The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-24
BRApsTREET's REVIEW.
The Business Outlook, on the Whole,
 is Satisfactory.

NEW YORK. Aug. 23.-Bradstreet's to-
 morrow will say:
 trade has turned and that it Is now set
 ting strongly in the direction of an en-
 larged business at steady or higher prices.
 Crop improvement, particularly in the
 Central West and the Mississippi Valley
 has been the handspring of the more
 cheerful tone of advices and enlarged fall
 trade operations at such cities as Chicao,
 St. Louis and Kansas City. Even from
 the so-called drought-stricken corn belt
 come advices of a quite satisfactory busi-
 ness. in some instances reports being of
 a larger jobbing trade than in the cor
 responding period year ago. The not
 able strength of cotton, partly, however.
 the result of real or assumed crop dam
 age. has been the active feature in the
 betterment of Southern trade advices. At
 great Eastern centers distribution IS go-
 ing forward in as good. If not better. vol
 ume than a year ago. Prices, except for
 some irregularity in the cereals have been
 generally quite steady. Wheat was weak
 early on increased supplies ahoat, en-
 iarged receipts at the Northwest and
 technical market conditions favoring
 decline. but strengthened later on con
 tinued poor crop reports from abroad,
 fairly large clearances, although not
 equal to last week and general confidence in present or better prices being main tained. Corn has sympathized largely with wheat, though weakening on It's own account on better crop advices from the States east of the Mississippi, where timely rains have fallen. Net changes for
 the week are slight. Some hog products,
 particularly lard, have sympathized with with | been rather irregular. but it Is to be noted that talk of a reduction in wages and consequent strike in Fall River has been
 week finds print cloths firmly held while other cotton goods are quite steady, though not active at first hands. | Wool and woolen goods are strong. the I htgs nm a Nf a and advfces that the new clip in the West | has been pretty well cleaned up. Boston and Philadelphia alike report activity in
 the raw material without, however, any | actual advance in prices. Woolen mills are fully employed on fall orders. while a
 liberal business has been booked for | spring delivery.
 | Iron and steel show little change. ac- | sessions to the strikers in the case of the | lea ding tube works of the country having | been balanced by the reopening or stuck | mills in the Pittsburg district Tin plates | and sheets are scarce and hard to get and
 an order for 5O.OOO boxes at N per box | was refused this week at Pittsourg. | Chicago iron and steel jobbers are re- ported besieged by buyers. Some Western | consumers may have to shut down Ii sup | plies are not shortly forthcoming. Besse- | mer billets are very scarce at Pittsburg | and S25 is offered for the next two months | delivery Pig iron prices could be shaded | if a large order was offered. Building ma | terial Is quite active, although the steel strike interferes with progress at some centers. Leather stocks are generally very small and full prices are obtained for desirable lots. Sugar is lower and rather | irregular, but the decline in this product and in flour and tin are the only impor- | tant decreases noted for the week. Leath- | or and kindred trades are active at most
 markets. Shoe machinery Is fully em- | pioved on full orders and sample orders | for spring delivery are coming in freely. | Wheat including four, exports for the
 week aggregate 66O6,9S bushels as aginst s.O39 76l bushels last week the record to- | tab, and 2,69. 16S bushels in the same week | last year. Wheat exports July 1 to date. | eight weeks, aggregate 5o679,321 bushels as against 22, 64O, ,164 bushels last season. Corn exports aggregate 523.SS3 bushels as against 5OS,S07 last week and 3,493375 | bushels last year. July 1 to date exports are g, 751, ,O51 bushels, against 25,l69 PA last | SC" son.
 Business troubles show no increase, the l failures tor the week numbering l62 as | against IFS last week. 135 in this week a year ago. 154 in 1899. 172 in 1898 and 2l0 in | pS97.
 Canadian failures for the week num- bered 24 as against 25 last week, nine in this week a wear ago, B in 1899, 27 in lS98 and S9 in lS91