The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-04-20
UNFAvoRARLE WEATHER.
Has Had Some Effect on JObbfnG and
Retail Trade, Says Bradstreet's.


Retail Trade, Says Bradstreet's.
NEW YORK, April 19-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say: Cold, rainy weather,
with its concOmitant Of bad roads, has
been unfavorable to distributive trade
this week, special complaint coming from
tho Central West and parts Of the North
west. A similarly retarding effect upon
crop planting is noted at the South.
where cotton and corn cultivation and
termination are reported from one TO
two weeks late. With these exceptions,
however trade developments Of the
| week have been in the main favorable.
The feature in the iron trade, aside
from the continued activity and aggres-
sive strength of prices, has been the ap-
parent breaking away Of the strike
clouds which have menaced that in.
dustry. Present advices are that what
ever differences have arisen between the
men and the companies will not he
fought out now. Finished products
rather than the cruder forms have zig,
ured prominently this week, but pig iron,
though Quieter at most markets, has
not been neglected. and there is no loss
of strength noted. Sales of Bessemer pig
at Pittsburg have aggregated a large
total, some Of which is for July delivery
Special activity in bars is noted at CHI
cago and sales of this and similar ma
terial are nearly 100000 tons for the
week. One implement manufacturer Is
reported to have alone taken 10000 tons.
Rails are also active and the weeks
business is figured at fully 100000 tons.
Wire rods are SIS to S. per ton higher at
Pittsburg, the latter price being for
prompt delivery. Birmingham reports
pig iron less active, though firmer. The
other metals show little change on the
week; although tin is fractionally high
er.
Unsatisfactory weather reports, heavy
rains, high winds and cold retarding the
growth Of vegetation, coupled with talk
of and some actual curtailment in New
England and at the South, have adj
vanced cotton, but the gain has been
small large receipts acting as a drag on
the market. The improved tone of cot
ton goods has proceeded entirely from
the curtailment talked of, because new
business at large Eastern centers has
been small and the good trade in dry
goods early this spring at the West is
not yet reflected in recorders at the
East. Wool has been dull, but steady
Large buyers are out OF the market, but
smaller manufacturers are buying some
Territory woods are in chief request, but
rather more has been done in Australian
wool at Boston. Dressed woolens are in
fairly good shape, but fall orders for
men wear are unsatisfactory. Strikes
in silk mills have dulled the raw silk
market.
Wheat, including flour, shipments for
the week aggregate 5,3o6,217 bu, against
6, 4J7,6 01 last week, $685. bu in the cor
responding week of 1860; 1888 in 1899,
and 1929, LOG in 1898. From July 1 to date
this season wheat exports are 167, 533. 80
hT, against 157,S14,717 last season, and
1a5.2S5,37S in 1S98-99.
2.I3f .401 blu against 2,e23SS4 last week,
3.15S,746 in this week year ago. 3.o9l, $40
in 1899 and 3,36S. 4S2 in 1898. From July /
to date this season, corn exports arc
To-, 1888 bushels against 166, III, 1856 last
season. and 137, e47, 7SS in 1S9S-eS.