Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-06-27

with q reduction Of unsold stocks OF
print cloths.
LESS interruption through labor con-
troyersies at the machine shops makes
the iron and steel industry more fully
employed than in recent weeks and for
another week there is the assurance of
vigorous activity at the mills and fur
naces. No alteration Is, recorded in iron
prices aside from the moderate reduce
ton in gray forge.
mo decrease Is seen in the shipments
of boots and shoes from Boston the
forwardings continuing far In excess OF
other years. Quotations are shaded 8 1-2
cents on a few grades. The excessive
stocks of print cloths at Fall River
have been reduced to a surprising ex-
tent since the combination of attractive
prices and warmer weather infused
little animation into the market. No
change is perceived in WOOL and prices
remain barely steady at the lowest fig
ure in nearly four years. AS the sea-
son advances the crop conditions stead
lily improve, and in some states winter
wheat Is being harvested No severe
drop in quotations is anticipated, how
ever, for the crop is by no means be-
yond danger in the North west
THE failures for the week were 193.
against 179 for the same neriod last
year.
New York June 21-Bradstreet's In
its weekly resume of trade conditions,
notes the following as the situation at
the various centers and III the different
lines:
10 c9 tTtu ic nf c.,,ct otv ,<5
strength in some lines and further i'm
proyement in others. The crop situa-
ton, of course, remains the main sub
iect of interest. and this, on the whole,
is good one. Although too much rain
in the South Atlantic states, and too
little in Texas. with the lack of warm
weather for corn in the Northwest,
have constituted exceptions to other
wise favorable adviees.
Cotton goods, notably print cloths.
bleached goods and number of stan
dard products, have been advanced this
week, and the increase in the prices Of
raw material is as much due to better
trade advices at home and abroad as to
the crop damage reports from the
South
"Hides and leather, long threaten
in this respect, and in addition corn
oats, lard, cheese, coffee and tin were
all higher on the week, the only i'm
portant reduction being in wheat, due
mainly to the liquidation of July OPP
ton as much as to the continued good
crop advices.
THE reports of activity in pig, iron
at the close of last week are confirmed,
and Pittsburg adviceS are of the sales
OF fully 10000 tons of Bessemer pig
The new demand for finished material
Is quiet. Building hardware Is in enor-
nous demand the country over wire
and nails especially being scarce.
THE wheat shipments Of the week
were 1921 900 bushels. against 3.645,0 900
bushels last year, while the corn ship.
ments were 2,345,000 bushels, against
2515,000 bushels year ago.
The total bank clearings Of the
principal cities Of the United States
were Sass, 1898 an increase of 595,
per cent compared with The correspond
ing week last year"
The wooden goods trade advices are
quite cheerful and clothing nianufac-
turers and dealers are reported quite
confident as TO the outlook for bust
ness. No particular change Is noted in
wool prices, but there is a good volume
of business doing at the East and at the
leading interior markets Shoe ship
ments continue close TO the maximum.
Hides are firmer ar the West and higher
at the East. AT Chicago. leather is ac-
tive and strong in sympathy with hides.