The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-11-02

an enormous volume of business is doing throughout the country. Unseasonably warm weather is likewise complained of as interfering with or checking retail dis winter goods, and dulling the usual reas- sorting demand from jobbers East and West The holding off of killing frost'at the South Git is now one week behind the average date) has benefited the crop prospects, but, coupled with immense re- ceipts, has induced a raising of estimates and lowered prices 6-16c for the week.
 In keeping with raw cotton several farm Wheat has felt the influence of the heavy movement of grain at the North west, heavy increase in visible supplies in Manitoba and rather less critical ad- stories of dullness and depression in the export business have affected trade, though 1t is to be noted that wheat and corn shipments together since July 1 are port shipments of cotton and steel and over-supply of new tonnage is probably due to the depression in ocean freights prevalent for months past Hog products are lower. 1t is claimed because of pack CTS manipulating he log market, but the recent high prices appear to have checked consumption. 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 oats. 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 have been to un- settle the market slightly. while the fail- ure of the Fan River spinners to vote Tn favor of a strike is still another disturb ing element. The woolen goods situation s. .I.. fna | W-.Nvs1 have bought freely. sales at Boston alone aggregating 15, ,0O0. 900 to 20, ,000N00 pounds.
 No particular change in iron and steel is noted, though the tendency of big some cases bringing ten cents per ton premium Talk of advancing steel rails $1 to 8 per ton for next years delivery is also heard. Steel billets are scare at Pittsburg and prompt deliveries bring S2l to BPS. In finished products. bar iron' sheets plates and structural mat erial are in unprecedented demand at Chicago. A phenomenal demand for structural mate rial is noted at Pittsburg. Hardware is active the country over. Copper main- tains it's former strength: an agreement to restrict production teing reported among the great interests
 Wheat dncluding four exports for thd week aggregate 6.672,SSS bushels. as against 4,9521S4 bushels last week and B. SIP, 421 bushels in this week last year, Wheat exports July to date Cseventeen weeks) aggregate 273 bushels. aa against 62, 500, 29O bushels last season.
 Corn exports aggregate 606 159 bushels. as against 1,lSS, 2SS bushels last week and 3,92O,1 ,110 bushels last year. July to date corn exports are 16 739. 560 bushels, against 56 175. 6S7 bushels last season.
 Failures in the United States for the week number 172 as against 223 last week; l65 in this week year ago; 174 in 1893 and 1s3 in 1898
 Canadian failures for the week number r against 16 last week and In this week a year ago; 21 in 1Ss9 S1 in 1898 and 31 in 1897.