The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-02-07
STREAM OF TRADE
FULL TO THE bR|M
Spring Trade Earlier Than
Any Previous Year.
ROADS HEAVILY TAXED
The Carriers Seem Unable 10 Meet the Dtmand
Of Constantly Increasing Business
Fuel Situation Shows but Small
improvement.
ROADS HEAVILY TAXED
improvement
(Bv the Associated Press.)

New York, Feb. 6.-Bradstreet' tomOr-
row will say:
| 'ITnfavorable weather conditions may
| retard but they DO not arrest trade and
| industrial development, which continues
| in exceptionally full volume for this sea-
son OF the year.
Spring trade as pointed out hereto
fore is earlier and of larger volume
than in any previous year and
the remarkable steadiness of prices is
evidence that stability in pres
ent conditions is expected for some time
to come. The current reports from the
dry goods trade are among the most
cheerful ever recorded at this season Of
the year. Cotton goods note exceptional
activity and strength, but other lines of
spring trade are busy, iron and steel is
active for this season. lumber produc-
tion and demand is brisk and hardware
is in heavy demand.
This progress is being made in spite
of some drawbacks, but these very short
comings are evidence merely of super
abundant prosperity. For instance, the
notice given earlier in the week by the
Western railroads that they would be
heavy freight, such as grain. flour, iron
iron ore, and lumber and that, in fact
they could only take perishable and
quick moving merchandise, is evidence
that the railroad facilities of the coun-
try, as frequently noted before, have not
expanded so quickly or in as great pro-
portion as has the volume of business
offered In the iron and steel trade the
fuel situation is really but little better
owing to the congestion in car transpor-
tation between the coke regions and con-
Stunning points.
Business failures for the week ended
February 8, number POS against 247 in the
same week last year
COTTON RECEIPTS.
New York. Feb. 6-The following are
the total net receipts of cotton at Gil
PORTS since September 1st:
Galveston, 1.717,5S9; New Orleans,
LIZ ,619; Mobile. 179,OSS; Savannah,
.O74 .64S; Charleston, 1919, 541; Wilmington.
29g 1913; Norfolk. 39S $50; Baltimore. %
462; New York, 3S9O7; Boston, 1891
Newport News. 1855; Philadelphia,
17.O2S; Brunswick. SO. 407; Fernandina,
450 Pensacola. 105, 1874; Port Arthur,
cisco 1881; Portland, Ore, 1,541. Total,
6 051 .012 bales.
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT.
New York, Feb. 6.-For the week end
ing Friday, February 9Th. Net receipts
at all United States ports during week,
1872, 677; net receipts at all United States
ports same week last year, ia, 1888: total
receipts stree September LIST. 6.051, or;
total receipts to same date last year,
1856, $50; exports for the week, 201 .652;
exports for same week last year 124, 154;
total exports since September 1st, 44S6,-
1874 total exports same date last year,
I $50 1872 stock at all United States ports
953. 500; stock at all United States ports
same time last year, Sal ,669; stock at
all interior towns, 400, 085; stock at all
Gnterior towns same time last year. 592,-
l1S; stock at Liverpool, $50 coo; stock at
Liverpool same time last year, 1,040, 900:
stock of American afoat for Great
Britain 157 900: stock of American a1oat
for Great Britain same time last year,
244 900.
WEEKLY MOVEMENT.
New York Feb. 1.-THE following
statistics on the movement of cotton tor
the week endiOv EehruarV 9Th were