The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-03-18
MORE STRENGTH IN IRON
Cotton Has Peen Somewhat More
Irregular in Price.
PRINT CLOTHS HIVE GROWN STRONGER
Exceptionally large r. tips Ct Cotton Are Said
10 be at The Exp.nse Of interior Stocks
Expor's Have Been Very
Heavy.
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New York, March 1i-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
The week ends more favorabIy than it
began. This is particularly true OF wealth
er conditions and of affairs industrial.
which have improved greatly in various
sections Of the country. Plenteous rains
in the entire winter wheat belt and more
especially in the drought afflicted South
west, have given q needed impetus 10 that
important crop Whicha mas been likewise
favored by succeeding mild weather.
Tine apparent advent of the spring sea
son ana it's promise OF earliness has been
an important stimulant to most lines Of
trade ana Industry which were thus en-
ahled to throw of the fetters placed upon
them by storms, freshets and the en-
tailed interruptiors-to transportation.
There is less excitement but more
strength in iron and steel. Agricultural
Implement manufacturers have bought
heavily of bars, Pittsburg sales being re
ported ct 1905 GOO ions, almost all Of it,
however, at old prices. New buyers must
pay the advance of , per ton demanded.
Wheat was buoyed up by the report OF
the smallest reserves in farmers hands
by the government, Bradstreet's c~aIcula-
ticns, based on the above. pointing to d
WY SINAI lHt|EdSt III the Nl-tBlt anu HI
visible supplies in view Of the record
breaking crops in this country and in the
world at large. This steadied prices for
a time. but they weakened later on the
report OF the breaking Of the drought in
the Southwest and of additional supplies
Of moisture to winter wheat in other sec
tionS. Corn and oats for the first time
in a long while broke loose from the
premier cereal, reports OF heavy grain re-
CeiptS. aiding the government report Oh
the smallest corn receipts of % years
and limited supplies nf oats. 4 strong
speculative movement in May oats is an
additional feature to be noted
Cotton has been more irregular in
price. following the recent upward move
ment and Influenced. as it has been. by
the reported intention of the FAN River
Trint cloths are stronger,in sympathy with
the general strength Of all cotton goods
End also because Of the threatened strike
cooked for neXt week.
business failures number 224, against
2e7 last wear.
Canadian failures number 81, against
y a year ago
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
New York. March 14-For the weeh
ending Friday. March Il. 1902. Net Re-
ccirts at all United States ports during
week, 12S, 534. net receipts at all United
states ports during same week last year.
i2S.531, total rcceipts TO this date, 8
7o7, $50, total receipts to same date last
year. G,113.1S2; exports for the week.
122, $50; exports for same week last year,
155.113; total exports TO this date. 5,3S9.-
126; total exports to same date last
year. 1850. 6S9; stock at all United states
ports. 717,595; stock at all United States
ports same time last year. sos. $50: stock
at all interior towns. 1866; stock 1T
all interior towns same time last year.
627 ,e36: stock at Liverpool. 1856. 90.
stock at Liverpool same time last yea.
757, 900; stock Of American afoat for
Great Britain, 10000; stock of American
atioat for Great Britain same time last
year, 138, 600.