The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-07-26

Bradstreet's says:
Crop conditions, particularly as to
corn and cotton, have further improved,
and the confidence in fall trade shows
no d1minution, but rather an increase.
The heat advices come, as heretofore,
from the Northwest and Southwest Fall
trade In dry goods promises to be late.
A further Improvement is, however, no.
ticed in shoes and leather, and wool is
again higher in price, despite manufac-
turers holding back buying. Among the
industries iron and steel are easily first
in activity, and relief from the so-called
pig iron famine is sought in freer inn
pOrtations. The fruit season is now in
full swing and sugar consumption is at
its full and promises to be very
heavy. Anthracite coal. stove sizes, has
reached the pinnacle, produce is still
high, despite fiattering crop prospects;
oats has suffered the predicted squeeze
and reached the highest price of gen.
Grafton. range cattle and Texas hides
have surpassed all records. On the
other hand. the cereals, cotton and hog
products, rejecting the improved crop
reports, are lower. Coffee, though gal
vanized by speculation, drags painfully
owing to existing large stocks and good
Brazil crop conditions. AS indicative of
the activity in widespread directions, it
is noted by Western hardware men that
there will be no. dull season this year.
5 per cent SO far for July, and bank
clearfngs have begun to show the gains
earlier predicted over last years totals,
reduced as they were by hot weather,
and drought effects on speculation.
Crop reports to Bradstreets are es-
pecially good from the southwest, where
corn and cotton have been favored by
good growing weather.
With pig iron consumers clamorous
for supplies. the balance of this years
production already booked and free
buying for the first half of next year
at only 81 per ton less than at current
rates. and foreign iron imports large,
the iron and steel trade in the cruder
forms possesses exceptional elements of
strength. Buyers Of structural iron are
engaging far ahead, steel rail orders are
large and bar and sheet s1,les are large,
though not as heavy as last week. In
hardware the activity is notable and the
change of seasons appears to bring no
let up in the demand. Tin and copper
have weakened under freer offerings
Wool is not especially active. but it is
held higher at leading eastern centers.
Some improvement is noted among
New York dry goods jobbers, but the
feeling grows that the season will be
rather later than usual Cotton goods
ports of southern mills undertaking
Fall River for print cloths attract
some attention.
Wheat, including flour, exports for the
week ending July "a aggregate 1880, 1863
bushels, against 3,775,222 last week and
6,974,256 In this week last year. Wheat
exports since July l aggregate 13, 765, 3O6
bushels, against 1897 ,637 last season.
Corn exports aggregate 1851 bushels,
against 1869 last week and 1,155,27O
last year. For the fiscal year corn ex-
ports are 459.40 bushels, against 1884,
DAB last season.
Business failures for the week end
ing July "a number 178, as against TIA
last week, 1879 in the week last year, 1873
in 1900, 40 in 1899 and 1S9 in 1853 For
Canada the failures number &c. as
against II last week and 80 in the week
last year.