Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-25
MOST TRADES SHOW INCREASE.
Volume Of Business Grows, Though in
Few Cases sIackness Is Apparent.

Few Cases sIackness is Apparent.
NEW YORK. Oct. 24-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say: '1C.s
Favorable featured still dominate the
trade and Industrial situation. Some reduc-
goods at wholesale is noted, but 1t is shown
at the same time that the completed BUSH
millinery and a host OF otheF lines IS in ex.
cess of 1901 and preceding years. Business
on next springs account tends rather to
retail business, particularly In the east,
where the fear OF a coal famine has been
1t is true that in the northwest retail
trade is not meeting anticipations, partly
because Of the warm weather and partly
because the farming element is stu busily
engaged In crop work.
The money situation shows little that Is
unfavorable to general business. Reports
as to collections class them as being gem
orally good and In some cases better than
Raw cotton shows the least strength Of
the textiles, Good picking weather favors
a larger out turn, The print cotton market
is Strong and prints and singhams jobbing
Woolen manufacturer are actively en-
Very large stock on hand.
Improved retail trade IN the east gives
interest. While pig iron is rrmer and the
coke shortage continues, necessitating shut
high premiums are paid for what little iron
Is available, steel billets nave weakened,
Rarto,aatiy S SStaI Infse 81 t Also eI Because Ss d Of iess
urgent demand from some finishing mills.
The heavier forms of finished material all
retain their former strength. Structural
iron and steel and plates for shipbuilding
purposes are strong, but sheets are dull and
tinpiates are depressed pending he settle
ment OF the tin works employees about a
cut in wages Il the large orders now going
point may be announced at any time. That
high prices have exercised a deterrent ef-
s STABLE e" A eV eut IN the prices Of wire and
nails has already had the eneet or en-
Hardware retains exceptional activity for
light and heavy sorts and considerable sales
OF builders hardware for next season are
The boot and shoe trade continues good
In the west; IN the east ipmen last
exceeding those o. even this week a year
ago, but they are stll 10 per cent less TOT
Leather Is pretty steady. Hides have dis.
played some so ttness, but are steadied by
the strength OF sole ana upper leather
rot + lumber nms out business; eoS wnase Of na tbe ads,
vanced stage OF the season, is still OF gooo
volume, where weather condition permits
producing regions strength is the main fea'
ture. The southern lumber trade reports
Something in the nature Of a shortage il
: trade. The yield OF beet sugar appears
likely to De heavily reduced and a small
falling OF In the yield Of the cane crop 4
/, also noted, the net result being a decline, o
has been reflected In fractional advances
Wheat, including -four. exports for tn
> week ending October % aggregated 2O,OoS,l2
bushels, the largest total for fourteen
months RRsss against S,soiSSS bushels i la,
4.S32,S7S I'm 1900. Wheat exports since Jul
aggregate S5,4Sl 80 bushels, against 100,
O6.ou last season ana 6O,l35,lO in 1900.
4 Corn exports aggregate S4,66i bushels
against ls0,61t last week, l,iSs,2S last yea
4 and 1856. 65l in 1900. For the fiscal year eX
4 ports are 1852, a20 bushels, against l6,iS3,lS
3 last season and So, 342 In 1900.
Business failures In the United state
: for the week ending October rs humble
A 1874, as against a3 last week, 223 in thi
a week last year, l6i in 1900, 21l in 1899 an
219 in 1885. In Canada for the week %, a
z against IS last week.