Omaha daily bee., 1902-02-08
BRADsTREErs REVIEW OF TRADE.
Bulk Of Commercial Developments
During the Week IL F~avprabIe.


NEW YORK. Feb. 7.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
Trade Developments this week have been
largely favorable. All ehe measures of
legitimate trade point to January ~equaling
In most respects and exceeding in many
the records OF a year ago. Failures. II Is
true were larger In number. but the in
crease was all at the south. from which
slightly more hopeful trend, since cotton
has taken it's upward movement.
The general level of prices moved slightly
downward during January owing to lower
prices of speculatively dealt In cereals
and hog products and a heavy decrease in
crude rubber and some chemicals. Most Of
the decline in food products has been re-
covered since February l. The close of the
nearly all lines of distributive trade, fea-
lures in which have been the enlarged buy
ing by southern and southwsstern 5obs hers
southern drouth has been entirely broken
by additional snowfall.
Demand is again passing production in
iron aAi steel. There is a virtual famine
alike of crude pig iron and Of finished prod
| SHOWS have hampered merchant iron fur
naces in western Pennsylvania and some
have had to be banked. Pig iron sales In
any month for a year past. Premiums OF
80 cents per ton on pig iron are paid east
and west, a southern railway has gone
abroad for its steel rails. Canadian steel
billets are reaching Ptttsburg and a brisk
importing movement is looked for. This
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foreign markets. Hardware is very active
at nearly all markets. Copper, after its
fall and no less excited rise, has steadied
at slight advance on last week. Tin and
lead are also higher.
The worlds statistics OF wheat move
weather caused some strengthening. The
character. Toward the close OF the week
some export inquiry developed in wheat
The margin in favor OF the cash article has
widened during the last six Weeks and the
actual stun Is really higher THAI a month
ago, FLOUR Is In better demand &C 81
within narrow limits. Hog products have
advanced with the coarse grains and alsC
because of the receipts hogs being small.
Wheat exports, Including -four. for ths
week aggregate 4.S0O,457 bushels. as agains
80 SSs last week week and asys,S1S IN this o weel
81 bushels. as against lie. 7is.isss last season
against nos last week and 2.4S7. 707 las
year. July J. 1901, to date corn exports ar,
Z2.Oa 400 bushels, against us. .05s last sea
The bulls in cotton found a long looked
for opportunity this week in the reduces
movement of supplies from the interior
part OF which was conceded 10 be due 4
cold weather. Additional strengtheninl
foTeisn ana aTs domestic trade reports t snd tn Z
strengthening OF print cloths. Buyers ant
apart. and sales are not heavy.
The contrary, is true In the tobbinl
branch, particularly In prints and ging
hams. The latter are heavily sold aheal
in all departments. Plain dress wooden
nave held their favorable position OF pre-
vious weeks, but a strike OF a few woolel
mill hands near Providence has rendered
large number of operatives idle. A goo
trade In linens and silks Is also reported a
New York. q wool has remained stead
, on moderate demand and restricted SUP
/ plies. Recent London wool sale prices ar
) about on a parity with our markets.
/ The spring demand for boots and shoes 4
} still not active. though more is doing a
Philadelphia. Trade Is reported slow a
Chicago and only gradually opening up q
> Boston. Shipments from the east durfn
! January were 10 per cent in excess OF
, year ago. Leather remains steady, In fai
2 demand. despite the weakening IL prices q
: hides. Demand for sugar remains low an
prices are without material change on IN
week. while increased weight OF coffee sur
plies has caused another reduction in tina
product.
F. Cuisines failures in the United States IA
: the week number 27. as against ag la
week. $50 In this week last year. 21 In 100
J ice in 1889 and 27S I'm 1855. Canadian fai
Q ures for the week number y. as against
last week and "a In this week a year ago.
S Bank CIsarinss.