The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-25
Rradstreet,s Review.

New York, Jan. 2t-Bradstreet's tomor- row will say:
 favorable, notable among these being the continued steadiness of general prices, though cereals have weakened slightly as a reflection of continued liquidation &C., celerated this week by the arrival of much needed snow in the western half of the winter wheat belt; further ex- pansion In spring trade at leading job ping centers; renewed interest by export CTS in wheat, though irregularity in prices still tends to discourage heavy trading, while the slight strengthening in cotton prices is based largely on con-
 tinued confidence in future values and the very heavy export movement now going on, shipments for the season being nearly 500O00 bales larger than a year ago.
 Railway earnings still fail to confirm bearish predictions. and the improvement in the car situation in January does not seem to have been at the expense of re- ceipts. Clearings are smaller than year ago, because speculation is at very low ebb but distributive trade is probably larger even than that of a year ago. The strength of the iron and steel markets remain unchanged though on the sur- face demand is quieter and the improve ment in the car shortage situation makes for a larger production. The large busi- ness booked renders consumers and pro- ducers alike easy as to the outlook. Ef- IOTLS OL lue COnSerVdLlNeS kIO prevent prices from reaching heights which might discourage consumption are not altogeth- CT successful, as evidenced by the sale of 14,0OO tons of pig iron at Birmingham, at advanced prices. More is doing than usual at this time in iron and steel and the mills never had so many advance or ders booked. Bar iron is g. higher at Chicago and all other finished products are active and strong A feature there is the sale of 3O,000 tons of malleable iron Ar In AhA LaIf at full prices. In other metals irregular ities is still a feature. weakness being manifested in copper which fails to de- velop consumptive demand, though quo tations for it. have again declined, and sheet copper has likewise been reduced.
 Complaints of a small margin of profit in print cloths and similar goods continue U come from New England. Finished goods are said to be selling below parity with the cost of gray cloth and business in staple cottons is reported indifferent Jobbers. however, are reported busy open ing spring styles of prints and ginghams and meeting with satisfactory recogni- ton. Dress woolens continue in good de- mand and the mems wear market is in excellent shape, large quantity of new business having been booked. Raw wool Is fairly active and the tone Is firm. Ter ritory wools are scarce in supply at the East. while fair business has been done in Australian grades and London wool sale prices are higher.
 Eastern shipments of boots and shoes on orders continue in excess of a year ago. the gain so far in January being II per cent. The feeling is that jobbers may hold off in the hope of affecting the price of leather. As intimated a week ago the decline in sugar appears to have been overdone. Immedi5&e requirements of cane sugar for refiners use have been In excess of receipts and prices have been marked up 1-S of a cent for raw, with the market strong at the advance while refined grades have improved ten points in sympathy. severe break in coffee prices occurred this week as a re- suit, primarily. of continued heavy move ment
 Lumber stocks are reported small and prices firm. That disadvantages are con- nected with the open winter is proved by the reports of dullness in rubber goods and advices from Providence are that production may be further curtailed
 Wheat including flour exports for the week aggregate 3,SS9,679 bushels as against 4.690. POP last week and 4,S3S67S in this week last year. Wheat exports July l, 1901. to date thirty weeks) aggegate 1Gl.- = 6+4.152 bushels as against 1ll.OO2372 last season.
 Corn exports aggregate 9.520 bushels, as against 29S 093 last week and 1922 l52 last year. July 1, 1901. to aate. corn ex- ports are T, 43j231 bushels against 1li.- 702. 912 last season.
 Business failure in the United States for the week number 292 as against 29l
 last week, 2Sl in this week last year, 252 in l900. 246 in 1899 and 2NS in 1898 Ca nadian failures for the week number A
 as against G5 last week and 3i in thi, week year ago