The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-12
GOOD NEWS
IN THE BUSINESS WORLD
REGARDLESS OF DRAWBACKS
Uniavorsble Weather and Strikes Did
Not Prevent Movements Of Goods
Through Regular Channels.

New York Aptii li..-R g. Dun & Co.'S
weekly review ~ trade tomorrow viii say
Gond news Wcdommatcs IN tho business
world, notwithstanding two somewhat scri
Gus drawbacks Weather conditions have
bccu unsatisfactory at many points, re
tardius rctail diStrihutiu and delaying out
door Work, while excessive rain has put
many southern planners behind with wors
IN the cotton fields Stiu more Of handi
cap Is the strike between wage Garner and
employer Manufacturing is eNceptionaly
active IN lines not disturbed hy strikes, and
thcle Is vigorous movement Of goods
through regular channels At the close ot
last week NEGOTIATIONS were concluded for
large sale Of pig IRON nj SIS 50 furnace
deliveries beginning IN October and cover
ing six months This price Is in line with
the ayowed conservative intentions of tho
leading interests Vet spot transactions
arc reported Of 81 higher quotation when
ever huyers are sn fortunate 10 secure
prompt shipment Not only pig iron hut
ha1s. hllets aud structural shapes are all
sold so far ahead that new business Is com
pntatNCN light, although consumers would
quickly absorb any early deliveries thar
might he offered. The situation may hriet
~ he summed M iu the statement that ~
Is tho exception when the order books ave
not dllcd for full capacity We'll toward thc
end Of 100 Buyers are stiil placing con
tIucis ahead
Firmncss i'm cotton goods Is tho order
In many limos II Is NO longer posSihlo 10
secure prompt deliveries and buyers have
practically ceased to ask concessions. Large
transactions have hceu effected for export,
mainly for -hootlnss for China, Clothing
! buyers arc seeking % secure WOODEN goods
10 substitute for deliveries retarded by tho
strike hut md tho market heavily over
[ hRr hi a tti Ntlf nrHn or "A
yHuccd in prices WorStcd manufacturers
aro busy and there is noticeable inquiry
for ynruS.
Footwear manufacturer, have secured q
| little more business aud shops hsyc heen
eble 70 avoid the reduced time that was
| feared
Leather is quiet and dry hides have sd
! yapced
More animation ba. appeared in tho
! speculative markets for staples FlurtuH
| ttons were more irregular in corn when
/ broke sharply here and ~ the WcSt. hu'
! made partial recovery although stlll re-
! naming below the best price ot last mouth
! Wheat moved Within marrow limits, vary
/ ing fraction. according TO the prepouder
nuCe ~ good or bad crop news Western
! receipts for tho week were lT12.1i2 hushcl,
| against 2H1So42 bushels yenr ago. auc
| The total for The crop year is gradnalN
| prices stimulated exports for a time hut
! shipments NJ wheat and nour from all port
! Of tho United StatCs during tho week wCr,
! only S.StnN7O bushels against i,9T6Nll
| last yrnr. aud Atlantic exports ~ corn Wcr,
only l1N,2l3 bushels, against 2,o2o340 3
! wear ago.
cotton moved MP 20 the highest point %
the season, ana In tho option market Z
was noteworthy that heavy liquidation fail
Cd 10 produce weakness offerings helm
readily Hbsorhod.
Coffee was depressed ny excessive stock
ana receipts, tho spot price falling clos
! Ia he low record
Failures Tor the week numbered loS fl