The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-10-05
BRADSTREET's REVIEW.
All indications Point to Exceptional
Business Prosperity.

NEW YORK, Oct. 4.-Brodstrea+,s -
morrow will say: While speculative mar
AetS except for cotton, show reactionarv
tendencies, general distributive trade and
INDUSTRY are active and a heavy volume
VI business is going forward All OH
I IanIia measures of production and
movement for the nine months of the
year testify to this. Bank clearings are
heavily IN excess Of previous year rail-
way earnings continue very fayora bile
ana talk of scarcity of cars for different
sections OF the country is heard. Fail
ures are more numerous than last wear
or In 1899, but fewer than in recently
preceding years and while liabilities have
expanded, this has been due mainly to
large financial suspensions before report
ed because current failures and liabih-
ties are not as heavy as earlier in the
year.
Inc cereals are very generally weak
ana lower in all markets. Large receipts.
liquidation by tied longs and unsatis-
factory cable advices have weakened
wheat slightly. Export trade, however,
fails to be greatly stimulated Corn has
weakened Slightly, on continued outside
ouy1ng to keep prices up to the profess
slonal liquidation and poor export in
curry. Western shipments are heavy and
larger movement in this latter direc-
ton is looked for.
the publication on Thursday of the gov
eminent crop report showing the lowest
condltlon with one exception in eighteen
years 1t coming at a time when all the
unfavorable things, such as foreign buy
ing and the threatened strike at Fall
River had been discounted, the market
quickly responded in nc advance in
futures and &c for the spots.
Print cloths have been firm with little
doing at the recent advance. Staple cot
tons have been rather quiet as regards
new demand, but jobbers report a good
business.in prints which are rather scarce
and leading manufacturers of ginghams
are heavily sold ahead. New business in
wooden goods is quiet, but the mills are
busy on winter wear orders and a large
volume of their spring output has been
booked. Wool is steady, former prices
are insisted upon and consumption is
heavy. Demand for boots and shoes is
active.
Iron trade reports are the best of the
year. Foundry and Bessemer pig are
very active at Chicago and Pittsburg.
Bessemer is Is cents at the latter market.
which reports September pig iron sales
the largest since January. Finished and
structural mills are two to three months
behind on orders, and rail orders already
booked insure activity far into next
year. Among the other metals tin is
affected by the statistical position broke
early in the week. but firmed up, without,
however, aregaining the loss of about 1sc
a pound.
Wheat, including flour exports for the
week aggregate 6195,749 blu, as against
$4,000 blu last week and 4459 ,167 in this
week last year. Wheat exports from
July l to date, fourteen weeks, aggregate
S4,S4S.2S0 blu. as against 46145.359 last
season. Corn exports aggregate 9O7, 374 as
against 595,76 last week and 1854, 2o9 last
year. July 1 to date corn exports are
| 13,626,S34 blu as against 43,1O6,S96 last
season.
Failures for the week in the United
States number It's as against 1877 last
week, 1T in this week year ago, 146 in
1899 and 16S in 1898.
For the week there have been % fall
ures against "a in Canada last week and
| 18 a year ago.