The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-26
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.
week Seems to Have Marked Climax 10
toarmous Dealings.
!oSBlNG TRADE IN THE INFERIOR is GOOD
Failures I'm United state. Were aos.
AGAINST 23t for Corresponding
Week OF Last Year.

view York January &.--R. G. Dun 6 Co. q
/ ",sNN review OF trade tomorrow will say.
| Nsr'uy tas there been more business In
s'apies aud In manufactured goods az prac
0eans unchanged prices than during the pc
r'oa since November /. This week seems TO
nav marked the climax Of enormous DEALINGS
a" hsores which have become familiar. The
peaNS trade 10 PIG iron at better prices.
'he larger distribution OF dry goods nj a Arm &.
er range OF quo.aaons and the rush TO Sc
cure prompt delivery OF boots and shoes all
mo cafe hat business NAV have escaped one
- tuose weary establishments OF prices which
u"'e proved often so trying In recent years,
'uop'us trade In the interior is good and
V''ise@ohs continue excellent. Bank clear
,Nss az New York gained 52.2 over 1900 and
- per cent over 1899 for the same week
vie VIE AZ leading cities outside New York
bh.Fe Is gain OF 81 per cent over 1901 and
- per cent over 1899 Railroad esrninps
snue tar reported for January show a gain
w H'f Per cent over last wear and "a 6 pe r
s.ut OVER 1879 Alter week Of quiet condi-
uuus' partly due to the uncertainty regard
ing competition among leading interests ina
hVn aad steel industries have taken another
IONS stride forward. The feature was enor-
NJ 1p p1 ouy.hs OF pig at an advance TO 10. -
MS sudden activity in the raw material
renewed lear TIM stocks m ght be accumu-
M.lig at furnaces and gave some idea OF
tne heaVy contracts for finished pro .ucts
eaAen by the mails. In some directions there
IS less foreign inquiry, although an unusu.
d.S heaYy shipment OF b.llets wen. to G. as
hoW ana exports OF rails have not ceased.
fn,s1t rates TO the seac0as; are still con-
SlueIed excessive bv manufacturers aud there
is mere inc nation to push domestic busi-
ness on this account
fufther improvement Is seen in footwear
S Snu manufacturers are receiving ample or
.eis shipments from Boston for The year
mus lar amount to S35 i22 cases, against
Sev sbS IN 1900 which Is O much better SLOW
ing imam Ia recent months
., Lesther mas been irregular in demand, al
dnoukl prices are steady Hides at Chicago
nuoutated widely. with more grades sold
al conc ssions than advances
/ Is difhcnlt to hnd encouraging features
the chief Eastern cities were mil io1
ROUNDS smaller than In the preceding week
ana ~ four weeks the aggregate IS only
L.1@fVO pounds against 81 5c4 200 last year
MOI only 10 there an utter absence Of specu-
iauNe operations but purchases nv manu-
iacIufers are restricted to requirements for
orders on hand. Domestic quotations have
not hardened in sympathy with the better
Dr'ces ohta ned at London. while few sales
are repor I'd at moderate concessions. Hopes
for the future are basel on Indifference OF
dealers ana growers 10 sell \. current prires
ort present heavy stocks will be augmento !
in tie wooden goods is the difhculty and
while the nlanuiacture is depressed there is
II lie announcement for tho raw material
staple products have moved within narrow
lin IS, little attention being given 10 widely
varying estimates from Argentina or reports
OF damage in the Northwest through insu.-
fcient SHOWS Despite the advance in prices
over these DrevailiiG a year ago, including
-four from Atlantic prrts for the week re-
ceiptz were 25Gs SIS bushels, against 1871
;i9 last year, and az corn 3it26l4 bushels
aga INST 1907 900 In 1900. Western receipts
OF corn were heavy. amounting 10 4 3l5 $50
bushels. sgairst 2.ali ,085 las, year. but there
is comp Amt ~ poor quality. Cotton main
tained the advance above t0r but por. re-
cepts did nc. fall on rs pred cted and final
re uins OF British exports OF yarn in 1900
proving 10 he 30 per cent smaller than IN
J 81 while the cloth reduction amounted TO
400 Zoo Oo0 yards.
Fn ',urcs for the week were sec In the
United safes, against 231 last year and for
ty-siS in Canada, against thir y-elght lasl
wear