The age-herald., 1901-11-02
HEAVY BUSINESS
 ALL OVER COUNTRY Unreasonable Warm Weather Interferes With Retail Trade HEAVY MOVEMENT OF GRAIN Raw Cotton Declines In Price on Ac. count of Heavy Receipts and
 Withholding of Kill
 Ing Frost.
HEAVY MOVEMENT OF GRAIN

New York, November 1.-Bradstreet's
 tomorrow will say:
 The complaints of car shortage are re-
 peated this week in an even greater de- gree At best, however, this Is only a
 negatively unfavorable circumstance and
 is the best of proof that an enormous
 volume of business is doing throughout
 the country. Unseasonaby warm
 weather is likewise complained of as in l terferring with or checking retail dis
 tribution of clothing and other fall and
 winter goods and dulling the reasorting
 demand from jobbers East and West.
 The holding off of killing frost at the South dt is now one week behind the
 average date) has benefited the crop prospects, but coupled with immense re- ceipts has induced raising of estimates and lowered prices lie for the week. In keeping with raw cotton several firm products have weakened this week. Wheat has felt the influence of the heavy | movement of grain at the northwest | heavy increase in visible supplies in Man itoba and rather less critical advices from Argentine. In addition. the stories of dullness and depression in the export
 business have affected trade, though it is
 to be noted that wheat and corn ship
 ments together since July 1 are heavier
 than year ago. To smaller export ship
 ments of cotton and steel and over-sup- I ply of new tonnage Is probably due to the depression in ocean freights prevalent l for months past. Hog products are lower, | 1t is claimed, because packers are manip- | ulating the hog market, but the recent high prices appear to have checked con sumption. Coffee has lost a little strength, and some grades of sugar are also lower.
 Among the staples advancing, corn is prominent, though held down slightly by wheat A large short interest is said to exist in that grain and wet weather and good buying have stimulated prices of that product and Of cats Print cloths among the textiles have gone counter to the raw material mainly because of ma nipulative buying. The effect of these two diverse movements has been to un- settle the market slightly, while the fail- ure of the Fall River spinners to vote in favor of a strike is still another disturb ing element
 The woolen goods situation is in good shape and the manufacturers have bought freely, sales at Boston alone aggregating 15. 900, 900 to 20, 000,0 900 pounds.
 No particular change in iron and steel is noted, though the tendency of pig prices Is stronger, prompt shipments in some cases bringing 10 cents per ton premium. Talk of advancing steel rails $l to $2 per ton for next years delivery | is also heard. Steel billets are scarce at | Pittsburg and prompt deliveries bring | $27 to $28. In finished products, bar iron, sheets, plates and structural material are in unprecedented demand at Chicago. A phenomenal demand for structural ma terial is noted at Pittsburg. Hardware is active the country over. Copper main- tains it's former strength. an agreement to restrict production being reported among the great interests.
 Failures in the United States for the week number 172 against 223 last week. 165 in this week a year ago. TIA in 1899 and 1S3 in 1898.
 Canadian failures for the week number 17, against IS last week and in this week. year ago. N in 1899. 31 in 1898 and 31 In 1897.