Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-11-11
New York.

h6E IUlk. ing Us 10 the 'aruy move
I-------1 nlent of freight. miles OF
ears being stalled 10y the lack of motive
power. and many roads refuse 70 acceft
further shipments until the bloekades are
relieved. Lower temperature has stimu-
lated retail sales of seasonable merchsh-
die. but frost comes too late TO seriously
inquire agricultural products. Liberal con-
sumption sustains quotations in most
lines; domestic demands being supple
mented by large exports" The FOREGOING
Is from the Weekly Trade Review Of X.
q. Dun Co. 1t continues;
Operating expenses of the railways
have increased in many cases to such u
degree that net earnings are somewhat
curtailed, but gross earnings for October
thus far exceed last years by A. per
cent and those of 1900 by 1875 per cent
Undue significance is attached to the.
announcement that the Frick Company
viii not advance next years price Tor
coke above So. Although this ia in line
with other conservative efforts Of leading
interests to prevent inflated prices. the
probable influence on the outside market
viii not be great. as the bulk of output
will 80 to the various plants of the United
States Steel Corpc ration. Meanwhile
sales are being made at SIG in extreme
cases, and the scarcity has closed lnoFe
blast furnaces. The future course OF tho
iron and steel industry will be largely
influenced by this fuel shortage, much
business being permanently lost TO honis
producers, and prices in some depart
ments already show the effect of disor~
sanized conditions. Railway needs have
not diminished, numerous large orders
constantly appearing. while the pressure
for locomotives is causing large premiums
to be offered Structural shapes for
bridge and ship building are next in point
of urgent demand Agreement on the
tin plate wage scale may secure lot of
business that now goes out of the couu-
try, and some reduction in prices is eN-
pected. Wire nails are also cheaper, hut
as rale quotations are well maintained.
New England shoe manufacturers are
receiving additional orders ut fully Sus-
tanned quotations, and many shops are
assured of full occupation well into Jan
uary. Supplementary orders for winter
goods have decreased, indicating that
wants will be supplied when shipments
are made, and producers are pushing de-
livcries in order TO take Inventories
Leather is in better demand, with prices
iirmer. Mere interest has been shown in
Chicago packer hides at recently reduced
prices, but the average of all grades is
again lower.
Conditions NJ the cotton mills are
healthy, a scarcity of goods being gem
eral, while there is no disposition to fierce
transactions. 1t is early for supplement-
airy buying of spring wooden goods and
fall trade is finished SO that these diyis-
ions of the market are naturally quiet
Raw wool is very firm at the leading east
ern markets. which are shipping freely to
the mills.
Failures for Oh . week numbered - in
the United States. against POI last year,
aud % in CanadG compared with y
year ago.
Bradstreets report givGis grain figures
says:
Wheat including flour exports for the
week ending Oct. 30 aggregate 5,09T ,G20
bushels. against 7.0G0,417 last week, g.,
C72, SSS in this week last year and 3,5l2
421 in 1900. Wheat exports since July
aggregate 91.42S.037 bushels, against
l06. TBS 800 last season aud t3,SiT,Etif IN
1900. Corn exports aggregate l53,2O0
bushels, against S4.56I last week, 606.
l59 last year and 1920, 10 in 1900.