Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-23
Bradstreet.s Review,

BradStreetss Review.
New York, Sept 23.-Bradstreet's to-
day says:
Satisfactory trade and price condi-
tons apparently still reign. So few, in
fact, are the reports of poor demand
that favorable reports may be said TIC
be almost unanimous An expanded
volume of fall trade is Indicated by the
aggregate of bank clearings for the
weep. though reports from some mar
kets point to the greatest rush being
over. Prices as q. rule maintain all
their former strength. decreases being
few and relatively unimportant.
In several lines, notably the creals
cotton. petroleum, iron and steel. the
tendency is favorable toward higher
levels. Cotton has been notably strong
and active. Short crop estimates are
becoming more generally current and
bearish estimates of maximum yields
have been practically discarded, mora
especially as it is claimed that agents
of English spinners are heavy buyers
at the south and domestic manufactur-
ing conditions are known to be in a
high degree favorable.
Steady demand for export, and conf
dence in all the years crop being need
ed. have proved stimulating in the face
of heavy receipts and admittedly large
present supplies. Possibility of war in
the Transvaal, too, has been an addi-
tionally strengthening feature.
Iron and steel are higher on mod
crate volume of new business, and the
steady placing of orders indicates con-
fldence in present values we'll on into
the middle of next year. Pig iron, how
ever, is nearer a parity with consump-
| ton, the ultimate effects of enhanced
Quotations upon demand is not yet set
| tied, and imports from abroad, while
| not likely to be Of heavy volume inn
mediately are feature which may
| have to be dealt with next year.
The scarcity of beef cattle is re.
| flected in still higher prices, and
strength is shown in domestic hides
which also feel the impetus of steady
demand from manufacturers of leath-
er. No signs of abatement in the sugar
war are to be seen. price cutting is ac-
| tive and prices are demoraliZed. Other
| groceries, however, are firm, as are
most other lines, with the exception o.
/ cheese and tin, which note some easing
| in price from the recent advance
Most lines of manufacturing return
| strikingly good reports, notable in thi:
respect being cotton and wooden goods
| Wool is higher at London and sympa
| thetically strong here and expectation!
of good export trade for fine grades o
domestic are entertained. The Goa
| trade reflects weather and trade condi
tons in still further improved demand
and predictions are of further advances
later in the season. Demand for lum
Der, though nterfered with by strikes
at number of markets, is reported
very strong. and scarcity of cars ant
4 boats is reported quite generally in tn
west. This scarcity of transportation
/ however, is not limited to the lumbe
trade, similar reports coming from tn
coal and iron industry.
i Wheat Gncluding four shipment
for the week aggregate 4,6S0, 765 bush
els. against 4,536552 bushels last weel
and 5.224,92 bushels in the correspond
4 ing week of 1898.
Il Corn exports for the week aggre
q gate 3,794.965 bushels, against 3.282. IS
bushels last week and 2,695,202 bushel
in this week a year ago.
i Business failures for the week mum
Der 147, as compared with 149 last weel
and 1872 in this week year ago.
Failures in Canada number thirteen
as INSTRUMENTATION last week ant
I nineteen In this week year ago.