The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-30

ket for goods is not &C. i've. as prices have
been so far advanced as 10 hinder buying
in marry cases Intentionally until the
future is mere clear and the mills have
aheld quite as large contracts as hey
just now desire.
The buying of iron and steel produces,
though smaller than eff late. coztiEuss to
keep the works Wen isnga ged ehead and
induces others to resume operations.
Both buyers and manufacturers find 1t
prudent to Emit engagements ahead sG11
the period of adjustment will make the
industry safer for some time to come.
There is great pressure for speedy defiv-
cries, but in bars and wire some abats-
ment OF demand, with slightly lower
prices for wire nails. Tin is a little
weaker and copper at II cents fer lake
and competition OF home producers low
ers tin plates to $S.1O. Tho coke output
is larger, las, 553 tons weekly, but ar.thra-
cite coal Is weaker, being offered here et
$4.05 against SASS named in the circular.
Failures for the week have bsen 219 in
bAF OhlbCd oAd1CS, against CIV toSA JCea,
and rs in Canada, against 40 las: year.
Bradstreets Review.
New York, Oct 29.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say;
General trade retains most of the foa-
lures or week ago. with continued
check to the 1noventslat of staple mer-
chandise. AIT larger eastern and central
western cities sales of sessonatb,e geois
none of these points has the voiIsne OF
business increased. AT Chicago, st. Louis.
Baltimore, New York there has been a
decrease in the volume of business in
some lines, due in part to unreasonable
we2,sher and inst noes to lifting the q ar
antine in yellow fever df-trlcts J5bbsrs
in some lines that supply southern m r
chants have delayed sending out trav-
elers and in some instances have called
travellers home Mercantile collections
are slower. filling in orders are smaller
and more infrequent and business i'm sta
pile lines for the latter half of October.
aside from Bhat in wool and metals, has
been somewhat diSappo. nting.
The northwest continues to make rel
atively more favorable reports as to
trade although at Milwaukee and Min
neapolis mild weather has checked dis
tribution. Nearly all southern cities ex-
cept i'm Texas. Arkansas and Georgia |
continue to feel the influence of the
yellow fever quarantine. the extremely |
low price of cotton and delayed collec- |
tons
Consumption of iron and steel con-
tinues heavy, but mills refuse orders |
for 1898 delivery in the belief that the /
cost of making iron and steel will be !
higher.
Woolen goods continue firmer in fair !
demand with an upward tendency. but !
cotton fabrics are weak and the market |
is heavily stocked.
Wheat is again above dollar on con-
tinued heavy exports. Our wheat export |
move ment, aggregating more than TO- |
900, 600 bushels within thirteen weeks, is |
unprecedented and points to a keener /
appreciation of the statistical strength |
of wheat by European importers than |
by many American traders.
Exports of wheat (1our included as
wheat) from both coasts of the United
States and from Montreal this week
amount to SOL 1891 bushels against s.
$500 bushels last week, 3.62S,0O0 bushels
in the last week of October, 1896, 2,743,-
900 bushels in 1895, 2,934,0O0 bushels in
1894 and as compared with 2,860,000
bushels in the like week of 1893.
Exports of Indian corn amount to l.
$780, 1913 bushels this week, compared with
/ III, 900 bushels last week. 2,649, 900 BUSH
els in the corresponding week of 1896,
1 5000 bushels in 1855, lac, 900 bushes in
1894 and as contrasted with $4,000 bush
els i'm 1893
The total number of business failures
reported throughout the United States
this week is 29S, compared with 2O5 hast
week; 246 in the week a year ago, 299
two years ago, 253 three years ago and
as cortrasted with S53 in the fourth week
of October, 1893.
There are SO business failures reported
from the Dominion of Canada this week
compared with q last week, 81 in the
week year ago and As in the week two
years ago.