New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-20

at the close. While there has been
great deal of dry. hot and uufayorag,
weather IN some parts of the belt. i
should be remembered that for three
weeks in succession the govornmcn,
reports have been on the whole favor.
able, and from Georgia has come int.
nations that the crop there may reses
100000 bales, overlapping the statet
previous record, that Of bile. MI
$4,000 bales. and more than a millio,
over the figures for last season This
however, comes from Georgia. vher,
there is considerable enthusiasm. Con.
sumption figures given by the Censu
Bureau contradict peSslmistic reDor
of the condition Of the manufactured
end of the cotton business. and MAJ,
traders seem 20 believe that the coz
plants of bad trade conditions al
partly due TO small stocks .n the hand
Of spinncrs and desire 20 make bel
ter buying basis for raw materl
Local bulls are predicting a rapidly n
creasing trade demand iu ease Of fVl
Their declines. and short seller. are rc
inclined TO any undue activity who
the whole field rs under view. VIII
all the changes in futures spot prica
have held steady al l3.25c Tor middlI,
upland.
Coffee Dull and Weak.
The principal feature of tic cof0
market has been the stcadlnc.t v.p
which Brazilian cost and freight price
have held above a parity with quot.
tions here. and although the local mar.
ket has been ON "A declining scale sine.
an advance early iu the week. here hai
been an occasional reac'Ionary ten
dcncy. The Nordi.ugcr circular. issue.
on the 18th. is optimistic iu tone. and
there IS % general impress sion that wher
Brazil's financial troubles are SETTLED
the valOrlzatlOn question wl.l becom,
much more Of factor than 70 Is. o.
present
The metals markets have been weak
CT and dull. although some large er
ports of copper had sustaining effect
Prices for tin. lead and spc.ter broke
both here and abroad. and ron has
only held its own on quiet marse;
There Is. however. hopeful feellr.
i'm the iron and steel trade. due 10 lf
fact that railroads are beginning q
show signs Of life in the way Of buy
ing supplies and placing orders.
In the country produce Warsee
prices have declined for vegetables sns
most of the small fruits. the latter BE-
ing chargeable 70 poor equality rather
than lack Of demand or excess Q.
supplies. Potatoes are plenty and low
er. and the general range Of the mar
ket shows reductions. althouga butter
cheese and eggs are well sIstanN
whore best qualities are considered !
feature of the meat bushes, was us
advance IN prices of dressed meats .
wholesale. against q correspond rr
ductlon i'm the average cost az zoe,
ION the hoof.' Various explanations Q.
this anomaly are given, and since ( 3
admitted that there Is a much malie
supply Of cattle I'm the country nov
than a year ago. both in actual nln'
bers and in proportion 20 populatioi
t. may be assumed that the doWnwal.
tendency manifested In the liye~toe'
trade was due more 30 temporal
causes than 20 anything likely 90 hare'
lasting effect on the situation.
Advances iu the cost OF lveStocs at
RESPONSIBLE for the fact that the ger
oral trend OF spot wholesale prices %
this market for the week has been up.
ward. The Tribune's classification O.
twcnty-four articles OF current con,
sumption showing that eleven increase
I'm price, while eight declined tYe. re.
naming at the figures Of the previous
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