The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-12-02
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TRADE REVIEW
Weather and Holiday Infu-
ence Were Dominating
Influences of Week
New York. Dec. 2.-Bradstreets to.

New York. Dec. 2.-Bradstreets to-
day says:
Weather and holiday influences
have dominated d~istributive trade this
week. Cold weather throughout a
wide area are, the cool wave pene-
trating far to the south, has helped
seasonable trade in winter wear goods
at retail; and also measurably helped
upon jobbers for immediate
ed to conservatism similar to that
hitherto noted. Still. a few markets
note an increased number of orders
received for spring and recent revi-
sions OF cotton goods prices are ex-
pected to evoke more business in this
line. There is noticeable a slightly
more cheerful tone in reports from
some leading weather centers hith:
erto reporting rather quiet trade.
Holiday prospects r classed az fair
to good. The influence Of the" low
Is still preceptible in the reports Of
repressed trade and rather SOW COL
lectfons and the advices Of wide
spread holding of cotton by farmers.
Indeed, the slowest trade reports now
come from that section.
In line with the past and relatively
low prices of cotton are the revisions
OF. prices Of bleached goods and sheet
tngs reported this week. but the print
cloth market has held firm. and sales
at leading points Of production are re-
ported large.
Among the industries there Is EVIL
dent a rather fuller volume of pro-
duction than for some time past.
Prominent In this line are iron and
steel. ever-produced by the recent
placing OF liberal car orders by rail-
Dad Pig iron especially has. sold
well and the feeling has grown that
prices are on the bottom. Fairly
good reports come from the wooden
manufacturing and kindred trades.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending November
80 were 213 against 1913 last week;
PIT l nthe like week of 1910; 230 in
1909; 234 in 1908 and 272 in 1907: :
Business failures in Canada for the
week number 26,.- which .compareA
with "a last week and 81 in he cor.
responding week last year.
Wheat, including flour. exports from
the United States and Canada for the
week ending November 80 are the
largest reported In two years. aggre-
eating 14.S55.S16 bushels against
4.o02,44O last week and 3,59s.1o3 this
week last year. For the twenty-five
oAAuAAAo C1kIOc 0V eXnOfx4
are 70.734.441 against 4s,72s,132' in
the corresponding period last. yea
Corn exports for the week are f44.-
S56 bushels against 1875, 1908 last week
and 280,368 in. 1910. For the twenty.
two weeks ending November 30 corr
exports are 1l,127.357 bushels against
~8,212.052 last year.
Money Market
London, Dec. Mooney was in bet.
ter supply and discount rates were
quiet today.
The stock market opened dull. but
strengthened later under the lead OF
home and Argentine rails and copper
and Peruvian stocks, which were we'll
supported. Coppers. however, eased
or IN he AFTERNOON. Consols In
which the settlement was concluded
declined three-sixteenths.
Cattle Market
chicago. Dec. Cattle. receipts,
$500; market strong: beeves $3.50 a.
80; Texas steers. $4.1O@5.75: west.
ern steers. $4@7.16; stockers and
feeders. $3.00@5.75; cows and heif-
ers. $3.50 $3.50: calves, $3.50 d s..26,
Hogs, receipts. $4,000; market, fair
~ active; mostly 10c higher than
Wednesdays average. Light. $3.50
@6:35:. mixed, $3.50 a $50; heavy,
$6.9g@6.65: rough. $685. @6.15. Good
to choice, heavy: 1918 @6.55; pigs
$4.2505.60; bulk. Of sales, $6.15@
$40. g.
Sheep. receipts. estimated At 10000
market steady to 10c higher: native
S2.s0@4.00; western. $2.75@4.00;
yearlings. $4@5.25; lambs. native
4@s.25; western. $@6.25.