The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-01-19

HradstFsets report for last week is
as follows;
Business IL sttll Of between season
character in most lines, but liVenins
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 II
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 AZ
the east to business as whole except
as stimulating the retail trade In shoes
and rubber goods. A special feature Is
the generally good tenor OF reports az
to collections from all western and
southwestern points, from which II Il
Inferred that trade relations TO retail
ers must have been quite good. sum
med up briefly, the situation Is one OF
widespread confidence la the general
business outlook.
Cereals. have given further exit
bitlon OF life this week. partly ON light
northwest receipts and adyiees that Ar
gentine shipments will not exceed 49,
900 600, or about half those OF a yea
ago, but largely on the unauestioEahiy
heavier volume OF Wall street money
seeking an outlet In the grain market
Fluctuations have been wider and II
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 a leading feature in iron and
steel. but quite an increase OF activity
Is noted in Bessemer pig Iron and bill
lets at PittshuFg aud plates ia Chicago
No change Ia blllets or plates has been
agreed ON as yet. lron production Is
increasing. but has not yet oyertaksn
consumption, and stocks are reported
smaller than a month ago. There are
only two idle furnaces Ia the Chicago
district
Cotton has weakened o9 diseouFas
ing bull liquidation. das to larger re
esipts, while cotton goods have been
quiet on the adyiees OF backward
spring In the east Wool has been 10
rather better demand than OF lste. due
TO better buying by manufacturers.
A fair business has been booked Ia
overcoating on next fall account al
lower prices. but the regular heavy
weight season has not yet opened Plaiu
dress goods are being ordered quite
freely. but the fancies are being De
elected Jobblng business Ia shoes Is
quieter but II ID quiet good al retail
| Travellers are now going out With fall
styles Of shoes. which sell slightly low
er than last year.
Wheat. Including Hour shipments for
! the week. aggregate 5. Sgl 035 bushels
against 1904 s0t bushels last week. s..
2ts.92s In the corresponding week o.
1900. s.s4T.0Ti In 1888. S z99.5tI In 1895
: and 3.9ls.l5l bushels Ia 1907 From
July TO date this seasons Whsat 81
J ports are 1855 bushels against
iiO,572 sol last season and i3t.03g. 9ts
Ia lssss9.
Corn exports for the week asErsEA
ted 1897 ..3t5 bushels abalnst I. t8T SCI
last week. 3.stt57g In this seek a year
ago 3.2s7. zoe In 1899. t.stt.Ts0 In 1875
and s.T5T.2 si In 1891
From July l TO date this season corn
exports are i03 sos. O1s against iissso-
7s7 last season and 80 s0i 800 ia is0s
30.
Business failures Ia the United
States for the week Number 30 agairs,
SOS last week. 295 In 1900. i0t 10 1898
322 in 1898 and as In 1897
Canadian failures for the wr.k mum
ber IS against 20 last week. zs Ia this
week a year ago. 81 In 1899. 50 10 1895
and 50 in 1891.