The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-14
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
C1oP pHosPECTs ARE REGARD
 ED AS SPLENDID.
The Troubles in the Labor World the Only Disquetins Features of the Situation In Com
 mercial World.

New York. June 1a-Bradstreet's to-
 morrow will say;
 Labor troubles cloud the immediate out
 look. but good crop prospects fairly well
 assure futrre trade. The effects of the
 anthracite coal strike are no longer local-
 ixed If affects distributive trade In
 wider area and higher prices for fuel re-
 duce the profits of manufacturers gener-.
 ally throughout the East. Crop prospects
 are not, of course, perfect, but arc little
 less than that. Confidence in fall trade
 seems .o be growing. Export business.
 notably in manufactured goods, is cer-
 tainly improving. Cotton goods and cop
 per. mineral oils and lumber are all mov-
 ing freely Cereals, provisions and raw
 cotton shipments in May were, however,
 smaller than year ago.
 The rail traffic outlook is apparently of
 the best. The order forms of iron and
 steel are apparently in undimintshed de-
 mand Finished products. though noting
 ouietins influences of the season. are In
 quite active request
 E Trade in boots and shoes and woolen
 goods display a better tendency.
 The scarcity of hides keeps prices firm.
 shipments are per cent. larger than last
 week, but 9 per cent. jess than year ago.
 Farm products strengthen sd slightly in prfce this week. Cotton strengthened slightly on the report that rain was need ed, but also on the natural reaction from the late decline. Sugar reflected the act i've demand of the past two weeks Tor canning purposes in a fractional advance The peach crop outlook is good. Coffee struck what Is practically the lowest price record this year.
 Labor troubles at the beginning of June reduced the pig iron output but the out look for the month, as a whole, Is for a heavy production. Implement manufac- turers have been free bidders for pig iron this week for delivery in the first and second quarters of next year and some large contracts for structural materials. bridge work and tunnel construction have been placed. Imports of pig iron and steel are increasing. Activity is less noticeable in tin plates. sheets and wire, and there is a perceptible quieting down reported in some line sof hardware. The feature in the dry goods market has been the improved recorder business re- ported by Eastern and Western jobbers. summer fabrics being especially called for Inquiry for raw wool is rather bet ter, and stocks of the old clip are closely curtailed.
 Wheat. including fiour exports for tho week aggregate S,4Oo,314 bushels, against 4,600. .o55 last week and 4.791,107 in this | week last year. Wheat exports, July l. 1901. to date fifty weeks). aggregate 241.- | 425. AZ bushels, against 204 24s,472 last sea- son. Corn exports aggregate @.9s1 bush | els, against S6,254,000 bushels last week and 2,56s.2 last wear. July l. 1901, to date. corn exports are 7',0s2,os6 bushels | against 16S, ,9SS, ,737 last season. Business failures for the week in the United States number 1S5. as against 15s last week, lss in this week last year. For | Canada. F for the week. against 17 a year ago.