The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-15
BRADsTREEr's REVIEW.

New York. Nov. 14.-Bradstreets to- morrow will say:
 Trade industry and transportation con- tinue active, despite drawbacks caused by warm weather, scarcity of fuel and car and motive power shortages. Cold weather is needed to stimulate consump- ton of heavy winter goods from retailers hands, whatever complaint there is heard this cause. Activity with jobbers has, owing to the advanced stage of the sea- son. been transferred from regular staple lines to holiday goods. These latter are than usual activity Is noted in spring goods. which are being ordered more Tree ly than in average years. This Is taken to indicate widespread confidence In pros porous conditions next year. Little or no Improvement is noted in the fuel situa- tion which particularly affects iron and steel manufacturers, many of whom are reported discouraged by their inability to fill orders now on their books. Tele- grams to Bradstreets Indicate that the movement of winter goods particularly clothing is retarded by warm weather. In the Northwest, at the South. in the Central West and at the East the tenn perature has not as yet become low Collections. except where affected by weather conditions, remain exceptionally good Furniture manufacturers are re- ported unable to keep up with orders ana
  tend tn. At the South. except in Texas. warm weather has allowed cotton to ger minate and be picked thus enlarging the aggregate outturn of the crop quite mate rially. At Eastern centers 1oobing nnsi- ness has naturally queted somewhat. Cotton goods are firm, despite the slight weakness in the raw product while wool en goods are quiet.
 The lumber trade Is active, notwith- standing the advanced stage of the sea- son and the only complaint is to back ward deliveries Other building materials are quite active. The boat and shoe bus mess is in good shape. Leather Is being closely sold up, is firmly held. At East ern markets shipments are smaller than of late and tend to decrtase as the period of stock-taking arrives. Sharp diner- ences are noted in the iron and steel trede. accordingly as the cruder or more highly finished forms are considered Scarcity of fuel keeps many furnaces idle and pig iron demand is in excess of pro- duction. Small lots of Bessemer pig ob- tainable for prompt delivery bring as high as $24 per ton at valley furnaces, while for next years delivery $21.50 is paid. an advance of s per ton over a year ago. Structural material mills are very ac- tive, being sold five or six months ahead and the rOuntry's rail production is said to be practically sold up to September 1903 The cut in the price of tin plates is said to have not brought out as many orders as anticipated and merchant pipe prices nave been cut rom 10 lo per ceht The hardware trade Is active and wire and nails heretofore suffering from over- production have been heavily ordered The flour market is apparently in good shape.
 Wheat including fiour) exports for the week ending November F, aggregate 4.- 40 160 bushels, against 5,715,555 last week: wheat exports since July l aggregate 1O1,- 5S4. .652 bushels, against 117,lS2,3lS last sea- son.
 Corn exports 2sl,90l bushels, against 120 S11. For the fiscal year exports arc 2.2Os TSP bushels against lS,S77,i9S last sea- son.
 Business failures in the United States for the week ending November l3 num- her 2O5 as against 1lS last week and 2l3 last year. .-.-.
 In Canada, ten as against twenty-four Ia st week and thirty Ncar ago.