The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-08-22
JOBBING TRADE
is HOPPING UP
EXTREMELY WELL
Weekend Summary of. Trade
Conditions Reveals Satisfac-
tory Conditions With Few Ex-
ceptions Evidence Labor
Disturbances Are Subsidlng.

NEW YORK, Aug. 21.-Bradstreet's
tomorrow will say: Weather and crop
conditions are still the leading notes to
fall trade 1n,tthe- Northwest, South
west and South jobbers. are taking
hold energeticaIly, and reports as
whole, are as good if not better than
year ga In the East fall jobbing
has started In WE'LL. Some soft spots
are noted in the central West, sections
in which crop yields were lighter than
hoped for buying conservative1y. Re-
tail trade is seasonably quiet. and col
Alections are reported backward in
number of Instances. Among the
great industries few important changes
are noted. $50 zI5+
One of the notable developments is
the general settling of pig iron prices,
following the buying Of two weeks
past. Fewer Industrial operatives are
on strike now than for months past,
but the idleness of cotton mill opera
tives tends rather to increase. The
lumber tradeeis actives West and North.
but in the East it has not as yet re-
recovered from the depression induced
by labor troubles, now about drawing
to a close. Shoe manufacturing is
notably active the country over. and
Eastern shippers are breaking all rec
ords. OR -
Railway earnings for the first half of
August continue to show good gains.
The Eastern jewelry trade is quiet for
the season. Leather Is reported firm
but quiet. New9f England hides are
lower. Weakness in Southern foun-
dry iron is noteds at Eastern markets.
and Bessemer. pig iron is reported Of
fered 81 per ton. lower at Pittsburg
than year ago, with supplies for i'm
mediate delivery more in request
Large buying or pig iron is less notice
able than it was one or two weeks
ago, but quite 81 number. Of small or
ders have been booked. Steel billets
are less active but fairly firm. Mer-
chant bars, sheets and plates in nm
ished products are reported in much
better call, but the demand for struc-
tural material is light. Copper was
marked up this week, partially, 1t is
thought, to affect stock market qouta-
itions, but some large sales below the
official figures are reported.
Wheat, including fourssexports for
the week ending 7Augssz9. aggregate
3,372,789 bushels. against 3,413, 191&lastss
week; 5954,795 this week last year,
66O6,9S0 in 1901 and 2,695, 1913 in 1900.
For seven weeks ofxffes cereal year
they aggregated e2l,Sa3,93a ;Sbushels,
against 1,3O9,7 69 ir1S1902, 48,153,195 in
1901, and 20,677, SOC in $50 0!.@fs's
I Corn exports for sthesWeek aggregate
5O9,4S5 bushels, j against .s707.3S7. Last
week, 51,649 a year ago, 524,883 in
1901 and 3.493,375s in 1900 s3-4ss sssFzes*sss
For seven weeks of = the present
cereal year they aggregate 7,45S,975
bushels, against 639 sos in j 9o2 r.
1913 in 1901, and 24.7eaIa5 in $780, x
Business failures the United
States for the week ending with Aug.
20 number 166. against 100 last week
1S1 in the like week sofe I982g@1 Sassins
1901 1876 in 1900 and, 154=fn 1899. In
Canada failures for the week number
Il, as against II last week and 22s sinN
this week a year ages = ss4sssssssssz ~,