The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-03
BRADSTREETS ON BUSINESS
Bad Weather Caused a Falling
off in Buying.

Off in Buying.
New York April i.-Bradstreets says;
There Is a auieter tone in several lines OF
business this week independent OF the re-
duction in volume Of distrbuuve demand,
resulting from the continued unfavorable
whether conditions In a large section NJ
values however, fails TO show thar any
material slackening of underlying move
ments as as yet become apparent in any
Of the leading lines, Less is doing natur-
ally in eastern textile markets on the
current seasons account but an encour-
aging element Is found IN readines of buy
ers 20 place orders tor fall denvery. While
edge has ben taken of demand aud that
leading western markets note that the
the had roads and weather combined
have retarded retail distribution and has
affected collections in some sections re-
suits of the first quarters trade with
wholesalers have been so good that their
sanguine cheerfulness as to the outlook
is especially notable. Industrial condi-
tions continue of a most altering nature,
with advances IN wages stnl a prominent
feature In the iron. steel, machinery and
allied trades. In some lines Of manufac-
turing it is true, talk OF projected or pos
sible combinations has made for some un-
certainty. Notably i'm this respect has
been the glass trade, in which, however,
plans for combinations seems to have
Iron and steel are in less active demand
at nearly all the markets, but this In some
measure, appears to be a result OF scanty
stocks or possible supplies OF Offering,
and not 50 much OF any curtailment OF
expenses Of small consumers. Large con-
sumers with supplies secured ahead are
repgorted waiting to tst the strength OF
the selling positions on later deliveries.
Prices of materials are firm with some
advances in the west in rails Copper and
lead show some return OF strength after
the recent weakness. Lumber demand
though interfered with at retail. SHOWS
all the old strength Of prices.
SHIPMENTS OF GRAIN.
Wheat including flour shipments for
the week, aggregate 3,sSs,23s bushels,
against $780, 76l bushels last week, $780,
66i busehels In the corresponding week OF
1898. 2,4G4 645 bushels In 1897; 1,639,9aT bush
eIas in 1896: and 1853. 1888 bushels in 1895
Of wheat aggregate 1884 800 bushels
Since July / Of this season the exports
against 1s0 O67 ,552 bushels last year.
| Corn exports for the week aggregate
Al .4i3 bushels against $685. ,G29 bushels
last week, 4.5O7 .722 bushels In lsg7; 2,199.56
bushels in 1896. and ISL .9s2 bushels In 1895
Since July / this season corn exports ag
gregate 12s 565 .025 bushels against l2b.5il ga
bushels during the same period yeal
| ago.
SHRINKAGE IN DRY GOODS
There is some shrinkage in the dry good
demand at New York, but there is re-
ported a rather better outlook in wooler
goods. Talk Of combination in the WOO
| manufacturing trade has softened quota
tions at Boston. Philadelphia report
steel plates nearly double the price whcl
the present movement began, ANA -.r
strength OF quinne has not been impair
ed. BAD Weather IS generally complain
"a Of at the west as hurting distribution
at retail, but St Louis reports little ap
parent damage 10 winter wheat and tina
large orders for ears ana railway equip
ment generally are being placed sprin
trade at Chicago b. the best since ls9.
and surpasses that year In many lines
tanners are preparing inventories neces
sary TO going into the new combinatio
and iron and steel are still active. thoug
with less snap than heretofore. On m
Pacific coast the improved tone OF adviC
IS from California is sull the feature
southernhdyiccs are fairly cheerful
Wheat exports are reported liberal an
the outlook favors heavy future shT
ments from that port Iron Is firm a
Birmingham though there are reports Z
immense future Increases In the souther
fields output Bank clearings for tt
: week aggregate 81 sO9 .S5f 900. gain Of les
than ! per cent. over last week, but Z
6s per cent over last year while they al
double those OF 1894. 1885 and 1897 and n
gain over 1892 is q per cent.
SMALLEST NUMBER OF FAILURES.
Past reports Of prosperous trade cond
lions find confirmation IN tho smalle
. number Of failures. for tho first quartz
reported for n years past while habil
ties arc lighter than for y years prece
ing The percentage ~ assets 20 habi
: ties. TOOK % az low as that reported
y the most prosperous years, The tot
Q number OF failures for the -hrst quart
a Of 1889. az reported 10 Brad5reets, vi
!. .7sa q per oeni. smaller than last yes
d 81 per cent less than lsss. while liabi
q ties aggregated ssi 22i SIS rs per ces
= less than 1898. % per cent. lesa than
1886. and % per cent. smaller than In Is
y Increases in failures over a year ago a
4 ntcd in New England due mainly Z
Pa large number embarrassments In Ma
d achusetts but the My Increase in liah
m tiles In any grup T states is thai noted
AZ the far west