Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-12-09
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last week in the business world En-
6essive rains in some sections. notably the
Southwest, facilitated distribution ox
heayy footwear. overshoes and kindrcd
lanes, while seasonably low temperature
~ other points increased the movement
Q. winter wearing apparel. These infiA,
ences, together with large Thanksgiy-
ms trade in food products, stimulated re-
gail dealings very materially. Jobbing
and wholesale trade is fully maintained,
and manufacturing plants have orders
lar ahead, but in many cases the coke
shortage retards operations. The fore
saling is from the Weekly Trade Review
Of <. G. Dun \ Co II continues:
Railway officials are making every ef-
foit 20 relieve the freight congestion. es-
Iecially in the vicinity of Pittsburg. bue
thus far there is little evidence OF inn
pTovemenc. Gross earnings are fully
maintained, for November thus Gar 81
ceeding last years by Go per cent ana
those Of 1900 by 1914, while il il expeet-
ed that higher freight rates win Offset
tirs advances in wages, sustaining ner
earnings.
Inquiries for pig iron become more ur-
gent rs the scarcity grows more acate.
Furnaces are added TO the idle list when
there is full occupation for every plars
in The country, but the fuel shortage is
naF percepdbly improved Coke CONF
nands high premiums, according TO the
n@tsls Of consumers, and iron is similarly
held at an abnormal position by the IN
sufficient supply,
Even foreign pig iron has not arrived
Mt specified dates, while new orders have
been placed abroad covering distant lehv-
cries. 1t is clear thai domestic needs win
continue to exceed available supplies for
many months to come The pressure is
less severe in the various finished lines,
aside from structural steel and railway
equipment. Many projected additions to
mileage, improvements in terminals and
INCREASES in rolling stock insure activity
ait the shops for months TO come. Ma
chflery houses, boiler works and makers
OF heavy hardware are all far behind
with orders, and practically every secs
tion Of the iron and steel industry is Gu
tirely in control of sellers. prospective
purchasers having TO make ali the con
cesfons Minor metals, ON the other
hand, are generally weaker, Tin being cs-
peclally depressed Silver bullion has
fallen to much the lowest price on record.
the intrinsic value Of silver dollar nav
being about 80 cents.
= distinctly frmer tone pervades the
market for footwear. orders coming fos-
wafJ freely Tor spring goods The lend
ing shoe manufacturers have taken large
lots of leather, especially hemlock sole.
giving hrmer tone to the market and
reducing stocks. Foreign dry hides are
in limited supply and well held There
Is still no inclination to place large orders
for distant delivery of cotton goods. hut
steady current demand fully absorbs
the limited stocks, and buyers are often
compelled to hunt for desired lines Of
staple cloths, Printed and woven pat-
TONED goods for spring are selling freely
on forward business. The better tone
thag appeared some weeks ago in wool
ems has finally caused moderate adj
vance in staple ines for spring.
Failures for the week numbered 213 in
the Omitted States, against 49, last year.
and sixteen in Canada, compared with
twenty-five a year ago.
Bradstreet's Grain Figures.
Brldstrevts weekly relsft says:
Wheat. including -four, exports for The
week ending Nov 81 aggregate 4.1T9.6SJ
bushels, against 5,27Z,6T2 last week,
5.111,47S in this week last year and o.
497.ssO in 1900. Wheat exports since
July I aggregate l11.0d2,009 bushels,
against 127,S1S,7 26 last season and IT.
790,237 in 1900.
Cora exports aggregate 255, ia bush
els, against 243,3 last week, 630.gGS
last year and 1901 900 in 1900. For the
fiscal year exports are 2,707, 337 bushels,
against 19,15SSi7 last season and a,
GS156l in 1900.