Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-09-13

Bradstrest's says: Trade de-
velopments this week have been mainly
favorable, and the improvement in
general distributiye business noted in
the latter part of August has gathered
force in the first week of September.
Leading features have been the widen
ing fall trade reported at nearly all
points West, South and on the Pacific
coast, some Improvement in the iubbing
demand at the East, with southern
buying a marked feature; rather better
reports from the two great staple crops
of the West and South, corn and cotton I;
improved export demand for American
products, notably wheat, iron and steel
and cotton, and unyaryingly good re-
Turns by the transportation interests of
the county. The corner appears to
have turned in bank clearings, because
the aggregate for the first week of Sep
TENDER, though broken by holidays, is
larger than the total for the preceding
week. Dry goods, clothing, shoes and
hardware are in improved distribution
ut the West, South aud at several
eastern centres. The last two weeks
sales ut Chicago are reported to have
been seldom, il ever, equaled. More
confidence Is reported in iron and steel !;
the improved export demand for leather
is feature, and southern borrowing
OF money to move the cotton crop is
new feature at that city. st. Louis
reports corn crop conditions as good
in Illinois and Missouri; an unprece-
dented number of country buyers are
in town, and several lines report largest
August sales on record.''
X. q. Dun a. Co., Is Review says
1.-THE volume of business dues not MD
terially enlarge at the East, and there
is only moderate improvement at the
West and South; but if expectations
of greater activity when politics cease
to disturb are realized, current
operations will be found to have laid
substantial foundation.
l'' Bank 5claaiinss for, thepweek show a
loss OF "a per cent at New York COM
pared with 1899, and par cent de.
crease from 1898. At other leading
cities they decrease g.. per cent from
1899, but gain l6.8 per cent over 1898.
Cotton is strong in the face of a
larger yield than expected, the New
Orleans Exchange reporting 9,436, 4l6
bales, for which sSl,0l1, 1888 more was
paid than for the previous record
breaking production of IL. PA, $40 bales.
Railroad earnings ON all lines reporting
gained 5. s per cent for July over 1899,
and 1862 per cent over 1898, and for
August the gain is &c per cont over
1899, and "a. over 1888. In five weeks
exports at New York show a gain of
80. per cent over last year, while i'm
ports are 3. par cent smaller. -
The New York money market con-
tinues very easy, although there is
more doing in commercial paper. The
South is drawing quite heavily on New
York, and this weeks currency move.
ment shows net loss of upwards Of
81, 000,00 But the Treasury pay
ments on redemption Of maiured . per
cents and on account of Pacific gold
deposits ooupterbalance this loss, and
leave the banks better oil than they
were a week ago. They have gained
all told about million dollars net.
London has bought some stocks this
week, while our merchandise export
movement continues to increase.
I oreign exchange is, therefore, weak,
with largo Offering of cotton bills. In
the stock market the changes in the
Southern Pacific which have followed
the death of G. T.. Huntington are be-
lieved to make the transcuntinental
situation more harmonious. The coal
stocks are weak en- the strike situation.
Peoples Gas was raided ON the out
break of a gas war III Chicago. AmerI-
cnn Sugar advanced on an increase in
its quarterly dividend, which Places
the stock on a per cent basis,