The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-11-08
Activity of Jobbing Trade
Continues Unabated.
THE FAILURES ARE FEW
Prices Show Great Steadiness, Those Increasing
or Remaining Unchanged far 0u!num-
baring Those D Ginning
Weakness in Cotton.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York. Nov. 7.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
''Jobbing trade has continued active,
at most markets exceeding last year;
spring sales are of good volume, indl-
eating confidence, and enormous ship
ments of all classes of merchandise have
congested the railroads, already fully oc'
cupied in trying to move supplies of fuel
to consumers and grain crops to mar
ket. Warm weather early in the week
retarded retail trade and slightly affect
ed some collections, but colder weather
West later on stimulated demand foI
heavy goods and gives promise of better
ing final distribution materially. The
mild open fall season. has, however,
been valuable to the farmer, enabling
complete farming preparations and in
surfing a satisfactory beginning to the
wheat crop, besides allowing the late
cotton to mature and facilitating outdoor
work, such as boiling, too rapidly. Good
collections are the rule. few exceptions
to this being noted and these only rapid
making of gain has been interfered with
or the retail demands for heavy goods
has been held in abeyance. Failures are
October were less than in all but one
of the past ten years. Prices show great
steadiness, those increasing or remain
ing unchanged far outnumbering those
declining. With increasing movement
some weakness in the cereals and cotton
is noticeable. but this is construed ia
rorahly by being likely to encourage eX-
port business, which, however, compares
quite favorably with last fiscal year, dcs-
pite prevailing high prices. The labor
situation is quiet. and a favorable in1u-
ence for continued peace is the DISPOSE
tion on the part of the railroads TO grant
wage advances.
"A feature of it is the immediate vol
ume of merchandise moving to Western
consumers. Railroads report cars and
locomotives alike. scarce. At the South
warmer weather has allowed of the con-
tinued maturing and close picking of the
cotton crop, and estimates of the final
yield tend upward. Cotton goods remain
quite active and strong despite the shad-
ing in raw cotton.
Business failures for the week number
us, as against 191 in this week last year.
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATE
MENT.
New York Nov. THE following is
the comparative cotton statement for the
week ending Friday, November Z: Net
receipts at all United States ports dur
in the week, 33O,92S bales; Net receipts
at all United States ports same week
last year. $50, $50; total receipts since
September 1st, assesses; total receipts
TO same date last year, 1893, 426; exports
for the week, 1885; exports for same
week last year, 217,4S4; total exports
since September LIST, 1,740,025; total ex-
ports same date last year 500, 215; stock
at all United States ports, al, 523: stock
at all United States ports same time
last year, 725, 727 stock at all interior
towns. 34,SS1; stock at all interior towns
same time last year, $685. 33; stock at
Liverpool, PAS, 900; stock at Liverpool
Same time last year. $4,000; stock Of
American afoat for Great Britain. 292,-
900: stock of American afloat for Great
Britain same time last year. 425,000.
COTTON RECEIPTS.
New York, Nov. l. The following
are the total net receipts of cotton at
Let CO