The Cairo bulletin., 1905-06-03
SURFE|T OF RAIN
TELLS ON TRADE
Crops Need a Few Weeks OF Hot
Weather
SAY TRADE REVIEWS
/ CONDITIONS. HOWEVER, HAVE
ALREADY BEGUN TO GROW
TTER-RAlLWAY EARN
INGs GREATER.

New York. June -Bradstreet-s
weekly review Of trade is as follows:
Trade reports, crop conditions and,
to a lesser degree collections display
Improved appearance. the result Of
rather better weather conditions.
Clearing skies and more seasonabie
Weather have made for a better retail
rade, improved recorder business with
'obbers In seagonabTe goods have
cleared the crop situation and allowed
some measure of asesrtainment Of the
lamage done by excessive rains, high
water or low temperatures IN widely
separated areas
Reports are Optimistic.
Weather and crop Irregularities col
| trade reports but It is tc be noted
hat northwestern cities return very
| optimistic reports, the central west Is
,heerful, and some southern points
eport trade better than sntiripafcd
arlier Effects on trade of the back
| yard spring at the east are being re-
aired Industry is still active,
hough iron and steel trades are ratli-
+ quleEer, with crude materials east
| i, though crap Is in a rather better
one
| Building Active Everywhere.
| Building ii active the country over,
nd except at Chicago. labor troubles
re moi seriously hampering. All
inds a building material. including
amber. brick, cement. glass, paints,
III, and hardware, are actively cali
for. Money Is still easy. Textile
radc shows irregularity in different
ines. WaoIen goods are quiet. but
srong. Wheat, including -four. ex-
grt. for tue week. 100000 bushels
against 1.asT,o0O this week last year;
aly III d4te. 5S,5s0,0oo against l27s
10000 last scar.
Corn exports, a5se9o bashels
gainst s227 ,o00 d year ago Jal3 ! 10
ate. 7i,sTa0dO, against 5o.95so00 in
ao4
N n. g. Dunis Report.
n. q. Dun q c'a. report All follows:
The season opened bright with
romise that dealers are preparing
or heavy spring business, but alb
ormally low temperature and exces
!. iye moisture retarded consumption
!, nd buraensome stocks must ha carl
led over unless accumulations are re
!, uced by clearance sales aL bargain
:. lrices. A few weeks Of hot weashe
/, you'd greatly improve the situation
i loweYer particularly as to the agri
j nltural outlook which would ne TX
4, Yected III other induairies var,
romptly.
Little Weakness IN Fig Iron.
q Little weakness Is noted In pig iron
gut most lines Of finished steel are i
i ood demand and confidence Is 81
ii resaed in results month henci
Il )ther leading branches of manufa,
N lre are making favorable reports
sts .eturns ef railway earnings show q
- verage gain OF ~ per cent Foreig
rs ommerce at this port last week wa
al ayorahle, exports exceeding those (
.9o4 by s4.SS7,3So while import
,al showed a small gain of s4Si,S54
OF Minor metals are fairly steady. ri
ar ron contracts are being placed K
81 eliyery during the first half Of ne,
al year.
he, Textile Fabrics Stronger.
as Textile fabrics are stronger in tor
'nf because Of the upward tendency
hi. aw materials, and also on account
he limited supply Of goods in FIR
lev sands, often making prompt deliver
lnf impossible
We New England footwear manufactu
nle srs are now operating cls Sc 10 the
ats lll capacity
Failures this week 1913, against q
ne corresponding week last yes
Sank clearngs;
Total bank clearngs complied
srad trcet's for the week S2.240.0S
$50 an increase Of i2.2 per cent ca
pared with the corresponding We
ast year