The Cairo bulletin., 1905-01-14
Says Bradstreet's Weekly Re-
view of Trade
CONFIDENT FEELING
MARKS ALI cIRcLES-MRNuFAc
TORIES RUNNING FULL TIME
--WHoLE6ALE TRADE IN
TIE USUAL MlD-WiN.
TER QUIET.
BY the Associated Press.

Activity in ind.atry. particularly in
rcn and s.eel ana allied trades, far
III hes contract to conditions in the
listributiye centcrs in which there
ione irregularity with seasonal qui-
otness prelominatlng in all but d few
sections. The undertone Of the gen.
'ral rituation is, however, one Of
strength. The potential demand IS
bought to be very large. Stocks in
III kinds are light ana leo,ing Is one
af confidence.
Quiet in Wholesale Lines.
Midwinter quiet rules ;Ge wholesale
cadc in mo.i Ines, aad speculation
securities ana staples IS quiet t.
,ull at generally steady price,. Gen
rally speaking, the manufacturing IN
lus.ry having three to four months
booked ahead ia running very full ans
iisplaye more surface activity thar
loes new business.
The season for clearance sales III
etail lines Is well under way and a
Iarge distribution is being stimulated
~ special prices and by seasonab o
weather. conditions in most sessions
Cotton Goods Very Quiet.
The notable quiet trade at present
that OF cation goods which feel thu
feet Of the recent price decline in
'aw material In backward buying.
Hardware manufacturers report
three to four months orders hooked
head; the shoe trade Is looking ur
I the east with buyers talking high
sr priced goods more freely; the wool
IN goods trade IS in a strong position
Jwing 70 the strength II the raw ma
ferial. THE iron and s.cei trade /:
producing close 10 the maximum. The
'nFe sitlat.ol has improved ANA fam.
ne prices are no longer asked
Bank clcsriags Snow Gains.
Bank clearings show gains not Only
over last week but over this week
year ago Railway earnings. re
urns indicate very fui' business pro
ceedingr thr slgh the country and
failures are ra.her less than the an.
aual normal cloan mp Involves Colioc.
lions as a whole rank fair 10 COOL I.
though the south still complains, and
some extensions are asked for here.
Wheat, including four exports for
he week 70l 900 bushels, against 2,
$1,000 this week Ia year; July 20
late. 3G,S7l 600 bushels. against 92,,
29lS2i last year
Ctm exports for the week 2 $4,000
bushes against 97SGoo year ago
July 1 to date 2l.G19O00 bushels
lgainct 3O,S5i ,000 in 1903.
r. G. Dun's Report.
r. G. Dun and company's report is
as follows:
Erratic weather produces Irregular
ity in the retail di,tribu'ion of mer.
chandisc at many points and south
ern business is quiet because Of the
depression in cotton, but the gener-
al outlook is c0ngide-ed very bright
Manufacturers report that conf
dence Is warranted by a number OF
new orders. while deliveries on old
contracts are stiil Of a very catisfac
tory volume. The best news comes
from the iron and steel industry
while footwear factories are busy
Wooden mills are in exceptionally
good condition and activity is assur
ed among cotton spinners as soon as
the raw material market becomes set
tlel. Failures for January thus Ear
compare very favoraby with last
years returns.
Railway earnings incrcas ed SIS per
cent over those Of 1904. and foreign
commerce at This p3Tj for lssl week
elbows a gain of sG.l5i,SG7 in Imports
and loss Of only 1891 .933 i'm exports.
Iron and Steel Going Forward.
Although business is distributed
somewhat irregularly. owing to local
conditions as o. supply Of fuel and
other materials. the iron and steel in
dustry Is moving s,ealily forward
Statistic Of pig iron production AMI
consumption az the opening Of the
year testify 90 even greater prosper
ity ;hsu was anticipated. Nor is the
stability threatened by a speculative
imitation Il prices. as yet. although
that is danger that usually menacss
any revival OF industrial ACTIVITY
Coke uvc1s in the Cannel'svilic re-
gion are producing at the maximum
capacity and there Is no handicap to-
progrc s in Pittstarg. but storms and
ftrii,es ssill affect the fuei supply a.
some other points.
Railways are placing large con
tracts Tor al forms OF equipment, and
the demand far billets and bars is SC
urgent that premiums above list prie
cs are recorded on some transactions /
Failures this week slf in the Init