Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-06

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business very differently. according to 10
eality The extremes were blizzards anu
oppressive heat. with every intermediate
variety. As the future prosperity OF the
railroads is more or less dependent upon
the crops, the yagaries OF the weather
were quickly reflected in the markets Tor
securities as well as in option sales or
grain and cotton. Retail distribution OK
merchandise has maintained a good ay-
erage, losses at SOME points being offset
by gains elsewhere. Manufacturing
plants are well employed, except where
wage disputes interrupt. Coffee and sill
yer touched low record prices, but the
average Of commodities advanced. Trans
porting interests maintain their wonder
full record, railway earnings thus far re-
ported for Apvil exceeding last years by
81 per cent, aud those of 1900 10y 1873
per cent. Dun 4 Cos Weekly Review
of Trade thus sums up conditions.
The Review continues;
Most large consumers of pig iron have
provided for their needs well up to the
end of the year, and consequently there
IS little change TO report in the situation
except as to small orders that appear
from time TO time. Quotations received
by cable indicate that pressure in the
United States has produced a decided
advance abroad, and imports, after pay
ing duty and freight, are extremely ex
peusive Movement of partially manu-
factured and finished steel products con-
sinue on large scale. Lumber and
building material are having the usual
spring activity.
Manufacturers of cotton goods are still
behind with deliveries, and active MAJ
g.hinery is assured for some time 10 come.
Labor disputes have been temporarily adj
iusted. making the output very heavy as
compared with recent weeks, when the
strikes were causing interruption. New
orders are small, the recent liberal ex
port demand being checked, it is thought
Dy the fall in silver Jobbers have re-
1eived requests for more prompt deliy-
cry, retail trade having expanded with
'he warmer weather. Quotations OF cot
ION goods are firmly held, the strength
Of the raw material giving support. In
lependent wooden mills are working night
and day.
Wool moves slowly, and in some i'm
stances prices are shaded, but as a rule
holders Insist on fall figures. Footwear
shops at the East have few new orders,
and shipments from Boston continue To
| decrease. Jobbers have sufficient stocks
% supply the retail demand and are I'M
clned 10 delay placing contracts.
Drought Hurt Crops.
| Bradstreets says:
| The cereals and to a lesser degree hog
products generally responded promptly
| TO the southwestern wheat damage re-
ports. which, coupled with very heavy de-
ereases III the visible supplies. particular
| IN in Manitoba and the Northwest. result
| ed in the highest prices of the crop sea-
son being reached for cash wheat. Corn,
too, almost broke the season record Crop
reports % Bradstreet's indicate that be-
yond doubt the Kansas wheat crop has
been hurt by the drought and hot winds.
Nothing N excess Of three-quarters OF IA
crop is looked for even by the most SAN
giline. wnile GO per cent Of last years
yield is confidently predicted. In other
sections, however, rains have benefited
the situation, and even in Kansas the
rains, though received late, are encour-
| aging so far as the outlook for the CONF
ing corn crop is concerned.
Wheat including -four. exports for the
bveek aggregate 3, 100, $50 Bushels, against
| Ais, 10S last week and I,2S2, 100 in this
week last year. Wheat exports froni
July /. 1901. TO date tforty-three weeks,
& sgregate 210.556667 bushels, against
! 1T0,616,0G4 last season. Corn exports
aggregate 37e. 1856 bushels, against 400
1873 last week and 1874, 600 last year.
July 1. 1901. to date corn exports are 30
400, 1S5 bushels, against 153,061,S19 last
! season.