Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-12-03
New York.

kpW Inrk Itinue to come from ali job
bing lines. Interior mer-
chants have had larger trade than an
ticipated and dry goods houses are well
supplied with reassuring orders for all
classes of goods. The big rush among
the jobbers for holiday goods has reached
its maximum, but there win be enough
buying to keep houses busy for the next
two weeks. The buying of clothing OF
late has been the best ever witnessed at
this season. Complains still exist about
the slowness OF deliveries, but manufac-
turers are gradually catching up. Buying
of iron and steel continues active in all
lines and there is great deal of specu-
lation going ON as TO what effect it will
have ON future prices. There has been
the largest tonnage of pig iron placed for
delivery in 1902 that has ever been known
Dun's review says: Careful search dis
closes few unfavorable factors in the iron
and steel situation. Probably the least
satisfactory conditions are found at plate
mills, which report an uneven distribution
of orders A few large concerns appear
TO secure the bulk of new business, bur
heavy orders for cars will largely expand
the buying, while the new combination
will put this class of mills on stronger
basis. 1t is certain that the greatest
force on record is now engaged in the
various departments OF iron and steel
making. Raw material at the South has
advanced, but at central points pig iron
is steady, though rapidly absorbed.
a,
nEipann for the past week develops
0O09O these facts: While senti-
ment has been favorable TO better grain
nriccs, the changes last week, as during
the week before, were really not large
or important, so sentiment has really
counted Cor little excepting, perhaps, IN
declines. Fluctuations, too,
have been narrow, even though there has
been pretty fair speculative trade IN an
the cereals, much of it, however, local
and professional, outside interest being
only moderate.
Shipping and export demands for wheat
have been relatively small, milling de-
mands very fair, while for corn demands
have come largely again from sections IN
the South, Southeast and Southwest,
where the crop of 1901 was largely
failure. The best demands have been for
oats, and for this reason that grain has
been relatively stronger than the others,
best prices on the crop thus far having
been reached last week. Some little mn
provement in export demands were noted.
The Western situation continues to be
the factor in corn. 1t has not changed
to any extent within a week, except
that previous predictions of scarcity are
being confirmed. Husking operations
show that the yield is more disappoint-
ing as work progresses, and this may
lead TO Il reduction in the estimates by
the Agricultural Department in its final
figures.
Provisions last week, after being weak
and lower ON heavy receipts of hogs, sud
denly started up and pork advanced soc
barrel in three days, lard advanced
nearly 15c a pound and ribs &c. The
weeks hog receipts were surprisingly
heavy, being the largest at this season
in ten years, and were the best Of the
year, aggregating 2S1,000, against 2&1,-
600 last year. At Western points there
was also a big run, and receipts aggre-
gated 626000, compared with $4,000
the previous week, and were $4,000 more
than last year,