading Of quotations. due to backward
export business, Is TO be- reported Tor
these cereals. Hog products are also
lower and the same IL true Of cheese.
petroleum. hides and leather, copper
and u number Of iron and steel pro-
ducts.
Perhaps the most favorabls report Of
the week as 10 dlatrlhutlvs trade comes
from the grocery list. In which the
sharp advance In rsdned sugar ia due.
II Is claimed. 10 the enhanced price OF
the raw material. and not 10 any settle
ment Of the trade war. This has stin.
ulated demand In other lines, aotably
coffee. which Is also higher for the
week. Adyices from the dry goods
trade are OF backward demand At TO
tail, affecting orders In many lines.
Wool Is weaker and Manufacturer
are still holding Oh. Tho boot and shoe
market Is dull. with manufactures frm
but with iobbers asking for lower
prices.
In iron and steel the deadlock stili
continues. buyers and sellers being
apart. while the driit OF values where
business Is actually accomplished Ia To-
ward lover range N0miaally BsssS-
mer PIX and steel blllcts ara unrbanv.
ed. and this Ia correct IA far IA lac,
producers are concerned. but ou.sfds
Offers are at considerable rpdqrti,oq
pom quoted prices. Notable weakness.
exists In the prices for iron and sts,t
oars' for plates and for grades Of east.
ern foundry iron. Almost the solo ann
porting feature Is tho strength OF 81.
port but late adYices would seem to
indicate that foreign markets NAV FOL.
low those OF America toUard a lover
range.
Almost alone among iron and steel
products. structural material IA Arm
and much Is hoped for In the dirertlon
oi ne" business. The weakness in cast
iron pipe is inducing some curtailnsn,
OF production, notably at the south
wheat Nncluding -FOUR shlpmonts
Tor the week aggregate 500 ygs bp.h
els, against 5.l7sI22 bushsls 1as, usor
3.l9S.3i9 bushels in the corrsspondt,.
week Of 1899. 400 I33 bushels In ises
s'oSl'S26 bushels In 1891. and 2Ost gs2
bushels In 1886. Since July tho sy.
ports OF wheat aggregate i7s3s3 lse
bushels. against 2Os fG9. 100 bushels las,
year, and 2lO,Os6,969 bushels In isq7.
9S. '' J." i''''
Business failures for the week nun
Dered l61 In thA United States. "A rom.
pared with 155 last week, ia IN ,ht.
week year ago. 23i in 1898 2b7 n
1871 and 227 In 1896. In the Domlnion
ot canada business failures for tho
'. number H. as 90 ipared with a
wheat.
Portland.--Wheat: walla WaIla ana
'alley, 51-52c. N a''
Tacoma.-Wheat market dun and
quotations unchanged; blneste1 Etc
Tub Sic, both for export. w.
Metal.
New York.-Si1ver certificates soet.
lar silver 6OMc. Mexican dolIars III
San Francisco. - Silver bars s0Xc
iexican dollars 4sh-lgc. ~
London.-Bar silver, 27xd nor M
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