The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-10
BRADsTREET's REVIEW.
Aggregate Business the Country ovel
 Seems Good.

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-Bradstreets to- morrow will say: Despite some irregu- larity due to the recurrence of corn dam age reports from the Eastern surplus ducing States and the formal launching of the much-heralded general steel work CTS strike. the aggregate business the country over seems to be good, and in most sections. unprecedented volume for this season of the year. Changes where noted for the week have been rather of to1e than of actual demand and it is in this matter of tone or sentiment that the favorable developments have arisen. All available measures of supply, demand and movement point to the business done in July having exceeded that transacted in any similar midsummer month. This. toe, despite the exceptionally hot weather. drought strike talk and similar conditions unfavorable to business extension.
 Cereal prices have been rather irregular, but the main tendency has been upward. partly because of renewed :rop damage reports as to corn, "frosts' having all ready begun to be sighted by nervous crop estimators. The main strength of wheat. however. lies in the continued heavy export business, the clearances this week were enormous and far in excess of any previous week on record, and the rather smaller volume of receipts of win ter wheat. Hog products weakened early in the week in sympathy with the corn market. but steadied later without, how ever, regaining the early loss. The worlds statistical position of lard ie a very strong one. New features are scarce in the iron and steel trade. The strike is still the great central feature, around which revolve high premium prices for plates, bars and sheets and tin plates. Black sheets will be imported and timed here. Structural material. not affected as yet by the strike. is in very heavy de. mand and producers are being hard pressed to meet orders.
 The textiles show little change on the week. Cotton goods have been firmly held despite the quiet and even dull condition ~E As.z4 z4r.~- .k xzk I. AG T1H~ A>r jobbing business in prints, ginghams and cotton goods generally has been of good volume. though smaller than expected, possibly because of crop and strike talk. Print cloths are easier. though not quot ably lower, owing to the formal dissolu- tion of the Selling Committee plan at Fall River. Talk of wage reduction Is again heard. but there is still an unwillingness to strike at the real cause of trouble, that of over-production of certain kinds of print cloths, due to changes in style and fashion. Recent reorders of men wear. fall weights. have given the mills plenty of occupation and as manufactur- CTS are meeting the lower price for spring weights set by the principal interest a good volume of business is being done in those goods, women's wear goods. par ticulariy the plainer sorts, have been lib- orally ordered. Wools firm and manufac- turers are steady buyers
 swheat including flour. shipments for the week aggregate S.S32199 bushels, against 6. .463, ,391 last week, 3,31s.76o in the corresponding week of 1900. 3,616, 154 in 1898 and S.92s.606 in 1898. From July l to date the shipments aggregate 95,0S2571. as against 16.Ss1. .355 last season and a,S7206S bushels in 1S99-1e00.
 Corn exports for the week aggregate 9sO,714 against 563. .604 last week. 2.S90. 75l in this week a year ago, 5.a5036l in 1899 and 35l7952 bushels in 1898. From July to date exports aggregate S11S361. against 0.s5a 256 in the season of 1900-190l and 25.629 S20 in 1S99-1900.
 Business failures in the United States nilmber 1855 as against 160 last week. 172 ir this week year ago. 156 in 1899, 157 in 1s9t and 214 in 1887
 Canadian failures number %. as against IS last week. eo in this week year ago 27 in 1899, 8 in 1898 and 31 in 1897.