The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-17
BRADSTREET'S REPORT.
Trade Conditions at Present Are Very
satisfactory.

New York, Sept. 16.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say: Reports of still fur
Their enlarged distribution at most
Western markets and slight improve
ment at Eastern centers where demand
has been slower to materialize. enlarged
foreign demand for breadstuffs. in
creased railroad earnings, not entirely
due to the swelling movement of grain
TO market, which indeed, is still behind
last years records; bank clearings in
creased over last week and over all cor
responding weeks except one year ago.
when speculation was very active; rath-
er better than expected government
crop reports and charging exports of
American manufacturers are all feat
ures tending to make the trade situa-
tion at present a noble one. Crop i'm
pairment I'm August was not unusual
nor unexpected. and proves to have
been less than feared. and average con-
ditions of leading crops, notably wheat,
corn, cotton and potatoes, are better
than a year ago.
Operations inducing the improved for
eign demand for our wheat and flour
perhaps has been a tendency to shade
early estimates of the worlds wheat
crop this year, some figures being as
low as 800, OO0, 900 bushels. while larger
thar last year, is still below that of 1894.
This, with the low state Of the worlds
wheat supplies and the slower than ex-
peCted movement from American farm
ers' hands to loading markets, has in
creased the premium on cash wheat
with the result OF advancing prices. The
continued rise in ocean freight rates
is taken To confirm reports of recent
large export sales. The quieter appear
anCe of the iron tradef is confined strict
ly to new business. because mills are
still fully provided with orders and in
spite of a slight increase in production.
stocks of pig iron are smaller, pointing
to heavy Consumpt1ye demand.
The heavy export demand for south
ern iron noted one week ago still con-
tiuucs. The wholesale demand for lum-
her continues in spite of some com
plant from retailers. Export trade az
a whole continues very satisfactory,
the August total swelled by large ship
ments Of cotton, provisions and mani
featured goods generally larger than
August n year ago by 40 per cent.
Notwithstanding a heavy increase In
shipments Of breadstuffs. Import trade
as yet shows no particular expansion.
and FOR the eight months our exports
are 81 per cent. in excess of imports.
G~nfavorable trade features are few and
presented chiefly in the textile manu-
featuring trades, but here II is pro-
posed that the ~undenfably large distri-
button of dry goods this fall will soon
he reduced in improved demand.
Wheat shipments for the week reflect
an enlarged foreign demand for Amer
lean wheat and -four, a~ggregating
3,657. 29l bushels. as against 800. POS
hushe last week. 6.2S9.94S bushels in
the corresponding week OF one year ago
$3.50. 325 bushels I'm 1896. $780, S5 bushel,
i'm 1895 and 3.i67. SSl bushels In 1894
Since July l, this year, the exports OF
wheat aggregated SO. 1853. 09l bushels
against a col 200 bushels last year.
Corn exports for the week are consid
erahly smaller than last weeks heavy
total. aggregatinE 1881. 005 bushels
against 3~,S6N.S69 bushels last week
1901, 092 bushels in this week Of 1897
1886. 7S7 bushels in 1896. 1905 9S bushel.
in 1895 and li5.30l bushels in 1894. Sine,
July l, this year, exports of corn aggre
gated 30, 13S,S75 bushels. against 34.S77.
$40 bushels during the corresponding
period last year. Business failures FOL
the week number l72. against l42 las
week. lSa in this week a wear ago. 81.
in 1896 and 2lS i'm 1895.
mad failures for the week mum
Der 20, against l. last week. So in thi.
week a year age Al in 1896 and 1895 an,
43 I'm 1894.