Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-17
Country Receivers From En-
barrassment of High Prices
DUN FINDS OUTLOOK GOOD
No Sign of Alarm Results and the Move
ment is Now Healthier Than when
Competition Ruled Bradstreet,s
View Of the Trade Situation.

~" ~ -'AaJ WAeA WHole-
some promptness,'' says r. G. Dun &
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade .stba
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- any Aisn piiees'
IN some INES the great manufacturing
asso'il'ions nave taken the lead, IN
= :, e>'us.ioiA . SUI oeleiieu oe-
cause the en0lre producing capacity rs
engaged at high prices for some
months to come. IN others = oomes -
Ia
sp'e esis'a .'ce because buyers
mold back orders Tor their own protec-
ton until material concessions are
made.n
M. p,5
NJ 5;.4,,.s, GUS ...
,ra,s;+s NC sas -, an s.rihsehcy OF
80 ~. us VI any eisn u alarlh,
Laa,4, w. :. ens ..,, 70 psinaps inoie
49,. sie. iif'se peen " el
10y son .I, o an oy ene ~, Eolhpetitlon OF
.aany sil,aai so ny I'm, Inc proportion
~ w" 80 a -, ~ nanu s ulnenp,oyeu Is
5nS; e da.. t.a,sna4n ' aup eiie No,uilie OF
raall;,, M. T,a.,h tno iss: lna!i ias1
s 80 a;4;as = 80. 100 .u ~
~ SEA, go, 81 :nan ~ usioie
-. 49,. III =. So .iile elear.
81 p a eis .. iegio ~ Wese
tomac.
,;aa ouueelon' stlhulateu ny hlsh
plles, ilses ABOVE consumption, re-
taioed py lllelh.
Less Pig Iron Used.
The weekly output of pig iron Nav
/ was 293,S50 tons, against 2So. 4S2 tons
April 1, while unsold stocks not held
by the great steelmakers increased
44,645 tons. This would indicate a
daily consumption of 4O,641 tons,
5 against Al, 642 in January, hitherto the
largest, but for the fact that consider
able stocks have also accumulated in
the hands of consuming concerns of
when ae enough 10 use much more than
mer MO at Pbiladelnb;a and Ieh;mh
VALLEY No. here are pnoted ~ coo 80.
ton. and market 1y;re has haen re gI
in corresnondence with 5arbed and
plain.
Considerable increase Of business Is
renorted resniting from ,n recan4 . ra5,,n 70
tons, but demands for higher wages.
and also for closing some iron works
two months in the year, whether there
is business or not, causes some hesita-
ton regarding further contracts.
The Smelling and Refining con,,,,,v
has reduced lead So per ton to az
cents, and copper declined an eighth
to 1875 cents for lake, while tin is also
lower at 20 cents.
Wool yields little more, chiefly in
the finer grades. A decrease of nearly
10 per cent at the London sales is one
cause, but more important factor is
the continued abstention of manufac-
turers who do not find the market for
goods at the advanced prices named
this year at Falls City, except for a
few staples. Cancellations cause some
trouble and slow payments some, and
prices of many grades are irregular.
co,,on Good. v~a,
cot+a ooas -.
a. s aa a.so IL ulai ana
a,,asass; a 80 ~ ueana' me prices
a., s Ny ~ pI Seno nisner than
ooo -. 49, :, 49, &C. so.ton Aas IT'S
sarts ~. "a . s,,., aaoi Is Genus 70 US
Sc. @io - 81 ptel' eSA Wy iofeign ouy-
Dix, on the other hand, has fallen
Sharply 90 10 on cents Tor the different
grades, and from the highest point in
January % cents on Italian. $1.10 on
sps so 60 80 oents on onangnal , ana
bayina ~ are ar ;,o .poass from ohina
~, ea'iS ine,s aseu.
.lsn s.aJ,'aad .h " miilppihe ports mas
1s4oen+s I iost N ~. plhee o. nennp from
eu'S iaso 1sosenipef 70 - cents.
shipments OF boots and shoes from
se eas. TOT the nrst week OF May We're
week Of every wear save ono s;ynal4aoa
Accounts indicate that dealers, s+ocl,s
thruout the country are nnnsmal ilv
large. and many sbons arc closad
while MANY more have hit l;+tls ,,,a,,I,
ahead. Prices asked are nract;"ailn
as hiub as tbav WE'VE Iar ~ 1aath
err averages d per cent lower and b;das
about 10 ne,. cent lower iiisAss
-,
49, sp,.e u sooa eAl'orts' Wheat pros
PecIs su1nce 70 cause decline OF lA
cen.s' Wiile corn mas s, deemed 2A
eenls. 1oln espoi's sun run much Ds.
Sonp iase yeaf ;, - Two Voc weeks wee o,ooo'ooo
Dusiiels, against 4,fSo.ooo last year,