The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-04-20
WHILE COLD RAINS
FALL, TRADE HALT rs
Special Complaints Comes
From the West.
PLANTING is RE TARDED
Breaking Away of Strike Clouds
Feature in Iron Trade.
FINISHED PRODUCTS LEAD IN SALES
High Wrds, Cold, Heavy Rains and Repor $
Of Actual Cufalment in New England
and the South Advarc,
Cotton Prices.
Breaking Away of Strike Clouds
Feature in Iron Trade.
FINISHED PRODUCTS LEAD IN SALES
lBy the Associated Press.l


New York, April Bradstreets to-
morrow will say:
"Cold rainy weather. with its con-
comitant of bad roads, has been un-
favorable to distrihutive trade this
week, special complaint coming from
the central West and parts of the
Northwest. A similarly retarding eff
feet upon crop planting is noted at the
South, where cotton and corn cultiva-
tion and termination are reported from
one to two weeks late. With these ex
ceptions, however, trade developments
of the week have been in the main
favorable.
THE feature in the iron trade, aside
from the continued activity and ag-
gressive strength of prices has been
the apparent breaking away of the
strike clouds which have menaced that
industry. Present advices are that
whatever differences have arisen be-
tween the men and the companies will
not be fought out now Finished pro-
ducts rather than the cruder forms
have figured prominently this week
but pig iron, though quieter at most
markets, has not been neglected, and
there is no loss of strength noted. Bir-
mingham reports pig iron less active
though firmer.
Unsatisfactory weather reports,
heavy rains, high winds and cold re-
tarding the growth of vegetation, coupl-
ed with talk of some actual curtail-
ment in New England and at the South,
have advanced cotton, but the gain has
been small, large receipts acting as 4
drag on the market The improved
tone OF cotton goods has proceeded en-
tirely from the curtailment talked Of,
because new business at large Eastern
centers has been small and the good
trade in dry goods early this spring
at the West is not yet reflected in re-
orders at the East.
Business failures for the week in the
United States number 212 as against
225 last week., 161 in this week a year
ago, 1877 in 1899, pa in 1898 and ZIG ii
1897
HESTER'S COTTON STATEMENT.
New Orleans. April 19.-Secretary Hes
ter's weekly cotton exchange statement
shows the amount brought into sight
during the past week has been 92,851
bales, against SO7S2 bales for the seven
the nineteen days of April it has been
924, SOC bales, against 180,570 bales last
year. These figures make the total move
ment for the 231 days of the season from
September 1st to April 18th inclusive, g.
220,52S bales, against 8,486,635 bales last
year.
The movement since September Isl
shows receipts at all United States ports
6,693, 1S9 bales, against $780, 1926 bales last
year; overland, across the Mississippi
Ohio and Potomac Rivers to Northern
mills and Canada 9S8,033 bales, against
1,O97,760 bales last year; interior stocks
in excess of those held at the close of the
commercial year 46, 154 bales, against 3,
| 365 bales last year; Southern mill TAX
ings 1,O77,761 bales, against lib, 1876 bales
last year. Foreign exports for the week
have been 106,678 bales, against 1867:
bales last year, making the total thus
| far for the season 1884, 1888 bales, against
5,115,753 bales last year. The total TAX
ings OF American mills, Northern and
| Southern and Canada, thus far for the
| season, have been 1884, 951 bales against
+! 3,229,911 bales last year. These include
1,O74,1 lao bales by Northern spinners
against 2,0S2.558 bales.
Stocks at the seaboard and twenty mine
| leading Southern interior centres have
decreased during the week 60,508 bales
against a decrease during the correspond
ing period last season of 75,444 bales
Secretary Hesters statement of the
worlds visible supply of cotton show:
| that the total visible is 3,829,878 bales
| against 3,131.915 bales last year OF this
the total of American cotton is 2,777, 87i
bales. against 2.476.915 balesl asst year ant
of all other kinds, including Egypt, Brazil
India, etc. 100000 bales. against $3.50
bales last year.
OF the worlds visible supply of cottoI
there is now afioat and held in Grea
Britain and Continental Europe $4,000
| bales against 1,S13,000 bales last year
| in Egypt $4,000 bales, agaisst 158,00t
bales last year; in India $4,000 bales
against $4,000 bales last year and in thu
| United States 1,224,000 bales, against no.,
900 bales last year
! COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT
| New York, April 19-For the weel
| ending Friday April 18th: Net receipts
| at all United States ports during week
| SO,135; net receipts at all United States
| ports during same week last year, 44.244
total receipts to this date, 6,63S,154; tota
| receipts to same date last year, 6121 ,045
| exports for the week, 106,2S3; exports fo
| same week last year, 113,1SS; total ex
| ports to this date, 5,269, 623; total exports
to same date last year, 4,990,999; stool
at all United States ports, $780, 112; stool
| at all United States ports same time las
| year, 500,671; stock at all interior towns
| $40, $40; stock at all interior towns sam,
time last year, 241 ,921; stock at Liverpool
| 1888 zoo; stock at Liverpool same time las
year. 657 900; stock of American afoa
fer Great Britain, 100000; stock of Amer
| lean afloat for Great Britain same tim,
last year, 128.OOO.
/ TOTAL NET RECEIPTS.
New York, April 1.-THE following ar,
| the total net receipts Of cotton at al
| ports since September 1st, 1900:
!. Galveston, 1,S59,735 bales; New Or
i 4 fobi Co h