Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-26
Weather Conditions Have Had but
Small Effect,
CHECKS DEMAND SOME WHAT
Crop Reports Not SO Favorable-Rair
Distribution Of shoes small De-
mand for Wool In East

New York, April 25.-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say: despite marked ir-
Irregularities in weather conditions
and extreme temperatures, accom-
panied by deterioration In the winter
wheat crop Of the southwest, general
business and speculation have been OF
a very full volume for this season Of
the year. Talk OF crop damage put Il
check upon demand In the central west
and southwest and wholesale trade re-
ports from these sections are not so
good as earlier looked for, although
showing some improvement over year
ago In the northwest snow and rains
checked retail trade and distribution,
but the general effect has been 20
rather improve the ultimate crop and
business outlook than otherwise, Some
notable movements have occurred this
week, and taken as whole, the num-
Der of staples and securities reporting
record prices has been very large,
"'rhe cereals, and TO lesser deg ee,
hog products, generally responded
promptly TO the southwestern wheat
damage reports which, coupled with
very heavy decreases in the visible
supplies. particularly In Manitoba and
the northwest, resulted In the highest
prices of the crop season. being reached
for cash wheat, Corn, too, almost
broke the seasons record.
crop reports indicate beyond doubt
that the Kansas wheat crop has been
hurt by drouth and hot winds Moth
ing In excess Of quarters of
crop Is looked for even by the most
sangulne while 60 per cent Of last
years yield is confidently predicted. In
other sections. however rains have
benefited the situation. and even in
Kansas the rains though received late,
are encouraging, so far as the outlook
Tor this coming corn crop is concern
ed The area In corn promises TO be
very large, as does also that In oats,
but the condition OF the latter crop Is
less favorable than hoped for.
Meats are all higher, marketable
animals are scarce and receipts are
small. Hog products have advanced
IN sympathy with cereals, butter and
eggs, alleged TO have been cornered
some time ago have broken badly.
Wheat, including -four exports for
the week aggregate 3,7505S9 bushels,
against 41lS,1OS last week and 4,2s2,l 29
in this week year ago. Wheat eX-
ports July /, 1901, to date (forty-three
weeks), aggregate 2l055G,667 bushels,
against 40, GIG, 064 last season. Corn ex-
ports aggregate S76ls6 bushels against
400 1893 last week and l,344,656 last year.
July 1, 1901, TO date, corn exports are
25 400, 1875 bushels, against l5306l, Sl9 last
season.
"shoes are in fair distribution at the
west, but eastern shipments are fall
ing of. There ia nothing new In the
leather business, cheaper grades being
relatively most active.
Cotton bulls. encouraged by the
light crop movement and nervousness
of shorts have forced prices higher, the
highest priees for the season being
reached when sold at 9i5 Raw cotton
is now / cent above last years price.
wool is not active at the east, the
leading consuming interests, hampered
by the strikes abstain entirely from
buying, but Il Is active OF the west,
where prices paid for the new crop are
well above eastern quotations.
"An iron and steel anxiety TO get
supplies Of crude material Is almost
as great as ever. Foundry pig Is
scarce and high at Chicago, where S22
per ton has been paid High premiums
for prompt deliveries Of Bessemer are
still paid, and $50 at Pittsburg can be |
obtained very easily. Finished mater |
falls are In increased demand and very |
heavy orders for structural materials |
are also being placed. Large ship |
ments Of Canadian steel billets are re- |
ported arranged for.
Business failures for the week num-
Der ISL, as against 1893 last week. ga In |
this week last year; 1872 In 1900; 1Si in |
1899 and 245 in 1898 For Canada for |
the week, 90 as against l6 last week,
are reported. and rs q year ago"