The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-19
Despite Unusual Opposition
by the Elements.
FEELING CAR SHORTAGE
Textile Mills are Rather More Fully Employed
on The WholI---Lumber is in Better De-
mand---lnjury to Crops
Exaggerated.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Sept. 18.-R. G. Dun & Com
pany's Weekly Review of Trade tomor-
row will say:
Business has made moderate progress
during the past week, despite unusual OPP
position from the elements. When all
other industries are to q considerable de-
gree dependent upon agricultural condI-
tions, reports of serious injury to crops
by cold and wet weather are not calcu-
lated to stimulate confidence. Subsequent
corrections Indicate that the amount OF
damage had been exaggerated as usual,
and prospects frightened.
THE car shortage is beginning to be
felt, especially in the Pittsburg district,
where sufficient labor cannot be secured
for handling freight. Manufacturing
plants are well occupied as a rule even
the textile mills reporting less idle ma
chinery, and at Chicago there is notable
pressure for implements and hardware.
Lumber is in better demand as structural
activity revives. Payments are season.
ably prompt, except where late crops de
lay settlements and the outlook for fall
and winter business contains much tnat
is encouraging Railway earnings thus
far reported for September shows an
average gain of 1876 per cent over last
year. In the iron and steel industry quo
tations have been declining for some
months and a large tonnage of business
is held back in the expectation that stlll
better terms may be offered.
'Textile mills are rather more fully en-
ployed on the whole, although additions
have been made to the idle cotton ma
cnnery, partially offsetting the increased
activity of other spindles. No develop
ments of Importance occurred In the dry
goods market Mills are behind with de
iveries, the increased production being
on orders already booked
Failures this week were 219, against
1879 last year"
MOVEMENT OF COTTON.
New York Sept 1S.-The following
statistics on the movement of cotton Tor
the week ending Friday, September 49,
1903, were compiled by the New York Cot
ton Exchange.
Weekly movement
This year. Last year.
Port receipts. 80. =. l09,216 207, ,487
Overland to mills and
Canada. y. 3OS >4,1O2
Southern mill takings
(estimated) !. :. :. $4,000 5000
Gain of stock at inte-
rior towns. -. :. :. =. 1892 2S,992
Brought into sight for
the weak . . :. 156,717 279,5S1
Total crop movement
Port receipts :. :. j. 15O,5S1 452, ,124
Overland to mills and
Canada 144 6,l9I
Southern mill takings
(estimated) =. e. $4,000 ia 900
Stock at interior towns
in excess of Sept. 1st. 21,617 67,73S
Brought into sight thus
far for season.. -. 295,942 642,059
COTTON RECEIPTS.
New York, Sept. 18.-The following are
the total net receipts of cotton at all ports
since September 1st: Galveston, 35. .742:
New Orleans, 10,339; Mobile, $3.50; Savan-
nah, 58,479; Charleston, 9,197; Whining
ton, 22,2S1; Norfolk, 1884; Baltimore, 1866;
New York, 752; Boston, 442; Newport
News, ; Philadelphia, 267; Bruins
wick, --; Fernandina, ; Pensaco-
la, --; Port Arthur -; Port Town
send, -; San Francisco, -; Port
land Ore, -; Vancouver B. c.. -----;
Ell Paso, -; Eagle Pass, -; La
redo, -. Total 149, ,54S bales.
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATE
MENT.
New York, Sept. 1S.-For the week
ending Friday, September 1S, 1903. net
receipts at all u. S. ports during week,
110,789; net receipts at all u. S. ports
same week last year, 209, ,463; total receipts
since September 1st., 149, ,548; total re-
ceipts to same date last year. 453, ,096 ex-
ports for the week, 51,759; exports for
same week last year, 1876, 1883; total exports
since September 1st., SO, ,222 total exports
same date last year. 267, ,233; stock at all
United States ports, 177,6S5; stock at all
United States ports same time last year.
304,931; stock at all interior towns, 27.613;
stock at all interior towns same time last
year, 132,5S8; stock at Liverpool, -::
stock at Liverpool same time last year.
305. 900: stock of American afloat for Great
Britain, $4,000: stock of American afloat
for Great Britain same time last year,
Warrenton, N. c., Sept 1S-About fif-
teen or twenty of our farmers and business
men of Warrenton township met in the
court house last Saturday and organized
a Farmers Protective Association. The
following officers were elected: !. B.