Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-10-27

Bradstreet's for this week says that
''the dominant feature of the general
business situation is unquestionably
the active foreign demand for wheat,
wheat -four, and indeed nearly all our
cereal products and the business re-
ported on this account during the past
ten days seems worthy of rank with the
best recorded in any corresponding
period. While straitened stocks abroad,
and less satisfactory advices from other
countries, notably Russia, Australia
and Argentina, have furnished a plausi-
bic basis for much Of the recent
activity, an, additional stimulating
feature was injected into the situation
this week by the more warlilSe appear
ance of the Franco British situation,
and the closing days, indeed, Witnessed
war rumors in practical command OF
the market, inducing much short Gov
ering by steadfast bears. General dis
tributive trade, particularly at the
North, appears tc havo suffered from
bad weather conditions this week,
which have interfered with regular
business and deliveries; but, on the
other hand, has induced considerable
buying of boots and shoes, rubber
goods and heavy clothing at many
markets. The situation atsthe South
is rather more favorable than for some
time past, this resulting mainly from
tho abrogation of many senseless quar-
antine regulations, as q result of the
advance of The frost line southwark
toward the Gulf. Some important
changes in the situation of textile
goods, and particularly cotton and wool
products, appear to be- impending.
| Rather more firmness has been impaired
| to the former staple by the talk OF frost
| checking the further growth of the
plant in the South, and the establish
mont at Fall River of the long ex-
pected and often threatened joint sell
| ing agency for print cloths and similar
goods has stiffened the price of those
products quite materially. In wool and
wooden goods, too, signs of improve
ment are trifle more numerous. Our
import trade begins to show slight in
creases over corresponding periods a
year ago, land the substitution OF dutia-
| BILE for non-dutiable goods i'll this
movement points to an easier position
| in the customs situation. Wheat, in
Guiding flour, shipments for the week
aggregate 4,5S2,7T3 bushels, against
4,729, 995 bushels last week, B, 552, Ill
| bushels in the corresponding week of
1897, 4,067, 271 bushels in 1896, 2, Cos, SOL
| bushels in 1895, and 3, 353,774 bushels
in 1894. Since July LIST his year the the
exports of wheat aggregate 81, 210, $50
4 bushels. against 70. 203 bushels last
year. Corn exports for the week ag-
gregate 1887, l9l bushels, against
3, 70b, 232 bushels last week, Il, III. o43
bushels in this week year ago, 1878,
9S4 bushels in 1896, 1,S43, $40 bushels
in 1895, and 92,0S7 bushels in 1884.
Since July LIST this year corn exports
aggregate Al, 345, 434 bushels, against
47,O20,361 bushels during the same
/ period year ago.
r. G. Dun 4 Co. IS Review says
with growing foreign demand fol
American products, exchange is in
fiuenced mainly by political uncertain
ties abroad. The exchanges through
all clearinghouse for the past week
have been 6 per cent larger than last
year, and IL per cent larger than in
1892, but outside New York for the
week transactions were smaller than in
1892. While railroad earnings for the
first half of October exceed last years
by ST. per cent, and those of 1892 by
SO per cent, the weakness of foreign
holders, rather than of the. American
securities they have held, operates with
other influences to depress prices
While cotton spinners are said to have
agreed upon a selling agency and a cur
tailment OF production, there is a bet
ter demand for staple goods, and pros
pect of better demand in future. Ii
wooden goods also there has been
marked improvement during the pas
week, and better sales, with extensiv,
inquiry. This is reflected in the large
transactions in the wooden market
sales having amounted for the pas
week to 4,656, 400 spounds,. of which
2,711, 400 were domestic, making TO
the past three weeks 1885, 100 pounds
against 81, l62, 100 for the same week
last year, 20, 1855, 500 for the same week
in 1896, and 10, 4Sl, $50 for the SAM
, weeks in 1892. The boot and sho
manufacturers shipped from the Eas
/ in three weeks of October 265, 6l2 cises
against $50, in the same weeks o
} 1894, and 249, 100 in the same weeks o
) 1897, while in 1892 their shipments il
the same weeks were 22S, 636 cases. "
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