The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-09-21
NATIONAL GRIEF
DtPRESSES TRADE
But Steadiness and Con-
fdence Are Shown.
A FAVORABLE FEATURE
The Continuance of Good Demand
From JObbers.
A BETTER CALL FOR RETAIL GOODS
This is Caused by the Arrival of Cool Weather.
The Settlement Of the S!e-I Strike
Makes For Better Con-
ditions
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
New York Sept. 2O.-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say:
THE sad events of the week have ma
turally been repressing features, even
on days when the sense of national be-
rt ayement did not seek expression IN to-
tai or partial suspension of all but the
absolutely necessary activities. The re-
duced figures of sales of products or
securities dealt in speculatiyely and the
lessened volume of bank clearings were
among the most prompt measures of the
repression under which the business world
has labored, but the course Of prices of
nearly all stocks and all staples show
that repression and depression is the
word to express the steadiness and conf
dence with which the commercial and
financial world awaited and received the
change in executives, though not IN gov
ernment, entailed by the lamentable oc
currence of two weeks ago.
Among the more favorable of the pure
ly commercial or industrial features Of
the week have been the continuance Of
the good demand from jobbers, the heavy
shipments Of goods. with which to iii
these demands the better call for goods
at retail, induced by the arrival of ccol,
fall weather, and last, but not least the
settlement of the steel strike, which re-
stores at least $4,000 men to their wCrk
The unfavorab1e features are few, the
most notable being the advices of the ar
rival of heavy frosts in the corn belt,
affecting, however, only the latest plant
ed product Cotton alone of all the lead
ing staples showed hesitation and irreg
ularty
For the week business failures num-
ber 15S as against 1873 in this week q year
ago.
Canadian failures number % as against
II in this week a year ago"
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
New York, Sept. 20.-For the week
ending Friday. September 20th, 1901;
Net receipts at all United States ports
during week, 40, ,229; net receipts at all
United States ports during same week
last year, 80, 1858; total receipts to this
date 21S,S97: total receipts to same
date last year 2S5177; exports for the
week, 1850; exports for same week last
year. SS,604 total exports to this date,
14S, $50; total exports to same date last
year, 141 SIS; stock at all United States
ports same time last year, 216,497;
stock at all interior towns, 161, SAC:
stock at all interior towns same time
last year, 124,435; stock at Liverpool
267 900; stock at Liverpool same time
last year, 1862, 2,000 stock of American
afoat for Great Britain, 81 1000; stock of
American ahoat for Great Britain same
time last year, 10000
TOTAL NET RECEIPTS.
New York, Sept 20.-The following are
the total net receipts of cotton at all
ports since September 1st, 1901:
Galveston, 96,11e; New Orleans, so, SAT; /;
Mobile, 4,6f7; Savannah 36,627; Charles
ton 6,742; Wilmington, 6,03S; Norfolk,
102S0; Baltimore. LOG; New York, 3,194; ;
Boston, IT'S; Newport News, 81 Philadel-
phia, 719; Brunswick, 1,141; Pensacola,
1907. Total, 21S,S97 bales.
HESTER's COTTON STATEMEN.
New Orleans, La, Sept. 20.--Secretary
Hester's statement of the worlds visible
supply of cotton issued today shows the
total visible to he / ,40S sos bales, against
1,412,467 bales last week, and 1126,711
bales last year. OF this the total of
CS,
S75 467 bales last week and 7OS,T11 bales
last year, and of all other kinds, in,lud-
ing Egypt, Brazil, India. etc, 499 600
bales, against $4,000 bales and 41S,oeO
bales.
OF the worlds visible supply there is
new ahoat and held in Great Britain and
Continental Europe 6i5,000 bales, against
$4,000 bales last year, in Egypt c7,CoC
bales, against $4,000 bales last year; in
India 2S5,O00 bales, against 227, ,G0O0 bales
last year; and in the United States 442
00U bales, against 353, 900 bales last year.
Secretary Hcster's weekly statement is
sued today shows the amount of cotton
brought into sight for the week ending
this afternoon to be It's, $40 bales, against
5,410 bales for the seven days ending
this date last year, and 2750S5 bales year
before last. This brings the total crop
moved into sight for the twenty days of
the new season to 6599S6 bales, against
443 ,256 bales last year and 62l,927 bales
year before last.
The statement shows receipts at ail
United States ports since September 1st,
of 220, ,0S4 bales. against 267, asa bales last
year; overland across the Mississippi,
Ohio and Potomac rivers to Northern
mills and Cana, 6,452 bales, against
9641 bales; interior stocks in excess of
September 1st, $3.50 bales, against Sc,7S7
bales and Southern mill takings 5000
bales, against 77,364 bales.
Foreign exports since September 1st