The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-05-05
DEMAND HAS BEEN uGHT
BRADsTREETvs REVIEW OF Ts,E
BUSINESS OUTLOOK IS A BIT
CONSERVATIVE
LABOR TROUBLES IN THE WAY
Effect Upon Trade Has Keen Felt
Business Rt Wholesale ReIa-
lively Reduction
in Failures

NEW YORK. May 4.-Bradstreet's to
morrow will say
"A further subsistence of demand and -
the level of prices is noted in several
INES this week, this process being ma
doupt aided by the unsettling effect OF
the rather more than usually disturbed
conditions in labor circles. The net resi,f+
IS something approaching dullness I'm
many channels of distribution ncre.t-.l
conservatism in the making of ventures.
and disposition to digest business All
ready arranged for before making new
engagements. That the basic conditions
Oh general business, such as the outlook
Tor the crops, the export demand and the
increased purchasing power OF the people
al large have not been much reduced
but on the contrary, actually improved
seems evident from the advces received
this week
Business at wholesale is relatively
quleter. which is not unusual at this
period. but more than ordinarily marked
attention IS being concentrated unon the
retail demand. which is of course, relied
upon as measure of the progress OF
actual consumption. Touching this mar
ucular demand it may he stated that rela-
lively best reports come from the Pacific
coast and from the Northwest
Good crop prospects and the weakness
In provisions, charged partly to increased
rates of hogs. but also attributed to bear
operations by packers, have exercised IL
depressing effect upon corn and 10 a less
extent upon wheat.
The weakness Of print cIochs Is con,
fined as yet to outside manufacturers
quotations. the pool prices being main
tanned unchanged. No effects from this
source or the dullness at Wholesale in
cotton goods is yet reelected in the mar
ket for the raw material, which remains
srtong, owing partly to the reduced move
ment of the crop. the April movement be-
ing IA per cent smaller than a year ago
and partly 90 the expected small surplus
to be carried over to next season.
The shoe and leather trade III the East
is notably quiet. Joieers are apDarcuu-
expecting q break, but manufacturers re-
main firm.
Restricted supplies of raw sugar have
imbued a slight marking up quotations
this week but no change of refined prices
is reported
Flour shipments this week are very
large. Wheat, including flour, shipments
for the week aggregate 4,5370 22 ouhsel4.
against 1858, S63 bushels last week 5,SSilNi
in the same week Of 1899, 2,923.77j Dushal.
in 1898, 1892 bushels in 1897 and i,oo2 Us
bushels in 1896. Since July ! this season
the exports of wheat aggregate l66,025 Id
bushels, against 1919, IA .602 bushels last
year and 1873, $50, 461 bushels I'm 1919 Corn
exports for the week aggregate 3,H1o'I
bushels, against 3,620 664 bushels last Wees.
ISL, 290 bushels In this week a year dg1.
G, $40 bushels in 1898. 3127.7S bushes Don
1887 and l S9l. 756 bushels in 1896. Since july
this season corn exports aggregate 49,
1905 bushels, against 142,510,ll3 bushels
during the same period a year ago and
157 335, 295 bushels I'm 1928.
For the week failures number IN he
United States Lob COIQDIr-0 with IS
last week, 1874 in this week a year ago.
24O in 1898, 22S in 1891 and 267 In 1895. Fiji
ures for April in the Dominion Of Con-
ada were fewer than I'm April Il year ago,
but liabilities We're nearly Is per cent
heavier"