The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-12-06
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
SITUATION VIEWED BY BRAD
 STREET AND DUN.
Seasonable Winter Weather Has Had the Expected Result in Expand ing Retail Trade in
 Heavy Goods.

New York. Dec. 5.-Bradstreets tornor- row will say: Seasonable winter weather, hitherto conspicuously lacking, has come very much into evidence this week, with the result of expanding retail in winter goods, rubber and wearing apparel gen. erally Killing frosts have about put q period to the marvellous fall season Of 1902 and in the South the cotton crop ther growth is concerned. All the usual seasonable changes have about come to pass. Dairy products and produce gener- ally are higher. lake navigation is about over, iron ore shipments have ended after the greatest movement on record and the wheat crop has gone into winter quarters with fair covering of snow in northern attitudes, and with very generally sat isfactory condition ruling throughout much of the admittedly very large acre age Hessian fly damage to some of the early sown and too ranR growth in the Southwest are the only complaints heard of. Threshing is about completed In the Northwest and farmers display more vii lingness to part with their products. Cold weather from now out Is needed to fn- sure the large movement of corn expect- ed, the result of active export and home demand.
 The years approaching end finds prices well up to the highest point in eighteen months. though meats, an important eie- ment In food supplies, are steadily dechn- ing on good receipts. Next to the expec- tations, already partly realized Una. an enormous holiday business will be done: the most notable feature Is the pracucal unanimity of opinion that large spring trade is in prospect. ground TOT tms being furnished by the unprecedented volume of such business already booked The feature in foreign trade is the turn in the tide of corn exports. which nave at least begun to expand after nfteen months of scarcity, high prices ana trifing shipment In wholesale dry goods frad "a siinn0ftlnR feature for some lines, but 1t is noted that poor export business has affected brown and bleached cottons. which can be had at easier quotations. Woo! is strong and active and still tends higher while the manufacturers are busy on or ders. Shoes are in better demand at re- tail and with jobbers. but nanufactur- CTS are quiet as yet and easier shipments are 10 per cent behind last year. Hides are rather weaker as the receipts ln' crease but good desirable leather fs firm ly held E..
 Iron trade conditions are quieter. IT keeping with seasonable changes: Inis nuieting down has strengthened the feel ing that lower prices are to rule next wear, and hence all buyers who can af' ford to hold off. Foreig niron stl!l nolds the balance of power in the East but the control is not expected to continue long Western furnaces are In better shape tc do work, the breaking of the freight con gestion helping coke supplies, but this fuel is still far from plentiful. Fouh1ry iron is slightly lower for next months delivery and it is noted that spot sup plies of Southern iron stiI bring so5 sS whise me ing made at $9. Steel rails are stiil act ively in demand. Hardware is still quite active. d feature being liberal orderinl for next springs deliveryl.. Among the other metals. tin and copper are stronger
 Business failures in the United Sacsobs, State,
 for the week ending Thursday' Decemoel
 and 237 in this week last year. Wheat in ] cIud'ng flour exports for the week end l ing December 4 aggregate 5,7o4A bush els against 4.179,6S3 bushels last week
 46S4 454 in this week last year and SS22 siac, l99 bushels in 1900 Wheat exports sine' l. | 1s2. .423. .572 bushels last season and a, ,222 I 426 bushels in 1900. l Corn exports aggregate 1.151 ,503 busheli
 against 255174 last week. 362,S44 last veal and 5,s71,S77 bushels in 1900 For the fls i cal year exports are S,S5s.SOO busneli against le.5l6.66l bushels last season an( | S0 O52. .93S bushels in 1900.