The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-09-29
COAL MINERS STRIKE
Is Noiiceably Affecting The Distribution Of
Merchandise,
IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS UNCHANGED
Failures in the United states for
the Week Were 2O4, Against
15z Inst Year.

New York. September 2S.--R. G.. Dun C
Co.'s weekly review of trade will say to-
morrow:
Not alone the strikers. but the entire bust
ness world watched the progress OF efforts
to bring about settlement OF the anthracite
coal strike with active interest. This week
the Paralysis of the anthracite industry was
mere complete than last, and the eject was
seen upon the distribution of merchandise
In the East and the placing OF new orders
With manufacturers. Coal advanced ESQ
above last week and the larger companies
refused to rgme selling price. The strike
involved 5000 more miners and hundreds
OF trainmen, but the working force has in
creased largely through the settlement boz
tween the Amalgamated association and SOW
eral steel companies, whose works. em-
ploylng $1,000 men, have been idle, while
only 1000 men were affected by tho shutdown
OF Inc susduehannA Iron and steel company.
IN the East the conditions seem generally
favorable for quick recovery, with the coal
STRIKE over. while in the West there has
been no noteworthy reduction in the distri-
button OF any class Of goods.
weather conditions have been favorable
for late crops and farm work is progressing
rapidly, except for some damage to grain
IN shock in tho Northwest.
Aside from the reduction OF SEC for steel
rails and a sale OF Bessemer pig at Pitts
burg at Sl3.15, the whole list of iron and
steel products is Unchanged The feeling
grows stronger that the bottom has been
reached Taking the eleven articles quoted
in our price tables, 1t will be seen that after
an advance of over 100 per cent in 1889,
prices have declined only about IS per cent
this year and there is already tendency
toward higher level
Wheat again rose to s3c. but failed to
maintain the advance. Corn for prompt
delivery was scarce and advanced loo above
the price at this date last year or over .
per cent. This naturally disposed OF foreign
buyers. and exports for tho week were only
l.560,1lS bushels. while for four weeks s.
1856 bushels went out at Atlantic ports.
against IL, i559O4 a year ago.
Wheat shipments from the eastern coast
were 2,7SS71S bushels. -four included, against
Se29.lS6 last year In the cereals. as with
cotton. outsiders do not purchase freely al
the current level Of prices.
Another increase of $3.50 cases In ship
ments OF boots and shoes from Boston makes
the outlook more encouraging for that in
dustry and manufacturers are rejoicing over
a widely distributed range Of orders, which
indicates that stocks of all grades nave
reached a low point Needs art imperative
in many sections. Jobbers at this city are
busy and Western buyers ask prompt snip
ment After a long period OF stagnation,
most welcome. Leather is sharing the Inn
provement, but the situation as to hdea
Is rather depressing because or heavy cur
rent receipts of cattle and the PROBABILITY
OF still larger arrivals,
sales Of wool fan TO about one-fourth oil
last wear and 100 grades quoted In the Ph4a-
delphla market show decline OF about fsc
Failures for the week were 20f In >ths
limited States against 1877 last year, ana u
in Canada. against 81 last year