Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-09-02
| New York.

nav inrk one serious industrial handi-
l----J cap. Protracted idleness
at anthracite mines increased the pres
sure for soft coal and coke, and, despite
new records Of output deliveries are ut
terry inadeaaate, owing TO the lack of mo-
tiye power Freight blockade of coke
trains has closed many furnaces, while
the increasing call for transporting facili-
ties on crop account gives little pros
pect OF early relief. Notwithstanding the
congestion, railway earnings thus far re-
ported for August show gains OF 81 per
cent over hast year and II per cent over
1900. Weather conditions have been less
uniformly favorable for agricultural pro-
ducts, yet no severe loss is reported. Cur
rent trade is Of good volume for the sea-
son, while the outlook for the future is
bright. Bayers are numerous in all the
leading markets. placing orders literally
at well-sustained quotations" The fore
going is from the weekly trade review OF
Il. G. Dun & Co. 1t continues;
As the active blast furnace capacity of
this country decreases through want Of
fuel. foreign pig iron is purchased more
freely, and Scotch warrants have advanc-
ed because OF the steady demand Do
nestle neeas are now far beyond ell pre-
cedent, and even with the available home
capacity active there would be imports,
although less than are now arriving.
There is much that is gratifying in this
state of affairs, but there is also draw
back. During the recent period for ex-
ceptional domestic demand many export
orders have been sacrificed which German
and Belgian makers secured. The output
of the Connellsville regions continue
above all records. but stocks accumulate.
Textile mills are well occupied. bust
ness gradually increasing in the cotton
goods division, and demands for quick
delivery shaw that stocks are low New
lines of lsghr weight wooens and wors-
teds for spring wear are now fully open
cd, and buyers are placing much BUSH
ness.
Staple products average somewhat
higher inprces, owing to less uniformly
good newi from the agricultural sections.
No serioJ disaster occurred, but exces-
sive rain retarded the development OF
grain ana interrupted harvesting In
many cases where the date OF maturity
has been postponed there is always the
possibility OF injury from early frosts.
l hN bAiitt tARitlht VI Mtulnti fduNtA
| complaint Mt the South, drought being in
evidence at many points. On the other
hand. there were good reports OF early
| picking, especially in Oklahoma. Coffee
recovered from within an eighth Of the
lowest point on record, rumors OF frost
in Brazil proving more potent than over
whelming supplies.
Failures for the week numbered 207
in the United States, against 205 last
year, and 30 in Canada, against 80
year ago,
Bradstreet's says: Wheat and -four ex-
| ports for the week ended Aug. 81 aggre-
gate 5,954, $50 bushels. against 1891 500
| last week and 6606,9S9 in this week last
| year Wheat exports since July | aggre-
gate 32044.T67 bushels, against 506TS,
9SI last season. Corn exports aggregate
| 51,649 bushels, against 93,423 last week
and 523,SS last year For the fiscal
year corn exports are 703, 493 bushels,
against 9,T51 ,051 last season