Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-05
General Features Of Trade and
Industry Remain as Favora-
bic as Heretofore.
Cooler Weather and After Easter
Reaction Has Quieted the
Retail Trade.
Good Reports Come From the
Winter Wheat Regions
Fewer Failures.

New York, April 5.-Bradstreet's
Weekly Review of Trade today says:
The great underlying features OF
trade and industry remain as favor
able as heretofore. Bradstreets quar-
terly returns of failures, bank clearings
and prices all point to heavy business
hsving been done in the first three
months of the year at fair profits, while
most indications as to crop prospects
favor good summer and fall business.
/ Cooler weather and the natural reac-
has Quoted retail trade east and west
while heavy rains and floods have in
| terfered with demand and movement
iii De south. Jobbing distribution is
naturally less active than earlier in the
season but is still of liberal volume.
Practically unanimously good reports
come from the winter wheat crop,
which has improved upon instead of
| deteriorating from it's autumn promise.
Especially good reports come from the
central west and the southwest. Oats
are, coming up we'll and spring wheat
planting. tho backward, will shortly be-
come general. High water in the Mis-
sissippi valley has checked trade, the
movement of cotton in this respect act
ing as a stimulus to the price of that
staple, which has also been favorably
affected by the improved outlook in the
New England mills where increases in
wages have been conceded at many
points. Special promise of activity is
held out this year in the building
trades, which are active buyers of
white and yellow pine, hard wood and
hardware. A country wide activity in
this latter trade is reported, the only
difficulty being the obtaining of sup
plies fast enough.
Price changes for the week are I'M
important, cotton figuring most large
~ in the matter of advances, partly be-
causes of light receipts caused by bad
weather and the continued heavy ex-
ports 1t has been weather market
for wheat, with the tendency slightly
downward on the generally conceded
improved crop reports. Outside inter-
est is small in this cereal and In corn.
which is still reported the center of a
speculative contest. The abnormal Sit
uation in this cereal discourages out
side interest Hog products, tho helped
by light receipts of hogs on some days,
are rather easier, lard being lower on
the week.
Business failures in the United States
for the week number 1I6, as against
1873 last week, 1SS in this week last
number 1S2 in 1900, 100 in 1899 and 22o
in 1898. Canadian failures for the
week number Is, against % last week,
20 In this week year ago and % in
1900.
Wheat, including flour, exports for
the week aggregate 4,446S17 bushels,
against 2,004,110 bushels last week and
4,69S,693 bushels in this week last year.
Wheat exports July /, 1901, to date
(forty weeks, aggregate S91, S45.95S bu-
shells against 154.622,11 bushels last
week and 2,990,541 bushels last year.
.JDly /, 1901, to date, corn exports are
24,464.7O1 bushels, against 146,s56,S5S
bushels last season. No signs of weak
ness ire to be found in iron and steel.
Steel is very active. Heavy orders
for bar iron and steel are reported at
Pittsburg and Chicago from implement.
wagon and carriage manufacturers and
business continues good even at the
advance of 50. The demand for fin
ished material seems to be still in ex-
cess of the supply. Bradstreet's COM
pil.,tion of hog and beef prices points
to the highest prices reached at this
season of the year for more than ten
yee rs past. Hog products have ad-
vanced more than beef, probably be-
cause of wider speculative interest.
Failures for the week number 176, as
against 1873 last week and 1873 in this
week last year.