The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-10-19
ACTIVITY IN ALL
INDUSTRIAL LINES
Complaints Of Scarcity of
Cars Are Made.
DRY GOODS ADVANCING
All Available Present Supplies Of
Cotton Needed.
POSSIBLY ALL FUTURE SUPPLIES AS WELL
The Conviction is Growing That the Cotton
Crop For This Year is Not as Large
as Was at First Hoped
For.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Oct 1S.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
Among the notable features brought
out in trade dispatches to Bradstreet's
this week are the reports of stimula-
ted retail trade, due to cooler settled
weather and advices of continued activity
in all leading industrial lines, notably
iron and steel, shoes and leather. coal,
lumber, jewelry and cotton and wooden
goods. The shipments OF products of these
industries and of groceries to consuming
sections continue heavy and are accom-
panied by reports OF delays due TO the
scarcity of cars. Another one of those
slight upward swings in prices of sta
pies. so numerous of late. has also oc
Cured by which the general level of ce
reals, raw cotton dairy products and
lake copper has been raised. Clearings
have expanded because of an extension
of interest in the security markets. but
also because Of continued good collections
which in turn have induced rather more
ease in money rates at leading markets.
Advices from the South are still of a
backward cotton crop movement, hamper
ing fall demand and collections, but even
here there has been an Improvement noted
this week
Iron and steel consumption continue
fully equal to, and in some cases in
excess of, production. Orders for fully
one million tons OF rails for next years
delivery have been booked. although the
principal consuming interest has not yet
apportioned its business which is ex-
pected to exceed 165 900 tons.
Cooler weather and fear of frosts,
coupled with good reports from the print
cloth industry, have stimulated raw cot
ton, and this in turn is reflected in high
err quotations for nearly all leading
bleached cottons. The conviction seems
to be growing that the cotton crop this
year will not be as large as hoped for
and estimates by leading authorities point
to- all available present and possible Afu-
ture supplies being needed
THE cereal markets were rather apa-
thetic early this week Reduced specula-
tive interest and liquidation, caused by
larger receipts at the northwest, weak
ened prices early. All estimates agree
that the worlds wheat supply will be
larger than a year ago, the increases
being here and in Canada, and the de-
creases in Europe.
Failures in the United States for the
week number 1913, as against 223 in this
week year ago.
canadian failures for the week num-
Der 90 as against % in this week year
ago"
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
New York. Oct 18.--For the week end
ing Friday, October IS, 1901 Net re-
ceipts at all United States ports during
week, $50, 266; net receipts at all United
1913; total receipts to this date, 1915,
434; total receipts to same date last year.
/, 594 1893; exports for the week. 205,21o;
exports for same week last year, 253,255;
total exports to this date. 1854; total
exports to same date last year, 9S4,S64;
stock at all United States ports, 546,15S;
stock at all United States ports same
time last year, COS, 1877 stock at all in
terror towns, 379, 700 stock at all interior
towns same time last year, SAT- OO6;
stock at Liverpool, $4,000; stock at Liv-
erpool same time last year, LOT 1000;
stock of American afoat for Great
Britain, IFS, OOO stock of American a1oat
for Great Britain same time last year.
353. 900.
TOTAL NET RECEIPTS.
New York, Oct. 1S.-The following are
the total receipts since September l.
1901: Galveston, 422,317 bales; New Or
leans, 300, 4S7; Mobile, 32.7S1; Savannah
231 ,070; Charleston, 1899; Wilmington,
73, 592; Norfolk, 65,0S9; Baltimore, SAB;
New York, II, 024; Boston, 4,004; New
port News, 5; Philadelphia, 3711; Bruins
wick, 1863; Pensacola, 6,S43. Total,
1,21S, 434 bales.
n,
New York, October 1S.--Total bank
clearings for week ending October 18th:
S21420S4 172; increase 262 per cent; out
side New York, $795 ,432, 766, increase 1853