The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-01-12

IatF a H |.yst with no cloud on the business or political horizon, the trade may well feel more than satisfied with tho out look"
 From the review of the year, ,.a!. published B d porter, similar reports of prosperity ana bright outlook are gleaned. That pe- riodical says in its current issue: "The year 1901 has been one Of upbuild- ing -in tho dry. goods market. a period in winch conservatism has characterized the actions of the various buying demands, and the manufacturing interests as well: The influences of the boom in wool anc woolens. which led to pyrotechnic dis play In the fabric market during the early part of 1901. followed by nerv. wrecking reaction. have been rehectea in a general way throughout the greatei part of. the last twelve months. The re- suit has been the readjustment Of tn market, and practically the elimination of the element of stock goods all aiont the line from the retailers tables te the storehouse of the mill and ware rooms of the commission trade. Buyers have operated with close con formity to needs, and this lack or spec ulation has led to a more general dt- gree Of confidence in the ability Of tn market than has been apparent for man months.
 has been a profitable one for mills mak- ing plain fabrics. Mills equipped Tn thoroughly up-to-date manner, manner ,dna mskink a1- a specially of staple suitlngs. nave at
 aned f tns very largs he time find them in many instances, benlnd m ue Mveries. with evidences pointing to m ability 10 fill all the orders that remain
 "The tendency of prices, taking. the year as A whole. has been upward. tn year closing with the general market IF d stronger position than at any tinl. since the boom collapse in the early par of 1901 ''
 In its annual review of the wool in dustry the same periodical says:
 The new year is looked forward |. with confidence. as it Is believed thai there will be good heavy weight seas2i and that the mills will continue 10 h' busily employed.
 ducive to the piling up of an extraord4- nary stock of unsold wool at the close of the year. Not only was the domestic yield some 16 00G,000 pounds larger than creased 7s.O00,00o pouads, while the sale. in the three principal markets of tn country fel off about 21S.o0o.0OO pounds. Conditions have tended In the opposlte been some increase fin the size of the domestic clip there has been substan- tlal falling off in the imports. and tn sales in the principal markets have in Tho sales in Boston, for instance have he been about 90 per cent. larger in l9Oi than they were in 1909. increasing rom l41, ,975, ,109 pounds to 272 73S,s00,
 .'As a result of the changed conditions that have prevailed during the last twelve months, the amount of wool in the country exclusive of wool in bond is now 17;,191 900 pounds. as against 2A, 537, ,33S pounds a year ago, decrease or 11734G 23S pounds. or about 40 per cent. Including wool in bond the stock now on hand is 212 203. .036 pounds, against 3s2. .247.3S3 pounds last year, decline or over 14G, 900, 900 pounds.
 ''The salient feature of the situation is that thouon practically the whole 13Jl clip of the United States has already passed out of first hands and has found it's way tn the distributing centers, nev- ertheIess the stocks on hand in the lead ing markets al the close of .he year show very considerable falling eH from a year ago."
 Under the head of cotton, The Reporter says
 ''The mills in Fall River are reported to be making money at present. ana nearly every corporation is running to its full capacity. The production Is as large if not larger, than at any time in recent years. The price of cotton re- duces profits to some extent, but at pres ent quotations for cloth there Is good margin of profit, and with ready mar ket conditions generally are more sat- isfactory than they have been at any time during the present year.