The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-02-29
VERY CON-
SENTATIVE
Spring Trade is Opening Up
Very SlOwh Staples
are F!uCtuating

New York, Feb. 28.-R. G.. Dun's
weekly review of trade yesterday said:
In addition to the intern upton of a
holiday trade, transportation has again
suffeExd because of severe weather n
much outdoor work was forced to
await more favorable conditions. De
ytlopment of spring trade is naturally
slow, but this may be fully made w
as the season advances. Business pro-
c. eds on a conservative basis that
premises immunity from the excuses
Kat precipitated the recent setback.
Mtlraf curing plants are gradually
res,orlng die machinery and there is
more disposition to anticipate future
requirement. Staple commod ties are
still inflated by war news and manip-
ulations, making 1t extremely difficult
t. ase,Itai: the actual legitimate sit
uation.
Aside from some special pressure to
sch found y iron in order to meet ore
payments the market for pig iron Is
steadily expanding.
Violent fluctuations have continued
in the great staples. legitimate infu-
ences being supplemented by manipu-
lation and realizing sales precipitat-
ing reactions. Wide changes from day
to day in the leading commodities indi-
cate an unwholesome and undesirable
situation that is due to speculation
and that is calculated to check or d.
vert consumptive demand. Wheat led
the advance and was closely followed
by the minor cereals. but fiour was less
erratic n as a result exports were
mainly confined to the latter.
New York, Feb. 2S.-Bradstreet's re-
view for last week says: Spring trade
is asserting itself despite abnormal
gested transportation facilities III
widely separated sections. Where
weather conditions have been favor
sble, as from the south, distributive
trade has been good. Buying is gen.
orally classed ss conservative. Man.
u%facturing Industry shows some en-
largement of activity, especially in
glass making and iron n steel pro-
duction of pig iron being nearly double
that of two months ago.
Failures are few in number for this
Sc ason of the year. considering the
belated spring eason 1t is still too
early to report upon the winter wheat
situation. but advices so far are en-
couraging in the southwest. absence
of snow covering or lack of moisture
being reported in Missouri, Oklahoma
and Kansas. New record prices for
the year and the highest, in fact, since
May. 1898, were reached in wheat this
week. Flour prices reflect the
strength and corn and oats have SYM
pathized. as have also nearly all kinds
If products except eggs, which have
broken sharply. the advance in pork
being to the highest point. The east
ern war also affects products such as
tea and camphor, which are closely
connected with the scene of hostilities.
On the Pacific coast San Francisco
reports increased orders for hardware
and groceries Salt Lake City reports
improved trade and mining interests
buying 'ehinery freely.
War talk is still an influence tending
to Strengthen food products. but to de-
press law cotton. elections are still
unca~tisfaotoiy ut most southern mar
kets. f,aiiway earnings are not as en-
couraging as in the past. owing partly
to the congestion growing out of block
AIDED shipments, but partly to cutting
of grain freight rates.