The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-07-30
FALL TRADE is
RATHER HES|TANT
Crop and Industrial Uncertain.
ties Stand in the Way of
Activity

Ne" YORK, July 29.-Bradstreet's
eoniorroW viii say: More activity is
tioted at few Western centers. but
i"ii TRADE is Slow pending assurance
as 70 crop results and settlement of ex
islins industrial disturbances. Cron
eoiioltions are on the whole favorable
though lrregularity in sections nre-
eenls generalization. Fall ino11irv and
SnipIIlehts or goods are livenine nm at
Tue west and are expected to become
dctVe early in August The rnovaroo,,t
VI winter wheat to market. somewhat
0eiay ca lnls year, has begun in earnest
go y; Improvement in collec-
Luis Is SHOWN at some centers and fine
ueHland Tor money from the countrv
mas increased. The movement of chr
Ieiicy TO move crops has assumed good
pIoporeIons this week. Advices from
so!he western markets point To more
uolhg IN tall dry goods, shoes and
oiI1tiulls. Good crop prospects favor
aols influence southern trade, which is
s gApected TO prove excellent later on.
Trade at Eastern markets is still ratbr
er quiet Ill
T Inc shoe trade displays only mod
crate activity, buyers being conserva-
I'VE put leather is nearly a cent higher
on all grades. Wool is rather Quiet
though still firm, with medium, oradaS
snow little activity as yet though tba
eHect of the Fall River strike has been
10 render print cloths prices firmer.
wholesale trade in liquors. particularI,,
IN WHISKY and wines, is reported dui,
ana adulterations is unsatisfactory ON
the racine coast. San Francisco reports
light trade at present, but good fall
business is expected. Export businass
Is affected by war complications. The
salmon pack will be disappointment
small on the entire Pacific coast. I'm
rest In industry is feature of i'm
portance. The meat strike has re-
opened at leading Western packing
centefs, and there is danger of sympa-
thet1c strikes embroiling railroad en-
ployes. In addition to the $4,000 meat
trade strikers, production of print
cloths at Fall River has come to an al
most complete stop owing to the strike
OF $4,000 mill hands against a reduce
ton.
Mines to Close
In addition to these troubles. the
dullneSs in anthracite coal and the
oVerstocked condition of all markets
render serious existing disputes be-
tween operators and miners. A general
shutdown of all mines is expected to
occur next week, involving the idleness
of $4,000 men,
Other lines of industry are rather
quiet, iron notably SO pending a clearer
view OF future requirements. Nails
nave been reduced in prices, and tin
plates have been cut to the lowest quo
tation in years. The effect of these re-
auctions is, however, yet to be seen. A
little more inquiry for structural ma
ter1al IS noted at Pittsburg. Tin, cop
per and lead among the other metals
are all lower in price this week.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending July 20
number ia, against 100 last week, 100
in the like week in 1903 16S in 1902, 100
in 1901 and 191 in 1900. In Canada
failures for the week number II, as
against 10 last Week, and II in this
week yeaI ago. Bank clearings ag-
gregate $50,807,13 decrease of 6.1
from last week, but an increase of 12.4
per cent over the like week in 1908.
Wheat, including flour, exports for
the week ending July % aggregate
1,613.265 bushels against 1,2S1,501
last week. 3,191,442 this week
last year, 4,3SS,534 in 1902, and 6,463,-
391 in 1901. From July 1 to date the
exports aggregate 5,1S6,174 bushels,
against 12,006,624 last year, 16,549, $40
in 1902, and 23,675,946 in 1901.
Corn exports for the week aggregate
415,844 bushels, against 706,647 last
week, 928,S39 a year ago. 22S, 405 in 1902,
and 563,604 in 1901. From July 1 to
date the exports of corn aggregate
2,310,544 bushels, against 6,357.665 in
1903. 423,T26 in 1902. and 6,233,699 in
1891