Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-23
FUEL SCARCITY A HANDICAP
Soft Goal and Coke Output inadequate and
Industries Are Seriously Retarded. &.
FREIGHT TRAFFIC BADLY contested
Current Trade of Good Volume, How.
ever, and Outlook Bright, Though
weather Conditions Are
Less Favorable.
NEW YORK, Aug. PR. G. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review Of Trade will say:

NEW YORK, Aug. PR. G. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review of Trade will say:
Fuel scarcity is still a serious industrial
handicap. The protracted idleness at an
soft coal and coke and despite new records
CT output deliveries are utterly inadequate
owing to the lack of motive power. The in
creasing call for transporting facilities on
relief,
Notwithstanding the congestion railway
earnings thus far reported for August show
gains OF ~ per cent over last year ana II
have been less uniformly favorable for
agricultural products, yet no severe loss Is
reported, Current trade is Of good volume
future Is bright. Buyers are numerous In
all the markets, placing orders literally at
AS the blast furnace capacity Of this
country decreases through want of fuel
foreign pig iron is purchased more freely
cause Of the steady demand. Domestic
needs are now far beyond all precedent and
tive there would be imports less h are
now arriving; There Is much that is
e also q drawbae sk'' D the euI re ecert
period for exceptional domestic demand
many export orders have. been sacrificed
cured. output Of the COnnellsville regions
continue above all record. but stocks ac-
Textile mills are well occupied, business
gradually increasing in the cotton. goods
and quick delivery show that stocks are
low. Export trade in brown cottons is In
significant, but more inquiries are reported.
New lines Of lightweight wooiens and
opened and buyers are replacing much
business. Quotations are steadily main
tanned, with the market in healthy condi-
ton. There is no evidence that supple
mentary orders will command higher prices,
especially II raw wool makes any further
advance.
Footwear shops at the east have assur-
anoes of full operation for two months, al
though there Is much complaint OF quota
lions In connection with the sensational
movement Of the material. Packer hides at
Chicago have attained new high record
price and oak sole leather has advanced.
There is a general disposition to delay
legitimate purchasers of material Fearing
an artificial element In the market, and
shoe manufacturers will be cautious while
spring contracts are under consideration
Staple PRODUCTS average somewhat higher
in prices owing 10 less uniformly good news
from the agricultural sections. No serious
disaster occurred, but excessive rain re-
tarded the development OF grain and Inter-
rupted harvesting. In many cases where
the date OF maturity has been postponed
there Is always the possibility OF injury
from early frosts. The other extreme ~
weather caused complaint at the south,
drouth being In evidence at many points.
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 25 last wear
and 80 In Canada, against IS a year ago.