The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-26
The WEEK IN TRADE
MANUFACTURERS HAVE THEIR
OUTPUT CONTRACTED FOR FOR
WEEKS AHEAD
THE IRON TRADE IS BOOMING
Railroad Supplies of All Kinds Are
in Most Urgent Demand-Scar-
city of Freight Cars Gre
ates Congestion.

NEW YORK, Oct. PR. G. Dun &
Co.'S weekly review of trade tomorrow
will say:
| With mills, shops, factories and fur
races assured of full operation until the
| end of the year, as a rule and many
contracts already running far into 1902
there is no occasion for anxiety regard
| ing the industrial situation Jobbers are
still urgently asking prompt deliveries by
manufacturers of staple lines, while OPEN
ing transactions in fancy goods for the
Mondays are unusually early, showing
that dealers anticipate large trade
Retail distribution of heavyweight wear
ing apparel and other seasonable goods
| is checked by the hardness of low tenn
peratures, Which is extremely fortunate
in many cases where makers have been
unable to fill orders according to sueeif1
cations Prices of commodities rule firm
and collections are satisfactory even
southern payments coming forward
promptly now that the tardy cotton crop
has began to move freely
Each week the situation as to iron and
steer becomes more encouraging, orders
running 20 the middle of 1902 in MANY
finished products. Despite the extensive
ADDITION to productive capacity last year
there is still much work in progress or
preparation, promising many new plants
10 start next year The feature of the
week was the placing of enormous or
oers for steel rails, practically assuring
announcer record-breaking output Other
railroad supplies are also4 in great de-
mana, the most serious embarrassment
BENG 1elt at many points OH account or
the car shortage. Added to this is much
structural work in replacing wooden
Drldges by steel arches, and in the minor
INES there is an equally vigorous de-
mand. Pig iron reflects the brisk move
inent IN finished products and higher
prices are anticipated. 1t is worthy of
note tnat the domestic situation is not
calculated to stimulate export trade and
the loss of much foreign business NAV
De directly attributed to the strike which
Put the mills SO far behind on home or
GERS. COKE ovens are active and the
output is large, but lack of cars and mo-
1--WE power restricts shipments. Coal de-
ilVerles are similarly retarded, deliverers
eeihg OFTEN unable to fill more than a
small proportion of their orders.
eastern makers of boots and shoes ara
sui engaged on late orders for winter
goods, and contracts come in freely from
the west for spring lines A much lare-
ct -caFaclty will be III operation next
year Prices are unchanged. but the rise
In leather makes it difficult to defer adj.
Vances. While distant contracts are not
sought at current rates
LII "ooieh goods conditions are quiet on
account OF the warm weather, but mills
are iuily occupied, and producers of knit
GOODS have orders for some time
strength in the raw material is consncn-
GUS, mills buying freely In cotton goods
tne situation is disturbed by the action
u large manufacturer who advanced
wages per cent a short time ago, ana
against this week announced a per cenr
rise to go into effect on Nov. A.
More satisfactory prices are received
py domestic wheat growers, last wears
iisures being surpassed, notwithstanding
ele ,aIseiy increased yield just harvested.
smaller crops of other cereals and hav
caused the use of much wheat in fatten.
ing i've stock, and with lard more than
cents above last years prices. and mess
pork I'D barrel higher, this has been a
most prohtable proceeding Foreign buy.
ing is also heavy, exports for the weei,
i ,g Hour, amounting to 1884 g8S
ou 1sa els against S954,26O last year, and
o'ioo'45z III 1886 There is also a tendency
10 hoId back for still higher ouotations
as indicated by Western receipts of o,,Iy,
oISz,oSo bushels, against 7,411 .057 husheis
a a year ago Corn was supported bv es-
Inmates of reduced yield in Ronma nj.
ana splendid increase in Atlantic o.,
ports to ll94OO9 bushels against Ed1 Xxx
III Inc preceding week, but the cnrreTI
outgo is tr1fiing compared with 2716 10
ouslieis Tor last year, and 3,554313 bush-
~ W. years ago Cotton lost part of
the recent advance, owing to heavy nort
receipts and the failure of frosts to a.
Pear as early as expected. Picking NO.,
resses rapidly, and good weld is ainoos+
assured - almost
alGfes for the week number in fbo
oi,teo states 24O, against POS last vear
'iio % III canada, against Is last wear