The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-27
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
BRADSTREET AND DUN SUM
 MARlZE SITUATION.
Satisfaction with the Old and Gen. hdence in the New Year Dominat- ing Features as 1902 Comes
 to Close.

Row York. Dec. 2s.-Bradstreet's tomor-
 row will say:
 Satisfaction with the old and confidence
 n the new year are the dominating fea- tuI es as 1902 draws to close. The enor-
 nous holiday trade, exceeding in most respects all records, proved to be 1ttiI ci own to year of almost unpreced nted
 business and industrial activity. EXC pt
 In some sections of the South and South
 west, where crup and weather condit ons
 had led to a modification of otne, wise
 sanguine expectations, the volume Of sea-
 sonsbie business is in most respects satis-
 facto.y. In the East. the West the
 Northwest and on the Pacific coast, tn re
 is but enc note, and that of satisfaction
 with the results achieved during the past
 few weeks. Additional reports received of
 trade distribution for the year confirm
 those hitherto given of an enormous vol
 ume Of business modified, 1t is t. us, in
 some respects by higher cost of mateI ials
 and wages limiting profits. With the
 demand in most lines, the profit side has
 not been entirely lost sight of, and 1t is
 safe tv say that equally satisfactory, re-
 turrs In years to come would prove ac- ceptable Reports of results in banking
 ci. cles this year are that good profits
 have been gained as a result of the com-
 paratively high and at the same time.
 steady, rates fer money,
 The holiday siS 1t has ruled in whole
 sale lines this weetS Most of the sales
 mon are in from the road for reorde s to
 repair depleted stocks; tobbers are quiet
 and stcck-taking Is the main inte, est In-
 dustrtal operations have naturally slowed
 down except where conditions as in rail-
 way traffic, are such as to demand the
 strafning of every nerve to keep up with
 business offered and prevent a mid-win-
 ter congestion which, In the present sltu- ation of abnormal small supplies of fuel, the country over, might rt suit in ssE ous derangement Not only are spring goods
 being osdeEed with freedom and conf hut sNf 1 AtvA~ kk
 Is being urged.
 Weather conditions the past week have favo; ed the rubber and footwear trades The "'rr-tng of snow over the winter whea. :. 2 - been increased and the demand for gas and oil stoves is stf.l | said to be far in excess of the supply. The | inc. easeo use of oil Is enabling. p. oducin z
 interests to reap harvest. Textile 1T adeS generally return sat sfactory re- ports. though seasonable quet rules in oist ibi tion- Textile manufacturers note | an increase of to 15 per cent in cotton
 and woolen ya:n output over a year ago Cottons are rather quiet except where ac-
 cumulations in bieached goods ha ve been
 moved at slight reductions. In men s | wear wooens' the situation is certainly
 excellent Machinery Is well employed | Interest Is noted in low grades It leading | centers this week Austl allan adyices are
 very bad because of the drought and
 great shortage in production of wool is | Es | trade situation, that for white pine and I iaI dwood particularly, Is sati factory. | Wheat. inclucing flour. exp,rts for the week ending Decembet A ags. egate g. 56O.- l +o6 bushels. against 3.256 037 last wt elk. f. l Fl o4S this Week .ast year and 3 S5S 165 in | lSO Wheat expo ts since July l aggre-
 gate 127.SA,0ls bushels against IA 937, .5O l last season and 93 9e9 51S n 1900.
 Corn exports agg. egate l:5o!;5S1 bushels, | and 4,ol1,l6 in 1900. Fo- the fiscal ye IT | exports are s1SS.S7s bushe,s. against z6,- | 55o z50 last season. and 94 4S3 sl5 in 1900. Among the great industries, iroa and steel naturally quiet at this season of | the year, still notes the p oJection of the fuel scar city. affec ing produced n of iu r. ! chant flu naces, East and West. The
 Ia ger interests which control primary touI cts of fuel are, however, doing we'll and the net reduction in output due to the | coke trouble. will be smaller than earlier anticipated. The better tone noted in the demand last week still continues. Struc-
 tural iron still leads in strength and de- maDd: Some heavy orde,s are beinE pllced. Plates, like rails. a.e heavily sold | aheso. Higher wag s for coke workers a. c an item of tncrt ased cost, but the dis
 position to advance ore prices probably will be combatted by the larger inte ests, l Foreign pig iron has weakened and the outlook abi oad generally is rather poor, Rai.V ay building has been active this Sear-thA heaviest, in fact. for fifteen years last-and showing a l2 per cent in- crease in mileage over a year ago. Spec | ulative feeling in copper is better. and Is heard. Business failures for the we, k ending Thursday number I61 as aga.nst 2-5 last week, L9 n this week last year l13 in 19OO, 21S in io99 and 20 in lo9S.