Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-08
TRADE IS QUIETER.
INFAVORABLE EFFECT OF THE
BACKWARD SPRING.
The PRICE SITUATION FAVORABLE.
All statistics show That an Immense
business, Speculative and other-
~ u,s name During the First
auartcr of 1S0o

NEW YORK. April 7-Bradstreets Of
tomorrow Will say:
Tho quleter tone OF distributive trade is
even more marked this week than last,
tostifying 10 the unfavorable effect upon
retail trade, and indirectly upon jobbing
distribution. Of the cold, backward spring,
s-l less favorable wheat crop adyices.
waile reports as 10 the damage Of winter
r.sat are more numerous from the
E.thwest. the influence of the backward
Rason. frost in the ground, and other
favorable conditions nave tended 20
roderate the hitherto very cheerful tone
OF o-y.ces from the s~pring-wheat States.
Otaer features Of the week are a further
Quoting down OF the excitement in iron
and steel. although here lack Of sup
rles and not lack Of consumptive demand
is assigned as the chief reason. a strike
OF irou-oro miners in the Lake Superior
Dstnc, seems likely TO complicate the
0|re-slpply question. Strikes. involving
ig.00 men. have been q feature of the
weeks operations. Lumber is feeling the
influence Of expanding spring demand at
many markets. and prices are very
strong. The situation in textiles is little
changed. Cotton Is slightly lower, on
fuller crop movement, but manufactured
goods ATE arm, though some speculative
lots of gray c0tt0ns have beer offered at
concessions. Wool and wOOlleus are rather
quiet though fall orders for womcn's
wear goods are encouraging, and the raw
,oluct is steady. the view being that
De proposed goods combinations have not
I1en very large supplies Of wool.
PRICES.
The situation as regards prices is still
very favorable one. the list of staples
iiyalciug or remaining steady being by
ig tie most numerous. while bank clear
llgs statistics. railroad earnings, and all
other obtainable measures Of trade pro-
Fress point 10 an immense business, spec
l-tye and otherwise, having been done
during the first quarter Of the year 1899.
Throughout the West and Northwest
rn few exceptions. complaint is made
G the uuseasOnably cold weather's affect
tg distribution, particularly at retail.
Accompanying these reports. however,
.s numerous statements hat the business
done during the first quarter is consider
ably iu advance of that handled a year
ago. Complaints Of bad weather and bad
i.a4s come from the South, Texas trade
end agricultural operations being unfavor-
ably affected. n New Orleans reports
i14t sprng trade is likely TO be disap-
pointing, Tor a like reason.
GRAIN EXPORTS.
Wheat including flour. shipments for
Tie week aggregate 3,SS4,S00 bushels.
against gSS&S bushels last week, 3.71S. 7Z6 |
bushels iI the corresponding week of 1898,
30 JIG bushels in 1897, 1,764, sos bushels
lbf and 2,934,179 bushels In 1885. Since
J-I ls-. this season. the exports Of wheat
aggregate l.s.35.G0 o bushels against 1885,
en-A bushels last year.
Cora exports for the week aggregate
t-tG4 bushels. against 2.41l, li3 bushels
Ast Re.k. 5.55700O bushels this week a
year ago, f6l5 55 bushels in 1897, 1881. SAG
bushels 10 1886. and 8l4.130 bushels in 1895.
saee July LIST. this season, corn exports
aggregate l3Z28,67 bushels. against 1885,
.,th bushels during the same period a
lt4l ego.
FAILURE RECORD.
Business failures for the week. 100. ex-
siy Che same number IS last week, but
compared with 200 in this week a year ago,
- DO lsG, 81 ia 1886, and 25 in 1926.
Business failures for the week in the
D'minioD o. Canada number only q, as
against & last week. 80 in this week a
-r ago. % in 1897. 30 In 1896, and 26 in
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