The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-27
TRADE is Dull.
Reports of Bradstreet and Dun
Show No Improvement.
Cotton Goods Industry COntfn-
ues Greatly Depressed.
NO DEMAND FOR IRON.
Wheat Exports Show a De-
crease From Last Week.
Reduction i'm Prices of Wool is
Also Apparent.

New York, Nov. 27.-Bradstreet's says:
Notwithstanding the appearance of a de-
mand for holiday specialties at some
points in the south, at Chicago, St. Louis
and in regions tributary thereto, general
trade throughout the country has shown
no general improvement this week. Most
favorable reports are from the territory
west of the Mississippi river and notably
of Missouri and Kansas, where colder
weather stimulated the demand and in
terror and country merchants have been
buying with compare tive freedom.
The eastern cotton goods industry con-
tinues depressed. Consumers evidently
do not intend to buy extensively until
they believe the price of raw cotton is
ready to advance. Competition from
southern mills, more particularly over the
production by manufacturers who pro-
duce single staple, underlies existing
large stocks and the heaviness of prices.
Converters and manufacturers of common
yarns are situated relatively more favor
ably Other lines representing seasonal
BILE distribution are manufacturers of
woolens,. clothing, shoes and jobbers of
fancy groceries. At Philadelphia there
is check in demand for products in lead
ing textile lines and arrangements are
making to run on shorter time. Iron and
steel have not been in as active demand
as expected, Notwithstanding furnaces
and mills are supplied with orders suf-
ficient to carry them well into next year.
A favorable feature is found in advances
in wages OF operatives in various indus
trial lines.
Wheat exports, affected almost entirely
by the holidays, show a considerable de-
crease from last weeks total. The ag-
gregate exports of wheat, flour included
wheat, from both coasts of the United
States and from Canada this week are
5,465 153 bushels, against, 6,653, 900 bushels
last week, 900 bushels last year, p
10000 bushels in 1898, 2,66S. 900 bushels in
1894 and 2, 10000 bushels in 1898.
Corn exports also would have been
larger but for this reason, amount
ing to 2,S69,000 bushels against 3.309,0o0
bushels last week, 2.92oO 600 bushels last
year, $50, 900 bushels in 1885 and 165, 900
bushels in 1894.
There were 235 business failures report
ed throughout the United States this
week. compared with 235 last week, 296 in
the week a year ago, 2SS two years ago,
307 in the corresponding week of 1894 and
as contrasted with 29S in the like period
of 1898.
There were "a failures reported from the
Dominion of Canada this week, compared
with 81 last week. IS in the same week
year ago and 81 two years ago.
DUNS REPORT.
New York Nov. Pr. G. Dun & Co.'S
Weekly Review of Trade says today:
The heavy exports of wheat with the re-
newed advance in price is the most inter-
esting and important feature of the week's
events. Since August, when the extent
of the foreign deficiency became realized,
exports have been larger than in CORE
spending weeks of any previous years.
The cotton exports also have become very
heavy, and the outgo of corn falls but
little below last years unprecedented rec
ord while in exports of manufacturing
products, especially machinery, all rec
ords for the season have been surpassed
While the aggregate for November last
year was over $1O9, 900 900, shipments from
New York for three weeks have been but
slightly smaller, with a fair prospect that
the known increase in cotton and other
products from other ports may make up
the deficiency. Meanwhile, imports are
running behind last years at New York,
nearly 81, 900 900 this month, so that an
other excess of exports over imports