The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-08-22
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.
A Noticeable Improvement in Demand
During the Past Week.

During the Past Week.
New York, Aug. 19.-Bradstreet's to
day says:
An Improvement alike in tone and in
demand is noted in trade circles this
week. and the fall trade may be said
to have opened actively.
While the most optimistic reports
come from the northwest, several large
markets in the corn belt send more
cheerful reports, based partially upon
still further improvement in crop
conditions but likewise the result OF
the growth of a feeling that while the
yields of most crops will be smaller
than last year, the prices paid for the
same will be higher and the purchas-
ing power OF the agricultural commune
ity as whole will be little impair
ed. Advances in wheat, corn, oats and
hog products support this view.
Weather and crop conditions in the
northwest combine TO give that section
specially generous yields and to
stimulate the jobbing demand in near
ly all lines.
Good crops in the Pacific northwest
are also reported and the outlook for
full one, the only flaw at present being
the strike confronting the shipping in
terestS at San Francisco. Fresh vege-
tables and fruits and country products
are scarce and high in price. and
canned goods also tend higher. South
ern trade advices are marred by dam
age inflicted by the severe storm of
Wednesday and Thursday, which ap
pears to have hurt the Louisiana rice
crop severely, but it is not thought to
have hurt sugar or cotton in the Mis-
sissippi valley and advices from the
south Atlantic states are of a heavy
yield
In textiles it is to be noted that the
talk of a strike. with the necessary
curtailed production, has not strength
ened print cloths, which are 3-16 of a
cent lower on the week. Wooden goods
appear to be better situated than those
of cotton, and in raw products the low
and fine grades of wool are firm with
some tending upward, while raw cot
ton is without change.
The iron and steel strike shows little
change, but an interesting fact is that
despite the lowered consumption grow
ing out of the strike stocks of pig iron
are smaller than they We're a month
ago on a comparatively trifling decrease
in production. Chicago iron interests
are getting much business diverted
from eastern markets by the strike.
Finished products affected by the strike
are very high and the position of
canned goods manufacturers, the de-
mand from whom is active, is rendered
| uncomfortable by the scarcity of tin
plates. Sheets and bars are likewise
firm. In other lines, notably structural
materials, a large business is going for
ward, and a heavy demand for light
hardware is reported the country over.
Boot and shoe manufacturers have
| booked good orders. Leather is active
and hides are firm.
The strength Of white pine supported
as it has been by small stocks at lead
| ing markets, is noticea BILE. Considerable
advances have been made at eastern
| points to meet earlier price advances at
| the west.
Wheat, including flour exports for
| the week in the United States, aggre-
gate 9.039761 bushels, as against S,S32-
| 1893 last week, and 3,113,641 in the week
| last year. Wheat exports July l, tG
| date, aggregate 44,072,332 as against
| l9,9i4,996 last year.
Corn exports aggregate 509,S07 as
against SCOTIA last week and 3,017 ,OSe
| last year. July l to date exports are
1927, 16S, against 23,676,349 last season.
Business failures in the United States
number 17S, as against 1875 last weel
and 1853 in this week a year ago.