Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-13
AS VIEWED BY BRADSTREE1
Another Commercial Authority Gives
a Synopsis Of h Trade
Conditions.
NEW YORK, Sept. l2,-Bradstreet's Will

NEW YORK, Sept. 12.-Bradstreet's will
say tomorrow:
in volume, because western and northwest
ern markets report undated activity, east
e RI so1Ptng go Is as aTIree d al ne az 0esrilv Ssaii
%centers. Frost held of until the close of
the week, when a scare wa worked-up,
Any deterioration now, however, can My
be as to quality, because the crop seems
sure as TO quantity. Industry is active and.
except In the eastern shoe manufacturing
work, the latter because of the coke short
age, present outputs equal and In most
Despite the fact that the new crops are
only moving in small volume and the usual
activity II anthracite coal is absent, the
Ing, That the trouble Is not entirely one
OF too few cars seems evident from the
heavy orders for locomotives given by the
leading railroad lines. Scarcity of help is
noted in the south for picking cotton and
at the north In public works;
Wage advances are not entirely absent,
and there is talk Of a general movement
for better compensation on western. rail-
tory, except at the south, but even there
improvement is noted at many points, due
to the increased movement of cotton.
activity in dry goods, clothing, shoes, mil
linery and groceries is the general demand
tests itself. Retail trade the country over
cooler weather. From a number of cities
manufacturers are behind on orders.
The corn crop made satisfactory prosTess
s spSI fTos mS was Sep SRtss S Without ~h hoHegV en-
much effect on prices. Altogether govern
ment and private advices as to crops of
couraging for a large yield. The quality
OF oats will be below the standard, owing
to the wet weather in HARVESTING and much
movement of hogs to market is apparently
based upon fewer animals on the farms.
Rice yields will be liberal in the south
and sugar cane is making good progress.
Dry weather win reduce the crop OF citrus
Another notable feature is the general
strength exhibited by, prices. The smallest
stock OF wheat supplies since 1898 is indi-
Gated both here and abroad. Export bust
and the tendency of this branch Of business
to expand at slight concessions Is notable.
of the steady insistent demand as because
Of the strength of the raw material. which
closes l-16q1c below last week. The situa-
sellers. The strength in hides is the key
note to the leather and shoe markets,
ieSds IN aggressive Strength. A feature in
keeping with the advancing season is the
higher range Of farm produce. Eggs are
consumption and reported manipulation by
cold storage interests.
The shortage of fuel still exasperates the
iron trade, which sees the foreign hood Of
iron and steel growing steadily. The July
import Is probably not 1ar from lOO,OOO tons.
The use OF large numbers of cars to carry
soft coal TO the anthracite regions aRgra-
Yates the shortage OF coke in the Pitts
burg district. But the same complaints
come from st. Louis and Chicago.
Rails and structural material are still the
prominent features. Western mills will,
the last quarter OF 1908. Pittsburg reports
| 10. 900 to II, 900 tons of foreign BeSsemer pig
iron coming in monthly to that district.
German billets and foundry Iron are also
coming In in increasing supply.
German rail makers are reported 10 have
made large sales TO southwestern roads.
The trade in wire Is improving. but tin
plates are dull. Hardware 10 in excellent
demand at ali points, and, in fact. anything
with iron In II finds ready sale. Among
the other metals tin is weaker, but copper
is stronger in tone than last year.
Wheat, including -four, exports for the
week ending September II aggregate H.
444,412 bushels, against 6,276,2A last week,
6.64s, 900 in this week last year and AesS,seS
in 1900.
Wheat exports since July ! aggregate
CO., 0l, 742 bushels, againgt 6s.Su,n last sea-
son and 81 .S83,S8S in 1900.
Corn exports aggregatS sl,eIz pls1els,
against 2l.lss last week. 77.sSi last year and
g 42, 1856 in 1900.
For the hscAl year exports are 81. S61
bushels, against n,52l,67s last season and
81, ,02s IN 1900
business failures for the week ending
September II number 1877, as against 1913
last week, 1872 in this week last year, l6I
In 1900, l49 In 1893 and 15 In lS9e.
Failures in Canada for the week, II, a.
against IA last week.