Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-06-01
DUN'S REVIEW OF TRADE.

NEW YORK, May 31.-R. G.. Dun &.
Co.'s Weekly Review of Trade to-mor-
row will say:
While the weather In the east has
nampered distributive trade to a con-
siderable extent this week, rendering
the season in some lines rather unsatIs-
factory the west and south report I'M
changed conditions, with operations
well up to the recent average. 1t is
the season when crop damage rumors
are always heard, and they have come
from many quarters, but probably in
large part owe their origin to specula-
ton. There is nothing as yet to cause
any modification of the general esti-
mates made recently Inc founded up
on the special returns from correspon-
dents of r. G. Dun L. Co. The labor
situation is a little brighter. Many
strikes have been settled and Others
are expected to terminate shortly.
iron and steel mills are working at
full capacity and more new plants have
been put in operation. Quotations were
well maintained without any effort to
secure advances. Farming machinery is
a feature OF the domestic business and
there is no sign OF decrease in the ex-
port movement Of these products which
has attained enormous proportions.
Rails are also going out freely to Aus
tralia and South America. Railways
are unable to secure sufficient freight
cars and other supplies, while structu-
raj work proceeds briskly with little
interruption from labor controversies.
There is a little less activity among
manufacturers of boots and shoes. some
o fthe smaller plants reducing time or
closing down, ostensibly for the purpose
Of taking stock. Inventories would cas-
lily wait another month. however. IL
orders were abundant. Statesmen In the
west and south are sending good or
ders for fall delivery. but the local jub-
bling trade has received a setback from
the continuous rain. Leather is still
strong and active for heavy sole and
high priced upper stock. and offal has
been freely taken for export. Medium
grades are quiet with less demand than
the extreme qualities. Shipments of
boots and shoes from Boston have
shown the expected decrease from the
phenomenally large figures of recent
preceding weeks, but are still very
heavy, and since January list exceeds
last years by about 10000 cases. Ex-
tended holidays abroad and a short one
in this country have tended 10 make the
grain markets unusually quiet. while
corn has had the added drawback Of
hesitation among traders who have not
yet recovered rom the effects Of manip-
uiation in the May option.
Foreign purchasers were driven out
OF this market by inflated quotations,
as shown by Atlantic exports in FIVE
weeks OF only 9.43s, 2S5 bushels against
II .341 ,065 bushels last year and 13,423,-
SIS bushels in the same weeks Of 1899.
Each reaction In wheat is quickly fol-
lowed by recovery, and much support il
found in gloomy reports from growing
sections. insufficient moisture and low
temperature are the chief cause OF COM
plant and injury from insects is also
rumored. but there Is always more or
less loss through these influences and
the splendid condition earlier In the
season gives hope for an abundant
yield. Misfortune has also overwheIm-
ed cotton plantations, according to the
p~essimistic views circulated by traders
and factors who are ~endeayoring to sus-
tain prices in the face Of heavy re-
ceipts and unsatisfactory conditions al
New England mills. where print cloths
have been sharply reduced to z@s IN
order to dispose OF the accumulation.
which = said y reach z,o0o,0oo piecea