The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-11-29
BRADsTREET's REVIEW.

New York Nov. 28.-Bradstreet's will say tomorrow:
 Warm ewather has been and in some sections Is the only apparent drawback to distribution, but lowered temperatures and early holiday buying have tender to minimize this difficulty. That large. in fact unprecedented holiday demand will develop, Is confidently predicted. Whole sale trade as whole Is in excess of a year ago, and comfortable increases are expected to be finally shown in nearly every department of trade General in- dustry is active the country over, nnanu- lecturers and producers being still ur- gently pushed to deliver on orders book ed some time ago. Some improvement Is noted in the transportation congestion. but the car shortage is still a matter of worriment to the railroad men and to merchants and dealers The influence of last years crop shortages is gradually disappearing. Low prices for cereals, provisions and finished iron and steel give hope of better export trade and the pos- sibility of cutting down some of the un- favorable conditions shown earlier this year Collections are In a majority of cases still good. exceptions noted being the effect of mild weather in the NQrth- west and too much rain in Texas. There Is a rather more cheerful tone in the iron trade. Little or no improvement in the coke shortage in the East has been noted. Finished products are firmer in tone. This is a dull season usually in the iron trade, and there has been some talk of cutting prices at the West, but con firmation of these reports Is generally lacking. The eagerness of consumers to get supplies, added to the reluctance of sellers to engage for deliveries any fur ther ahead than 1903. Is taken to indicate that next years business will be very large. Rather more than usual season. able activity Is noted in hardware. Among the other metals, copper is weaker in tone and tends downward on increased offer- ings and weak foreign markets. while tin is also lower. Cotton goods feel the stimulating effects of higher prices for the raw materials Specialties in import ed cottons are active with jobbers. mer- cerzed prodUcts especially SO. The wool- en mills are kept actively employed. The strength of raw wool Is unabated, the latest London sale showing a higher range, while foreign wools are sold here now they are at lower prices than new woolens can possibly be for exported for. The wool clip for 1902 shows a slight gain. Wheat. including flour. exports for the week ending November 27. aggregate A. 17S 6S5 bushels against 5.N7. 472 last week; 5117, 478 in this week last year, and 2,497, SS0 in 1900. Wheat exports since July aggregate III, ,E2,009 bushels, against 1T.- 726 last season and 77.79o 2S7 in 1900. Corn exports aggregate 255174 bushels. against 243. 3S1 last week. 630968 last year and 4SOl 900 in 1900 For the fiscal year exports are 2,707, ,337 bushels against l9, 153 Sl7 last season and "A 6S1. 561 in 1900.
 Business failures In the United States for the week ending November 27 num- Der 1so as against POI last week, 1s9 in this week last year, 1S4 in 1900 ,177 in 1899 and PIP in 1898. Canadian failures num- bered 19 as against 19 last week and 26 in this week last year.