The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1913-01-13
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estimated at about 100000 tons and
business in Their equipments was also
large. Temporary quietness prevails
in pig iron, the bulk of merchant out
put having been taken for the first
quarter. Fancy prices are still paid
for spot coke.
Trading in footwear shows the
temporary lull usual at this period,
but the position Of the market is sat
isfactory, as local jobbers report bust
ness good for the season and practic-
ally all manufacturers are working
close to capacity. Although there have
been rtimors of somewhat unsettled
conditions In the market for leather.
little actual change has developed in
the general situation and values are
firmly maintained. The usual end-of-
the-year clearing-out sales Of job lots
at concessions have been the basis OF
these reports of weakness, as regular
qualities are not quotably low. 1t is
said that former prices are still being
realized on all varieties of sole and
upper and some buying of the former
is reported, with the belief expressed
that business will revive much sooner
after the turn OF the year than expect
ed. There is more trading in country
hides and Latin-American dry hides
coming forward are readily absorbed.
at the Paris auction sales most va
rieties declined, but very moderately
as compared with the former sharp
break.
The year opened with quiet condi-
tons prevailing in the dry goods mar
kets. The demand fer cotton goods is
light, but this is regarded as only
temporary, as the situation seems IA
iyorable for full and steady distribu-
ton for some months to come, the
mills being well engaged on orders
and stocks in first hands very measer.
Prices on all lines are steady. Gray
goods are as high as at any time in
1872. Prints are wanted for January
delivery and ginghams are in better
demand Rleached sheetings are quiet,
hut steady, and denims and tickings
are very firm Export trade is now
slow, but the sales OF about $4,000
bales of drills to India last year We're
the largest ever known. About $4,000
pieces OF prints were sold at Fall
River last week. Labor troubles at
New York are affecting the clothing
and mems wear factories. but business
| In mems wear for 1913 is coming for
ward quite freely and some overcoat-
| ing lines have already been sold UP
| and withdrawn The demand for silks
continues and both WOODEN and cotton
yarn spinners are well engaged.
J A firm unnerrone prevailed in cot
ton, although holiday interruption re
! stricted the volume of trading. Sup.
porting factors included the large ex-
ports, strong spot markets and good
Liverpool cables. On the hand, port
receipts continue liberal and in some
quarters the crop is believed to be
about l4,5o0000 bales. Wheat was
i again without special feature, dullness
being pronounced Fluctuations were
livery narrow, with prices holding fair
lily steady. some surprise was ea
pressed in regard to the latest state
ment of worlds exports, which showed
the smallest total for the entire sea
son. Western receipts of wheat this
week were 7.347,00o bushels against
ba.217,S95 year ago, while shipments
from all ports of the United States
| -four included, Of 4,456,1S5 bushels
compared with 2,056,753 in 1911. Corr
followed much the same course as tbs
cos lier cereal The visible suppl,
revealed a substantial increase anf
total stocks are slightly larger thar
last year Arrivals of corn at pri
mary points this week were 7,S42,oo(
4 bushels against 3,520,o77 a year ago
4 while Atlantic Coast exports OF !,
4 $4,000 bushels contrasted with SIS,
oS7 in the earlier period.