The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-11-21
And Responds by Showing a
Healthy Activity.
AFTER HIGH GRADE GOODS
This is One of the Features Ct the Situation.
Fatmars Refuse 10 Part With Their
Products Ecept at Goad
PFicss.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Nov. 2O.-Bradstreets to-
morrow will say:
Colder weather over the greater part
of the country has greatly stimulated re-
tail trade, and incidentally quickened job
bing demand in seasonable linen. In
some sections inquiries for holiday goods
exceed last years, the feature being the
high grade OF materials then. Interior
retailers, helped by propitious agricultural
conditions, are reported meeting obhga-
tons more promptly. Farming interests
are apparently in good financial condition,
an inference that seems to be evidenced
by the fact they display unwillingness to
part with their surplus products at any
thing less than what they deem satisfac-
tory prices, though the movement of cur
rency to the interior continues, but on a
smaller scale than for some weeks. South
ern conditions are especially good.
Railway earnings are still good the in
crease in gross receipts for the first half
of November being 51a per cent.
usiness failures for the week ending
with November 18th, number 22S, against
201 il the like week IN 1902
MOVEMENT OF COTTON.
New York, Nov. 2O-The following
statistics on the movement Of cotton for
the week ending Friday, November goth,
were compiled by the New York Cotton
Exchange:
Weekly Movement.
This Last
Year. Year.
Port receipts .............447,7 I'll 326,157
Overland to Mills and
/ Canada .................. 38, 1873 49,011
Southern mill takings (es-
tlmated.) ................ 53,OOO 45,oU0
/ Cain of stock at Interior
Towns ............. 36,64S 29,1s9
Brought into sight for the
! week ...............57 .575,857 449,983
! Total crop movement.
Port receipts S,261.Ss1 a,267,OO1
Overland to mills and
Canada ............... 14O,451 4.OOS
Southern mill takings
| (estimated) .......... 46S,000 499,500
Stock at Interior Towns
| in excess of Sept 1st.. 3s2, ,1O3 473,739
Brought into sight thus
| far for season ........4 251 ,975 4,544, 1898
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT
New York. Nov. 2O.-For the week end
| ing Friday, November 90, 1903: Net re-
ceipts at all United States ports during
week, 451, 146; net receipts at all United
States ports same week last year, 319, ,S19;
/ total receipts since September 1st, 3,261,-
/ $685. total receipts to same date last year,
/ 1884, ,763 exports for the week. 1926, ,S5s;
exports for same week last year, 210 399;
! total exports since September 1st. 2,210.-
! 373 total exports same date last year,
2, 2,143, SOL stock at all United States ports.
&C. 1876; stock at all United States ports
same time last year. 925.465; stock at all
interior towns, 416,534: stock at all in
terror towns same time last year, sos ,399:
stock at Liverpool same time last year,
g. 700; stock Of American aaoat for Great
Britain same time last year. $500
COTTON RECEIPTS.
| New York, Nov. 20.-The following are
! the total net receipts of cotton at all
ports since September 1st:
Galveston, 1,140991; New Orleans, 714,-
| 377; Mobile, 109, ,361; Savannah, 625, ,691;
Charleston, 1887; Wilmington. 221 1855;
Norfolk, 211,681; Baltimore. $50; New
York, 12,941; Boston, 2,763; Newport
News. so; Philadelphia, 1903; Brunswick.
1924; Pensacola, 37,274; Port Arthur,
11,676; Port Townsend, 1912 San Fran
cisco, 1850; Ell Paso. 400; Eagle Pass,
4143; Laredo, 4,440. Total, 3,261, 1863 bales.