The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-03-01
COKE IN SHORT SUPPLY
Cotton and Yarn Goods Cannot nj. ct
the Demand.
OUTPUT OF PIG IRON FOR WEEK LARGE
Structural Iron and Steel Mills Filled With Or
ders, Most Of Them Being Five Months
Behind Same True Of Other
Products.
(By the Assoclated Press.l

New York, Feb. 2S.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
Current demand is of full volume for
this season of the year, while business
on spring account goes forward in large
volume This, too, in the face of unfa-
vorable weather conditions, in large sec
tions of the country.
Iron and steel are quieter on the
surface, but consumption remains un-
diminished. Short supplies of coke are
still complained of in the West and fur
naces are being banked for this reason,
but the output of pig iron has been larger
this week than for some time past.
Structural mills are filled with orders,
most of them being five months behind,
and the same is true of other products
orders for which extended to we'll to-
ward the close of the year. Prices show
very little change during the week. The
heavy break in wheat prices at the close
of last week. contrary to expectations.
did not bring to light the reported large
waiting business on export account. To-
ward the close, short covering was forced
despite the heavy primary movement on
reports that the growing winter wheat
covering of snow. Corn, among the
cereals, noted the chief advance of the
week. Hog products have been irregular
in sympathy with grain.
I'm textiles cotton and yarn goods an
pear to be facing a crisis Demands con-
tlnue active, particularly from jobbers
in prints and ginghams, but staple cot
tons also display exceptional strength.
The chief complaint. in fact, Isl OF The
slowness of deliveries and the paucity
of supplies
Business failures for the week num-
Der 2O4, as against III last year
Canadian failures number 27, as
against % a year ago.
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT
New York, Feb. 2S-For the week end
ing Friday, February 2Sth: Net receipts
at all United States ports during week
159,4O4; net receipts at all United States
ports during same week last year 1926. .927:
total receipts to this date 6,46O, ,14S; total
receipts to same date last year 5,S49, ,421;
exports for the week 144 412S; exports for
same week last year 125.042; total ex
ports to this date 5,113,361 total exports
to same date last year 4,401 AIS; stock at
ali OHIteu states pOTJS b0,4lh, STOCK at
all United States ports same time last
year S45,23S; stock at all interior towns
57O,S69; stock at all interior towns same
time last year 670,299; stock at Liverpool
100000; stock at Liverpool same time
last year 5000; stock of American afioat
for Great Britain 1000; stock of Ameri-
can afoat for Great Britain same time
last year $4,000.
TOTAL NET RECEIPTS
New York, Feb. IS The following are
the total net receipts of cotton at all
ports since September /. 1ll1
Galveston ,795,545 New Orleans / ,S63,
367; Mobile 1854; Savannah 0O5, ,o31
Charleston 246764; Wilmington 259, 500
Norfolk 800, ,216 Baltimore 6S,931, Few
York 1866; Boston 9S,44O Newport News
13,064; Philadelphia 1886; Vancouver g.
554; Fernandina 1850; Port Arthur 35.-
476; Brunswick 104, ,437 Port Townsend
1929; San Francisco 17,925; Pensacola
4O,S2i; Portland, Ore, 9203; total $780,
14S