The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1903-02-06

then at another session. Chicago
Evening Post. ''' &
r. T he winter is more than half past
and business outlook is RETARDED az
more cheerful because the shortage
of fuel is slowly diminishing as
the spring approaches, and the man.
ufacuring interests are coming to
the conclusion that the coal pinch
will soon be over. Both the btu
minous and the anthracite mines
are working to their fullest capacity
and although railroad transportation
is expensive, the need for fuel will
be supplied at only q moderte ad-
ditional cost. The coal famine has
hung like q cloud over the country
for the past three months. and for
trnatey the cloud is slowly dispelling
Fposa all sections the manufacturers
say they expect a good year notwith
standing the present coal shortage.
The foot wear manufacturers Of
New England are very active not
only in spring goods but for autumn
goods. Prices may be q fraction
higher, but that is not yet certain,
because the producers are doing
their utmost not to do beyond the
present list.
Cotton, middling upland, has ad-
vanced in New York to 9.05. This
is a great lift for the Southern plant
ers. Cotton can be grown an sold
at the plantation with a fair re-
Enumeration at s cents pound.
When the planter gets cents he isf
in clover. The cotton crop is not
an abundant one. It will reach
10, 900, 600 bales, whereas 11,00O,O 900
bales we're certainly expected, but
the price of cotton is so high that our
country will rec i've as much money
for the present smaller crop as it
would for a larger one and that will
tend to keep demand exchange in
our favor. ,.,.
The large, corn crop is having an
excellent effect. It has been showed
to Europe as fast as possible. In
one week Of January the country
shipped 2, 100000 bushels of corn.
A year ago, in the correspondence
week, the export did not reach more
than $50, 1000. Corn is now selling atl
Chicago at 43Kcents a bushel. Thisl
will cause a greater production oil
pork, but the supply Of hogs is more
therefore there has been
some rise in the Chicago market on
live hogs during the past week.
Hog meat is more than ever essen
tial to feed the people and to reduce
the price of beef.
The New York money market is
working much easier. The rates
for all money are lower than they
have been in months. AS no gold
has been exported during the past
week, and none is likely to be for
the present the rates for morey are
fxedly lower for some
weeks.
The Venezuelan blockade will soon
be lifted, Notwithstanding the
hagglpg Of Germany and therefore
that shadow will be taken from the
market. The prospect now is quite
certain that there is not a posi- bility
If trouble between the United States
and Germany on account of Venezu-
9lan complications. The bank clear
ngs in New York for the past week
have been only 81, 299, 600, 900 prov
ing such an absence of speculative
transactions that it may be said
aullness reigns supreme. The JAN
nary, earnings of the different rail
roads are per cent. larger than
they were in the similar period
asst year, yet it is to DO remembered
hat the companies have had to
Undergo additional expenses since
January 1 and therefore they are,
satisfied if their earnings are equal
% what they we're last January.
For all sections and all interests
he same cry comes up that the ex-
oenses of running any business are
Increasing, and therefore manufac-
;urers must secure additional profits
% maintain their business and their
plants. Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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