The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-09-17
BRADSTREET'S REPORT.
Beginning of Good Fall Trade is
Noted.


Noted.
New York. Sept. 17.-Bradstreet's to-
day says:
Reports of still further enlarged dis
tributiOn at most western markets and
slight Improvement at eastern centerS,
where demand has been slower to mate
rialize; enlarged foreign demand for
breadstuffs; increased railway earnings,
not entirely due to the swelling move
ment OF grain to market, which, indeed,
is still behind last years records; bank
clearings increased over last week, and
over all corresponding weeks except
very active; rather better than expect
ed government crop reports, and en-
1arging exports of American manufac-
lures, are all features tending to make
the trade situation at present a notable
one. Crop impairment in August, not
unusual nor unexpected, proves to have
been less than feared, and average con-
ditiOnS of leading crops, notably wheat,
corn, cotton and potatoes, are better
than one year ago. Operative in Undue
ing the improved foreign demand for
our wheat and flour, perhaps, has been
tendency to shade early estimates of
the worlds wheat crop this year, some
figures being as low as $500 600, 900
bushels, which, while larger than last
year, is still below that of 1894. This,
with the low state of the worlds wheat
supplies and the slower than expected
movement from American farmers
hands to leading markets, has increased
vOuS short sellers of September deliv-
cry have covered, with the result of adj
vancing prices.
The continued rise in ocean freight
rates is taken to confirm reports of re-
cent large export sales. The quieter
appearance of the iron trade is confined
strictly to new business, because mills
are still fully provided with orders and,
in spite of a slight increase in produc-
ton, stocks of pig iron are smaller,
pointing to heavy consumptive de-
mand. The heavy export demand for
southern iron noted one week ago still
continues The wholesale demand for
lumber continues undiminished in spite
of some complaint from retailers. Elk
port trade, as a whole, continues very
| satisfa Glory, the August total swe1Ied
! by large shipments of cotton, provis-
| ions and manufactured goods generally
! is larger than August one year ago by
| At per cent, Notwithstanding a heavy in
| crease in shipments of breadstuffs. I'M
port trade as yet shows no particular
| expansion, and for the eight months our
| exports are 81 per cent in excess of
| imports. UnfaVorable trade features
are few and presented chiefly in the tex
| tile manufacturing trades, but here it
| is proposed that the undeniable large
! distribution of dry goods this fall will
( soon reduce the improved demand.
| Wheat shipments for the week re-
| fleet an enlarged foreign demand for
| American wheat and flour, aggregating
| 3,675,291 bushels, as against 8 100 208
| bushels last week, 6,2S9, 946 bushels in
! the corresponding week of a year ago,
1855, 1926 bushels in 1886, $3.50, O85 bushels
! in 1895 and 1851, 2S3 bushels in 1894
! Since July 1 this year exports of wheat
aggregate &c, 169, O91 bushels against A.
| COL. 700 bushels last year.
Corn exports for the week are consid-
| erably smaller than last weeks heavy
! total, aggregating 1881, 005 bushels,
| against 3 S68, 500 bushels last week, g.
9O1, 092 bushels in this week of 1897, g.
! BATS bushels in 1896, 1905 99S bushels
in 1895 and 145 301 bushels in 1894 Since
! July 1 this years exports of corn ag-
! gregate 80, 738, S75 bushels, against 34,-
/ 81, 849 bushels during the corresponding
/ period last year.
| 173, against Jap last week, 1859 in this
week of a year ago, 315 in 1896 and 21S
! in 1895
! Canadian failures for the week num-
| Der 20, against 40 last week, SO in this
week a year ago, Al in 1896 and 1895,
and 40 in 1894