The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-23
TRADE REPORTS
ARE ALL GOOD
Prices Maintain Their Recent Strength
With Few Exceptions,
COTTON STRONGER AND ACTIVE.
The Tendency in THAT aud Other Man
ufacturing Lines l. Ipward-De-
mand for Lumber Strong-Bus-
mess Failures Few.

NEW YORK. Sept -Bradstreets to-
morrow win say.
Satisfactory trade and price conditions
apparently sull reign SO few, in fact.
are the reports of poor trade that fayor-
able reports may bee said TO be almost
unanimous. An expanded volume OF fall
trade IL Indicated by the aggregate OF
bank clearings for the week. though re-
ports from some markets point 70 tho
greatest rush being over Prices MAIN
tain AN their former strength. decreases
being few and relatively unimportant. In
several lines. notably the cereals cotton
petroleum. iron and steel, the tendency
has been toward higher levels. Cotton
has been notably stronger and active.
Short crop estimates are becoming more
generally current aud bearish estimates
of max mum yields have been practically
discarded. more especially as IL is claimed
that agents 0f English spinners are heavy
buyers at the South, and domestic man
uiacurng conditions are known 10 be
"a high degree favorable.
THE GRAIN TRADE
Steady demand f0r export and confidence
in all OF this years crop being needed
have proved stimulating I'm tho face OF
ncavy receipts and admittedly large pres
ont supplies. Possibility of war in tho
Transvaal. too. has been an additionally
strengthening feature
Iron and See, are higher on modor-
ate volume of new business and the steady
placing Of orders indicates confidence in
present values wei on into the middle
OF next year. Pig iron. however is nearer
a parity with com umption. the ultimate
effects OF enhanced quotations upon de-
mand is not yet settled and imports from
abroad. while not likely 20 ba OF heavy
volume. Immediately are a feature which
may have 90 be dealt with next year.
TN scarcity OF beef-cattle is reelected
i'm suu higher prices. and stenght BIS
SHOWN I'm domestic hides, which also feel
the impetus of steady demand from man
ufacturers of leather No signs OF abate-
ment in tho sugar war are 10 be seen.
pgice-cuttug Us active and prices are de-
mOrallzed. Other groceries. however, are
firm as are The most of other lines, with
the exception ~ cheese and I'm. which
note some easing I'm price from their re-
cent advance.
COTTON AND WOOL
Most Inns 81 manufacturing return
strlkiugly good reports. notably in this Re-
spect being cotton and wo0ien goods.
Complaints ~ backward deliveries OF cot
ton goods are common while In wooller
goods number OF mills report their or.
der books nlod f0r sprns delivery and
have Withdrawn from the market. Wool
is higher as London and sympatheticaly
stronger here ana expectations OF a good
export trade for fine grades OF domestics
are entertained The coal trade reflects
weather and the trade conditions IN suIi
further improved demand. and predictions
are OF further advances later IN the sea-
SON. Demand TOR lumber, though inter
fered with by strikes 8t a number OF mar.
kets. Is reported very strong snd scarcity
OF cars and oil boats Is reported quite
generally in the west. This scarcity or
TRANSPORTATION. howe YER Is not limited 70
the lumber trade. similar reports come
from the coal and iron industries.
GRAIN EXPORTS.
Wheat. including dour. shipments FOR
the week aggregate t69i65 bushels
aetinst ASS 80 bushels last week, 5,22i-
g57 bushels fin the corresponding week OF
lSq2. 570sSz5 bushels In 1891. 393o,i5j In
1896. and 3.1-l.g1 bushels In 1890. Since
July Isl this season. the export OF wheat
aggregates 456f3.J0 bushels against a.
e9i OILS bushels last year and yosl90-1 bush
els i'm 1878
Corn exports Tor the week aggregate
9-s4.s 65 bushels against &2'2. i5i last week.
g6.5 293 bushels ln this week . year ago.
f0221i2 bushels IN 1871, 2o.l.f'9 bushels in
1896 and l303325 bushels Tn lSso since
July lst this season, corn exports aggfe-
cate 53l55.5S bushels against g ~ To-
bushels during the same period a year
AGO and g 399 9si bushels IN lSsT-9S.
business failures FOR the week numbered
M as compared with ii9 last week. lS2 in
this week q year ago. 25l In 1897. 81 In
1895. and i9S In 1895.
Business failures for the week IN the
Dominion OF Canada number - as against
u last week. 10 IN this week yea ago,
q a. 1917 "a In $50 and ~ 10 1876