The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-12
Weather Improves and SO
Does Trade.
DIXIE WHEAT BETTER
Southern Spring Reports Continue
Coed. The Iron Trade Shows a
Gain in Activity and in
Prices of Crude Ma
terial.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, March 1.-BFadstreets to-
morrow will say:
Weather conditions have improved, and
with them jcbbing trade at leading West
ern points. Southern spring trade reports
continue god and recent rain or snow in
the Southwest, though so light in some
sections as to be of little service to win
ter wheat, has frightened wheat reports
from that section. The iron trade ais
shows gain IN activity and in prices OF
crude material. Transportation matters
show Improvement and with them supplies
of coke to furnaces and shipments of
goods to consumers. February gross rail
way earnings as whole promise to be
time ago favored.
The progress of the season has appar
emily helped the iron and steel markets.
increased activity and firmer prices are
noted for the cruder forms, continuing the
large buying by leading interests last
week.
Business failures in The United States
for the week ending with March number
200 against 176 in the like week in 1903.
COMPARATIVE COTTON STATEMENT
New York, March 1.-For the weel,
ending Friday, March 18th, net receipts
ut all U. S. ports during week, 81 ,143; net
receipts at all L. S. ports same week last
year, 140, 457; total receipts since Septem-
Der list, 6523,079; total receipts to same
date last year, 6,797, 527; exports for the
week. 42,212; exports same week last year,
219,4O2; total exports since September 1st,
494S,452 total exports same date last
year, 5,313, 994: stock at all United States
ports, 579.399; stock at all United States
ports same time last year, 634 1888; stock
at all interior towns, 31O.966: stock at all
interior towns same time last year 263, sol;
stock at Liverpool same time last year
$4,000; stock of American afloat for Great
Britain same time last year, 211,0o0
COTTON RECEIPTS.
New York, March 1.-THE following
arc the total net receipts of'cotton at all
ports since September LIST: Galveston
2,206,692 New Orleans, 1,761, 1885, Mobile
1871, 1881: Savannah, 1,059,1S6 Charleston,
1896; Wilmington. 1888; N3rfolk 49,
$40: Baltimore, 22,6S0; New York, 1899;
Boston, 17,307; Newport News, 11,134;
Philadelphia, II, 1885, Brunswick, 927S6:
Fernandina, 1850: Pensacola, los, 1856:
Port Arthur, 55,466: Port Townsend, 26,-
667; San Francisco, 1884; Portland, Ore.
1.OG0 FL Paso, LOO; Eagle Pass, 1856;
Laredo, 1887. Total 6,523,O79 bales.
MOVEMENT OF COTTON
New York. March 1.-THE following
satisfies OH the movement of cotton for
the week ending Friday, March H. were
compiled by the New York Cotton Ex-
change:
This Last
Weekly Movement. Year Year
Port Receipts ........... 51,283 S3,361
Overland to Mills and
Canada Observation-Disclosures. Is, $50 23, 624
Southern Mill Takings (es-
timated) ............ $4,000 46,5Oo
Loss of Stock at Interior
Towns ................... 1916 25,24
Brought into Sight for
the Week .............1O 9,O47 12S,191
Total Crop Movement.
Port Receipts .6,528,31G 6,S21. 184
Overland to Mills and
Canada ............. 1880 S75,1sS
Southern Mill Takings
(estimated) ....1, S6S,OoO 1925, $500
Stock at Interior Towns
in Excess of Septem-
Der 1st. ............ 2SS,S4S 1876, O3s
Brought into Sight thus
Far for Season ....... s95S,7s4 9,215.S4