Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-07-20
UnfayOrabIe Possibilities About tba
Future the Cause,
SOME ORDERS CANCELLED
Labor Troubles VIII Not Curtain Ia.
tail Distribution Of Goods, UnIes,
of Long Duration.

New York, July l9.-R. G, Dun & CO..
Weekly Review of Trade tomorrow ,,,l,
say; Anxiety regarding unfavorahl.,
possibilities in the future rather Than
any actual present misfortune a.
pressed securities and caused cancela.
ton Of some orders for merchandlse h,
western dealers Retail distribution nj,
goods viii not be curtaied by the labo,
controversy unless IT is of long dura.
ton, as the men have saved mopev
during the recent period of fun am.
ployment at high wages. Similarly \,
some agricultural districts where tbora
is fear that little corn will be haryeeted
preceding bumper crops at good priees
have put farmers in ssch prosnaron,
condition that their purchases win mo-,
fall off materially, while the greates,
crop Of wheat on record has mo,
brought return TO the low prices M
previous heavy yields.
Beyond advancing price of stsal
sheets and depressing the market for
tin, quotations have not been affected
by the strike of the Amalgamated ass,.
citation. Pig iron furnaces are not do.
turbed, although record breaking pro.
duction will bring accumulation n,
stocks If the rolling mills are kent idls
for any length of time. In the brancha.
not directly concerned there a. ma
change Of conditions, orders frequently
running months ahead. An early sattle.
ment Is confidently expected. and thor,
Is much relief over the general cal.
lapse Of the machinists strike. In an
thraclte coal regions. work has Ais,
been interrupted, but the recently OK.
ceptlonally heavy output assure,
abundant stocks for some time.
Wooden mills are generally more az.
tive than at any time this year. or
ders Tor heavy weight goods arriving
IN large numbers. The light weigh,
season Will soon open, and although II
Is expected that concessions of from
to 10 per cent from last years price,
VIII be made, there is prospect OF profit
IN operations unless the raw materla,
should advance, Some uncertainty Il
seen in the WOOD market, sellers max.
ing futile efforts to secure better term.
ana ultimately accepting bids at form.
CT figures. The tone is distinctly hrmpr
and stocks at mills and in warehouses
decreased.
In cotton goods the situation is IN.
changed, Stability of prices seems a..
sured II the footwear Industry The
arm tone Is sustained by the steadi.
ress Of leather. and buyers are not
seeking concessions. Factories are run.
ming full time, with orders on hand for
months ahead. Fall orders arrive free.
~, aud many New England producers
refuse new contracts unless allowed IA,
make deliveries at their own conyenl.
ence. Limited supplies Of leather make
the market very firm. Hides active ana
steady.
"Calmer counsel prevailed IN the
gram markets. exaggerated dispatches
were discounted and variations In quo.
tatons were less extensive. After
severe break from the best price last
friday wheat steadily advanced. as the
feeling became general that foreign re.
qulrements-wo bring a new record
Tor exports, possibly exceeding 250O0O-
oVV bushels. Some of the heavy crop
may also be used for fodder in sections
where corn is destroyed. These innu-
ences fully Offset the effect of interior
receipts for the week of 6.150242 bu-
snels against only 1882 1888 bushels last
year. Atlantic exports show a large
gain over last years figures for the
week amounting TO 3gO2.775 bushels.
against ISL SCI year ago.
FAILURES for the week numbered 1874
IN the United States, against 2Si last
year and 80 in Canada, abainst n last
year"