Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1903-04-07

~ 'Irregularity in retail
hiE f0Ik. trade is due to weather
---ss-----J conditions. At most points
an tarly season stimulates business, but
IN osher sections there has been Interrupt
llon from excessive rains. More uniform
activity is reported ia wholesale trade,
witt a notably large movement of gro
ceries, millinery, paper and builders ma
lerlass, While conditions are satisfactory
for she season in jewelry. Manufacture
ers CT clothing, furniture, footwear and
iron and steel are well engaged, ample
supplies of fuel greatly facilitating opera-
tione. but extensive strikes threaten TO
renCs'r idle many New England textile
raills," The foregoing is from the Week
ly Trade Review of Il. G. Dun & Co. 1t
continues:
TSe cut of spruce lumber has been
large, but early breaking up of winter
restricted movement ard high cost of
iabo. and provisions rendered operations
expensive. Early opening of lake .navi-
gatian will benefit business, and the rail-
wayS traffic embargo will be removed
EARRINGS of railways thus far reported
Tor harch exceed last years by l2.S per
cent and surpass those of 1901 by 22.9
per cent.
AZ output of about 100000 tons of
coke in the whole Connellsville region
for the last week indicates that fuel
TROUBLES are almost ended in the iron and
steel industry, Quotations are sustained
by tie vigorous home consumption. and
ther5 is the additional support OF strong
er markets abroad Work is RESUMED on
bridges and buildings wherever the places
# cfE.il a.. 4
testssin this department. have been avert
ed.
sarge opening trade in pipe has been
followed by liberal supplementary orders,
j0bbers renewing contracts extensively.
and prices are well maintained. Sharp
competition for business in bar iron has
caused slightly lower level of prices.
while plates and sheets are tirmer, espe
c.ally in galvanized lines A prominent
feature of activity is found in merchant
steele for agricultural implement works
and wagon factories, these orders run
ming !far into the future. Oversold CON
ditiops at rail mills are sending urging
orders abroad
No improvement has appeared in the
dry goods market The situation is pc
enliaily complicated as to cotton goods:
stocks abe light rs rule and labor trou-
bies threaten 10 curtail output, yet job
bers are reluctant to undertake contracts
at psesent quotations. Meanwhile pro
ducess are in no position TO make con-
cessicns, and dull market is the result
Dullness is reported in wooden goods,
withs new business on n limited scale
Cancellation of carly orders has become
a serious problem, many mills that had
disposed of their product for the season
now Seeking business. Jobbers are plac-
ing large orders for fall delivery of shoes,
readily paying the recent advance in
prices, and manufacturers of heavy goods
have booked more business than is Gus
tolnary at this early date. Leather is
quiet hut low stocks maintain prices. AT
last the turning point has been reached
in domestic hides, and prices have stead
led. which is due to the somewhat let
ter condition of receipts.
Failures this week numbered 214 in
the United States, as against 20o last
year, and 2G in Canada, against D. a
year ago.
Bradstreet's Grain Figures.
Wheat. including -four exports for the
week ending March 20 aggregate BIOL
9S7 bushels, against 2,395, sos last week,
2,904,110 in this week year ago and
4,494,335 in 1901. Wheat exports since
July / aggregate 72,44S,Sl5 bushels, II
against 1914 1905, 707 last season and 1908
967. Cos in 1900. Corn exports aggregate
3.6lS,210 bushels, against 3,0T2,0tS last
week 139, 205 a year ago and 3,5S2043
in 1901. For the fiscal year exports are
4I.50j.4GS bushels, against "a l33906
last season and 145, Ill ,063 in 1901.