The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-03-24
STILL At FILL TIDE
Pros perity's Current Rufled
But Never Checked.
NEW MONEY LAW is GOOD
Labor Troubles Cause No
Serious Approximations.

New York, March &.-Bradstreet's to-
m orrow will say: Some few Irregularities
ar visible in the general trade and in
On 5trial situation, the results of the work
ing of counter-currents in various lines,
burt taken as a whole. the general out
look reatins most of the encouraging
feat Tres noted for some time past in
these columns. Favorable reports as to
retail distribution and as to collections
come frmo southern, western and north
weste m markets, due to better weather.
Conth lued good railroad returns. record
break ng merchandise exports from New
York, with signs OF a resumption of
heavy shipments of iron to Europe and
good wheat and fruit crop reports. except
from the central west, are also feat
ures. An.unfavorable element is the pre-
diction of a general strike Of machinists,
but it is pos sible that more than its
proper weight has been given this threat
eped trouble. AEs offsets to this threatened
trouble might be cited the settlements
Of differences asmong the lake ore hand
lers, vital point in the immense BUSH
ness looked for the coming spring and
summer. Advances in wages of soft coal
workers akied to the iron and steel in
dustry would seem to point TO labor con-
ditions retaining most of the favorable
features which have made them subjects
of favorable remark on the present pros
perity wave.
Foreign demand seems likely to play a
most important part in the iron and steel
industries, judging from the reports of
advancing foreign markets and of increas-
ing inquiries upon manufacturers Some
lots of pig iron are being negotiated for
at New York and at Birmingham, Ala
and southern iron prices would appear to
be on a parity with those abroad. While
some slight CONCESSIONS could secure much
of the business, nothing like a general
easing of values is to be reported. Bes-
semer pig is, in fact, firmer than ever
at almost the top price reached in the
present boom. Foundry irons, ore of low
grade, are cheaper, but finished products
note little, if any, change. Anthracite
coal reflects the advanced season. in
weaker quotations, but bituminous sorts
are in demand. The famine in coal in
Europe seems to be growing more pro-
nounced, but some runlored very large
contracts for southern coal have yet to
be placed. Copper is in good demand
and some large sales are reported for
export, with prices slowly hardening.
Staple values generally note little
change. Flour Is in export demand and
firmer on the week, as are also hob prod
ucts on small receipts and reported
squeeze of shorts. Sugar is higher, main
ly owing to the growing strength of raw
material.
Wheat and corn, among the bread
stuffs, have been weaker, rejecting an
other one OF those short swings in price
which have been such a feature of the
former market, but also expected heavy
shipments from the Argentine and good
crop reports from the south and west.
In the central west wheat crop advices
are disappointing, complaint OF winter
killing more than offsetting increased
acreage. The extent of the last advance
in cotton discourages bullish activity, but
short supplies abroad and a small crop
movement at home furnish little encour-
agement to the bears and the market for
that staple is about at standstilI as re-
CARDS price movements. Advices co far
received would point to the retail trade
opening well, particularly in the SOUTH,
the northwest and the central west, ex-
cept at the lake cities, where the late
ness of the season or Of unfavorable
weather conditions have operated as de-
terrent. Wool remains one of the soft
spots in the market, and though a little
more business has been done this week
10 ct ra aSia r. al
and prices are quotably lower Leather,
on the other hand, returns a better re-
port than for some time past. quotations
of hemlock are higher, and business has
been larger at several markets. The boot
and shoe industry notes some improve
ments in demand and prices, but hides
remain rather dull
Wheat, including -four shipments for
the week aggregate 1903, 495 bushels,
bushels. against . 727, 40 bushels last week,
3,746, 761 bushels in the corresponding week
of 1880; 3,S96,SlS bushels in 1925. 1,749, n9 |
in 1897 and LA. ST bushels in 1896. Corn
exports for the week aggregate 5,123. S4S |
bushels. against 5, 729. 291 bushels last week.
$685.. 500 bushels in this week a year ago,
4496 .257 in 1898, 5,S62 637 bushels in 1897 and
1.727, 965 bushels in 1896.
Business failures in the United States
for the week number 192, as compared
with $50 last week. 1S2 in this week a
year age 2l5 IN 1895. 221 in 1897 and 276
in 1895. Business failures in the Dominion
number %, IS compared with IS last
week. SS in this week g year ago, . in
1925, - in 1877 and "A in 1896.
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE.
New York. March Pr. G.. Dun & Co.'S