Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-27
RADsTREET's REVIEW OF TRADE.
Retail Demand Improving with job
bling Activity Sustained.

NEW YORK, Sept. eS-BTadstrsst's TO
morrow will say: Large yields of nearly
all crops have been secured; jobbing trade
dustry In nearly all lines is running at
Iuli speed; retail demand is improving.
Railway. and transportation interests are
pushed to handle business offered and the
only unfavorable feature in the situation
Is the growing tension exercised by the
anthracite coal strike, which now finds
cold weather almost here. Collections in a
majority of instances remain good, most of
the exceptions being noted in the south,
where the feeling, owing to reported short
mistic. no.
Western Jobbing trades are surprisingly
good, despite the advanced season and the
activity previously noted.
I IL the south rains during the cotton
feature so far as affecting the gathering of
the crop already open is concerned, but
beneficial to the late crops in Indian Ter
ritory, Texas and Florida and in fact wher-
In the east business is reported in al
most every branch of the New York dry
goods trade and the outlook is encourage
ing. The strength of cotton goods, based
largely. on the position of the raw ma
excellent position, mills are busy on mems
wear goods and large orders for spring
have been booked. In .women's wear
fancy fabrics are in especial favor. East
ern shoe manufacturers note a fair volume
of orders, enough to keep leather firm,
though some sales have been made below
lAANN AAbAN AlOiiNg 10 ilNdlAtu I buIlt
e1ect In checking the upward march of
leather owing to the small margin OF profit
In the business generally.
Among the industrials the feature OF
transcendent interest is enormous, demand
greatly In excess of supply for iron and
steel in its cruder forms The scarcity OF
coke is as marked as ever and a number
OF furnaces are now shut down, with en-
suing great losses TO operators, who are
unable to take advantage of the enormous
demand Buyers of foreign iron and steel
has been liberal. despite advices from the
central west that consumers find difficulty
In consuming some of that imported. Bees
semer and pig billets are rather larger al
Ptttsburg than for some time past. Sales
for future delivery are readily made al
SCI. 50q22.00 and for, steel blllets at $31. 90 "a
$500.
There is a marked scarcity to steel plates
and a premium of IS a ton Is noted fol-
quick delivery. Structural steel producers
are crowded with orders and the unprece-
dented announcement is made that some
orders for bridge material have been Sc.
cured for delivery in 1904. Some finished
products are much weaker, tin being cut
and wire and nails shaded. Some large
have been placed with German and Eng,
fish manufacturers because OF the inability
of American mills to accept the business
Foreign iron, coal and steel have advanced
in consequence of the American demand
Hardware continues In unabated activity
at nearly all points. Among the othel
metals tin and copper note weakness Ir
prices. Wheat, including flour exports fol
the. week ending september 3, aggregate
| wv INV bholtlot a6oAAinN otoaofeAo Adol wee
$40 in this week last year and 4,242. $40 fl
1900. Wheat exports since July / agsre,
gate 60,6O1 $50 bushels. against 1859. 1877 las
season and AZ, 7S2, 500 in 1900. Corn exports
aggregate 1852 bushels, against 49,5Os las
week, 5s5, 706 last year and 2,l56,1u in 1900
For the fiscal year exports are l,055.SO
bushels, against p, u.s. $40 last season anc
Al, 947. 412 in 1900.
Business failures during the week end
ing September % number 40, as againsf
1872 last week and 1877 in this week last year
1859 I'm 1900, 129 in 1899 and 1866 I'm 1898. II
Canada failures for the week were nine
teen, as against eighteen last week.