The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-21
BRADsTRrET's REVIEW.
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under which the business world has iabored. but the course of prices of nearly all stocks and stapies show that repression and not de- pression Is the word to express the steadfness and confidence with which the commercial and nnanciai world awaited and received the change in iexecutives. though not in govern Hnent, entaiied sby the iamentable occurrence of>two weeks ago. Among the more favorable of the purely commercial or industrial fea- ttlres of the week have been the continuance ofs the good demand from iobbers, the heavy shipments of goods with which to i'll these de- duced by arrival of cool falf weather. and last. but not least the settlement of the steel strike. wbtch restored at least 5o. 900 men to their work The fnfavorabfe- features are few, the most notable being the adyices of the arrival of heavy frosts in. the corn belt, affecting, however. only the, latest planted product. The strength of cotH has been. indeed. the fea- ttre of the cereal markets and has been shared In by other grains. though realizing later cut down some of the gains noted earlier.
 Cotton alone of all the leading staples showed hesitation and irreguiarity. advancing early. but weakening in the middle Of the week on poor cables. and despite crop reports. to again firm up toward the close on repetition of the latter reports and a rather better tone abroad The changes in prices are not marked how ever: The resumpti.n of work in the hoop, sheet tn. plate ah, tube mills has been a feature, of the week. The loss in wages to ness is estimated at sio, 900. 900 and the gross of e @ s ae ss'd a tb so ser will. however.s be made up as there is an immense amount of business offering, guar, anteelEg ucuN1ty TOT months to Stecl rails are being well taken at the West. and steel mills are reported sold ahead to next year. Jobbers in iron and steel are busy sup plying small lots to bridge over consumers un- til the mills recently on strike can come into the market. Pig iron Is in rather better in- quiry and Bradstreet's Birmingham core spondent reports advance of 25c per ton Export business is very slow. The other met als are without much change. tin Is excited but copper Ia steady despite stock market ru- mors of heavy distributors stock.
 Wheat. including flour, exports for the week aggregate 3.64o STA bushels. against 6. 64S.- eoe last weew and 3.535. 857 in this week last year. Wheat exports July ] to date twelve weeksl aggregate 72, 2,iS2, l7e as against ST'- 463.4l6 last season.
 Corn exports aggregate 6l .52S bushels as against 777.9Si last week and 2. 4.2o5 last year. July l to date corn exports aggregate i2.i33.2 2o4 bushels. against Ss.be6,47o last season.
 The boot and shoe industries are in good shane. and shipments compare excellently with year ago. Manufacturers are determined to get full prices for shoes in view of the strength of heavy leather and hides. The feeling grows that the latter sure of at least pres ent quotations for some time to come.
 For the week business failures number 5S, as against ls2 last week, e3 in this week year ago. I47 in 1899, ls3 in 1898 and 237 in 1897. Canadian failures number 23, as against 6 last week, 2l in this week year ago, "a in 1899, i9 in 1898 and 36 in 1897.