The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-26

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foreign inquiry has been on a reduced
scale. Practically the entire corn crop
has been planted under favorable condi-
tons and reports from the oats crop are
likewise good, but a slight shading of
quotations, due to backward export bus
mess, Is to be reported for these cereals.
Hog products are also lower and the
same is true of cheese, petroleum, sides
and leather, copper and a number of iron
and steel products.
Perhaps the most favorable report for
the week as to distrfbutive trade comes
from the grovery business, in which the
sharp advance in refined sugar, due, 1t is
claimed, to the enhanced price Of the raw
material and not to any settlement of the
trade war, has stimulated demand in
other lines, notably coffee, which Is also
higher for the week. Advices from the
dry goods trade are of backward demand
at retail affecting orders in many lines,
but cotton goods production is still heav-
lily sold ahead and a marked decline in
raw material will have to occur before
much effect is exercised upon finished
products. Wool is weaker and manufac-
turers are still holding off. The boot
and shoe market is dull with manufac-
turers firm, but with jobbers asking for
lower prices. Lumber is, on the whole,
weaker, partly owing to the unsettled
conditions in the building trade, and part
~ to the feeling that prices have been
pushed too high, andthis feeling is like
wise true of a number of other lines.
In iron and steel the deadlock still con-
+iT,r,o
while the drift of values where business
is actually accomplished is toward
lower range. Nominal1y Bessemer pig and
steel billets are unchanged and this is
correct as far as large producers are
concerned, but outside offers are at con-
siderable reduction from quoted values.
Notable weakness exists in the prices for
iron and steel bars, for plates and form
grades Of eastern foundry iron. Almost
the sole supporting feature is the strength
of export, but late advices would seem to
indicate to a lower range. Almost alone
among iron and steel products, structural
material is firm and much is hoped for in
the direction of new business. The weak
ness in cast iron pipe is inducing some
curtailment of production, notably at the
south
Wheat. including flour. shipments for
the week aggregate 3,69S,96S bushels,
against 5,17s,422 bushels last week, 3,197,-
319 bushels in the corresponding week
of 1899: 4.309, 1S3 bushels in 1888; 2,0S1, 326
bushels in 1887, and 2,064,953 bushels in
1896; since July 1, this season, the ex-
ports OF wheat aggregate IFS, $685. 456 bush
els, against 2OS, 469 309 bushels last year
and 210. 1885, 500 bushels in 1S97-9S Corn ex-
ports for the week aggregate 4,374 40
bushels, against 3,437, 1894 bushels last
week, S,S45, SIS bushels in this week year
ago, 6,164,45 bushels in 1898; 2,1S5, 935 BUSH
els in 1897, and 1,720,S93 bushels in 1896.
Since July 1, this season, corn exports
aggregate 1S5, 563, 354 bushels, against 49,
S7S,03) bushels diring the same period
year ago and 175,l27 ,995 bushels in 1898.
Business failures for the week number
ed 167 in the United States, as compared
with 155 last week, 15S in this week a
year ago, 231 In 1898, 257 in 1897 and 227 in
1895. IN the Dominion of Canada bus
mess failures for the week number Il, as
compared with "a last week