The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-08
HIGHER TREND OF
STAPLE VALUES.
November's Advances Duplicated
in the First Week of Decem-
Der. Cereals Leading.

New York. Dee. .-Bradstreet' tomorrow
will say:
There is a quieter tone and reduced VOL
| urne Of business doing Mt wholesale in many
lines. but this is not unusual at this season
and Is partly balanced by a larger interest
in retail and holiday distribution. weather
conditions are still a drawback to the trace
in winter-weight goods. but it is notable
that 4 better report comes from the North
west than for some weeks past. Southern
trade advices remain good, but retail bust
ness AT Eastern markets is still reported
backward.
In the larger lines Of trade new features
are not numerous. Textiles. are quiet and
rather dull. pending tie oSanirG tie
spring season Wools and woo..ns are stu
quiet. Cotton is irregular and the market
at a balance pending the publication of the
next Government crop report. which. how
ever. is expected to approximate 9a51.th
bales. The high cost of rav cotton has not
rs vet teen eaualed by the advance In man
ufaCtured goods. \ hopeful featUr" this
week. however. was the taking Of a large
LOT Of brown cOttG1s for export 10 China.
III" higher trend of values in November has
been dupiicarcd in the first week of Deem
Der. and cereals. long backward in this r.
spect. have led the advance. which. howev-
er. has not been steadily maintained.
Finished products mouopolizc the activity
In the iron AMI steel trades. with bars.
plates. sheets and bridge material most ac-
tive. Even IN finished lines. however. there
Is less reported doing i'm new business, but
PittshurG and Chicago mills are reported
sold ahead sixty to ninety days. At ChicI-
go plates are scarce and a premium is Of
fcred for early deliveries Of sdIvaniZed and
black sheets. The rail market * Ictiv" and
Gto'p tO:s We're sold at Chicago this week.
while the total amount on the rail mill
books is claimed to- aggregate" 1.Gop.Vo tons.
While good sales of pig are reported at
some markets. business as a whole i'm this
line is %Quieter. without. however. any Lack
OF firmncss. Mich is heard about forth
coming reductions i'm cost of ore. coke and
labor. and this Undoubtedly checks ordering
ahead, but higher prices for rails are talked
Of heavily sold ahead. There is little or moth
ing doing in Bessenler pig and bi!iets.
Among the other metals copper is active
and firm. but tin is weaker.
The shoe trade is cheerful, and Eastern
manufacturers report jobDcrs steady buyers
at the slight advance made some weeks
age. Snow and wet wtathe- ar ht.uiug
retail trade in shoes AID iUbbc.s in N0rtl-
"ru markets. a better report comes from
the flour milling industry. hut ,he demand
il hac'ily What was expected. Sugar ~
higher Tor Taws. lat The refining branch
pr ~"ntS the or1 drpeiihnIc 81 rtcsu!drity
and another pri's war Is iui.snaiJ~e,.
VI heat. Including iVur, shipments for tue
w-.k dSSIesate J.43Z.i.S bushels. against
:. ~ So last week. 5.!3S,35l In the CORES
ponuinG week of 1897. 6,s55 .s52 i'll 1898: 5.2jC,-
L., in iss1 ana 49, rs in 1880. From july
/ to date this season. wheat exports aye
sl,y;I.4 AZ bushels. against ~gia1l,2a" last sea-
son. and l0S. 40. 9i in issS-9@.
Corn exports foT tie week aggregate
5.3Il.3.1 bushels. against ..Stl.V3t iaSj week:
2~.sl5.byj bushels in this week Il year ago.,
4,3SS. 50 in ls,S; 3,lZl.J5t in 1854. and 3,5il,2 oS
in 1886. From July | to date this season
corn exports are o~c.c12.yos bushels, against
lUa. 49,. 1vl last season. and %. a3J.3S5 in lSyS-sS.
Failures Tor the past week number 22i. as
against Isi last week. - in this Week Il
year ago. z1 in ISIS. 20 in 1851 ana ISL i'll
1895.