The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-07
BR.ADsTRET's REVIEW.
New York Feb. s.-Bradstreet's tomor- ,

New York Feb 6.-Bradstreets tomor- TOW will say:
 unfavoraole weather conditions may re- tard, but they do not arrest trade and industrial development, which continues exceptionally full volume for this season u tne year. spring tIaue Is pointeu out heretofore is earlier and in larger volume than in any previous year and the re- markable steadiness of prices Is evidence that stability in political conditions is ex- pected for some time to come. The cur rent reports from the dry goods trade are amung the most cheerful ever recor- ed at tt.is season of the year. Cotton goods note exceptional activity and strength, but other lines of shipping trade are busy. iron and steel are active for this season, lumber prediction and demand is brisk: naroware is in heavy demand.
 This progress Is being made in spite of some drawbacks, these shortcomings are evidently more of superabundant prosper lty For instance, the notice given earlier in the week by the Western railroads that they would be forced to refuse nu- merous classes of heavy freight. such as grain, flour, iron, iron ore and lumber, and that in fact, they could only take perithable and quick moving merchandise is evidence that the railr lads facilities of the country as frequently noted be- fore have not expanded so quickly on in as great proportion as has the volume of business offered. In the iron and steel trade the fuel situation is really but little better owing t9f the congestion in car transportation hetmeen the coke regions and consuming points.
 The late spell of mild weather has cer- tainly brought about an improvement in the coal shnapop,s Cold weather was re- sponstble Tor lower prices of butter and eggs in January and some hog products also declined; but cereals remained steady and textiles nearly all advanced. as did several kinds of iron and steel. copper, tin and naval stores offsetting the lower movement In quotations of country pro- duce, coal and coke. petroleum, hides and some grades of leather. Owing to the steadiress of the large majority of prices. the movement of prices as a whole was only vary slightly downward, less than 1 per cent decline being noted for the month of January. Chief among the sta- pies showing strength Is raw cotton. While buyers of iron and steel evince a tendency D stand off as regards distant deliveries, pressing needs for immediate purposes, induce numerous small sales which make a considerable aggregate of trade material
 Finished products are active as here. tofore Rails. structural materials, wire. bars, railroad material and even tin plates are In active request
 some large orders Lur pipes have also been booked, but good sized order for steel rails had to be placed abroad owing to the inability of domestic manufactur. CTS to make deliveries. The most impor- tant interest in the trade reports orders on its books for $500. 900 tons, the largest future of which there Is record.
 The market for foreign material are rather firmer. An additional feature mak- ing for stability of present iron prices Is the feeling that iron ore prices will bs advanced this spring. This. taken in con- nection with the high cost of fuel ad. vanced freight rates would seem to post pone the day when the long predicted downward revision of prices Is to occur. Large sales (50,000 tons) open hearth steel are reported at Pittsburg, where struc- tural plates are active. Tin plates are stronger and most of the mills are in operation: Steel bars adhere to the loi rate: Ptttsburg firm building telephone conduits has secured S1 800 900 contract from the Russian government.
 Wheat, including flour, exports for tba week ending February 5, aggregate 3sS5.- 9l6 bushels against 4.420.O65. last week 997, SIS in 1901.
 Wheat exports since July aggregate lo2, oSs bushels against i7O,l46,l45 last season and l20, .469 in 1900.
 Corn exports aggregate 2,400. .316 bushels againest 2.O4o,399 last week, .l69, JAS a year ago and 4171,440 In 1901" For the fiscal year exports are 22.S 0l6 bushels against 2Sl, ,l3O last season and l19,s66, 7e4 i'm 1901
 Business failures for tweek ending Feh- ruary number aOs against 23O last weeE 247 in tho like week in 1902; 250 in 1901. :.Si In 1900, and 196 In 1898. In Canada for inc week 27 as against 90 last week