The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-02-17
THE BUSINESS 0UTL00K


THE BUSINESS OUTLOOK
Generally Favorsble, Though Labor
Troubles Ray Have pspreAhing
Eject Especially Ia the building
Trades = Important Results Hay
spring From the Battle ef Steel
diants-Iron Output Exsesds De
mand-Wheat, Corn and Cotton Are
Higher.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1s.-R. g. Dun &
cos weekly review Of trade win say
to-morrow:
Business continues larger than ever
at this season In amount Of payments,
and, on the whole, as large as ever in
retail deliveries, though new transac-
tlons do not yet give asqfagce that It
Will hold at the same rate. Conditions
afrscting new orders and contracts have
changed In some respects most favor
ably while other changes tend 70 re-
strict operations for a time, but q COM
servative Judgment Of the conhiotihe
tendencies appears % warrant strons
hore.
Important branches Of business are
hindered by labor troubles. OF wn'cn tne
building trade striee at Shieaso aleets
the greatest number Of contracts for in
dustrlsl products and tbs labor and
wages Of the greatest number OF men
Circumstance DO not YET promise It's
speedy ending and IN some otner
branches OF industry prpspertty ana
advancing prices seem TO have rendered
controversies more trequsnts bpt IN
other branches, declining prices or
such deerease OF orders as may lead 70
stoppage Of works. have an opposite
tendency.
The rise in cotton to 81 cents mas
caused such increase N ,.i.s aa,. ~
purchases loE eHpVls s,' 'Ss s..ss sasa
@ouia olu.Ias4,y ts..g''.. D1 !. A.. M
oeen tuttlles sy4s ..,sS ~ ~. ~,
appear tne eiiIsau to.- sll.l -..'s
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SsHt'
Battle OF tne .Stssi " Sialts.
The suit OF Mr.. Friek against the
Carnegie company to OBTAIN an ae-
counting and settlement aiseloses ellor,
nous profits made when prices OF stee'
products doubled last year. ppt wnen
peace was kept by the slganuc IRON
and steel combinations Vhat FeAuV'l
of great Importance may sprinS from q
contest Affecting the control OF 50 many
iron works is evident. The new sheet .t
company has united ownership OIL 30O
mills, it is said, but four widsly known
concerns controlling slNty-nNe illllis te. y.
fused to Join. Prices OF pls1 nave NOT
changed, though considerable sales, IN
Guiding some for export. are reported
but the excess OF supply over demand,
which appeared In January IS incFe'lseu
by the starting OF q new furnace win 2
capacity Of 600 tons dndly. Asale IS re-
ported OF iE,OOo,O 600 pounds Calumet ana
Heckla copper to consumers OF the
Naugatuck Valley at lS cents
Heavy sales Of sole leather at Boston.
exceeding 100000 Sides at reduction OF
y cent in price. with unusually iarse
sales of hides at Chicago also At lower
prices Indicate that the dealers anD
consumers who have looked lor cheaper
boots snl shoes may be Saaslieo'
Heavy imports OF hides at new York YORK