The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1901-09-07
REPORT ON TRADE.

Bradstreet's report on trade for last
week says:
a further Improvement In corn erop
adviees, confidence OF an early ending
o. the steel strike. a further advance
10 cotton and the advent OF cooler
weather are nnitedly responsible for a
SIN further enlargement OF general
trade distribution at nearly all marke.s
ana = percsptably and more cheerful
tone Of business generally. Especially
sood reports come from such centers
a. Chicago. which reports a very heavy
business in dry goods, clothing and
shoes; from St Louis. with adviees Of
unusual strength OF demand among
iobbers and the dry goods trade In Al.
gust beyond expectations; from Kansas
City. which reports that johbers have
al that they can do to handle business
offerings. and from Omaha. which re-
ports August trade larger than last
year, Wool is moving actively on good
manufacturing demand. but IL il no
higher In prices, Reports from the
wooden goods market continue fayora,
bic.
Aside from the strength In textiles
tbs feature IN prices Is the lower range
OF cereals and farm products generally.
Wheat ID Oh . little in liquidation. bias
"a on large receipts at the northwest.
smaller eieaFanees and less active ex.
port demand.
Tho air Of patient serenity with
watch the Iron and steel trades view
the trade and strike situation is signin-
canl Of the confidence growing that The
end q the strike Ia In sight Leaving
out this matter. the trade is in good
shape and consumption is large. n
naneiai products. such A. hoops. tubes,
sheets and Tia plates. ara s,ill bring.
ina higher pFeminma Structural ma.
iegiai. plate and bar mills have orders
for months ahead.
Wire IL scarce Al Chicago. ewing 70
The Joliet shutdown. At Plttnbnrg mer,
chant furnaces are a. the cad n thslr
orders end must pile stocks next month
u The strssa !sssz. Foundry lrSa u In
good demand Al ST. Louis and hard.
ware Is In active distribution Al all
western markets.
wheat. inelnding aoaF. exports for
The sock aggregate s.G07.G bushels.
As against s.ses.sss last week aud
s.sts.si1 this seek last year.
Wheat exports from July / 10 date
sssAEgsegass sz.2ss.sas. as against &c :.
SIS. al Bushels last season.
Basiness failures fer the week nun.
bes lEs. against ISL laSg week. iSs in
THE wesk a year ago. Isl In 1899. lSt
10 1898 and iss In 1887.
csaAaian toliures number -, as
asAihas n Last week. - In this week
a pear ago. 2S 10 1888 and 9s in lsss.
SPOKANE aUoFATIoxa.
Poaitry and EgEa- chickena. old. "a
ioc PER H.. live weight: spring chickens.
ts0t t10t aor. dnckA q per doE:
Eeass. dressed. Isc per 10. turkeys. live.
io0iae: dressed. l20ise. esgE. fresh.
% per case
Live uiock-Beef. live steers. &c:
dFeased. 7e. live eowa. she: dressed.
7ssc: veal calves dressed. T0ae: NUT,
ton swea. se: wethsra. sS<e. hogs. live
tt.5s0s pr eut: dressed. &c per ewL
Vegetables SOC per cwt:
oaiona. ti.sS pr ewt
esheepaklna SheaFilngs. Ieo each:
short Wool pelts. 500 SOC: medium WOOL
se07se: iong wool. 7bc0tl.
Hides ~0r~ca hides and calf akina
saec per 10: dry hides. butrAaF. io0isc
per n
The local mills pay the following
prices for grain. delivered; Club wheat
ttMe bulk. tssfc sacked: hlnestem, l7e
bulk. tac sacked; red. t3c bulk. tts
aarkod.