The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-17
PRICES ADVANCE.
Demand For Manufactures Has Taken
on Renewed Activity

New York Nov 17--R G. Dun's
Weekly Review Of Trade says.
Prices Of commodities advance almost
without exception and all the changes
in manufactured goods are IN the dlrec-
ton Of drner quotations The small
ness Of stocks OF goods carried IS a yea
ture Of our reports from most OF the
leading cenrers- Scarcity OF labor gives
manufacturers in the middle states
great concern
Activity AT Cincinnati and steel mills
steadily increases. and there IS an equal
y Uniform advance on the Quotations
The gain has been more general this
week than at any previous time this
season, pig iron moving up . cents
ton and corresponding gains appearing
In bars. DllletS, plates and structural
materials generally Instead OF the re-
cent aEIEa ton for cheaper steel rails,
there is now talk Of an advance to SIS,
owing TO the further rise in steel bllIets-
Orders come r0rvyar IN the BEST volume
since last spring when there was severe
imitation OF prices. and requests Tor
quick delivery are general The report
OF pig iron production on November l,
BY the Iron Age. shows a weekly ca
pacity OF only 25.304 tons the smallest
since September. 1898. but the reduction
OF =. go tons from October / II fur
mace stocks IS most euc0ura ging- These
figures with the activity in all branches
OF the industry indicates that there viii
be no further reduction in output, but
the December statement viii probably
Packer hides at Chicago have ceased
70 advance, but remain firm al top fig
ures. and country hides made further
gains. Tanners are not buying eagerly.
and offerings are also moderate Leath-
er quotations are only slightly altered,
while most grades are steady at former
figures Betting butts have advanced
sharply Boot and shoe manufacturer
are still unable 10 secure any advance
IN quotations, although they are attempt
ing to raise lists 21a cents Local job
l.
able weather has stimulated retail trade.
Textile industries are rather quiet al
though heavy weight goods move more
freely with the lower temperature
WOolen manufactures are not yet seek
Ing raw material in great quantity. and
wool Is not changed in price. Sales at
the three chief eastern markets have
again increased while western consign-
ors still insist that commission men
shall not accept lower bids
A temporary furry in the wheat mar
ket on Monday took the December 0p-
ton above so cents It was reported that
Wall street operators were turning their
attention to grain Publication Of the
usual weekly statistics had q depress-
Ing effect, however. particularly the
enormous exports from Russia which
were contradiction of earlier state
menrs that the crop was short IN north
ern Europe Liverpool selling was large
and the realizing soon made a decline Of
over two cents which exceeded the prev
touS advance The much discussed ad-
vance in meats at Chicago was not
heavy. but scarcity OF first quality fresh
eggs has brought very high prices
Cotton rose slightly Exports 70 Great
Britain continue heavy. even at prices
Two cents higher than a year ago. Total
cotton shipments in October were valued
at Se0-3sllol- exceeding all records and
showing a gain Of 200 per cent over the
previous month.
Failures for the week were 917 in the
United States against 21s last year and
SO in Canada against 20 last year
WHAT'S the secret OF happy. vigorous
health2 Simply keeping the bowels. the
stomach. the liver and kidneys strong
and active Burdock Blood Bltters does
it