Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-05-27

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| New YORK Itinue the only seriously dis
- turbing factors in the bust
ness situstion. Excessive moisture and
low temperature made the crop outlook
more uncertain, and much depends on
continuance of prosperity in the agricul-
tural sections. On the other hand, rec
ord-bIS aking distribution of pay in the
pittsburg region accelerated retail trade.
while resumption of WOODEN and other
mills added largely to the active force.
Transporting lines continue 10 make
splendid exhibits. railway earnings for
the first week of May exceeding those OF
year ago by g. per cent and surpass-
ing the same weeks earnings in 1900
by 1919 per cent.
The foregoing summary is made OF the
trade situation by II. G. Dun g. Co. :
Weekly Review. Continuing the review
says;
AS indicated by weekly reports, pig iron
productions attained a new record for
the month OF April at / .503 ,326 tons, and
the weekly capacity of furnaces in blast
on May ], according to the Iron Age,
was 352,0ti4 tons, far surprising all pre-
vious higs-water marks. Such an ,enor-
AhNNo RlNNuNNiOn SNkSNcN uNNNuld-
lation of supplies but consumption easily
keeps pace, furnace stocks showing a de-
crease of about 10000 tons during April
10 much the lowest point IN recent years.
With aboat twenty more fprnaces in
course of construction or contemplated.
an annual output of 200OO,000 tons is
no longer considered remote, while the
current year may exceed IS,0o0,OOO tons
If no serious labor controversy or other
calamity interferes.
While ii is generally agreed that there
has been rauch improvement in the win
ter wheat States since the opening OF
the month, prices became somewhat firm
er upon the publication of the official re-
port Of condition on May l. Exports for
ten months OF the crop year assure the
heaviest outgo ever recorded, even if the
last two months make poor exhibits. For
the past week exports were 3,499. T64
bushels, -four included. against 4,02S,246
a year ago. Corn advanced on lighter
receipts aEd reports Of slow progress in
planting.
Quotations continue 10 vary widely, &C
cording to date of delivery, and there is
less spot business owing TO scanty sup
plies and u the growing tendency of con-
sumers to place orders for future .deliY-
cry. There is now very little evidence
of buyers holding off for a break, Rails
and structural supplies are ordered freely
for delivery next year.
Footwear manufacturers at the East
report an increased volume of orders
from western jobbers, but wholesalers in
the principal eastern centers are placing
few fall contracts. Retailers are only
sending moderate duplicate orders for
summer goods, fair supplies remaining Of
early purchases. Sole leather is quiet.
Hides again secured moderate advance
in prices, both for domestic and foreign.
In the dry goods marker there is evidence
of increased buying for fall and next
spring, but only small supplementary er-
ders for the present season. Cold wealth
er has retarded jobhng trade at many
joints. Domestic trade in cotton goods
is steady with supplies in strong hands,
but export business is dull. More liberal
deliveries of wooden goods are reported,
showing that fewer looms are idle. The
best demand is for staple lines of mems
wear and medium grades of fancy wool
ems.
Failures for the week numbered DDS in
the United States, against 1T last year,
and II in Canada, against 10 a year ago.