The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-16

merchandise, grain, etc. coal. iron ana lumber, complaints of insufficient trans portation facilities have become more east, north and west, have expanded re- tail trade. and enlarged rsassorunE or ders from Jobbers. Weather conditions at the South have, however, not been entirely favorable and complaints or slt wpess of collections, due to the back ward cotton crop CT the lower prices paid therefor have been more numerous.
 A favorable feature as regards this latter situation, however, Is the turn for the better in prices. Following the active Suying by manufacturers some weeks aso at the East has come sus- tansa and acy W..r in saess %H3 at mSOa ever. any special gain in prices. An un- favorable feature noted at the West Is the continuance of the drought in some parts of Kansas and Missouri where live stock is being rushed to market because of insufficient water supplies. Demand for iron and steel Is heavy and nearly all lines snare in the strength Pig iron is active at all markets and 2o cents per ton premium is freely paid for imme- aiate delivery. Stocks are smaller than month ago. Steel bilfsts are also In demand and find ready rs sNe s,.ass5sn at t pes s one ofsspeciai strs ngth, the leading in. tercst> being reported as having It's output for the entirs year 1902 booked. New rail orders at Pittsburg this week ag- gregate 100000 tons and mills in that dis trict are sold up to next December. NO advance in the price of rails IS looked for, and railroads not already booked are not likely to receive their quotas much before fate summer. The shortage of cars restricted furnace operations in the central West and complaints of lack of motive power in addition are hsard, the lake movement of ore and coal stop'
 and the cars, employed therein can be released.
 weeks ego caused an advance in the
 face of declining raw cotton and this week the reverse has happened. Prln.
 cloths have lost one-eighth of a cent
 teenths of a cent. Home demand has been rather limited. but printed fabrics
 are firmly held. In wooden goods the scarcity of mems oversoaungs has been i've More orders for spring delivery are being received by the mills.
 Aside from the strength in raw cotton; the features have been the increased strength in such cereals as corn and oats, due to the s7ringing up Of better demand, some slight firmness in lard, seaeonable advance in butter and eggs and other dairy products, and the sum- ulation to tn prices caused by close con
 trol of spot Supplies. Wheat and flour have weakened. due mainly to releasing
 upon the late advance. put reneweo speculative interest is evident on every decline and though prices are slightly ltwer on the week, the tcne of the mar ket is much better than some weeks ago.
 Wheat, including flour. exports for the
 week aggregate 4.9S5, 734. as against 34o6.- CAT bushels last week and 4,O0e .02O bush els in thts week last year. Wheat ex- ports July to date (twenty weeks). az gregate IT, 1S2 ,652 bushels as against 7o.-
 417 S17 bushels last ceascn.
 Corn exports aggregate 629,9A bushels as against 70S, ,234 bushels last week and 1 3,97s 9l4 bushels last year. July to date corn exports are 1S.071.76S bushels, as against 63, 40. 22S bushels last season Continued activity Is noted in shoe manufacturing and kindred trades. East ern shoe shipments are 19 per cent. | larger than the same week year ago | and IA per cent. larger for the season Boston advices are that the strength Of | the demand fot spring goods will pre- vent the usual between-season shut
 down. No sign of over stocking Is yet | visible in the leather and hide markets | Among the industries building operations | continue active. aided by the open fall | and shoe and leather manufacturers | vcolen mills, paper, machinery ana | hardwar manufacturers are busily em- | ployed and the volume of trade distribu- 1 ton Is concededly as heavy If not heavier l than ever before reported at this time. Failures in the United States for the
 week aggregate 213, as against lSl last
 week. 227 in this week year ago, l99 in i 1899 and 2z9 in 1898. Canadian failures l for the week number 30 as against 50
 last week and 25 in this week a year l