The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-27
RETAIL TRADE IMPROVES
Manufacturing Industries Are Run
ming at Full Speed.
ThEaE is ONE UNFAVoRA8LE FEATuRe
This is The Growing Tension Exarled by lhe
Striks Of the Anthracite Coal Miners.
Enormous Demand for Iron
and Steel.
(By the Assoclated Press. )

Noy iHe <ASSOCiaLeQ BreSS.)
New York, Sept 6.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow vii. say:
Large yields of nearly all crops have
! been secured, jobbing trade activity is
unabated, manufacturing industries in
nearly all lines are running at full
speed retail demand is improving rail-
way and water transportation interests
are pushed to handle business offered
and the only unfavorable feature in the
situation is the growing tension exerted
by the anthracite coal strike, which now
finds cold weather almost here and in
dustrics in many lines threatened with
interference caused by the enhanced
price of the bitumnous product. ColIec-
tions in majority of instances remain
ogOd most of the exceptions being noted
at the South Where the feeling, owing to
reported shortages in yield of cotton, is
trife less optimistic.
"At the South heavy rains during the
cotton picking season has been an unfav-
orable feature so far as affecting the
gathering of crop already open Is con-
cerned, but beneficial to the late crops in
Indian Territory. Texas and Florida, and
in fact wherever they have fallen.
good in nearly all branches of the New
York dry goods trade and outlook is very
! encouraging. The strength of cotton
| goods, based largely on the position of
the raw materials is notable.
Among the industries the feature Of
| transcendent interest is still the enor-
nous demand, greatly in excess of the
supply, for iron and steel in its cruder
forms. The scarcity of coke is as mark
ed as ever but number of furnaces are
shut down. Buying of foreign iron and
steel is liberal despite advices from the
central West and consumers find diff
Guilty in utilizing some of the already
imported
Business failures for the week num-
Der 10 as against 1877 last year.
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
New York, Sept 26.-For the week end
ing Friday, September 26th Net receipts
at all United States ports during week
270,771; net receipts at ali United States
ports during same week last year 49,
0S2; total receipts to this date 723, ,S67;
total receipts to same date last year
SGS,979; exports for the week 13S, ,697 ex-
ports for same week last year S4,S06; to-
tai exports to this date 405, $50; total ex-
ports to same date last year 232, ,956:
stock at all United States ports 406 S63;
stock at all United States ports same
time last year 316,324; stock at all In
terror towns 1885: stock at all in
terror towns same time last year 200 1852;
stock at Liverpool 10000; stock at Liv-
erpool same time last year 259, 900; stock
of American afloat for Great Britain S5,-
600; stock of American afloat for Great
Britain same time last year $4,000.
TOTAL NET RECEIPTS.
New ork, Sept. 26.-The following are
the total net receipts of cotton at all
ports since September 1st:
Galveston, 256,475 bales; New Orleans
123 .S66; Mobile 144,S75: Savannah 1e9 ,257:
Charleston 44S14; Wilmington 69,022;
Norfolk 29306; Baltimore S09; New York
1874; Boston so: Newport News 2,022;
Philadelphia 1896; Brunswick 400; Pensa-
cola 1870; Port Townsend 1852; San
Francisco $500. Total 723Se7 bales.
TOTAL BANK CLEARINGS.
New York, Sept. 26.-Total bank clear
ings week ended September 25th $685.
510,234 increase 81 per cent; outside Of
New York $779, ,571, ,631, decrease II per
cent.