The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-15
BRADSIREETS On BUSINESS
Trade is Greatly Improved
Crop Prospects are Good.
aell Pe-ru-n.

New YORK. April Bradstreets FL
nancIai statement tomorrow viii say:
on Monday the demand for cau loans
eased OF to a notable extent. the rates
OF money for call showing an increase,
and though the bulk OF loans were made
at per cent, money was freely offered
before the close nt 4 per cent. or less.
II would seem chat the interests that had
charge Of the money gathered together
from the Chicago &Alton syndicate, the
Manhattan stock subscription and other
large transactions took steps TO release
the funds and made them available for
stock market purposes. number Of
sterling loans were also made, ana the
money market as a whole failed to pre-
sont the alarming symptoms which had
| furnished grounds for the break. Later
| im tho week there was further easing
| I'm the call loan rates. Although the dis
examinations against industrials c1ntin-
ued, IL was Thought that a. was not so
severe or general The street at large was
inclined To- the belief that the liquidation
| I'm industrials was a healthy process and
/ has checked tho disposition OF the public
to trade I'm such securities on insufficient
margains and Of a certain proportion OF
brokerage firms 10 carry unduly large
amounts Of those stocks Tor speculative
accounts. Yct, In spite of the provalcni
idea that the market, when It rogalnet
tone ANA activity. would turn to the rail
road share list, rather than to thc I'm
dustrials ana spoclalties, the latter por
tion of tho market has shown "a remark
Bile resumption Of it's strength and activ
bty ana developed renewed public buyini
, which II is, however hoped will be- con
Quoted upon "a more conservative basis
} The railroad stock list was naturally thl
} first 20 recover from the depression. Ev
licences OF support from large Interests
in New York interests In New York Cen
tral. Big Four and other Vauderbilts wcr
the most prominent features OF the mar
ket ON Monday. The Pacific stocks als
3 advanced and there were bulish demon
- Gradons In Missouri Pacific ana otho
70 lower priced railroad stocks later of
4 Neither ihc Samoan trouble NOR the ba
e government crop report had much cffec
n though the latter incident accompanle
a as IL was by a sharp advance in tho grai
market and tales of damage to winte
n wheat, held ono ranger ana southwest
o ern stock back Removed advances
e tho stocks OF the Flower group, such q
h Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Peoples gas an
" Federal steel, followed by displays
II American Tobbaco, Continental Tobac,
D. and American sugar. caused "a renew
he in tho active buying in the Industrial
at large, many Of that class uf stock
both those on E,e stock eXcnange 90
, and the ones that are still traded in ,
= the outside market. recovering "a lari
- part of their previous declines.
j. Manipulation was very apparent b
AT the same tlme the public buying sho'
~ ed am unexpected revival al Tondo
7" while doing ltto here WIS in the ma
X a purchaser of our stocks though {
l- speculative sentiment on the other 81
az Is h,ld in check by expectations of hi
'' money as the season advance.
A New York. March i.-Bradltreets
ol morrow win say:
''' Real spring weather has improved
sa tone Of trade, particularly retail apd o..
Ho respondingly helped iobbing distribute
N- but at the same time brought last w
'p- ter's injury 70 uhe wheat crop more
on evidence. The regular monthly COVE
'ef ment crop report proved rather m
''- favorable than expected forshadoWI
on the basis Of last fans largely ucrca
mt acreage. yield little below that
ns last year The unanimity OF lake dam.
Der reports would seem 10 point 90 fun
OF formation regarding the crop no be
e" obtainabie al the date when the COVE
Nv ment advices were gathered. The in
az feronce with which the government C
OF report was received has apparently D
shaded Into the belief that damage
cen been done, and wheat prices for the
70 time this season may be said this vs.
ley % have actually reflected crop dam
nee reports. Other cereals are but d
the changed, while tue movement of
De breadstuns abroad a, present seems t'
OF on a lessenlng scale. Among me favor
ler- features coming 20 light this week m
act be meukoned the receipt ~ ceutn
me good railroad earnings rop1rtT ady
I'M OF widespread industrial activity, ace
'her panied By rather less than usual fr,c
be as reflected I'm strikes for higher va
'een and a largely improved distribution
wool. which appears 20 have awake
al last from ne long s-eep. Sales in
cling staple. indeed. are the heavlest repo
OF for many years post. both inside
, as outside Of the combinations having boz
freely of territory ana Other dom
lark grades Large quantities OF wool,
thls ever have been bought for re-exI
the English buyers bidding freely Tor
). grade Australian sorts The slrongt