The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-19
Bradstreet's Review.

New York. April 1S-Bradstreets to- morrow will say:
 Weather conditions have operated. ir- regularly. affecting prices of staples on the exchanges and the distribution of merchandise through regular channels but not in all cases, however. unfavorably. Continued low temperatures and dry weather have lessened the confidence in bumper yield of winter wheat and given the crop killers an opportunity. as shown in high prices for all cereals. At the South, on the other hand. settled warmer weather has made farm work deliveries have parted company. the former and spot cotton advancing on ap- parentiy well founded ideas of restricted supplies and the latter having declined on the improved outlook for the new crop. Prices of provisions of all kinds. but particularly beef, hog products and butter have been advanced ostenslbly ana apparently because of reduced receipts. Cattle and hog prices at Chicago are the highest reached in years and receipts are the smallest.
 The basic features in general industry remain favorable as heretofore.
 Nothing like the present activity In building has been seen for at least de- cade past and lumber and kindred ma tcrials are very active at most markets
 It has been q weather market for the cel calls. with the general tendency lp- ward on poor crop reports from the
 
 sition of the export duties by the Brit ish government had only momentary effect here. This country supplies two- thirds of the United Kingdoms takings of leading cereals. Corn and oats have advanced, partly in sympathy with wheat and partly because of continued llght re- ceipts and despite the reports that the bull syndicates liquidated on the recent advance
 Production and consumption of iron and steel are apparently at maximum. Cur rent quotations of pig iron prices are not indicative of real conditions as premi- ums of from sl to s per ton are readily raid for prompt deliveries. Large buy ing is less noticeable, but there is still an eager demand for small lots. Owing to tho rise in foreign prices, reiiet rom imports in that direction Is not looked for. Taken as whole, actual pig iron quotations are $i per ton higher than Il week ago. The scarcity of pig iron lm- proves the demand for scrap material, sales of which have been large Haro- ware is in very active demand, builder 5 materials especially so.
 The strength of raw cottou--it is 1-Sc up on the week-and recent advances in wages make for strength in cotton goons' The market is dull at New York for im- mediate business, but large business has been booked for fall delivery. The unsatisfactory position of the yarn trade lends interest to the talk of a combina- tion of Southern producers.
 The strike At EhStcTN WOVitH lhitis itli- narts an appearance of irregulsrity to that industry. and to tho raw material which Is quoted lower on the week at Boston, but which receives support from the small supplies available and the fact that new wools arc still one cent per mound higher than year ago, Arrivals of foreign wools. Australian and South Amcricen mostly sold :n advance. are
 'rhe shoe and leather markets are dull
 Business failures flor the week in the United States number l9s as against N last week: 2l3 in this week last year; lbl in 1900, 1s9 In 1899 and 2H in ls9S;. in Can ada for the week. % as against Is last week and in this week a. year ago
 Wheat, including flour exports for the week aggregate 4,llS, l0S bushels against 3,s4o 0l2 last week and b.5o6,2lf in this week last wear. Wheat exports July l. 1901. to date 0orty-two weeks) aggregate 26,S6,- 07S bushels. against 166. .335, 935 last season. Corn exports aggregate 400,273 bushels. against 15S 565 last week and 2,156, 401 last wear. July 1. 1901. to date corn exports are % 023 999 bushels, against 151 717, l6S last Spa Snn