Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-11-23
TRADE REPORT.

New York-Bradstreet's report for
last week says:
The tonic effect of seasonable cold
weather is again testified to by reports
for winter clothing and wool ware
This in turn Is reflected in increased
recorders from western and northwest
ern and southern jobbers. and q per-
ceptible improvement in tone Of whole
sale trade at the east, which hopes to
participate later in the results OF the
existing good consuming demand. The
renewed advance in cotton. another re-
suit Of cold weather, has proved q stim-
ulus to southern trade and also made
cotton goods agents and manufacturers
rather Indifferent to new business Of
fered at old rates. What looked like an
improvement in wool demand and
prices seems to have received a tenn
porary setback by the failure OF large
commission house with woolen mill
connections.
Railway returns continue favorable,
the demand for iron and steel Is ex-
panding and prices are hardening: la
Dor Is exceptionally we'll employed: an
thracite coal mining operations have
been practically resumed and ruling
prices for that product seem assured.
New records OF export trade are pre-
sented and the excess of outward trade
Is assuming phenomenal proportions.
The market for cereals Ia a dragging
one, with price changes few and Of lit
tie importance. but stock speculation.
although quicter, is strong and conf
dent in tone. Reflection OF the late
enormous business in this line Is found
In unprecedented bank clearings. the
totals tapping over the large totals Of
1889.
The strength OF prices Is still! more
manifest In iron and steel, demand for
which continues large, both for crude
and finished materials The action of
the billet pool checked demand. Pig.
iron has also been affected by efforts to
advance Bessemer pig. but though not
as active as last week, It Is strong and
higher at the west, while Arm and tend.
ing upward in the south. Stocks are
estimated to have decreased $4,000 tons
in October. In finished material the
activity Is most marked, and mills are
generally we'll supplied with orders and
are Indifferent to business at present
rates. A fair business Is doing in rails
at the west, and $28 per ton Is the price
talked OF. The railways are free buy.
ers OF cars and other material and
structural material tends upward. al.
| though the intention Of beam manufac.
! turers to advance prices is not confirm.
ed. The awarding of the government
contract for armor plate at $425 per ton
will swell the output OF the steel In.
dustry by 100000. Hardware is on
improved distribution at nearly all
points. and tin is higher in sympathy
with wire advance in London
Wheat, including -four, shipments for
the week aggregate 100000 bushels
against 3.555,507 bushels last week
4,540,007 bushels In the corresponding
week Of 1899; 5,569,14 bushels in 1898
$3.50, 1872 bushels in 1897, and 3.937,23
bushels in 1896
From January I to date, this season
exports are 71,474.091 bushels against
S1.779,8 1865 bushels last season and 49,.
299, 1857 bushels in 189s-99.
Failures for the week In the United
States number 227, against 161 last
week; 1879 in this week year ago
229 in 1898; 235 in 1897 and 30S In
| 1896.
Canadian failures number 27 against
II last week; 10 in this week year
ago. "a in 1898; 81 in 1897 and ~ in
| 1896.