Omaha daily bee., 1902-12-06
WINTER WEATHER AIDS TRADE
Bradstreet's Says Spring Business
Now Promises to BE of Good
Volume.
NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Bradstreet's tomor-

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Bradstreet's tomor-
row will say:
Seasonable winter weather, hitherto CON
spicuously lacking, has come much into
evidence this week, expanding retail trade
orally. killing frosts have about put a
period to the marvellous fall season of 1902
and in the south the eotton crop sr may pc ie
concerned. All the reasonable changes
have come to pass. Dairy products and
produce generally are higher, lake nayiga-
ton is about over, iron ore shipments have
ended after the greatest movement on rec
ord and the wheat crop has gone into win
ter quarters with a fair covering OF snow
in northern attitudes and with a generally
satisfactory condition ruling throughout
much of the admittedly large acreage.
Hessian fly damage to some of the early
sown and too rank growth. in the south
west are the only complaints heard o.
Threshing is about completed in the north
west and farmers display more Willingness
to part with their prospects.
Cold weather from now out Is needeo 20
as the result of active export and home de-
mand.
The years approaching end finds prices
well up to the highest point in eighteen
months, though meats, an important ele-
ment in food supply, are steadily declining
y NeSt TO the expectations already par
TALLY realized, that an enormous holiday
business will be done the most notable iea,
NAT a large spring trade Is In prospect,
| ground for this being furnished by. the un-
precendented volume OF such business al
The feature in foreign trade is the turn
in the tide of corn exports. Whlcn nave az
last begun to expand after fifteen months
of scarcity, high prices and trifiing snip
ments. ..u rodo
acts as a supporting feature for some lines,
hut n Is nited that poor export. business
| has affected brown and bleached cottons'
which can be had at easier quotations..
VUooI stIu tends higher, while the manu-
facturers are busy on orderN.
Shoes are in better demand at retail ana
With iobbers, but manufacturers are quiet
| as vet and eastern shipments arc 10 per
cent behind last year. Hides are rather
weak. as the receipts RS, inG beId Out sooo
Iron trade conditions are quieter, In Keep
ing with s~eaFonable changes. This quieting
| down has strengthened the feeling that
hence all buyers who can afford to are
holding of. Foreign iron still holds the
balance of power IN the east, but the con-
troll is not expected to continue long. West
ern furnaces are in better shape to do work,
the breaking of the freight congestion help
ing coke supplies, and fuel is fairly plentt-
full. Foundry iron is slightly lower for next
months delivery and II is noted that SPOT
supplies of southern iron Stii bring Ss,
being made at $40. Steel rails are stu
actively in demand. Hardware is still quite
active, a feature being liberal ordering for
next springs delivery. Among the other
metals tin and copper are stronger,
Business failures in the United States for
the week ending Thursday, December 4,
number $50. as against lS2 last week and
237 I'm this week last year.
Wheat, including -four, exports for the
week ending December 4 aggregate 5,lO4, $40
bu.. against 4,l95,s4 last week, 4,S04.S46 in
this week last year and 3,432,195 in 1900.
Wheat exports since July aggregate
1l6. 456, 169 bu.. against 1872, 423,512 last season
and 81, 222.426 in 1900.
Corn exports aggregate ll5l,5ls bu., as
against 255, ia last week, 362'S44 last year
ard + al 977 In 1870 For the fiscal wear
exports are S.S5S, 900 bu., against 1886, 661
last season and SO,O52, s3s In 1900.