The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1900-12-15

ANRSaN A~A sA1N NSrA -
as follows:
There was quieter tone and re-
duced volume OF business doing at
Wholesale in many lines, but this IL not
usual ii this season, aud Is partly bal
aneed by larger interest In retail and
holiday distribution. Weather condi-
tons are still q drawback 70 the trade
In winter weight goods. but II Is nota-
BILE that better report comes from the
northwest than for some weeks past.
Southern trade advIces remain good,
but retail business at eastern markets
is still reported backward. In the
larger lines OF trade new features are
not numerous. Textiles are quiet and
rather dull. with q general suspension,
awaiting the opening OF the spring sea-
son. Wool and woolens are still quiet.
Cotton is irregular. and the market Is
at q balance pending the publication Of
the next government crop report,
which, however, 10 expected 20 approx.
innate s.750.OO0 bales. The high cost OF
raw cotton has not yet been equaled by
the advance In manufactured goods.
A hopeful feature this week was the
taking OF large lot Of brown c0ttons
for export for China. The higher trend
OF values In November has been duplI-
Gated In the first week in December
and cereals. long backward In this res
pect, have led the advance. which. how.
ever. has mot been steadily maintained.
Finished products monopoliEe the
activity in the iron and steel trades.
with bars. plates. sheets and bridge
material most active Even In finished
lines. however. there is less reported
doing In new business. but Pittsbnrg
ard Chicago mills are reported sold
ahead 90 10 30 days. Al Chicago plates
are scarce and a premium is offered
for early deliveries Of galvanized and
black sheets. The rail market is ae-
tive and 10000 tons were sold at Chi
eago this week. while the total amount
on the rail mill books Is claimed TO
aggregate 100000 tons While good
sales Of pig are reported n some mar
kets, business as q whole In this line
Ii Quieter. without, however, any lack
OF nrmness. Much Is heard about forth
coming reductions In cost OF ore, and
this undoubtedly checks orders ahead,
but higher prices for finished are talk.
ed of and southern furnaces are re
ported heavily sold ahead. There is
little or nothing doing In Beasemer pig
and biliets. Among the other metals
copper is active and nrm. but tin is
weaker. The shoe trade is cheerful
and eastern manufacturers report fob
beers steady buyers at the slight aLi-
vance made some weeks ago. Snow
and wet weather are helping retail
trade In shoes and rubbers In northern
marketa A better report comes from
the Hour milling industry. but the de-
mand 10 hardly what Was expected.
Sugar ts higher for raws. but the re-
hning branch presents the old appear.
ance Of irregularity, and another prize
war is foreshAdowed.
Wheat (including -FOUR shipments
for the week aggregate 3.432.15S bush
els, against 3.is7. $50 bushels last week
and s.l3a.S3l bushels In the CORES
pOnding week OF 1899. From July to
date this season Whea' exports are
81 .3Si.42S bushels against 94,30l, 273
bushels last season.
Failures for the week number all.
against lS% last week. go in this week
a year ago and 2S7 In 1898.
Canadian failures number 81. as
against Is last week. 81 in this week
year ago and 20 In 1898.