Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-04-16
BRADSTREET'S
Trade Irregular, Weather Cor
ditions Only Drawback,
Wonderful Curtai|ment in the Cotton
Goods Industry.
Paper Trade Expericncinu Coed New
Paper Trade Experiencing Good New
Business.

New York. April 15.-Bradstroctg re-
view of trade will. tomorrow, say:
Trade is still irregular. with unsoo
sonably cool weather the chief but not
the only drawback. In some sections.
notably the South and portions Of il
the East and West. brighter weather
has helped trade and incidentally crop
preparations. Foreign trade returns
have seemed to favor the manufacture
ing rather than tho agricultural inter-
ests. bacusc. while hroadstuffs and cot
ton exports have fallen onc-third be-
hind last March. exports Of manufac-
tured goods. notably copper and iron
must have expanded to bring about the
small gain in all exports noted for that
month. Most measures Of trade point
to Il smaller volume of business than
a year ago
The industrial situation has not
been entirely favorable Iron ana
steel. coal, coke. lumber and naval
stores interests notes either increased
acuEity in production AMI cCnsump-
ton or improved demand from various
sources. but the cotton goods industry
is curtailing production St;ari Oily: tn, re-
is less activity in shoe manufacturing
duo to severe winter weather curtail-
inf: demand or diVerting it to rubber
gooGS. which have been active and
the building and ether industries are
marred by labor troubles. The wooden
goods demand is not up 10 expectations
but Tic paper trade which was hurt
~ low water ana difficulty in obtain
ing supplies during tho winter is now
experiencing Il good business
price ciaHgcs of the wc"l5 l,ayc con
tinuci TIC movement which began il
March toward Il lower Level. though. y:
c":t in cotton. the changes have hccu
slight. and even hare the reaction Seem;
purely speculative. though melted ~ the
enrichment Of cotton productfcn at Fall
River and other textile cortors. reported
lower prices Of print cloths poor export
trade and undeniahly backward srring
trade in dry goods Cotton rltnting :S
making good progress in tie South *
'C"nt i'll Arkansas and in the Memphis dis
t:lct. where higher water. rains or cold
weather rCtardS. While spring trade i;;,s
been disappointing in many lines ana I'M
mediate business is not ~ tn c,,Dpcta
ti"ns. tho number Of markets reporting
is large. III Eastern marl;"ts cotton
goods arc quiet, notably 1T Kew YORK
and Ecst"n. Prices Of :omc s;n i,,cS are
reported weaker. ANA print cloths l,v
lower. Many Shoe factories III the East
are closed for stnck-tahiEc. and shin.
m"nts arc falling behind Il wear aGp. while
flll orders sire *'aw in GcvclnI i'm. Tie
wool trade is quiot mt Philadelphia ana
T:oSton. Manufacturers ~ ana iublc;.S
in shoes complain of slow business, ana
heavier receipts Of foreign wool dcprcs.;
prices for the fincr grades. Tortl;,nd rr-
nCrts the Naive road in bad shape aud
affecting business. which hnti hccu iiclpc;
by f"w Gays Of warm weather.
Iron is rather qu:ctvr. this "-cc!l loss
cagcrncss to obtain supplies rf pig: bcinG
rotod in several lnHrlirtS. Finished pro-
duets arc IN good demand. hut manuflc.
'urcrs arc buying merely to ill require
mcdtS.
business failures for the week ending
VIA Aprii u rumh.T l9S again, lGo in tn,
lii.r WEI: in iac3