Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1902-11-01
THU STATE OF TRADE,
Comment by Dun's Review on the
Business of the Week.
SLOW MOVEMENT OF FREIGHT
shippers Experiencing Much ir""'
HE Owing to the Fact That Lack
of Motive Power Has STALL
ed Miles of Cars.

New York. Nov. In. G. Dunn d
Co.'S weekly review of trade says.
Snoculaton waits upon politics. put
legitimate business is not dIStuipe" oH
the approaching election, New ianor
controversies have been promptly Set
fled by advancing wages. ana the &rau-
nal Improvement in supply of coal mas
reduced prices and restored activity III
manufacturing. Complaints "lc j."
J creasing as to the tardy movement OF
| frci.ut. miles of cars being stated u!
! the lack of motive power, and many
roads refuse TO accept further snip
ments until the blockades are renewed
Lower temperature has stimulated re-
tail sales of seasonable merchandise
but frost comes too late to seriously III
iure agricultural products. Liberal
consumption sustains quotations IN /
most lines, domestic demands beln@
supplemented by large exports.
Undue significance is attached 10 the
announcement that the Frick company
VIII not advance next years price ZOE
coke above So. Although this is IN Iine
with other conservative efforts Oh leau-
Ing interests to prevent inflated prices
the probable influence On the outslue
market will not be great, as the BULK
of OUTPUT will 90 to the various plants
of fine United States Steel corporation
Meanwhile sales are now being mace
at SIG in extreme cases, ana the
scarcity has closed more blast fur
naccS.
The future course of the iron ana
steel industry will be largely influenced
by this fuel shortage, much business
being permanently lost to home pro
ducers, and prices in some departments
already show the effect of disorganlzed
conditions. Railway needs have not
diminished. numerous large orders con
stantly appearing, while the pressure
for locomotives is causing large pre-
miums 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
a lot of business that now goes out OF
the country, and some reduction III
urices is expected Wire nails are also
cheaper. but as rule quotations are
- well maintained. even where ilnpor'a'
tons have been large.
The Boot and shoe Market.
= New England shoe manufacturers
:. are receiving additional orders at full>
sustained quotations. and many shop
- are assured of full occupation wei
into January. Supplementary orders
for winter goods have decreased, indl
- eating that wants Will be suppliet
. when shipments are made. and produc
:, ers are pushing deliveries in order II
;" take Inventories There is a note
"a worthy increase in orders from Penn
=" sylvania. retailers in the anthracite re
1, gion now buying freely.
-, According to precedent, wheat ah'
corn should move in sympathy, bu
~, during the remainder of the crop yea
q, it is extremely doubtful whether Gus
tom will prevail. Many factors con
n, bine to sustain wheat. Reports frol
-, the Pacific coast indicate that tn
=, Weld in that section fell short of eN
~ pectations. yet news from Austrian
III is most distressing, and large import
.s, are being engaged. In Europe there
"A unusual consumption OF wheat III lee'
ing live stock owing to the scarcity {
corn. while domestic mills are grlndln
at their limit. Supplies increase bt
#. little. although western receipts ft
ri. the week were 9.27S.67S bushels again
,re 1850. 800 last year. and exports fro
Az. the United States for the week WEI
so 5.NU3 973 bushels compared with o.ols
We 1893 year ago.
nd All these influences give wheat su
La port. whereas the greatest corn cr(
in | on record is about to come forWar
,ut western receipts for the week amour
Ike ing to o.612,St bushels against 2,21'
ce. 1876 last year. and yet Atlantic expor
,ks were but 12S,524 bushels compare
sh- with 49S,495 year ago, which WI
of about seventh of normal. Yet pric
as are now very much higher than at til
ace time in 1901, the speculative optic
led being sustained by fear of manipul
Ike ton.
md Failures for the week numbered 2
ally in the United States against 191 la
voar and % in Canada COMPARED wi