The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-01-04
BRADSTREET'S REVIEW OF TRADE
Post-Hollday Dizziness in Some Lines But &C.
reals Are Strong.

NEW York; Jan. 3.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will says Satisfaction in Ike
cid and confidence in the new wear are
dominant features in the Industrial and
commercial situation. The week has nat
orally been quiet to the verge of dullness
as regards new business, the main at
tention being concentrated in gathering
up the threads Of old business in stock
taking and in preparations for the flu
ture.
A conspicuous exception to the gen
eral quietness is found in the iron and
steel situation, which gains rather than
loses activity Here, however. the car
shortage question cuts disturbing fig
ure and one which, in view of the adj
vanced stage of the season. bids fair to
continue to unsettle both production and
consumption considerably. Plentiful Or
ders are offered, but none is accented
for delivery before July 1. Mesaba iron
ore has been advanced in price. The
only appearance of weakness in finished
products is in wire and nails. which are
" per ton lower owing to increased COM
petition of outside makers.
JerealS Hold Strong.
Prices show few changes on the week.
The cereals are on the whole higher, due
mainly to the strength of wheat. which
still supports the coarse grains. Small
deliveries and firm cables, with some
better export buying early, checked later
by the advance, coupled with good buy.
ing by the country, are the strengthen
ing features. Winter wheat crop reports
are in the main9 favorable.
Wheat, including -four, exports for the
week aggregate 4,SlS,471 bushels, as
against 4,291,543. last week, and 1914 sol
in this week last year. Wheat exports
from July l to date aggregate las, TAG ISL
bushels, as against SO, S66,545 last season.
Corn exports aggregate 27o,236 bushels
as against 424,9 last week, and 4,47J. 521
last year. July to date corn exports are
20S20,75 bushels, as against 81, GAS, S65 last
season.
Provisions are steady except lard,
which has weakened slightly.
Cotton has been shaded little be
cause of large receipts. Cotton goods are
quiet. but closed the year 1901 much bet
ter than they began it. Fall River div
idends are Slightly lower than the aver
age in 1900, with the mills producing the
better class of goods, showing the best
returns. Ginghams are in specially good
shape, being largely sold ahead, and
firm Wooden goods though less active,
are in good shape and mills are busily
employed Wool is steady, and a good
movement is reported
Quietness is the feature in the leather
and kindred trades, but an access rather
than loss in strength Of prices is look
ed for. Shoe shipments are smaller than
of late, but still IN excess of a year ago.
Complaints of small profits in shoe man
ufaeturing continue, and prices appar-
entity must advance if present rates for
leather are to be paid. New prices of
rubber goods show an advance of s
per cent on a year ago. -..e-
Copper has again been cut this time
to II cents for lake, and tin is also lower
while lead is unchanged Brass has been
lowered to meet the decline in copper
Business failures in the United States
for the week number 279, as against 219
last week, 26S in this week last year, 229
in 1900 287 in 1899, 1893 in. 1898 and ASS
in 1897.
For the,week Canadian failures number
twenty-five, as against sixteen last week
twenty-four in this week a year ago,
twenty-six in 1900, forty-eight i'll. 1899, and
sixty five in 1898.