The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1900-12-18
THE COTTON CROP
AMI COASYMP T|ON
Government Report Shows
We Must Use Less.
tlSE THE LAST BALE GOES
Last Year 100000 Bales Of Ameri.
can Was Consumed,
tLSE THE LAST BALE GOES
TaIs YEARS CROP IS PUT AT TO- 100, 900
favorable Conditions Rule Generally in All
Lines Of SeasonabIe Trade. Best Re-
ports of Retail Trade Come From
tho Soulh and Wori
The South and West,
(By the Associated Press. )


New York. Dec. 14-Bradstreet's to
morrow will say:
preparations, are, of course dominant in
retail business, and where this has hither-
70 tagged, It has been stimulated by more
seasonable weather Wholesale distribu-
tlon IS limited, as natural at this period
but Western jobberS are in recent of a
fair recorder business. So far the best
reports as to retail trade come from the
west and South. In leading industries
the best report is still that made by
! hnlshed products of the iron and steel
industry, but other favorably situated
lines are boots and shoes and lumber
New business in the former is rather
light at wholesale, but manufacturers
generally are busily employed and Leather.
IS firm in sympathy. A good export de-
mand for the latter is noted. Retail lum-
Der IS rather quiet, but wholesalers are
preparing for good year, Hard woods
are specially firm in price. The cereals
are lower in price, due to profit taking
on the late upward move, the larger
movement Of supplies particularly OF
corn, which is favored by the weather and
10 less interest on the part Of foreign
buyers.
The Government cotton estimate OF
10, 10000 bales larger than expected
by the trade, which looked for about
q, 1905 900 bales. The feeling is that If the
yield does not exceed 10 100, 900 bales con-
sumption, which last year was II 600 900
bales OF American, must either be heavily
curtailed or stocks will be reduced to the
vanishing point. The close of the week
finds future quotations 1gc lower and
spots Ac. off The dry goods market IS
quiet, as natural at this period and high
cost Of raw material and low cost of
finished product do not harmonice Early
spring trade business, however, is fairly
satisfactory. The light weight season in
mems wear woolen goods has proved dis
appointing, but wonen's plain dress goods
are we'll ordered. Rather more has been
done in foreign woods, chiefly Australian
this week, and Melbourne and London ad-
vices are of frmer markets. Low priced
domestic wool is rather weak, however.
while business in iron and steel as
whole is quieter than Of late, there is no
apparent diminution in strength, and act
ual transactions in rails ard plates COM
pare Well with the best recorded. One
sale of $4,000 tons of rails, divided be
tween Eastern and Western mills IS re-
ported, and other sales will swell the
weeks business to leo, ,000 tons at Ihe
much abused, but nevertheless accepted
$40 basis. Another feature is the sale
Of II 500 tons for export TO Norway. The
volume OF rail orders already booked for
next year is declared to exceed all rec
ordS. Although steel plates have advanced
81 per ton. the demand is apparently un-
diminished, and large producers are
ported buying outside makes to fill
tracts. Here again large orders for export
ity it is reported that one of the largest
Pittsburg interests has agreed to the
present scale of wages continuing next
wear. Pig iron is dull except for some new
business at Chicago. and 25c per ton has
been conceded on Bessemer at Pittsburg.
Some large interests hitherto buyers are
now making iron thcmseies direct from
ores. Billets are dull but steady. Hard
ware is active. jobberS stocks small
and manufacturers are busy on orders.
Wheat including flour, shipments for
the week aggregate 4.7S5,5T7 bushels
against 3. 1872 159 bushels last week. 3 262,-
$40 bushels III The corresponding week Of
1899, 6243.S59 bushels in 1S9S. 4,6ot 2@9
bushels in 1897 aud 3.J2t21 bushels III
1896. Frcrn July 1st to date this season
wheat exports are S6,017 coz bushels.
against q $50 922 bushels last season and
10y. iZU.S0o DiSnciS IN lStS- l>3I.
Corn exports for the week aggregate
S53 ass bushels, against o.371.311 bush
els last week. 40l1.1S5 bushels in this
week a year ago, 3,25l ,936 bushels in 189S
lf29. SIS bushels in 1897 and 2,S1fl30 IN
1895. From July 1st to date this season
corn exports are St.@06,426 bushels.
against 1914 45O. .Ss6 bushels last season and
1} 1ST. .220 in 1S981S9".
Business failures for the week in the
United States number 2i1 as against 22i
last week, ell in this week year ago.
234 in 1928 2S3 iii 1897 and SO in 1896.
COMPAP ,TITE COTTON STATEMENT.
New York Dec. 1i.-For the week end
ing FRIDAY: Net receipts at all United
States rorts during week. 3O?SS1; net re-
CENTS al all United States ports during
same wek last year. 2Z8. o6t, total re-
ceipts 10 this date. 3,961 80T; total receipts
to same date last year, 3,493 ,SiI; exports
for the week l15.i42: exports for sam"
week last year. 1t1,373; total exports 10
this date ? ,95S; total exports 70 same