The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-12-22
TRADE REPORT.
R. G. Dun & Company's Weekly Re.


view Of Trade for last week says:
Holiday trade increased moderately
and in wholesale sample lines no re.
lapse was seen either in volume OF
trade or in prices. Cold weather help.
ed New York, but it is still behind the
rest OF the country, for some recent
losses from failures in the textile mar
kets have fallen rather heavily here.
Collections dn the country continue
good, and this relieves an anxiety
which might otherwise be felt over the
higher rates for money. Merchants &C.
counts are in good condition, so that
new sales of commercial paper are light
even for this season. Industrial con-
ditions continue, with no great accum.
ulation Of new merchandise in any
quarter. In spite of the break in cot
ton the demand for fabrics is still good,
sellers having little to offer and moth
ing at cuts in prices.
General conditions as to partially
manufactured and finished products in
the iron and steel industry are little
changed. Prices are hard and mills
are working on old orders that will
take them we'll into the new year. At
Pittsburg there Is still complaint that
new business Do not offered, but Chica.
60 concerns have no such difficulty.
more idle mills have resumed and little
wage controversy is heard. 1t Is esti-
mated that 100000 tons of rails have
been ordered for next years delivery.
American makers have scored another
triumph in the African bridge contract,
secured in the face OF British competi-
ton.
Most Of the footwear manufacturers
have booked sufficient business to keep
them well occupied for many weeks
and are refusing new contracts except
at further advance in price.
New England factories are mainly
working on spring goods, and mail or
ders come freely from distant sections.
Improvement is noticed in the local
jobbing trade, aside from rubber goods.
which is neglected. Sole leather is quiz
ct and union backs weaker, but uppers
are remarkably active for the season.
Stocks Of glazed kid have been reduc-
ed. Another general reduction in quo
tation is reported In the Chicago hide
market.
Sales of wool at the three eastern
markets increased to 6,7S5, 800 pounds,
against 5,267, ,344 in the previous week.
Exports Of cotton in November were
valued at $15,054,071 more than in the
same month last year, mainly owing
to an advance Of 2.3 cents in price. The
enormous rise in quotations Is shown
by the fact that year ago the average
export price was 81 cents above No
vember, 1898, making 4.3 cents, or 1927
per cent advance in two years. Ship
ments in November fell to 841,846
bales, against 1,211,3 ,344 in the previous
month, indicating that foreign spin
ners are less urgent for raw material.
Port receipts were heavy and there was
a collapse in prices on the official esti-
mates OF the current year at 10,1OO, 900
bales, for a much lower figure was ex.
pected and traders remembered that
years representations proved half a
million below the actual production.
Cereals did not maintain their advance.
Coffee has suffered from liberal re-
ceipts at Brazil ports and No. l Rio is
l 3-8c below the price month ago.
Failures for the week were 24O in
the United States, against 218 last
year, and 26 in Canada, against 26 last
year.