The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-28
WEEKLY TRADEREVIEW
THE SITUATION SUMMARIZED
 BY BRADsTREET.
Week Closes a 6-Month Period Re- markable for the Amount or Business Done-No
 Ground Was Lost


New York. June 27.-Bradstrets tofhor- row will say: .nz
 The current week closes a six mon.hs li
 period, which as regards volume ol a ,n,,-
 ness done excepting speculation anu sen
 eraI prospects at the close, has nau rev
 equals and no superiors: mus emu ehus
 unite satisfactorily a fiscal year Wnicn,
 owing to smaller crop yields gave nture nI'
 promise at it's opening. No grouho ap
 pears to have been lost but on the con-
 trary distinct gains over the pest v.
 previous years have ben noted III nidns h...
 lines. Profits may have been smaiier' o,,t o
 made up for this. Export trade Tn agrI-
 cultural products is one or the 1eW mes
 to suffer in comparison with pre'iou~
 years. ar,u
 hack to immediate retail distribution ana
 arrests the progress of the corn crop east and west Cont dence in the OUTLOOK, now
 ever, is evidenced by the continued neavv
 buying for fall delivery noted Tn the grea'
 grain growing sections of the west. ms
 is also reflected by the continued large increases in railway earnings over .ne
 best results of previous years, except where, as in the case of the coal roaos, distribution is paralyzed by the wholesaIe shut down of production and consump- ton, Aside from this single exception however, the general industrial situauon
 ment has been irregular. in keeping with varying weather conditions, as Tar as agricultural products are concerhso. Cotton moved higher earlier on the dry jana. but rains at the close of the week in Southern Texas gave hopes or change here. In the rest or tne ,n cotton belt conditions are still of favoraole character In cereals the features nave
 been the strength of corn, on reports or cold weather and the advance m oats' due to short supplies and large casn oe- mands Wheat has huctuated within H1n
 in supplies have constituted balance to the quite favorable reports as 10 Ihe
 winter and spring planted crops. aH ne movement of general merchandise IS SUI very large The coal strike duiis trade
 at the leading eastern markets; A iui, lin the dem and for lumber at retail IS noted at New York, Philadelphia and other cities, but prices are firm. Lowe. prices for print cloths have not evoked
 surprise at the East. but reductions in bleached cottons have induced good sales. Woolens note better demand ana raw | wool Is steady, rehecting good reports l from the clothing branch or trade. Cruos oS demand as ever.
 Considerable business has been booked ! in pig iron for next year. toundry DE
 is especially scarce and sp3I @ oehVtrirs ha rs and structural materials are also actlve l and the latter is ordered far ahead. 1 Foreign iron and steel are being bought
 freely and old material is being care1uily | looked after. Other metals are dull ana | leather copper and tin being especially | very much weaker.
 l Wheat, including flour, exports for the
 week aggregate 3,3S2.70l bushels against 3,S6O, 4S4 last week and 4364,147 in this | week last year. Wheat exports July. lSol | to date aggregate 24S.66S5& bushels | against 214.501 $50 last season. Corn ex-
 ports aggregate 13O.1O2 bushels against | i1O979 last week and 2,455460 last year
 July 1, 1901 to date corn exports are 70 323 i77 bushels against ,6Si last year | Rllsiness failures for the week in the
 United States number 153 as against ldl
 last week. 196 in this week last year, IS; | in 19OO, 15S in 1899 and 173 in lS9S. Cana | dian failures not reported.