The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-17
BRADsTREET's REVIEW.
The Fall Trade Has Opened Active

The Fall Trade Has opened ActiVeIy. NEW YORK. Aug. 16.-Bradstreet's to- | morrow will say:
 An improvement like in tone and in de-
 mand Is noted in trade circles this week and fall trade may be said to have opened actively. While the most optimistic re- ports come from the Northwest, several large markets in the open corn belt send more cheerful reports, based partially upon a still further improvement in crop conditions. but likewise the result of the growth of feeling that while the yield or most crops will be smaller than last year the prices paid for the same will be higher and the purchasing power of the agricultural community as whole will be little impaired.
 Adances in wheat. corn. oats and hog products support this view Weather and crop conditions in the Northwest combine to give that section specially generous yleids and to stimulate jobbing demand in nearly all lines. Good crops in tie Pa cine Northwest are also reported and the outlook for fall trade in that section Is a cheerful one. the only flaw at present be- intsreats ing the strike contronting the chipping tables and fruits and country products are scarce and high in price and canned goods also tend higher. Southern trade by the severe storm of Wednes lay and thursday, which appears to have nurt the Louisiana rice crop severely, put 1t Is net thought to have hurt sugar or cotton very IiIHtly IdIIlS nave improved coz ton in the Mississippi Valley and advices from the South Atlantic States are Of a heavy yield
 In textiles it is to be noted that the tailed production. has not strengthened print cloths, which are 1-l6 per cent. lower on the week. Woolen goods appear to be better situated than those of cot ton and in raw products the low and fine grades of wool are firm with so,1e terding upward. while raw cotton s without change.
 The iron and steel strike shows little change, but an interesting fact is that despite the lowered consumption E?o~ .ng out of the strike, stocks of pig iron are sn aller than they were a month ago on comparatively trifiing decrease in pro- ting much business devotsi to lias tern markets by the strike Finisned product; affected by the strike are very high end the position of canned goods manufac- turers. demand from whom is active, IS rendered uncomfortable by the scarcity of tn plates. Sheets and bars are likewise firm In other lines, notably f., the struc- tural materials. a large business :s going forward and a heavy lem md 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 1t has been by small stocks at leading markets, Is notable. Considerable advances have been made at Eastern points to meet earlier price ad- vances at the West
 Wheat, including flour exports for the week in the United States aggregate g., OS9. 761 bushels as against S.S31. .199 last week and 3,113,641 in this week last year. Wheat exports June 1 to date aggregated A, ,072, ,332 ars against 19,9i4 996 last year.
 Corn exports aggregate JO0S07 as against 99o7, "A last week and 3,017,os9 last year. July to date exports are 9,22716S, against g, ,616. .S49 last season.
 Failures in Canada for the week num- Der 9 as against % last week. 24 In this week a year ago and 20 in 1899; United State" IFS as against 1S5 last week. 16S in this week a year ago, 72 in 1899. 1s5 in 1898 and 221 in 1897