The age-herald., 1902-02-15

New York, February 4-Bradstreets tomorrow win say.
 Sales for spring account, demand for manufactures and industrial operations generally are expanding while prices are hardening. Specially good reports come from the west and northwest, and the leading eastern markets also note the growth of sales for spring.
 Less favorable advices come from the south and southwest though Chicago notes exceptionally large buying by wholesalers from those sections. Kansas City and St. Louis report relatively the least favorable reports for a long time past. Continued strength is to be noted in all the cereals and flour, fractional advances being shown during the week, while hog products. country prodIice gen. orally, iron, steel and other metals are also quoted higher. The highest prices in years have been reported by butter and egg dealers as a result of the cold weather. The advance in raw cotton has been rapid and since the present move ment prices have gone up somewhat
 Despite increased receipts, visible sup plies will probably show another falling off this week. and the heavy export movement. shipments for five months being 13 per cent larger than last season,
 
 turers are not well supplied as ex- pected and that relatively cotton is being over-exported. Cotton goods have felt the quickening influences operating in the raW product. but also reflect the in- creased demand at leading markets for all varieties. Print cloths are up on the week. Prints and gnghams are active, the latter being heavily sold ahead and advances in staple cottons have been
 
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 Despite car shortage, demand for iron and heavy load-hauls continue. January production is now placed among the ban ner months reported in years. The pres ent pig iron production is claimed to be at rate of 1S,00O00O tons per year. Scar city of pig iron, steel bilets and other crude materials is still a feature and the high premiums are being paid for prompt deliveries. At the same time there never were so many orders on the iron manufacturers books for future delivery. Recorders from agricultural implement manufacturers are feature, while among finished products wire goods are reported specially scarce.
 6OO00 Tons for Mexico.
 An order for 6O OOO tons of rails for Mex ico has been placed with an eastern man. ufacturer, while 1000 tons of rails for southern railroad have been placed abroad. Consumptive demand for copper seems to be indifferent and is weaker here and abroad On the other hand lead Is active and higher at London. and 50c per ton premium is demanded for quick deliveries here.
 Wheat including flour exports for the week aggregate 3175,4S1 bushels, against 4,80O4 last week and 4,S14,S7S in this week last year. Wheat exports, July l. 1901, to date, aggregate 173, 322, 45S bushels, as against 1S4, ,591 69O last season.
 July l, 1901. to date corn exports are 22.55S,766 bushels, against 123,122 4S1 last season.
 Business failures in the United States for the week number 265 as against PAT last week, 226 in this week last year: 199 in 1900. 150 in 1899 and 269 in 1896. Canadian failures number 25. as against 29 last week and S9 in this week a year ago.