The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-10-13
Trade Report.

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Bradstreet's report for last week
says:
Despite some lrregularlty. both al to
demand and prices due partly to warm
rainy weather. but likewise rehee-
ton OF q hesltaney TO embark largely
In new business pending political
events, the general tone OF trade Is a
favorable one, and confidence az 10 the
outlook for bushes In the remainder
OF the year IL notable. Some dlmlnu.
ton in the volume OF Iobbing business
Is noted at large western csntsrs aad
continued rainy weather in the north,
west. alike checks the movement OF
wheat to the market. injuries the grade
OF the same and dtscourages retail and
tobbing distribution. Ten cent cotton
Is the key TO the favorable report
which comes from the south and the
character Of reports from this section
Is more nearly favorable than for
many years past at this time The
indlsposition 20 contract heavily as %
the future is perhaps most marked In
the iron and steel trade, and here. also
tho most marke' tendency toward
weakness In the eruder forms Of pro-
duetiOn Is noted. The Industrial out.
look has been Improved BY the sign.
Ing OF the tin-plate scale, but the an.
thraclte coal situation Ia, on the sur.
face at least, rather more unfavorabls
than n week ago. more miners being
out and production steadily dscreaa-
ing.
Special weakness IL noted In the al.
gar trade, owing to the practical break
OF the raw-sugar corner "A much as 10
the passing Of the canning season and
the reported intention a. the rehnerA
to reopen the war on prices
Special strength Is noted in provl&
Ions and hog products. In which the
strong statistical point - receiving
more attention. The siren 9Th OF the
railroad sitna.ton Ia reflected In earn.
inSs fully equal 10 last year. and IA In.
stances larger. and the announcement
that rates are 10 BE- advanced Novrrn-
Der l. October disbursements we're
(
ly reflected in current bank elsarlnsa,
|h!eh are the largest since last June
Tho rail situation Is the cynoaurs Of
eyes In the Iron and steel trade. A
western road has bought g 900 tons AZ 1
Chicago and a large anthracite mil /
road has gone into the market At the I
east, but the heaviest systems have not /
yet contracted for their requirements /
though announcements are awaited |
with interest because Of the example
they set to buyers generally. pig iron /
Is weak all around. being lower at the
south and at Pittsburg and demand IL /
largely for small lots. Export demand
Is being favored by lower frsiyhts. A
help to the market for plates has been
Afforded by the order for 5000 steel
,ars given by a trunk line
Wheat. Including iour shlnments FOR
Tho week. aggregate i.l59.1s7 bushels
against i,2i2.slO bushels last week
'.fs3.39s bushels In the corresponding
week OF 1899. and 5.497.22t bushel. in
1898. From July 10 date this season
wheat exports are 1927 .6s7 bushels
against 55.s99.4t bushels last season
Business failures in the United
states for the week numbered III "a
Igainst 1859 last week i4s In this week
year ago. and 1853 in 1898.
Canadian failures for the week mum.
'er IS as against % last week.
wheat
Portland.--Walla walla wheat. 55a
SIC; bluestem, 5sc; valley. SIC.
Cleared: French bark La Fontains
1912 bushels wheat, Queenstown.
Tacoma.-Wheat - Quiet and no
hange In quotations. Bluesten. sac.