Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-04

rated sections. and the only remaining con-
Cluslou T. that unprecedented faU TRADE, the
moving OF ierger er3ps az hiSnsT P1,cssi
Industrial activity are Chargeable with the
numerous and heavy gains shown. Fail
able. the number Of embarrassments being
the smallest with two exceptions IN ten
years and liabilities being the highest with
one exception in twenty years.
Trade kilograms to BrRdstreet's this
week, While pointing TO some LETTING up IN
nearly all centers-partly the result. by the
way, Of religious o~bservances--all. testify 70
as good, almost In excess OF preceding
years and crop yields, except In some. sec
lions, guaranteeing a full volume OF bust
and the early part OF 1898. Personal buying
at leading western jobbing centers If not SO
active as some time ago, but increased
time. Except for a few scattered pessi-
mistic reports from the south advices from
that section are generally of a fair to good
trade, with Improved collections. At the
east a large distribution of dry goods is
York and Baltimore. Hides and leather are
strong and active. and shoe manufacturer
are pretty generally employed.
Rather less strength Is noted In some
lines Of the iron and steel business than
heretofore, but the Q%uieting down IN the
cruder forms is due TO scarcity, OF fuel and
steel mills, as much as to the Hood OF
foreign iron, which appears. TO be steadily
AiACEGdSlAks Sk[NAdA hlNNSAAeo'ANAA
that receipts OF foreign iron and steel In
August exceeded 10000 tons, but It is
worth nothing hat exports OF iron and
are still more than double the imports for
that month. More inquiry for pig iron for
the last half OF 1908 is noted In Chicago
and it Is observed thai new orders for
rails, structural materials and plates can
not. be guaranteed delivery until the last
half OF next year. Many steel mills In the
Fttsburg district have closed for want of
iron. This has, resulted In rather lower
quotations for besSemer pig and steel bill
let's. prices for which are not quite as
large as a year ago. The refusal OF the
tin workers to accept lower wages In or
der tina Welsh plates may be smut out mas
resulted in the shu tdown OF a number of
mills and this is expected to throw some
additional tonnage OF the crude material
are crowded with orders, but sheets have
been cut S per ton.
port a quiet demand, but this is as much
due to their own unwillingness to sell
freely as II is to consumers desire to walt
on the raw cotton market, which more
noticeably than in recent years seems TO
regulate the course of the manufacturer
products. The strength OF the foreign de-
mand for this staple has largely Offset the
much heavier and earlier moving OF the
crop to market. Wooden mills are well
employed, both on recorders for winter
trade and as regards spring business and
large interests, and large interests are re-
ported to be actively buying wool this
week.
Wheat. including -four, exports for the
week ending October 2 aggregate 6,S10,SoS
bushels, against 5,077,070 last week. 49,
7s5 this week last year and 4,154, 900 In 1900.
Wheat exports since July / aggregate ST.
154. 1883 bushels, against A,s47, 946 last sea-
son and 47,272,617 In 1900. Corn exports ag-
gregate 14,423 bushels, against 4,952 last
week. 907.94 last year and 1854, 249 In 1900
For the fiscal year exports are 1,197, 234
bushels, against 'lSI62s,56i last season and
a, 81, 66l in 1900.
Business failures in the United States
for the week ending October 2 number I64,
as against liz last week, It's In this week
last year. III in 1900. 1888 in 1929 and 1853 in
1925, Canadian failures not noted.