Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-12-10
| New York.

- tant developments of the
last week in the business world. Ex-
cessive rains in some sections notably the
Southwest. facilitated distribution of
heavy footwear, overshoes and kindred
lines, while seasonably low temperature
at other points increased the movement
% winter wearing apparel. These intlu-
ences, together with large Thanksgiv-
ing trade in food products, stimulated re
tail dealings very materially. Jobbing
and Wholesale trade is fully maintained,
and manufacturing plants have orders
far ahead, but in many cases the coke
shortage retards operations. The lore
going is from the Weekly Trade Review
of r. G. Dun ~ Co. Ii continues:
Railway officials are making every eff
fort to relieve the freight congestion. es-
peciaily in the vicinity of PittsburG. but
thus far there is little evidence of inn
provement. Gross earnings are fully
maintained, for November thus far ex-
ceeding last years by 6.3 per cent and
those of 1900 by lG.4. while ii is expect
cd that higher freight rates will offset
the advances in wages. sustaining net
earnings.
inquiries for pig iron become more ur-
gent as the scarcity grows more acute.
Furnaces are added to the idle list when
there is full occupation for every plant
In the country but the fuel shortage is
not perceptibly improved Coke COM
mands high premiums according to the
needs of consumers, and iron is similarly
held at an abnormal position by the in
sufficient supply.
Even foreign pig iron has not arrived
at specified dates. while new orders have
been placed abroad covering distant delig-
cries. 1t is clear that domestic needs will
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
at the shops for months TO come. Ma
chinery houses, boiler works and makers
OF heavy hardware are MI far behind
With orders, and practically every sec
lion of the iron aud steel industry is en-
urely IN control of sellers, prospective
purchasers having to make all the con
SESSIONS, Minor metals, or the other
hand. are generally weaker. tin being es-
pocinlly depressed Silver bullion has
fallen to much the lowest price on record,
the intrinsic value Of silver dollar now
being about 80 cents.
A distinctly frner tone peryades the
market for footwear, orders coming for
ward freely for spring goods. The lead
ing shoe manufacturers have taken large
lots of leather. especially hemlocb sole.
giving a firmer tone to the market and
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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 ahsorbs
the limited stocks, and buyers are often
compelled to hunt for desired lines Of
staple cloths. Printed and woven pat.
termed goods for spring are selling freely
on forward business. The better tone
that appeared some weeks ago in WOOL
ems has finally caused moderate adj
vance in staple lines for spring.
Failures for the week numbered 213 in
the United States. against 49, last year.
| and sixteen in Canada. compared with
| twenty-five a year ago
Brndstreet's Grain Figures.
Bradstreet's weekly report says:
Wheat, including h"nr, exports for the
week ending NOV. ~ aggregate AID 6SJ
bushels against 5,277.67 last week,
5,117,47S in this week last year and p
49T, $50 in 1900. Wheat exports since
July | aggregate 111,042.009 bushels,
against 127,SiS,726 last season and H.
100, 267 in 1900.
Corn exports aggregate 255. ia bush
els, against 243. 3S1 last week, 630,06S
last year and 1901 900 in 1900. For the
fiscal year exports are .. 7O7. 337 bushels.
against 10, 153S17 last season and IA
GS1 ,J61 in 1900