The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-03-20
(By The Associated Press. }

Trade adViceS are as whole cheerful
and the strength of values is apparently
undated. though some soft spots still
present themselves. \ prominent feature
this week has been the increase in
strength Of values of farm products near
ly all the cereals pork products and cot
| ton advancing, while ma aterials for man
ufacture and the products thereof have
generally remained steady and unchanged
The Government report on the quanti-
| ty of corn in farmers hands showed a
smaller than expected supply and quite
! an outbreak of speculative interest Oc-
CURED, sympathized in by wheat, and
both cereals reached the highest point
touched on the crop of 1893 Liquidation
in advance brought about some reaction
in prices, growing wheat crop advices
proving rather depressing as a whole and
the statistical position remaining as
/ bearsh as pointed out in these columns
t last weeke. The close finds quotations
| above those of week ago. 1t seems evi-
| dent that the weather and the growing
crops will constitute price making fea-
/ lures for some time to come.
| THE Gotten goods market has strength
| ened and a number Of advances are re-
| ported this week but except at Western
| CtnlcTS, lue business uOnc
| has been rather smaller than for some
/ time past. There is tendency to be-
lieve that the high point has been touch
/ ed and until retailers have disposed of
some of their supplies the outlook is
| for continued quiet at second hand.
| 'sWool is fairly steady, but manufac-
turers are out of the market and con-
cessions can be obtained, though London
! adViceS are better
Manufacturers of shoes are busy, and
weather conditions have rather favored
the retailer by enabling him to dispose of
| some carried over stocks.
Copper has been stronger in tone.
Lead after a break. due to enlarged
receipts is firm but slightly lower than
week ago.
'.Anthracite coal is lower, in keeping
with the advanced stage of the season.
while bituminous grades are firm.
Though quiet, the iron and steel stu
alton has developed rather more conf
| dent tone. Less is heard about shaded
| quotations. though. on the other hand
| the business has not been very large
Some low grade pig iron has been moved
| at concessions. BY the taking of orders
| for Bessemer pig at Pittsburg this week
| the entire production for the first half of
the year in that district has been placed
/ Southern iron advices are of steady
prices and of rather more inquiry on ex
| port account. Except Immediately in
| Chicago where the idleness of any thou
! sands of men has made for dullness in
| the machinery and kindred trades. the
| Western iron situation seems q strong
one Reports OF coming activity in rail
road building multiply, but it is possible
| that a false construction may be put
upon the reports that the 5000 miles of
| new road are projected. The heaviest
mileage ever built was in 1887, when less
| than IS 600 miles were constructed, and it
| is Of course, safe to say that nothing
| like as large Il total will be built this
| year is reported. more particularly
new railroad building now will be largely
a matter of extensions of existing lines
rather than the building of new roads
Structural material is in better request
and some very large contracts will shortly
be placed.
Wheat, including flour. shipments for
the week aggregate 2,727,45O bushels,
| against 42OS. .75S bushels last week: ALA
046 bushels in the corresponding week of
1899: 3,679,056 bushels in 1898: 1929, ,434
bushels in 1897, and ,o92 Les bushels in
1896. Since July 1St, this season, the eX-
ports of wheat aggregate 141, ,3O6 1886 bush
els. against 177,225741 bushels last year,
and 172, $50. $40 bushels in 1s97-'9S.
Corn exports for the week aggregate
3 729 291 bushels, against 21S7S24 bushels
| last week; 4211 .326 bushels in this week
a year ago; 3941,S74 bushels in 1898:
! 5s3931S bushels in 1897: and 1902. .934
| bushels in 1896 Since July 1st, this sea
son, corn exports aggregate 149, ,444, 1923
bushels, against 121, ,453.953 bushels the
| same period year ago, and 1862 $50 in
| 1S97-'9S
Business failures in the United States
| for the week number 19O as compared
! with 1S9 last week; 205 in this week a
year ago: 233 in 1898; 231 in 1897, and 800
| in 1886
business failures in the Dominion of
Canada for the week number 2S as com
pared with 33 last week; q in this week
| a year ago; % in 1898; SO in 1897, and 40
| in 1896"
| COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
| New York, March 16.-For the week
ending Friday, March 16thN 1900. Net re-
ceipts at all United States ports during
week, III .6S2: net receipts at all United
States ports during same week last year,
| aS,G1S; total receipts to this date, 5,73S,-
27G: total receipts to same date last year
i i,3IS,Sii; exports tor the week, 144 1I6,
exports for same week last year, 81 2So;
| total exports to this date, 4,2S9, ,282: total
| exports to same date last year 5,977 $50;
| stock at all United States ports. S73 S22;
stock at all United States ports same
time last year, 754, 1870; stock at all in
| terror towns, 81, ,5So; stock at all interior
| towns same time last year. Al, ,692: stock
at Liverpool, 632 900; stock at Liverpool
same time last year, 1,7S7 600: stock of
| American afoat for Great Britain, 209 coo;
stock of American af1oat for Great Britain
same time last year, $4,000.
! TOTAL NET RECEIPTS
New York March 1.-THE following