The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-16
FALL TRADE BOOMING
FURTHER EXPANSION THIS WEEK
Bra dstreet's Says the General Out
look Is Very Favor
able.
New York, Aug. 16-Bradstreet's to-day

New York, Aug. 1s-Bradstreet's to-day
says:
Weather conditions have been favorable and
the country is a week nearer to realizing the
largest harvest in its history. Fall trade in
the northern and western sections has fur
ther expanded, and in the west and north
west may be said to be in full career, with
every sail drawing and nearly the best Of
outlooks, both as regards agricultural yield
and prices.
The need Of larger than usual quantities
Of money to move the crops Is appreciated
and confidence in the work of handling the
crops with minimum of friction is widely
expressed, though further seasonable tight
ening Of the situation is looked for. The
presents a problem which must also be met,
and the possibility Of shortage looms
up, second only to the necessary financing of
The favorable trade features noted this
week are the expansion in the fall demand
for dry goods. hardware, groceries. shoes and
millinery at leading markets. north, west,
east and northwest, the more optimistic views
expressed as to the large size of the southern
ness, the strength Of iron and Steel, caused
by the curtalment of production in July as
a result OF shortage in fuel supplies due to
the strikes and car shortage; the ffmness in
lumber, mills being heavily sold ahead, and
the continuance of the improved export de-
mand for cereals, particularly wheat, with
the steadiness in the prices of actual grain,
which is in active request while speculation
Is rather slow
The less favorable features noted are the
restriction of trade in summer goods caused
BY the cool weather, the continuance Of the
deadlock at the anthracite coal mines, with
the growing nervousness n1 as to supplies ;1 ana ana
weather, and the unfavorable figures of July
export trade, caused by the projection Of last
years conditions in the present season Col
lections, as. whole, are classed as season.
able. -
Pig iron production Is still restricted by
scarcity of cars. affecting coke supplies, and
octiy nj
at Pittsburg. There is plenty OF foreign
steel offered. but business ness Is not active at
are buying coke for next year at $2.75 at fur
mace. Plates and structural material are
largely sold ahead and western rail mills are
Sheets, tin plate and wire are "draggy."
Nothing like the present activity in hardware
is recalled All markets report activity in
this line Tin is lower poor foreign mar
kets and copper is nearly. half cent lower
and weak on free offerings at concessions.
Cotton retains all the strength noted toward
rather easy in tone Print cloths, While held
at Fall River at 8 cents, are offered at TX
nounced. Woolen goods for mems tea,
!spring) are steady at the advance Of and
10 cents noted. Wool is firm and prices favor
sellers. Raw silk is active and 1rm., = =:
Boots and shoes show more activity al
for the week are 6 per cent larger than last
week, though IL per cent smaller than a yea,
ago. s - -
Wheat, including -four exports for the week
ending Aug ID, aggregate 1851, sos bushels
against 4,244,3 1863 last week, and 9,O39. .761 last
year. Wheat exports since July 1 aggregate
26,sso,Oos bushels, against 44,o7l 9es last sea.
son. ''r''. 80 .'--'s' ~ -.
Corn: exports aggregate es,42s bushels
against 70, ,3O1 last week and 5os, sO7 last year
For the fiscal year corn exports are 65l a.
bushels, against 1927, ,16S last season. 4
Business failures for the week ending Aug