Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-16

Il. G. Dun Il Co 8 Review says:
Activity continues at cotton mills,
although domestic buying 10 on mod
eraie scale Exporters are bidding
freely for heavy goods but as a rule
fail short OF holders views and little
new business is recorded. Johbing
trade in woolsns gradually expands,
new lines selling fairly at moderate ad-
yaroes over prices prevailing q year
ago Morated Yarns are coarse and ilrm.
4 furih ighg rise has occurred In
the average OF wool prices and the tone
is strong hut there is tendency 10
await the London sale ten days hence,
before making further changes. I'M
norts would be- stimulated II this
InsrBet we're advanced much beyond the
foreign parity. Footwear factories are
we'll engaged on spiing and summer
lines, with prices showing a irmer tone,
and lever producers resdy to do bust
ness 81. I'D rates. Leather has SOLD
freely at Bus on, with quotations fully
mRintg ned. especially on heinit ok and
union sole Griaago packers stun borniy
hold IT, forne list prices but the
market is weaker both domestic and
foreign hides actually selling al conces-
Ricns. Rapor,e Of uuiaTorahie weather
in winter wheat regions stimulated
prices and thee was further HupGort
ID the general resumption OF activity at
flour mills, together with added in
curry FOR foreign account III c6tnhi-
ration of many supporting influences
took quotations above the ghost point
last year. Corn was fairy we'll held
in sympathy with wheat, hut some solt
snots deyslopsd, as was natural, in view
Ut the fact that the price is now more
than so per cent higher than year ago.
Cotton Wea depressed b. liberal re-
ceipta, though foreign conditions have
| improS ed, and the quotation is almt st
$40 ba.e lower than at this time last
year,
Bradstreets SAYS; Iron and steel
production is active beyond precedent
for this ssas n Of the year, and further
advances OF 30 cents aud u per ton are
noted in charcoal pig which ~ taking
| the place OF other grades aG Chicago, as
result of scarcity, que to insuiioIeni
transportation. Southern pig iron has
been finally nut on q Sl2 basis for No
!. at Birm ngham. and foundry pig ma
been advanced 50 cents tt PhlladelphiH
and Pittsburg. The iitsshurg district
iron and steel trade alone IL said to bt
short 5. 600 cars, and, although chanaC
for the better is reported there, donpl'
the present shipments could be made il
there wore cars enough. New business
feported, chiefly for the second half o
the year, is of good volume, and, in add
tion, some largo sales OF foreign iron arr
reported.
1.-The feature in Cereals has heen thu
unquestionable growth OF SPECULATIVE
feeling, az reflected in improved outsid
or comm ission buying Of wheat, corr
and oats, while -four has also improves
in general demand. Wheat, including
flour, exports for the week Aggregate
3, iGL ITO bushels, as against l,slS,4l
last week and 1,90l, OBS in this weel
last year, Wheat exp rts, July lst t
date, aggregate 1913, l3l,2Il bushels. a
against l02, S3T, $40 last season. Corr
exports aggregate 1868 bushels, a
against 30. 236 last week and 4,S97,3 81
last year. Ju'y lst to date, corn OK
ports are 20, $50, 1924 bushels, as agains
l02, 54t, 2l0 last season.
Cuisines failures in the Unite
States for the week number BAG, a
aRainst910 last week, 322 in this wee
last year, 295 in 1900, 30l in 1899 and -
in 1888. For the week, failures i
Canada number -, as against 25 las
week, 3j in this week year ago, 2S
1900, is in 1883 and 81 in 1898.