The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-30
Reports to the Commercial
Agencies Are Encouraging.
Crop Conditions Generally Are
Regarded as Favorable.
LABOR DISTURBANCES
Are the Only Factors Causing
ANY Uneasiness.
Railway Earnings Only Slightly
Below Last Years.


New York, July 30-Bradstreet's says:
More activity is noted at a few eastern
centers, but fall trade is slow to as
sumo form, pending assurance as TO
crop results and settlement of existing
Industrial disturbances. Crop conditions
are on the whole favorable. though ir-
regularity in sections prevented gen
eralization. Fail inquiry and shipments
of goods are livening up at the west
and are expected to become active ear
~ in August. The movement of winter
wheat to market. somewhat delayed
this year. has begun in earnest. COM
cident improvement in collections is
shown at some centers and demands
for money from the country has in
creased. The movement of currency to
move the crops has assumed good pro-
portions this week Advices from some
western markets point to more doing
I'm the fall dry goods, shoes and cloth
ing.
Good crop prospects favorably inf1u-
ence southern trade which is expected
to prove excellent later on.
Trade in eastern markets is still rath-
er quiet. Wool is quiet, though still
hrm, with medium grades relatively in
best demand. On the Pacific coast, San
Francisco reports light trade at pres
ent, but a good fall business is expect
ed. Export business is affected by war
complications The salmon pack will
be disappointingly small on the entire
Pacific coast
Unrest in industry is feature of i'm
portance.
The meat strike has reopened at
leading western packing centers, and
there is danger of sympathetic strikes
embroiling railroad employees. In addi-
to- ~-Er-
production of print cloths at Fall River
has come to an almost complete stop.
owing to the strike of %, 900 mill hands
against reduction. In addition to
these troubles the dullness in anthracite
coal and overstocked condition of all
markets renders serious existing dis
putes between operators and miners. A !
general shutdown of all mines is ex-
the idleness of $4,000 men. Other lines |
of industry are rather quiet, iron nota- |
bly, so. pending a clearer view of future |
requirements.
Business failures in the United States |
for the week ending July Is. number
ia against 100 last week 100 in the /
like week in 1908. 16S in 1902 $50 in 1901 1
and 40 in 1900 In Canada failures for /
the week number II, as against 10 last \
week and II in this week a year ago.
Wheat, including flour. exports for /
the t week os ending July Is. aggregate
last week. S.1s1. 900 this week last |
year. 4.43s.545 in 1902 and - in |
1901 From July 1 to date, the ex-
ports aggregated 5.1S6,174 bushels,
against 12.OO6,624 last year. 16.549,-
OO0 in 1902. and 1855 44 in 1901.
Corn exports for the week aggre-
gate 451. bushels. against 706,647
4O5 in 1902. and 56S.7O6 in 1901.
From July 1 to date the exports of /
corn aggregate 2,31O.544 bushels.
against 5,457,655 in 1903. 423,726 in
+
Dun's Review of Trade says:
Confidence appears to be returning.
despite a large addition to the army of
Labor disturbances are
the most unfavorable factors in the
Industrial and commercial situation at
the present time, curtailing the out
put of a few much needed products
and reducing the demand for all COM
Aside from this adverse in
1uence the situation has improved,
although progress is slow and fire.
luently interrupted. Another week has
put much wheat and cotton beyond
danger and brought other crops near
sr maturity. Dealers are providing
and in several important branches of
orders come Forward in
greater bulk. Owing to special condi-
lions the leading branches of manu-
facture do not make uniform prog
ress. complications as to supplies of
Jaw material making the current situ-
alton particularly puzzling at the tex
lie mills and shoe shops
Earnings of the railways thus far
for July are only 2.7 per
cent. less than last year.
While the tone of the packer hide
market is naturally very strong on
account of the packing mouse strike,
here is no activity. tanners falling
o perceive any advantage in making
purchases when deliveries are so un-
certain. Foreign hides arrive slowly,
Ind are in brisk demand. II