The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-26
Bradstreet's Review.

New York. April 25.-Bradstreet's to
 morrow will say: sv5 5-v.
 Despite. and indeed. partly of marked
 irregularity in weather conditions and
 extreme temperatures. accompanied by
 deterioration in the winter wheat crop
 or the Southwest. general business and
 speculation have been of a very full vol
 ume for this season of the year. Retail
 demand was relieved from the incubus
 of back weather by the hot wave which
 swept over large part of the country
 this week. This resulted in a fair record
 business from wholesalers and jobbers in
 tho East but the talk of crop damage put
 check upon demand in the Central West
 and Southwest, and wholesale trade re-
 ports from these sections are not so good
 as earlier looked for. although showing
 some improvement over year ago. In . the Northwest snow and rains checked
 retail trade and distribution, but the gen.
 eral efrect has been rather to improve the ultimate crop and business outlook than otherwise, although delaying seed
 ing somewhat Some notable price move ments have occurred this week. and taken as a whole. the number of staples and office securities reaching record prices has been very large. On the other hand the
 advancing seasons effect has been to
 break prices of eggs and butter and some other food products.
 The cereals and to lesser degree. hog products generally. responded promptly to the Southwestern wheat damage reports,
 which. coupled with very heavy decreases
 in the visible supplies, particularly in Manitoba and the Northwest resulted in the highest prices of the crop season be- ing reached for cash wheat. Corn, too. almost broke the season record. Crop re- ports indicate that the Kansas wheat crop has been hurt by the drought and hot winds. Nothing Tn excess of three quarters of crop is looked Tor whiles 6o per cent of last years yield Is confident iy predicted In other sections. however. hatr faA Qitnatinn area in corn promises to be very large as does also that in oats, but the condition of the latter crop is less favorable than hoped for.
 mals are scarce and receipts are small. Hog products have advanced in sympathy with cereals. but butter and eggs. alleg- cd to have been cornered some time ago, have broken badly. the former to the ex- tent of cents per pound.
 Wheat, including flour, exports for the week aggregate 4,750,5s9 bushels against l. fSS. .10S last week and 4,2S2,129 in this 1901. to date. aggregate 2l0.556,6 bushels sgainst l70.6l6,O64 last season.
 Corn exports aggregate 316 lSS bushels, against 400, ,733 last week and 1.344 656 last year. July 1, 1901. to date corn exports are 25 400, 1S5 bushels against 153,o61, S1s last
 shoes are fin fair distribution at the West. but Eastern shipments are falling off. There is little new III the leather business, cheaper grades being relatively most active. Building material is very active. Cotton bulls, encouraged by the light crop movements and nervousness of shorts, have forced prices higher, the highest prices for the season being reach ed when spots sold at 1-2 cents. Raw cotton is now 1 cent above last years prices and early reports as to proposed decreases in acreage are being modified. Reports by leading Eastern tobbers are that the past season has been very good one for dry goods and the only complaint now is as to deliveries.
 Wool is very quiet at the East, the eading consuming interest. hampered by he strikes, abating entirely from buy ng. but 1t is active at the West where prices paid for the new clip are above Eastern quotations.
 In iron and steel anxiety to get supplies ,f crude material Is almost as great as ,ver. Southern furnaces appear to have abandoned the idea of holding down to | he SIP rate for No. 2 foundry, and lib- | sral sales are noted by independent con- ,erns at $l5 and better. Foundry pig Is | Icarce and higher at Chicago, where $23 | ger ton has been paid and it is noted at | oittsburg that foundry pig is E per ton | higher than Bessemer. instead of being | lightly lower as in normal times. High | premiums for prompt deliveries of Bes- | emer arc still paid and S20 at PittsburK | an he obtained very easily. Finished | materials are fin increased demand and | cry heavy orders for structural mate ial are also being placed. Large ship | nents of Canadian steel billets are re-