The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-09-25
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW.
Bradstreet's Report on the Conditios
of business.

of business.
NEW YORK, Sept. Bradstreet's
review Of trade says:
The sad events Of the week have nat
urally been represSing features, even on
days when the sense Of national be-
reavement did not seek expression in to-
tai or partial suspension of all but the
absolutely necessary activities.
Among the more favorable Of the pure
ly commercial or industrial features Of
the week have been the continuance of
the good demand from jobbers, the heavy
shipments Of goods with which to fill
thesr demands, the better call for goods
at retail induced by the arrival of cool
fall weather, and last, but not least, the
settlement Of the steel strike, which re.
stores at least $4,000 men to their work
The uufavOrable features are row. the
most notable being the advi tle ar
rival Of heavy frosts in e. .ni., af-
fecting, however only ,c. planted
product as the crop in T. any Sc, ous d.
been practically gathered .,ae tne viS-
itation Of cold weather.
Cotton alone Of all the leading staples
showed hesitation and irregularity, ad-
vancing early, but weakening in the mid
die of the week on poor cable, and, de-
spite crop reports. to again firm up
toward the close On repetition of the
latter reports and a rather better tone
abroad, the changes in prices are not
marked. however
Drygoods distribution in the west is
still large and cooler weather has stim-
ulated demand for clothing and shoes
from jobbers.
At the east wool is less active, but
steady at former prices, while the man-
ufacturers have plenty of orders and are
busy filling them. Advices from London
are that the latest wool-sale prices are
8 per cent higher than the last ones.
Money tends lower at Boston, where
good jobbinG business has been done IN
cotton goods. Ginghams are sold ahead
at that market. Mourning goods have
been In very active demand. and Fall
River print mills have run night and day
to fiji orders, which are claimed to have
materially reduced stocks Of cloths.
The resumption Of work in the hoop,
sheet, tin plate and tube mills has been
feature Of the week The loss in wages
to the Iu,'l az a result of two months
idleursS is estimated ut Sl0,00O,0OO aud
the eIoss earnings of the companies are
said to have been reduced S15,0O0,u00
Much Of the latter loss will, however, be
made up. Steel rails are being well taken
at the west and steel mills are reported
sold ahead to next year. Pig iron is in
rather better inquiry, and Bradstreets
Eir .nhar correspondent reports an adj
Sanc" OF y cents per ton.
HariWire, light and heavy, is very AZ
tive. The other metals are without much
charge, tin is excited, but copper IS
steady despite stock market rumors ~
heavy distributors stocks.
For the week business failures number
15S. as against 1S2 last week, 1888 in this
week year ago, 147 in 1899, 1S2 In 1898
and 237 in 1897.
Wheat, including flour, exports for the
week aggregate 3,S40.574 bushels, as
against q. 6IS,609 bushels last week and
$685., Sj7 bushels in this week last year.
Wheat exports July / to date ~ weeks
aggregate 72,1S2, 179 bushels, as against
81 ,4G3. .416 bushels last season.
Corn exports aggregate 61l,52S BUSH
els, as against IN ,S3l bushels last week
aud 2,134 .2uj bushels last year. July l
to date corn exports are ~. 1873. .2O4 BUSH
els, against 3S5S6,47 bushels last sea-
son.
The boot and shoe industries are in
good shape and shipments compare ex-
cellently with a year ago. The feeling
grows that the latter are sure Of at least
prt sent quotations for some time to come.
Lumber is fairly active.