The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-13
A coMPLIcATEp SITUATION.
Different Conditions Are Presented by
Every Section Of the Country

Different Conditions Are Presented by
Every Section OF the Country
New Yck, July 12--Bradstreets tomur.
row will says; Varying commercial and
industrial conditions make II difficult o.
strike In a sense the keynote of the gen.
oral trade for the week In the East bust.
ness appears to be Of mi 1summer char
acter, while in the Southwest conditions
have been adversely affected by drouth ana
hot weather reports, which superinducel a
tendency on The part Of many TO cancel
orders previously given In the Northwest,
on the contrary. business seems to be
quite active the result of excellent crop
conditions, ana credit Is reported being
freely granted, but In The Middle West
the tenor Of trade Ia apparently steady,
~ lille In the South ordinary conditions are
noted.
But for the week the. important devel
speculation IN corn and oats, due to reports
nf exceedingly heavy damage In the Mis-
souri, valley belt the nervousness OF the
rate situation, together with a more IA
vorablc feeling In labor circles.
The corn crop reports To the agficuitu
@ Scres or per cent from "f the nrSa
planted last year, with a lowered condl
lion as compared with July year ago an |
MS a result the statisticlanS are figuring on
n crop of only ZOOS Oo3 900 bushels, which
may be regarded somewhat nbove the
probable yield. II account be taken OF the
average for the season last year.
For the wheat cop as whole, total of
7ol.3so.90o bushels Is , figured o out; also
be revised In the direction Of reduction
The wheat remaining In farmers hands II
Cstimated M 81 OOO.0OO bushels. which Is
less by 20,OO00O0 bushels than on July l
q year ago.
The oat crop shows decline In condi
pared with July / las year. while barley
shows a slight gain for the months, but
u considerable advance as compared with
There is a frmer and better feeling ir
the iron and steel market though the new
business booked Is Of small volume. I'm
after going up In speculative manipulation,
broke toward the end Of the week on the
report of n virtual coup by the leadlng
| lull interests. Labor troubles, 50, tar as
! surface Indications go, are approaching ~
| ninicable adjustment, though one confer
cree has ended without much result
In wool the situation SHOWS Improvement,
| but no speculation appeared,
Gross railroad earnings fol the month OF
| June as reported to Bradstreets aggregate
S58,5l93lS, as compared with $5o' lO.,6 gu tor
| In favor OF the month ia the current year.
leather Is active on domestic and export
demand and so are hides and skins
In shoes fair line OF business for prompt
! shipments IS reported, but forwardlngs ara
| below those Of last week, owing u boil
G aags, a a i61 791 cases last week and
! s41i9 cases for the week In 1900. ship
ments for the year 20 date amount to 23A4'
| tGS eases. against 456 cases In 1900
! Neither dry goods nor cotton goods are
| MS active as las week, the holidays affect
1 inc business but the undertone Is strong
| mud the cost Of production Is more Of 4
| factor IN determining prices Of finished
| goods
! Corn snd oats as was tn be expected
! showed the heaviest gains for the week IN
| cereals though wheat, which was weak az
| the outset was arm toward the close on
! heavy buying orders and In sympathy with
| corn
The cotton market was Irregular AMI pro
! fessional the tendency being 10 wait IN
! I'M conditions became better or worse. Texas
| meteorological conditions played an impor
tant part in bringing about Price changes