The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1901-01-18
TRADE REPORT.

Bradstreets report for last week is
as follows:
Business is still of between season |
character in most lines, but livening
up of interest in some special trades |
has been noted this week. Relatively
best reports come from the iron and
steel, lumber, leather and drug trades,
but there has been some enlargement
of wholesale trade on spring account
in the south and west Spring trade
in dry goods is just opening up, and it
is noted that heavy shipment move
ment on orders is now proceeding in
the west. Some gain in wool sales is
noted at eastern markets, but weather
conditions have not been favorable at
the east to business as a whole except
as stimulating the retail trade in shoes
and rubber goods. A special feature is
the generally good tenor of reports as
to collections from all western and
southwestern points, from which it is
inferred that trade relations to retail
ers must have been quite good. Sum-
med up briefly, the situation is one of
widespread confidence in the general
business outlook.
Cereals have given a further eXhi-
bition Of life this week, partly on light
northwest receipts and advices that Ar
gentine shipments will not exceed 49,
600, O00, or about half those of year
ago. but largely on the unquestionably
heavier volume of Wall street money
seeking an outlet in the grain market.
Fluctuations have been wider and it
has been ESSENTIALLY traders market,
with net changes for the week small.
Corn is slightly higher, in sympathy
with wheat and small receipts of con
tract. Inquiry rather than active de
mand is leading feature in iron and
steel, but quite an increase of activity
is noted in Bessemer pig iron and bill
lets at Pittsburg and plates in Chicago
No change in billets or plates has been
agreed on as yet Iron production is
increasing. but has not yet overtaker
consumption, and stocks are reported
smaller than a month ago. There are
, only two idle furnaces in the Chicago
district.
Cotton has weakened on discourag
|
ceipts, while cotton goods have beef
: quiet OF the advices of backward
a spring in the east. Wool has been il
rather better demand than of late, du
, to better buying by manufacturers.
f A fair business has been booked Il
' overcoating on next fall account a
lower prices, but the regular heavy
weight season has not yet opened.Plai
dress goods are being ordered quit
freely, but the fancies are being NJ
elected. Jobbing business in shoes
= quieter, but it is quiet good at retail
Travellers are now going out with ia
. styles of shoes, which sell slightly low
=, er than last year.
- Wheat, including flour shipments fC
the week, aggregate 1851 ,095 bushe
=. against 3,904,301 bushels last week,
!, 24S.926 in the corresponding week {
1900. 5,647 OH in 1899, 5,299 SIT in 1876
= and 3,948,154 bushels in 1897. Fro
y July 1 to date this seasons wheat e
- ports are 104,026,S51 bushels again
- 11O.572. sol last season and 134,036,0
in 189S-99.
Corn exports for the week aggreg
= - ted 4,S97,,345 bushels abainst 4,407,5
last week, 3,614,576 in this week YET
- ago, 3,297, 702 in 1899, 4,641, $50 in 49,
.. 30 and 1851. 2S1 in 1897.
- - From July / to date this season col
20 exports are 1O3, sos, OBS against 1882
. 757 last season and IS, 9O1. 1893 in 1S9
- 80.
-. Business failures in the Unit
~ States for the week number 1922 again
70 1858 last week, 295 in 1900, 3O4 in 1SS
~ 1922 in 1898 and ATS in 1897
9, Canadian failures for the week nul
-, Der SO against % last week, 20 in tn
- week year ago, "a in 1899, So in IS
- and SO in 1897.