The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-06-01
CROPS and BUSINESS
ARE NEEDING Rain.
Unreasonable Weather Has Been
DiscOuraging to Retail Trade
Prices Still Steady.

New York. May sL-Bradstreet's to-mof.
row will say:
Unreasonable weather has been the key OF the
general situation this week. discouraging as It
has been to retail trade in the cities and country
districts alike. and retarding the growth OF most
crops. but particularly corn and oats In the
northern half Of the country and cotton at the
south. Withal. however. there Is a feeling preva-
lent that a few weeks of warm. sunny weather. a
decided lack of which has SO far been noted this
spring. would do much TO place matters. COM
merciai and agricultural. In a. good condition or
better than a year ago.
Apart from these features tho week has been
without much change. except that q rather bet
ter spirit has been visible in the Industrial sitra-
ton. and that some progress has been made To-
ward a settlement Of existing labor troubles.
The situation In textiles has not changed mate
rally. except that real conditions In the print
cloth may have been recognized by Q heavy cut
In the price OF that product
The steadiness OF prices is still a feature. tho
cereals being as high or slightly higher than \
week ago. as much OWNS to bad crop reports
from abroad as TO tales OF dry weather damage
In the Northwest to wheat, and too cool weather
for corn in the country as a whole.
Cotton is higher In the face OF large receipts
as to the near nfn,hs. particularly July. is sun
interest in Aa aSas o@ sna the ss sSsseedsns month. The
crop is at least two weeks late. but the ave.
as.ne VII ~ p %S!sS x.i Hs p ps9m ssi1 u PER os cent but laf sssili
leaving a comforta6le margin OF Increase. pro-
As for some time past. nsw business in irGn
and steel is small. while production on orders -
at the maximum. Steel biilets are Temporarily
scarce. and 5oc higher, while Bessemer pig iron
Is dull and off 25c. Southern iron Is dull and
weak. anu present quotations could be cut tec
II business were offered. Finished products are
generally strong, and the mills are sun CROWDED
with business. Rail mills have a season output
guaranteed: the wire rails are pushed with or,
ders. and bar and plate production Is reported
sld ahead. RuInors OF advanced 10. come after
July / are heard. but nothing tangible offers IN
this respect with new business ia such Small
volume. Hardware is in good shape. ana MAY
sales at Chicago were the heaviest FOR many
months this year.
Whea. Including -four shipments for the week
aggregate 4. l3s. $40 bu.. against 4. sc. 0,t bu- tcos-
rectedD last week: ASA. l4e bu. the corresponding
week of 1850: 3.59s.eso hu. in 1899, and 5.sts.oss bn:
IN lsss. From July l to date this season wheat
exports are 1874. Isl &C. bu., against ls2.s26.' Oh.
last season. and az. 1920 bu- in 1852. ,,-..,
Corn exports fer the week aggregate ,-css,siS
bu.. against 30. SOC bu. corrected last week;
c.Ss2. "a hu. in this week a year ago: 3.s9t91 cu.
in 1899, and COOS. 40 bu. in 1898. From July ] 10
date this season corn exports are lSS.t2Z, lUe ou-.
against lss. Gas bu. last season, and lS1.sl,so
bu. in 1859.
Failures for the week number IA. AGAINST 49,
last week. i5 in this week a year ago Is IN
1888. LIS IN lsss. and 1872 In 1897. Canadian fail
ures number q. against "a last week. q u year
ago and IS in 1899.