The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-02-24

Bradstreets says: Satisfactory al
vices as to expanding spring trade tn
dry goods and kindred lines come Irou
a number OF markets That the aKSre
gate business OF the country Is OF Eooe
volume otherwise. Is. however, indl
Gated by detailed report OF Increases
In trade as compared with last year
confirmed by satisfactory FailroaL
earnings reports. by fair gains In bank
clearings and by reports OF better de
mand for money In commercial chan
nels. year ago. II may be recalled
extremely stormy weather was expert
enced, and some effects, notably thoas
on wlnter-sown crops, we're very un
favorable. This year opposite coali
lions have ruled. and though some talk
OF lack OF snow In grain growing re-
sions Is heard. no widespread damak-
from cold weather Is yet noted. 10
fact, unseasonably mild weather haa
been OF apprsciabls eject on lna4.atriss
notably those engaged in the manuiar,
ture OF foot wear. Ia dlscouraElus aalea
OF the same. actually causing the shut
down OF some rubber manufactures
and also In the lumber and Ice bual
ness. The scarcity OF snow In the
northwest will unquestlouably anec,
the log-cuttinE season, and a armsr
tone as to values Is already perceptlble
Notwithstanding talk OF labor troubles
affecting the building trades.
Heavy and
business and transportation in New
England and northern New York laat
week, and cotton and other mills re
porting lack Of water a. a reason go-
restricted operations n few weeks ago
have been intertered with last wee Z
by the extremely high level Of the
streams from which they derive power.
The foreign demand for iron and
steel seems likely to have a most i'm.
portant effect upon pricss Of the do
nestle product. II Is conceded that
any important recession In value would
be met by a heavy enlarged export
movement. American pig iron prlcca
are steadily held. the only weakness
noted being maifestsd at the east. Con.
cessions In southern prices are clalns,
not to extend beyond one furnace Con.
siderable orders for pig iron have been
placed At full prices, and northern coke
iron particularly has moved we'll IN
the central west. Steel rails are we'll
held. q fair business being reported at
the west. but plates are weak in spite
OF a heavy business. Spring trade
prospects in hardware are good hes,
reports coming from tho west. The
placing OF large order for copper by
New England Manufacturers n, Is
cents Is regarded as a guarantee that
the price will be maintained. Tin IA
higher. having reached 30 cents thlai
week on improved demand and i'm.
proved foreign speculative interest
Some shading In raw sugar prlres &.
to be noted. notwithstanding consider.
able business done. but tho refined
grades are hrmy held and refiners in.
sist on shorter delivery periods cor.
lee Is fractionalIy lower also. IA Ia lard
and butter.
Wheat (lncludIng Hower) shIpmort,
Ior last week aggregate ASA. Os9 bush.
els, against 2.9O2.357 bushels for Tho
previous week, 2.I54,77l bushsla In tho
week Of 1899. 3.O32 7tt
bushels in 1898. 2,l2O.s9s bushels in
1897, and 3.li9.Ol2 bushels In 1895
Failures for last week In tho T.,l,od
states number 1879. as compared win
81 Tor the previous week. $50 in laa,
week year ago. 269 In 1898 ~; in
ss7 and ZIG In 1896,
Failures for last week in canaa,
Iumoer %. az compared with 2s ,a.,
ear 20 In previous week a year avo
. IN 1898 and s. In 1897 and 1895, re-.
pectiVely. >"
Au'Iees from Japan per steamer Con.
&c report that the Japan Rovarpmon,
as knowledge that Russia will Mace
o'ooO troops at Port Arthur within
"o years Japan Is apprehenaive of
ne move. as Russia could ill Korea
I'm soldiers In a very short time. A
10 matter now stands Japan would
ave to dispatch transports 10 C,bsmui.
with men. and this would be- a bIg
1dertaking. Recent concessions have
zen made through Korean oficiala IN
large Japanese corporation To bu,Id a,
railroad from the coast to the Korean
pitaL NV %" .