The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-30
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.
'Ondition of General Merchandise Is
in Most Respects Satisfactory.
'iE DRY GOODS TRADE AN EXCEPTION
Failures for the Week in the United
States Were FOG, Against 2o3
Year Ago.

Il New York, March 29-R. G.. Dun K
Eo.s weekly review Of trade tomorrow
Ill say: The condition of general mer.
Aandise is in most respects satisfactory.
Pie dry goods trade, especially the cotton
uvlslon, is gloomy, with further redue-
Hons in prices of staple goods this week
pa demand failing to Increase with the
5hading of quotations, but from every
Hher department of business reports are
Fheerful and the outlook for good spring
fnrn-oyer is encouraging. There Is little
Efficiently over collections in any direction,
3ld the mercantile demand for money from
numerous quarters is proof of the conf.
4ence felt among manufacturers and Job
hrs. The labor situation is more Tranquil.
Mining differences in the soft coal region
Dc settled and sober counsel seems 10
4alve prevailed among anthracite miners.
Aside flum the expected advance in struc-
nral Shapes, there Is comparative stpadi-
MSS In iron and steel. After more or
Mss advance every one or two months
n Is gratifying to find that Bessemer pig
Mmalned seven days without alteration.
fhe tone is firm and producers report
~ recent sales for early delivery While
Nports of crnder forms are light. other
countries having reduced prices until their
tpmpetillon is felt, there is no dlmlnutiou
" the fOrelEn demand Tor bridge material
Md other finished products. Consolidation
~ valley furnaces is practically assured
nd promises to be a powerful force IN
TIC Industry.
aimed without any quotable change. New
England shops report fewer orders. but
Most concerns have sufficient work for
nme months on old contracts. Japanucd
pods and chrome patent Kid are III spe-
Hal request Most llues OF sole leather
NC firmly held, while receipts of glazed
kid and patent leather are quickly abb
gorbed at steady prices. Chicago hides
sEniu average lower, the weakness being
Wrtly attributable TO the extremely poor
apanty OF offerings,
Mrhe bottom price for wool has heen
f4ached at last This Is evidenced by the
growing unwilllngSness of holders to make
Concessions, the greater activity or deal
RS and indications that purchases for
Ejaculation are Of considerable volume.
Tl'ansac 81 ions show material gain at the
leading markets. while shipments from
Rosron exceed those Of preceding weeks.
Efforts to secure even fractional advances
ID quotations, however. end negotiations.
are not inclined to hccu-
mulate stocks The new clip moves very
slowiy. conslgpors accompanying ship
mcnts with instructions not tn sell at
snrrent figures.
NIt was not possible to maintain the
mali recovery late last week in raw cotton
md subsequent reaction established new
|ow record for the crop year, While the
dfcline has been severe. mills are not
ready to purchase freely, and foreign buy
b. for the month Is far below last wear =.
Eferts will be made to prevent the enor-
nous acreage meditated, but unparalleled
Sd les Of fertilizers have already Occurred.
n Wheat did not respond to rrlmors OF
manage, but found reason for strength In
Atiantic exports. including -four, in four
Weeks Of II .432941 bushels, against 60TS,
762 in 1900
MFaiiures for the week numbered BOG in
TIC United Sts~-s, against ao3 last year,
nd twenty-nine in Canada, against thirty
khree last year.