The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
TEXTILE INDUSTRIES.
They Form an Exception to the GEN
orally Quiet Conditions.

NEW YORK, Jan. 26-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say: Exceptions to the quiet
and even dizziness shown by many lines Of
trade and speculation are found in the
active demand for wooden goods for next
falls delivery and In the active call for dry
goods on spring account. In the latter di-
rection prices show special strength and
the bulk of the business placed in woolens
has been at advances of % to 40 per cent
In other lines notable steadiness is shown
in prices. Weather conditions throughout
the country part Of the week have been
against retail trade in seasonable goods
and there is very general complaint of
large stocks of winter goods in the hands
of this branch of trade. Another effect of
the unusually mild weather is that shown
in the Northwestern lumber business.
Lack Of snow will probably insure re-
auction on the cut OF last year, and this,
combined with smaller stocks, points to at
least maintenance of present lumber quo
atoms. The unsatisfactory business at re-
tail in boots and shoes is reflected in some
easing of leather prices and hides are actu-
ally lower on the week. Coffee has re-
manned strong throughout the week. and
the same Is true of sugars, which are
active in jobbing lines. A fractional ad-
vance in refined sugars is TO be noted and
raws retain all their old strength. The egg
market has been considerably relieved by
large exports of stored sorts.
The iron trade is in a very interesting
condition just at present. Buyers and SELL
ers are still apart, uncertainty as to the
continuance of present conditions consti-
tuting a bar TO new business. Steel is re-
ported by large interests IN good demand
and some considerable sales of rails and of
structural material are reported. Some i'm
provement in export demand is also noted,
the question of ocean freight rates being an
important in this connection. Other
metals remain fairly steady. The hardware
business is of satisfactory proportions for
this season of the year. The open season
is exercising some effect upon coal prices
which are reported easier at Philadelphia.
The cereal markets have shown little de-
cided movement this week, stronger cables,
based partly on damage to French and
Russian crops and partly on reports of
plague in the Argentine, furnishing a slight
strengthening force to wheat prices, OFF,
setting further increases in domestic
stocks. Corn has remained I'm good demand
on liberal export business and prices re-
main steady.
Wheat, including flour shipments for the
week, aggregate 1851, 1877 bushels. against
3O61, 126 last week: 4.997522 in the corre-
40S in 1897, and 1850 206 in 1896. Since July
the exports of wheat aggregate SIS
bushels. against IA 232. PAL last year. and
JAG. 594 s9s in lS97-1S9S Corn exports for the
3,199 ,s12 last week; 1913 i'm this week a
year ago. 4s62. 539 in 1898; 3.0ll .6O2 in 1897,
and 3,l97,0S6 in 1886. Since July i corn ex-
ports aggregate 125.556.sOS bushels. against
50, 1l5.923 during the same period a year ago,
and 81, S9361s in 1898.
Business failures for the week number
252 a compared with 255 last week; 246 in
this week year ago: 2SS In 1895; S26 in 1897,
and 1913 in 1896. Canadian failures for the
week numbered 80, as compared with 35 last
week and 90 I'm this week a year ago.