The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-11-17

New Observation-Disclosures report for
last week says:
There 10 q stronger tone IN cotton
and wool the former largely because
/ OF reports Of fears Of crop damage.
while the latter Il firm 1t former quo.
tations on q volume Of business equal
to lately enlarged totals. Cereals are,
! as a whole. dull and lack speculative
Interest. Wheat IL practically nm.
changed. early reports OF Argentine
crop damage failing to bring out much
buying. and the latter in turn Indue-
ing realizing. Corn IL only traction
ally higher. while hog products are
rather slow and weak. II Is from that
longtime barometer Of trade. the iron
business, that relatively the best re
ports as 70 demand and prices come.
While considerable volume Of bust.
ness was displayed just previous TO
election, the quantity Of sales reported
since has been satisfactory. Chicago
reports the past weeks sales OF $4,000
the largest OF any week this year. A
similar report comes from Birmine-
ham, where lI0Y000 tons are reported
placed within the past ten days, while
Pittsburg reports the sales OF fnIshed
material the heaviest since last spring.
A similar report as TO sales Of pig iron
comes from Cincinnati. The iron sales
have been largely at an advance OF SO
to rs cents per ton, while bars and
structural material have either been
advanced or the makers are now hold
ing meetings to agree upon increases.
A large part OF the business in cruder
forms Is reported to have bean on ex-
port account, despite the reports Of fall.
ing iron prices abroad and the high
freight rates. A heavy business has
been also done in rails at full prices,
but figures Of quantities are withheld
Some heavy sales OF bridge material
and structural steel are reported AT
New York Hardware has moved rath-
| er better Of late. Other metals are
quieter except tin. which Is slightly
higher after the late weakness.
Hopefniness as TO improvement In
fall demand. now that the election is
over and cold weather has arrived, Is
reported in all sections, but nowhere
is the feeling Of confidence SO marked
as In the south. Despite the recent de
cline in cotton. the feeling In that sec
ton is notably cheerful. In the west
dry goods. clothing, shoes and hard
ware are moving better. On the Pacific
coast export trade with our new posses
sions and with Asia has been good.
California reports the large area plant.
ed in grain helped by recent rains. Re.
fined sugar Is almost alone among the
staples lower on the week by Is cents,
but this is mainly due to the decreased
prices Of raw on enlarged supply.
Wheat exports. including -four. for
the week aggregate, 3.555, 507 bushels
against s.612.421 bushels last week:
1850, 64a bushels in the corresponding
week Of 1899. s.774.s ss bushels in 1888
5.445,542 bushels In 1897. and 4.s64,5Is
bushels in 1896. From July TO date
this season wheat exports are 67,412,.
OIL bushels. against 77,23s. 65s bushels
last season and 77,e20.21S bushels in
1889.
Failures for the week In the United
States number 161. against 165 lass
week. 1S2 in this week a year ago, lS7
in 1898. 27s in 1897 and 25s in 1896
Canadian failures for the week numbeI
IL, against is last week. - in this
week a year ago. 50 in 1898. IS in 1881
and - in 1896.
Taeoma-Market active and good
business reported; prices one cent
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