The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-14
OLD STRIKES DIE,
NEW ONES APPEAR,
Thus There is Little Change
in the Situation.
A CUT BOUND TO CONE.
This is The View Taken of The Situation al
Fall .Riyer.Na'ural Result Of High
Raw Cotton and Sew
BUYERS
Buyers.
(By the Associated Press.D

(By the Associated Press0
New York, Nov. 13.--R. G. Dun and
Comrany's weekly review of trade tomor-
row will say:
REIMBURSEMENT of wages and abnormal
ly warm weather are not calculated TO
stimulate distribution OF merchandise, eS-
pecially wearing apparel and fuel. Several
other staple lines are quiet, as is usual at
this season, yet the splendid profits OF
agricultural communities cannot fail 10
put large sums of money in circulation
and provide a market for commodities.
Prices of all staples were slightly higher
ON November 1 than a month previous,
but IN the past two weeks the level has
i'1lGV, somewhat. Settlements OF labor
disP6Ees in meat packing, lithographing
and several minor industries are offset
by new struggles in the building trades,
street car lines and coal mines. while the
cut in wages of iron workers and spinner5
may result in strikes. A helpful event
was the resumption of work at Montana
Copper mines, coke ovens and western
stock yards. Railway earnings for the
first week Of November were AS per cent.
larger than last year.
With raw cotton stubbornly held at q
high position and consumers reluctant to
advance bids for finished products, it was
inevitable that cost of production must
come down. Hence the cut in wages at
Fall River mills was not unexpected In
quiries for cotton goods are numerous.
but buyers and sellers cannot agree aS
TO prices and little new business is closed
Failures this week'numbered 2S3 against
241 last year.
MOVEMENTS OF COTTON.
New York, Nov. 13-The following
statistics on the movement OF cotton for
tho week ending Friday. November 18th,
were compiled by the New York Cotton
Exchange:
Weekly Movement. This Last
Year. Year
Port receipts .4311S2 34S.223
Overland to mills and
Canada ............. 1884 5O.532
Southern mill takings les
timated) ............... $1,000 1880
Gain of stock at interior
towns .................. 45.s4o 29.55s
Brought into sight for the
week observation-disclosures SEA. $50 471,Si6
Totds crop movement.
Port receipts .2,Sls.sSo 2,94o,Sll
Overland to mills and
Canada ,:..... 1Ol.98a 255,5s7
soutern mill takings
estimated ,.~.. $4,000 $4,000
Stock at interior towns
in excess of Septem-
Der lst ....-........... 345,+5 444. $40
Brought into sight thus
tar for season ....... :, 676.11S 4,095, 06i
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
New York, Nov 13-For the week end
ing Friday, November 18th Net receipts
at all United States ports during week
49,, $40; net receipts at all United States
ports same week last year, 344, $50 total
receipts since September LIST. 2,S10,723:
total receipts to same date last year
2,934.944 exports for the week, 2S4593;
exports for same week last year. 1861:
total exports since September 1st. 1851
515i total exports same date last year
1936,579 stock at all United States ports
1888; stock at all United States ports
same time last year, S29, sos; stock at all
interior towns, SIS, sci; stock at all in
terror towns same time last year, $1,000;
stock at Liverpool same time last year,
$4,000; stock of American afoat for
Great Britain same time last year, 300, 900.
COTTON RECEIPTS.
New York, Nov 13.-The following are
the total net receipts OF cotton at all
ports since September LIST:
Galveston, 976.33S: New Orleans, 592, POS:
Mobile, $3.50; Savannah $685. SOS; Char
lesion, 1885, Wilmington. 197,446; Nor
folk, 1S9, 1872; Baltimore, 1882; New York
1857; Boston, 1,S0S; Newport News. so;
Philadelphia. 1891; Brunswick, 1857;
Pensacola, 2S,647: Port Arthur. 6,611; Port
Townsend, $780, San Francisco, 1850;
FL Paso, 400; Eagle Pass, 4.143; Laredo,
$40. Total, 2,S10,723 bales.
FOR RENT.-AN EXCELLENT HO-