The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-11-24

New York Bradstrcst,s report for
last week says:
The tonic effect Of seasonabIe cold
weather Is again testified 20 by reports
for winter clothing and wool ware.
This In turn Is reflected IN increased
recorders from western and northwest,
ern and southern jobbers, and 4 per
ceptSbie improvement In tone or whole.
sale trade al the east, which hopes 70
participate later In the results Of the
existing good consuming demand. The
renewed advance in cotton. another re-
suit Of cold weather, has proved slim
ul's 70 southern trade and also made
e. N goods agents and manufacturers
- eT Indifferent to new business Of
ID at old rates. What looked like an
.provement in wool demand and
srices seems 70 have received a tenn
orary setback by the failure Of large
commission house with wooden mill
connections.
Railway returns continue favorable,
the demand for iron and steel IN en-
panding and prices are hardening: la
Dor IL exceptionally well employed: an
thraeite coal mining operations have
been practically resumed and ruling
prices for that product seem assured.
New records Of export trade are pre-
scented and the excess Of outward trade
as assuming phenomenal proportions.
The market for cereals is q dragging
one, with price changes few and Of lit
tie Importance, but stock speculation,
although quieter, is strong and conf
dent In tone. Reflection Of the late
enormous business In this line Ia found
in unprecedented bank elearings. the
totals tapping over the large totals Of
1889.
The strength OF prices Is stu more
manifest in iron and steel, demand for
which continues large, both for crude
and finished materials. The action Of
the billet pool checked demand. Pig
iron has also been affected By efforts to
advance Bessemer pig. but though not
as active a. last week, Il Is strong and
higher At the west. while firm and tend
ing upward In the south Stocks are
estimated 70 have decreased 50. 900 tons
In October. In finished material the
activity Is most marked, and mills are
generally wen supplied with orders and
are Indifferent % business at present
rates A fair business Il doing in rails
a. the west. and S2S per ton is the price
talked OF. The railways are free buy.
ers OF cars and other material and
structural material tends upward, al
though the intention Of beam manufac.
turers to advance prices IL not confirm
ed. The awarding Of the government
contract for armor plate at 9425 par ton
villa swell the output Of the steel in
dustry by Sl5.O00.0 600. Hardware is on
improved distribution at nearly al
points, and tin Is higher In sympathy
with wire advance IN London.
Wheat. inclu0ing -four, shipments for
the week aggregate 4,062. 900 bushels,
against ASS, 5o7 bushels last week;
4,540.OO7 bushels in the corresponding
week Of 1899; 5,5es, lei bushels IN ISIS;
s.S5s, 7s2 bushels In 1897, and 3,9s7, asa
bushels In 1880.
From January to date. this season,
exports are 7l.474.Osl bushels against
81. 779.S65 bushels last season and 49,
2sSs S57 bushels in 1sSs-S9.
Failures for the week In the United
States number 227, against Iel las
week; 1S9 in this week q year ago;
22s in 1898; 235 in 1897 and sos in
1896.
Canadian failures number q againsl
IL last week; 10 In this week q year
ago; - in 1898; 81 in 1897 and a. in
1896.