The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-29
BRADSTREET'S REVIEW.
" EEK = FITTING CLOSE TO A
YEAR OF GREAT ACTIVITY.

Christmas Trade Was Generaiiy Ia
ceIIent. Except In Portions OF
Northwest. aud All Lines show a
Tendency 60 Improve-firming-
ham HAS Larger business In piE
Iron uHder ConHideratton-tioke
Prices ARE neinE Cat--Busineaa
Failures for the Week Only 2ia.
New York. Dee Is -Bradstreets To-
morrow will say.
4 aiiing close to year Of exceptional
aud IN some respects unprecedented aetiv-
ity b. furnished By the very general re-
port OF large holiday business IN the past
week The best reports as 10 this sort
Of trade come from che southwestern see
ton. bu except Ia some parts Of The
spring wheat and lumber belt OF The
Northwest. satisfactory advances are
quite general Heavyweight clothing. TOO,
has been measurably helped for the same
reason. but despite a good business IA tho
past two weeks. the fur trade has appar-
EMILY lagRed somewhat. owing TO mild
weather. In wholesale trade business has
been Of seasonably small proportions, but
reports from leading lines. such AZ iron
and steel. shoes and leather. lumber.
glass and spring dry goods, have bern
encouraging. chiefly. 81 course. as regards
the Views entertained a. 10 the outlook.
rather than as TO new business actually
accomplished. ssock-takins " nov W
progress.
Speculation IN cereals has been light,
and increases IN supplies and large sur
plus reports from the Argentine have still
further depressed the long interest ID
wheat Corn has sympathized with
wheat. and country offerings and receipts
have been heavier. though complaints as
90 quality are stnl more universal
The corn crop is the fourth largest IN
our history. and oats Is next 70 the iare-
eat ever known. Worlds wheat supplies
are about on = par with those q X year
ago and American supplies are actually
smaller.
Prices. as . rule. are steady and changes
are few The conspicuous advances ara
in refined petroleum on export account and
some gain j. noted In tin on the week.
although the close Is below the highest
Coffee Is fractionally higher Lard -
weaker. but by Gar the largest list %
Staples u hNNNANhtAs hnktaN mas ueeU
dull on slightly larger receipts Cotton
goods have been quiet and clearance sales
by jobbers are features. Wool has been
auiet. hut steady Fair orders for NO
mems dress goods for spring are noted
Shoe manufacturers report mills busy
and some are indifferent 20 new orders
q present prices. New business IN iron
aud steel was well sustained and quite
good for the period under review The
impression prevails that an Immense
amount Of heavy material viii be needed
next year
From Birmingham come intimatlons
that q large business In pig iron d under
consideration and may be announced next
week Coke prices promise 10 be lower
some cuts Of - 20 " cents being already
announced. Export trade O. nuietar. q "a
Election OF the continued decline IL prices
abroad. Estimates OF pix iron production
are that the aggregate will b. little below
100000 tons. ard therefore slightly III ex-
cess Or 1888. Iron ore shipments ny lake
routes will run nearly is.oo.0o tons. the
largest ever recorded. Wheat. including
nour shipments f0r the week aegrexates
feli. io5 bushels. against f.it3 80 last week:
1910 80 bushels IN tine corresponding week
OF iSa. s.e9z.szs In ISIS. tsno1 IN 1877 ana
27N7so In 1876.