Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1902-09-03
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u, Fuel scarcity is still the
nbR LUX. one serious industrial handi-
L----------J cap. Protracted idleness
at anthracite mines increased tine pres
sure for soft coal and coke. and. despite
new records of output, deliveries are ut
terly inadequate, owing to the lack of mo-
tive power. Freight blockade of coke
trains has closed many furnaces, while
the increasing call for Transporting facili-
ties on crop account gives little pros
peet of early relief. Notwithstanding the
congestion, railway earnings thus far re-
ported for August show gains of 3.4 per
cent over last 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. Buyers are numerous in ali the
leading markets, placing orders literally
at wtll-sustained quotations" The fore
going is from the weekly trade review OF
Il. q. 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 adyanc-
ed because of the steady demand. De-
mestic needs are now Jar beyond ell IRE
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 a 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 Connellsyille regions continue
above all records. but stocks accumulate.
Textile mills are well occupied. BUSH
ness gradually increasing in the cotton
goods division, and demands for quick
delivery show that stocks are low. New
lines of light weight woolens and wors-
teds for spring wear are now fully open
ed, and buyers are placing much bust
ness.
Staple products average somewhat
higher in prices. owing to less uniformly
good news from the agricultural sections.
No serious disaster occurred, but exces-
siye rain retarded the development of
grain and interrupted harvesting. In
many cases whore the date of maturity
has been postponed there is always the
possibility of injury from early frosts.
The other extreme of weather caused
complaint at 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 201
in the United States, against 205 last
year, and 80 in Canada, against 30 a
year ago.
Bradstreet's says: Wheat and -four ex-
ports for the week ended Aug. 21 aggre-
gate 5,954, 100 bushels. against 1891 500
last week and 6.6O6,9S9 in this week last
year. Wheat exports since July aggre-
gate 80, 944, 767 bushels. against 50,G1S,-
9S7 last season. Corn exports aggregate
81 $40 bushels. against 93.423 last week
and J23, SS3 last year. For the fiscal
year corn exports are 703, 493 bushels,
against 9,T51 ,051 last season.