The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-07-22
rHr WEAR FUTURE
MOST PROMISING
II
c,oo and Industrial Develop
ments Favorable.
cRTbTER EASE OF MONEY
MIA ralrway Earnings For June Are
Very F~lattering.
nnre |CEacRALLY HAVE DONE WELL
H.. car Position cf Cotton is Not Yet Clearly
n.r.sf Enough 10 induce New Com
nHmenis. Better Tone in the
Manufacturing.

m#ments. Better Tone in the
Manufacturing.
.nr. 1lc Associated Press.)
-.. rasH. July 18.-Bradstreet's Will
t.. orr1N-
.-.. ..r. crop and Industrial develop
..... t... been largely favorable and
....I.I NTH the greater ease of money,
... for an optimistic feeling in trade
..... a.s#3sj0n. AS stated some time
... ..# .|#HIruc4 by recent develop
...-. sf.. r#turc seems more secure, but
.. -...Hate present does not in all
...r.. .r.-out so satisfactory an an-
.ar.r... Warmer weather has continued
.n r.E.. Retail distribution, 5ut has not
r IN .+-.- made up for the van
.n- rts#aeI by the heretofore back
nr. .-aoa. With few exceptions sum
r.. r..atr bH-jncss has not eGnaIlel ex-
......a-. Railway earnings are really
...r..# Jnue returns OF nearly lee. 00a
.r|.s. al road showing an aggregate gain
uNu.r cent over last year. The de-
m..I for products of iron and steel
.Hs to be recovering from the tom
-l.~ depression. The shoe trade and
ID. .t.a#F LL'ifE NI4I'i ItdlltI, lItI tLOLOIe
I..H.rI have begun to show a favor
AID. ..I. md the strength of wool and
uo...a goods is also more noticeable. The
TRY goods trade is rather quiet. but in
ERASED interest seem to be expected. The
H.trl fall jobbing trade in this line
is not expected to set in quite as early
# e Ear ago. Good growing weather is
..asr.L fire country over and corn and
-.tr- a-..rrfe arc oannr1 Nv mona fo,-Cr
..'.. The southern peach yield has been
ar-. and fruits generally have done
Iron and steel trade conditions are sur
lr.ilgIy good, TO none more so than
.a manufacturers themselves, who at
fe m.hjI7 of July find their output for
r.. last half of the year practically
lacked The scarcity Of pig iron amounts
+a soma hing approaching a famine owing
Unrestricted supplies of fuel causing shut
ns Of numerous furnaces. Numerous
".#- for pig iron for the first half of
aU year have been booked both by
N0.trt I'm and Southern furnaces. The
Position Of The latter has been much i'm
proved by the settlement of the coal
miners strike in tho Birmingham dis
"-t. Heavy sales of finished material
or" reported at Chicago and Pittsburg
this week. Bar iron. structural material,
rails ami in fact all of the heavier forms
pot" special activity. Implement manu-
~Io.HEoTs have been free buyers. Hard
ware has been exceptionally active. build
os material leading. Some Western
@-'E.I manufacturers report an unprece-
..'.oi output and sale Of this class of
material. Wire cloth is active and large
"I'Fs FOR material are reported booked.
AacElnerT, saws and stoves are active
at the West. Prices note a few changes
.". aro at the top on practically all
lines.
Wooden goods are still quiet at the
Ea9t hut The reports as to the clothing
BUSINESS received from Western and
>".".tn manufacturers indicate a good
o..".s Wool is strengthening per-
.#'".E. Eastern quotations between one
~. q cent higher. and the tone is more
...".3t5a i'm this trade, helped as it is
-""F prices in London and reported
"..--t IN Australia. It has been a
..'.aS market for cotton, the crop posi-
.. aoE being as yet clearly defined
"' 10 induce new commitments. A
...'' 'oho is noted in the manufacture
" 'Ia4rh. particularly in print cloths
.+ "I" said to be in increased inquiry
rail River. The industrial situation
"..0r Than it has been for some time
Wheat. including flour exports for
"..s anding July II, aggregating g.
.- bushels against 4,4O4, 115 last week
h-| $50 in this week last year.
.-." exports since July /, aggregating
'.". bushels against u, 763 ,121 last
..". Corn exports aggregate 13O,G79
l>Elal last week and 1,714,0S1
war. For the fiscal year corn eX-
- "I" '>t.79f bushels against $685.
'- ltf season.
'.s.a.e failures in the United States
week ending July II number 174
..- 1'5 last week, 20S in this
."ar. Failures in Canada num-
#-H#H-t 2S last week and in this
war ago.
"~'A'AHtTIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
i"F# july 1S.-For the week end
r. ."-... July 1S:-Net receipts at all
NJ States ports during week, 1904;
.".3#'. Mt all United States ports
tr+l A@ week last year, AZ, 100;
tr.- " to this date, 7,508, 1885;
~. 10 same date last year,
a., -.olts for the week, 30,576;
ra.. .' "c week last year, q 1856;
tm.r 10 this date, 6,432 ,O61;
Jr-.-. +@"..~ TO same date last year,
2-., ".""N at all United States ports,
San. .'" Sat- an United States ports
al. hast year. 413, 276; stock at
3a,us Sd. towns, 3,1O8; stock at all
Mg..-. "".5 same time last year,
wo.. ''1 at Liverpool, 693, 600;
ll.m~.. liverpool same time last year,
Great n. 'i American afioat for
aal.r -'..'". ll,o0O; stock of American
Year '.oat Britain same time last