Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-11
TRADE GOOD DESPITE DROPS
Bradstreet sees Favorable Indications
10 OFFSET Fall Tn Prices.


NEW YORK. April 1O.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say:
Favorable features this week are the
annual rush OF Easter buying at retail.
which is reported of excellent volume. and
a slight but still perceptible Improvement
In the labor situation growing out Of
showed exceptional strength. despite sea-
sonal changes downward in dairy products.
grains and fuel, partly eountSractsd; how
Lumber and building materials OF all kinds
have. remained in exceptional good de-
mand in spite OF numerous strikes, and
finished products in iron and steel show
strength. but the cruder forms. such as
pig iron, have weakened perceptbly,
ostensibly because of the lowering OF quo
tations of southern iron. but really because
Will improved transportation and better
of iron products to the highest point ever
1t is, of course, too early to measure the
development Of fall trade. Some interior
markets report good orders, but large east
ern centers note a holding back of buyers
Of cotton yarns and the demand for heavy
checked by higher prices. Raw wool has
again weakened. though the statistical
Railroad earnings are quite favorable.
gross receipts for March Indicating an In
crease Of between 10 and IL per cent. while
net returns for February show a gain OF
6 per cent or an increase in gross receipts
Relatively the best trade reports come
from the leading western markets, but all
centers report a satisfactory spring whole-
sale trade.
is one of marked strength in finished, but
Of unsettlement and even In the
cruder forms. Northern pig iron has weak
ened in sympathy with the readtustment
of southern prices last week. Foreign mar
kets are also reported easier. For immedi-
ate delivery $2i. so is insisted on for pig iron
at Pittsburg' but $40 would be accepted II
buyers would offer it for the latter part OF
the year. Buyers, however. are not eager
nAI ~ ha1AAnn Af nUl6nnFlU nWnnGftnR
or hoping for lower quotations. Domestic
rail manufacturers are full up with orders,
American and Canadian roads inquring for
steel rails abroad. Structural orders are
in large volume. a notable instance or TINS
being for requirements for improvements
to plants controlled by the leading interest.
The strength OF old material is a notable
feature in the iron trade at present. Among
weakened again, but lead retains Its OLD
irmness
strength. The spring rush is over at the
eastern shoe manufacturing %centers, but
shipments. while smaller than last week.
are heavily in excess of a year ago.
The situation in coffee Is an interesting
one. After a decline early In the week,
which brought future deliveries to the
decline an extensive liquidation or the
former bull interest was reported, q slight
upturn was noted. due to reports that
Brazil will adopt radical measures. such
as burning surplus supplies OF low srsues
in order to tighten the load Oh, the market
This is regarded. however, as hardly possi-
BILE OF fulhllment.
After a further decline. due to dizziness
in the refined market and pressure of sup
plies, raw sugar has steadied at what is
said by authorities to be the bottom.
Wheat, including flour. exports for the
week ending April 9 aggregate 2,63, 2S5 bu.,
against 3,13O,974 last week. ~3,S42,0l2 In this
week a year ago and 6,645.6 In 1gOl Mheat
against 2O2, eS7. $50 last season and 162.On,s9
in 1900.
Corn exports aggregate 2.654,TS2 bu.,
against 2,s32. 06S last week, 15S,565 a year age
and 2,62S. Ss4 in 1901. For the fiscal year ,ex.
ports are 1890, 26S bu.. against 24,623,OO2 last
season and 150,S75, 4SS in 1901.
Business failures in the United states
for the week ended April 8 number 15S,
OF 1902, PCS in 1901, $50 in 1900 and 24S in 1899.