Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-28
BRADsTREET's REVIEW OF TRADE.
Unreasonable Weather Has Encrvat-
ing Innuemce on COmmerce.


NEW YORK, Oct. 27.-Bradstreet's tomor-
row will say:
queting down of distributive trade,
more particularly at retail. is, reported in
the telegraph advices to Bradstreets this
warm weather now being experienced in
most sections of the country: Reflection
of this is found in less les u urgent orders re-
paired collections at many poi ints. AS re-
CARDS prices, however, there Is no appre-
of quotations remaining steady, and among
those making changes advances are stu
numer !us That the business condition of Of
volume is testified to by the heavy gains
noted in bank clearings over a year ago
and by the immense. increases IN railway
earnings over exceptionally good returns
last October. AS regards the current actiV-
ity In transp9rtation It may be T. said tnat
month has been more than double that re-
ported in the same period a year ago and
October is Of Of 1882, "a record period Of good
trade. The ocean freight situation Is
GRADUALLY mpr0ytng Partly beeanse daan hgh
gagged tonnage and partly because the check
to foreign buying, particularly or cereals.
exercised a reflex action on the latter mar
ket Simultaneously with the drop In
! freight rates this week has come. a hard
! ening of quotations for cereals. Wheat has
| been sympathetically strong, as have other
| cereals, and wheat -four has been advanced
k.
| on the week, some speculative reaction hay-
ing been noted; Among leading products
decreasing in price tin and COPPER ria among
latter claimed to be due to production APP
preaching more to a parity with demand.
t6e Is
| and American producers. The situation of
gS9dS one or of
natural in view Of the, very large sale,
demand is favorable and further price ad-
vances are predicted;
| markets, due to enlarged supplies. is again
very firm, as are also hides and leather in
and shoes, The situation of iron and steel
is perhaps the most notable one yet pre-
The feaITe ire fb Of the ark Is the
! the country OF nearly rs per cent of their
capacity for next years delivery In all
been booked for delivery early next year,
and there is in additional consideration un,
finished business on on 1899 account which II
been booked for delivery early next year,
Heavy buying Of pig iron. undoubtedly 70
in the central west at prices little below
those ruling for some time past. In all
lines of business demand is sun very heavy,
shipbuiding and for wire being additional
| signs of strength. Demand for hardware
ity of supplies noted last week is stll a
feature and jobbers are .stil pushed for
prompt shipments. Barbed wire nails and
hand implements tend higher at some east
ern markets. Complaint that present high
prices are injuring our export trade is also
heard.
Wheat including. -four shipments for the
4l6O,Gls bushels last week, 5,56O99l bushels
in the corresponding week of 1895, ssh, 1891
bushels in 1897. S62S 900 bushels in 1896 and
2,743, Ola bushels in 1895. Since July / this
season the exports of wheat aggregate 3d..
$40 100 bushels, against 67,O7l $50 bushels last
year and 7s,2s3.694 bushels in ls97-OS.
Corn exports for the week aggregate
4,525 5l9 bushels, against g. 056 697 bushels last
week. 2.424.376 bushels in this week a wear
ago, 1,5ss,l93 bushels in 1897, ?s4s, i25 bushels