Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1901-01-18
NUMBER sS.
TRADE REPORT.
Bradstreet's report for last week 10
as folinWs:

Bradstreets report for last week 10
as follows:
Business Is still of q between season
character in most lines, but livening
up OF interest IL 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 1t
Is noted that n heavy shipment move
ment on orders IL now proceeding In
the west. Some gain In wool sales IL
noted at eastern markets. but weather
conditions have not been favorable at
the east to business as whole except
as stimulating the retail trade In shoes
and rubber goods. A special feature II
the generally good tenor Of reports ~
to collections from all western and
southwestern points. from which It 10
Inferred that trade relations to retail
ers must have been quite good. Sum-
med up briefly. the situation Ia one Of
widespread confidence in the general
business outlook.
Cereals have given further exit
bition OF life this week. partly on light
northwest receipts and advices that Ar
| gentine shipments will not exceed 35.-
900, 600. or about half those Of yeaA'
ago. but largely on the unquestionably
| heavier volume OF Wall street money
seeking an outlet in the grain market.
| Fluctuations have hecn 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 leading feature In iron and
steel but quite an increase OF activity
| Is noted In Bessemer pig iron and bill.
let's at PIttsburg and plates In Chicago.
No change In billets or plates has been
agreed on as yet. Iron production 10
| increasing. but has not yet oyertakcn
consumption. and stocks are reported
smaller than month ago. There are
| district.
Cotton has weakened on discourng-
ing bull liquidation. due to larger re-
ceipts. while cotton goods have been
quiet on the advices OF backward
spring in the east. Wool has been In
rather better demand than Of late. due
to better buying by manufacturers.
! A fair business has been booked In
overcoating on next fall account at
lower prices. but the regular heavy
weight season has not yet opened. Plain
dress goods are being ordered quite
freely. but the fancies are being no
elected. Jobbing business In shoes 10
quieter. but 1t Is quiet good at retail.
Travellers are now going out with fall
styles OF shoes. which sell slightly low
or than last year
Wheat. including -four shipments for
the week aggregate 5.96l.095 bushels
against 390i.3Ol bushels last week. s..
2is926 In the corresponding week OF
1900. 5.6i7 OF in 1899, 5.299.517 In 1893
and 3.9i8.l54 bushels In 1897. From
| July to date this seasons wheat ex-
ports are 104,026,s51 bushels against
! n0.572,S0l last season and 1874. .036. .04S
| in 1S9s.99.
Corn exports for the week aggrega-
ted 1897 ,.345 bushels abainst 4.407. .521
last week. S.G14576 In this week year
ago. 3.297, 702 In 1899. 4.641.75O in 1898
and 3.757.2 .2Sl In 1897
From July to date this season corn
exports are 1903, sos .035 against 1880.
757 last season and 1901. .999 In 1898.
| 80.
Business failures in the United
States for the week number 322 against
3Gs last week. 295 In 1900, 304 In 1899
322 In 1898 and AIS in 1897.
Canadian failures for the week mum.
Der SO against % last week, 20 In this
week year ago. "a In 1899. So In 1895
and So In 1897
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