The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-18
And Consumptive Demand
had Fallen off.
A BIG HANDICAP REMOVED
Dun and Company say That the Settlement Of
the Coal Strike Removes the OnIy
Serious Obstacle to Industrial
Progress.
Progress.
fBy the Associated Press.)

New York. Oct 17.-R. G. Dun & Co. $
weekly Review of Trade tomorrow will
say.
Settlement of the coal strike removes
the only serious handicap to industrial
progress. Five months of restricted fuel
production had begun to check the wheels
a many manufacturing centers, while
there was a pereeptible diminution in
consumptiye demands as the purchasing
power of the wage learners steadily de-
creased. Savings have been exhausted
and much money has gone out of the
county because Of this struggle. but the
nations remarkably strong position as
sures a speedy restoration Of prosperous
conditions. Transportation is now the
worst feature, and threatens 10 continue
disturbing While the grain crops are
being moved the supply of rolling stock
and motive power will prove insufficient
although every effort is made at the
hops, liberal premiums being offered for
carly delivery. That the railways are
we'll occupied is evidenced by earnings
for the first week Of October 35 per
cent larger than last year, and 1919 per
cent above 1900.
Large imports have weakened dry
hides. In cotton goods the feature was
d purchase of about 250,000 pieces of print
cloths. While quotations were not al
tered, the tone became decidedly irmer.
. in other divisions Of the market buy
ers are only interested in meeting cur
rent demands, future requirements being
held back by evidences of weakness in
the raw material.
Failures for the week number 206,
against 229 last year"
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
New York. Oct. 17.-For tho week end
ing Friday. October II, 1902; Net re-
ccipts at all L. S ports during week 3l4,
751: net receipts at all Z. S. ports same
week last wear $50 266 total receipts
since September 1st 1.G37S79; total re-
ccipts to same date last year ,218, 434; eX-
ports for tho week 207.442; exports for
same week last year 3,210; total eX~
rorts since September 1st 1854, ,169; total
exports same date last year 1884; stock
at all United States ports 540,201; stock
at all United States ports same time
last year 546.15S; stock at all interior
towns $50, $40. stock at all interior towns
same time last year $40 705, stock At
Liverpool $4,000; stock at Liverpool
same time last year $4,000; stock of
American anoat for Great Britain 1913, 900;
stock of American alfoat for Great Brit
lin same time last year 17S0G0.
TOTAL NET RECEIPTS.
New York, Oct. 1.-THE following are
the total net receipts of cotton at all
ports. since September 1st:
Galveston 551 $40: New Orleans 351 1913;
Mobile 4O.043. Savannah 337.73a; Charles
ton S4. COZ Wilmington 49, ,412; Norfolk
g3. 500: Baltimore 2,211: New York 3.7l7;
Boston ,779; Newport News 4,713; Phil
adclphia 3.o53 Brunswick 22,5l3, Pen
sacola 13. 249: Port Townsend 5.009 San
Francisco l,7O5; Portland, Ore, 200. Total
/ 637 SIS.
TOTAL BANK CLEARINGS.
New York. oct. 17-Total bank clear
ings 50. So. .l67. sos. increase 1913 per cent;
outside New York $S59,173,321, increase
nor cont