The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-11
THIS SWAMPS ALL
OTHER QUESTIONS
Lack of Coal the One Matter
Talked Of.
ARE MADE
Eradstreet Finds the Conditions Might
be Worse.
OTHER BUSINESS PROSPECTS BRIGHT
Fall J,bbrg is More Active Than anticipated
Spring Trade A yes care Better
Than Usual at his Sesson
Cf the Y az.
(By the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press)
New York, Oct. 10.-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say:
Cooler weather has brought the coal
supply question homo to millions of peo-
pie. and discussion of this has dwarfed
al other matters in the public eye.
There is a possibility, however, that the
tendency to exaggeration may be carried
to extremes, and that matter bad
enough at best may be made worse by
injudicious talk. Special Investigations
by Bradstreets correspondents at fifty
cities and industrial centres east of the
Mississippi and north of the Ohio and
Potomac rivers seem to indicate that.
aside from the great damage to general
business caused in the coal regions; them
selves caused by the fdleness of 10000
industrial workers, the coal strike as yet
has been the cause of \ much smaller
displacement of industrial workers than
is generally supposed. Including furnace
employees in eastern Pennsylvania. brick
makers in and near the Hudson Valley
and large number of coal handlers ct
tidewater docks, not 20 exceed cG000
men, or only one seventh of the number
of actual strikers, have been rendered
idle. Oil, both crude and illuminating,
has advanced in price.
Aside from the fuel scarcity, it may
be truly said that every business pros
pect pleases. Fall jobbng, though ne
cessarily not so active as earlier, is real
" better than anticipated Recorders
note difficulty of fulfillment. indicating
lack of depressing stocks. Spring trade
adviccs are better than usual at this
date, and predictions as to the coming
holiday business are optimistic.
Business failures in tie United States
for the week ending Thursday, October
Q. number 10 as against 1S3 in this week
last year.
COTTON RECEIPTS.
New York, Oct 1O.-The following are
the total net receiots of cotton al all
ports since September 1st:
Galveston 447.9sO; New Orleans 25S.27S:
Mobile S0,S4O Savannah 2S0.504; Char
lesion 1851; Wilmington 11S,271; Nor
folk $780,; Baltimore 1,544; New York
2,570 Boston 442; Newport News 3744;
Philadelphia 2,S23; Brunswick 10,711;
Pensacola 13,249 Port Townsend 5000;
San Francisco 1906; Portland, Ore, 200
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
New York, Oct. 10.-For the week end
ing Friday, October 10, 1902: Net re-
ceipts at all United States ports during
week, 294, SS2; net receipts at all United
States ports same week last year, 276,-
932 total receipts since September 1st
1,S23128; total receipts to same date
last year. S5S.16S exports for the week,
137,012; exports for same week last year,
162, 1872; total exports since September
LIST, 1857 total exports same date last
year so, 764 stock at all United States
ports, 490,536; stock at all United States
ports same time last year, 430,317; stock
at all interior towns 279. $50; stock at
all interior towns same time last year
1886; stock at Liverpool. 22S. 600; stock
at Liverpool same time last year, 10000
stock of American afloat for Great Britain
11S000; stock of American afloat for
Great Britain same time last year.
103 co.,
TOTAL BANK CLEARINGS.
New York, Oct. 10.-Total bank clear
ings week ended October 8. $2,527, So, JAG;
increase 23.5 per cent. Outside New York
$S4S, COG, 40; increase 1874 per cent