The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-09-08
DULLNESS IN TRADE.
In Eastern Centers Attributed to
Politics by Dun.

/
New York, Sept. S-R.. G. Dun g. Co.
Weekly Review Of Trade says:
The volume of business does not ma
terially enlarge at the east. and there is
| only moderate Improvement at the west
and south; but If expectations of
| greater activity when politics cease to
| disturb are realized, current operations
viii be found to have laid a substantial
foundation. Fhe most important event
OF the week in the Industrial world was
the agreement on the tin plate wage
scale with the Amalgamated association
granting about per cent. advance to
$4,000 hangs long idle. Other metal
workers disputes are nearing settle
ment, while the Borden purchase of $780,
600 pieces Of print cloths at 2 Il cents
clears up the Fall River market and
IS believed to preclude serious wage
differences there The final decision of
the dissatisfied anthracite miners as to
strike will be reached today. If a
strike is decided on it is likely to in
volye only portion of anthracite terri
tory and the producers are well pre-
pared, as production in August was
$4,000 tons over last year. and coal has
been moving to market for two weeks
very heavily.
Prices of grain are little altered, good
crop reports coming in freely, but the
effect is being neutralized by a foreign
estimate of a worlds crop. below re-
QuirementS. Wheat stocks carried over
were ample to meet the discrepancy,
and traders do not seem able to ad-
vance prices more than five cents over
last years price for wheat and six cents
for corn. This difference is apparently
satisfactory to growers, as 7430,372
bushels of wheat were received at in
terror cities in the first week of Sep
TENDER, against 5.945.697 bushels last
year. Exports from Atlantic ports
amounted to only 1907, $40 bushels of
wheat flour included, against 1900. $50
bushels year ago. The Atlantic ship
nsents of corn made a better comparf-
son than in recent weeks 2,923,079 bush
els against 3.051, 1853 bushels last year.
Cotton is strong in the face of larger
yield than expected.
Business in iron and steel products
steadily increases. and mills are more
actively employed. October 1 is men
toned as the probable date of a gem
eral resumption 1t is significant that
ship yards on the lakes and the Pacific
coast are full of orders for eight months
or more. AS to pig iron, the outlook is
no better. In spite of a. decrease in pro-
duction to 231,77S tons weekly, accord
ing to the Iron Age, furnace stocks have
Increased to 594, 218 tons, a gain of S9,877
during August; but the increase in de-
mand was noteworthy until August 10.
Railroads have refused to make reduc
ton in freight rates which it was hoped
would increase exports. BesSemer pig
and grey forge further declined one dol
lar per ton at Pittsburg, although no
change is reported at other points. Cop
higher at 1875 cents bid, and tin adj
vanced moderately.
Last weeks shipments of boots and
shoes from Boston were only 70,345
cases, against q, 277 in the previous
week. and for the year thus far the de-
crease compared with 1899 has amounted
to 54,315 cases.
Sales of wool at the three chief east
ern markets declined to 2, 1888, 900 pounds,
against 4,234, 700 pounds in the previous
week, 9.225,200 last year The dullness
was not accompanied by any pro-
nounced weakness, although Coats
Bros circular for September 1 made
the average price 2ess cents for all
grades, against 201z cents month
earlier.
In the wooden goods market there is
a rather deceptive appearance of greater
activity. Bulk of business is in new
lines recently put out as substitutes for
standard goods and at lower prices.
Failures for the week were las in the
United States against 1872 last year, and
"a in Canada against 10 last year.