The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-27
In Industrial Lines Orders for
Structural Steel Increase in
Spite of the Strike /
Grain Movements.

New York. July 26.-Bradstreet's to-mor.
row will say. G.
Hot and dry weather In the great surplus grain
Predicting regions west OF the Mississippi River
las furnished the leading topic Of trade and
speculative discussion this week Cereal prices
Quickly responded 20 the food of bad reports. and
stocks were correspondngly weaker. but good
Is ms in the spring-wheat and Northern corn
belt later caused reverse movements. and the
growth OF better Telling. Produce. particularly
butter. vegetables and eggs. notes the effect OF
Lrfavorabe crop and weather conditions and 10
high and OF poor quality. while canned goods n.
in active consumption and tend upward. Sugar
Is irregular in price for refined. while raws are
fr-ner.
General Trade Good.
Other trade Developments are rather moro help
full In tone. Heat and light rains have materially
improved the cotton crop outlook. and the toao
OF advices from the South Is better than 70,
come weeks past. though the crop IN the
Central Southern States Is suffering from hea,
and drought. While heat has operated a dis
tLrbing feature nj some sections. IL IL likewise
noted that dry goods jobbers In receipt Of
considerable recorders for summer goods
from other sections Of the country The steel
strike is apparently regarded Of less Importance
thar 1t was a week ago. and the pe.ering out
OF the coal mine fremen's and the nnachsn.sts'
strikes have resulted in resumption OF work In
many lines.
Building Is active and white pine lumber tends
upward. Boots and shoes are moving into con-
sumption in larger quantities. Textiles quite
steady in tone. and the strength Of foreign de-
mand for our wheat makes II probable that e1-
ports OF this cereal will go far to replace smalie:
shipments Of other grains.
The Textile Fabrics.
Activity in texties this week centers IN shs
WOODEN goods trade. Sp.ine weights opened this
week by the largest PRODUCING interest are at q
decline Of 5d12I.c per ward from prices a year
ago and the range Of values has attracted con-
siderable business. the feeling Is that dernits
the lower cost Of wool now. compared with q
year ago the outlook IL favorable one
Wool Is in strong demand to cover orders re-
ceived by manufacturers for winter and spring
weights fine Territory woods holding the lead in
business. Fleece woods are ouiet but fair bust
ness Is doing In South American quarter bioo6s
Shoe and leather trade conditions continue quite
satisfactory. while leather has shown an I'M
provement IN demand. 1t looks a. II the iergs
would help tanners to hold down the prices OF
hides
Summer dullness and the strike dominate chs
entire iron trade but demand for finished urod@
ucts such tin plates iron and steel ber~
hoops and sheets In reducing jobbers' stocks rap
idly and causing high premiums. -.
Movements Of the Cereals.
Wheat. including -four shipments. for the week
asereRate s.s74 52s bu. the second ,srsest weekly
total ever reported AGAINST 6c1 $50 bu. last Week.
in 1899 and 2s71.s72 In 1893. From July to dAte
the shipments aggregate 1878 81. ~ against ~
css 5s2 last season and 1..5443oo in 1sse-12o0
Corn exports for the week aggregate 1.1SxEO
bu.. against L714.o6 last week. 3.3s4.7ls In this
week year ago. 3.7o0. 900 IN 1850 and 1eo1 "a D
1893. From July to date exports agxregats p
Il ap43 against 10 sis500 In the season Of Uo0-00
and 14,e5 ia in 1s9s-1e0o.