Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-01-27
G91AEgXgsMst E5RCIAl.
38 AND I5 IN
5!!S :; - siasS,
9F'HNHNCIHl-
"Collectio..s are notably
NeH YORK prompt at all leading CEN
-. u tors hnarinc testimony IN.

-l "Coliectio:s are notably
New f0Ik prompt at all leading CEN
l----------I tiers, bearing testimony to.
the strong financial position of the ma
tons industries at the opening OF the
new year. Distribution of merchandise
Is heavy and manufacturers are pressed
Tor prompt delivery. Orders for spring
goods come freely. and in some lines
there Is more than q sample business in
faH weights. Tardy deliveries in the
past lead purchasers to anticipate re-
Quirements more than heretofore and or
ders are being placed far in advance of
actual needs' The foregoing is from
the Weekly Trade Review of r. G. Dun
& Co. Ii continues.
The fuel situation is still the one seri-
ously disturbing element. rendering abb
normally high the cost of manufacturing
and restricting the purchasing power of
almost the entire population. Fortunate
iy. this comes at a time of exceptional
prosperity, or there would be 4 general
contraction Of consumption in other lines.
There is istle interruption to work be
cause Of labor disputes. but many OPP
erations are interrupted by the delay in
transit OF needed materials Railway
freight rates were advanced. and Ole re
suit will ba loss of expectation from
eastern CITIES. the traffic being deheeted
to New OGlcans.
In the ifon and steel industry the most
significant event of the week was the
discussion regarding the proit-sharing
proposal by the leading producer. Inade-
quate supplies Of coke are still restricting
operations. Contracts for the new year
were made ut 81 Ton. but prompt deliv-
cries often commanded S6 or 81, ard at
Chicago some sales were reported NJ $40.
Pig iron continues scarce. prices gener-
ally advancing during the last week, and
the eXpected advance of 81 q ton was
made in wire products.
New England producers Of footwear
are busy Oh spring orders, and few de
liveries have already been made, although
shipments are light in these lines as yet.
Exceptional activity in rubber goods
has reduceG supplies to an unusually low
point. Some varieties of leather have
advanced slightly. and tanners of hem
lock sole have only limited holdings. Eek
ports of hemlock sole continue heavy.
No new features have appeared in the
domestic demand for dry goods. The
bcSl event as 10 tOllutlS nus bttu tue
continued buying for export. which has
exceeded expectations very largely. The
print cloth market has ruled very firm,
with business restricted by the reserve
of sellers, who show no disposition TO
make concessions. AS to wooden goods,
the demand for overcoatings for next fall
has not come up to expectations, which
may be attributed in part TO the fact
that the season opened unusually early.
Prices are fully maintained at the open
ing level eff the season.
Failures for the week numbered 800
in the United States. against 373 last
year. and "a in Canada, compared with
p year ago.
Bradstreet's Grain Figures.
Bradstreets weekly repor5 says:
Wheat, including -four, exports for the
week ending Jan. aggregate 5,09s,95l
bushels. against 3,436206 last week,
1867, no in this week a year ago, and
5,961 ,095 Ia 1901. Wheat exports since
July aggregate 135,76S1T6 bushels,
against 153.31393T last season and l03,-
S74,9l4 in 1900.
Corn exports aggregate 2,So6,9S6
bushels. against 1851. 542 last week. 1885,
SI3 year ago and 1897 345 in 1901. For
the fiscal year exports are 13,5S3,4OG
bushels. against 20.95T,354 last season
and lO3, 1JO,945 in 1901.