The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-02-06
-TRlDE VEL COMES
The BITING Guild
it Braces Anthracite, and Coal
B8rors Smile.
WHEAT ALSO HARDtNS
COTTON REACHES THE HIGHEST
POINT IN YEARS.
LITTLE WEAKENING IN PRICE or IRON
Retail Dis ibution of Winter Goods Has Been
Checked by the Long Mild Spell in
January, But Spring 'rade
Has Opened Well.

New York. Teb. 2.-BradStrcet'S TO-
morrow Will say:
..Wcathcr Influences have played no
small part in the general trade situation
this week, and so. some OF The nnquas
tionablc Improvement in tone can hardly
he charged to the more SoaSonitie wealth
or experienced. Whatever tn" causes.
however. and these have been divers, the
fact remains that Il number Of s.aplFs.
no less th-n speculative securities, have
Hardened IN value during the week. One
Industry. that Of anthracite coal, prices
in which have begun to drnop because Of
the open winter has been p~erceptihly
braced. The influence of colder weather.
too. is percai title in the wheat market.
Much Of the winter SoWn ere, Is unpro-
fected by snow and other influences of
-tr, myth in this market have b Ell the
reports as to foreign crops the Argen-
tine plague and consequent strength Of
European advices.
Among products not affc ted by cur
rcnt wealth. conditions. however might
&c nentioned the South'S great sta l.,
ncI OH, which owing largely to the bet
er foreign buying and the reported
~ endowment of extremely large English
OF estimates has reached the highest
iajint for a nulnber of years.
There is little comfort TO the hopes
f4 lower prices in the reports from the
IN trad this week. 1t is true that
me c nceSsiGns have b on made from
the high points reached on a number of
prCdncts. hut the concessions in pig iron
are claimed to nave been few and mostly
aea the product Of furnaces re entity pnt
n blast. whose output had not been con
:. T. pI for 'DnElrV nj tho lp3NIno iron
:Hark,ts of the country fail 10 indicate
10y WIDESPREAD weakening. IS tn con-
e Si"nS ar claimed to have been really
n he nature of read uStments. The
steel sit alton is not over clear, AMI some
'~r~inesS is reported possible at con"es-
lions Nf ST t. 50 a ton. where the pro
duct his not Vt b en- contracted ahead.
Some export business in rails to Norway
is reported this week. while from Biz
mInglllm comes reports Of sonic good
sales of pig iron. with further export
business checked by advancing. freight
rates. The production of leading South
eln interests is reported sold up to July.
Iron trade authorities are slow 10
Predict beyond that date. but the strength
for foreign markets is regarded As Il guar
antee against any possible nerpenaicu-
lar drop in domestic quotations.
I'm distribu:iyr trad. the reports for
the north OF January vary with the
branches Of trade concerned. Retail dis
tributiOn was undoubtedly u~nfavorahiy
affected by mild weather and stocks Of
retailers in some sections Of the country
are reported large. On spring accounts.
however. the January business appears
10 have been in a high degree Satisfac-
tory. shipments fr0m leading centres be-
ing much heavier than iii January :; year
ago. whatever complaints We're received
of backward business being attributed
to earlier buying having anticipated! the
regular season.
"Wooltn goods are holding the adj
vanceS recently asked and raw wool is
firm though sales are smaller than for
some weeks past. owing. il IS claimed. to
domestic, stocks of desirable wool being
small. London auction sales witnessed
good prices obtained for good lots. but
tOnsiderab bic quantities were carried
over undisrosCd of. The cotton goods
situation remains apparently ii strong
one. Backward deliveries are still con-
planned of by conyertcrs and the johhirG
business inspiring cottOnS is Il good one.
TIL current demand for shoes remains
%'iaiet. Weather coaditiCns have been
~.sgainst n large distribution OF winter
icotvear, but Eastern manufacturers
80 re- OFT d busy II new sodS. Leath-
81 S Autl but hides are no weaker. The
n"th of Sugar and coffee among
groceries is no less pronounced than OF
Ire. raw and refined grades Of the form
81 having again been marked up and
sa'atl r + rpHlts b ing made the basis
~ f1tf1h.r >tfcn~tA i'll c, fee.
- hett. iEcI.dinr flour shipments FIR
yh" week, agg ega:e 2724.937 bushels,
#@.i..st 3o3 1874 bushels last week.
& 1>o.41S bushels in the corresponding
E'eH in 1891: 1855 o33 bushels n 1873:
It's 46 bushels in 1897, and o.007.:3:I4
a,'- hcls III 1896. Since July 1st this
.~a on he rNT orts Of wheat aggregate
t-"1.99 Iushe's, AGA mt 13a.e11.659
he-he.r last yaar and 100 23O,C33 bush
~ II 1877 O..
"'n "yront~ for the week aggregate
3.5:S92 lu h Is. g INST 3326,SS4
hs week a year ago: 4.1O4.9S bushels
H iS:H: 5 tl9,!6O bushels in 1897 and
; I'D So bushels in 1896. Since July
- tbs >ea.on corn Exports a-ge gate
}--}.t.:te'.' aj-HfiS. 2@ain>; 80. 33,i.54
bushels clyil.- tn SAINT period a year
1850 80 1N:"S,. $40 bush Is in 1919.
- >;ue~S FL scs for the week in the
Iitof S.ates wee my III as compared
@ha - last week: POI in this week
q ed a@ - n 1898: 800 N 1897. and
- 1a 1855.
CT h" we k Ctnadi, II failur $ mum
bored on Y 81. as compared with 81 last
relk:-"j II this week Il year ago. u in
1SHS: JS in 1897. and go in 1885,
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATE
MINT.
New York. Eel. 2-For the week end
ing Friday. February 2ua: Net receipts
g. al United States ports during week.
A15.G2S: net receipts ri All United Stats
Ports during same Wees last year. III
$50: total receipts 10 TINS date. 4.l4I.VN:
total receintS to same date last year, o.