The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-07-01
BRADSTREET'S REVIEW
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF THE CONDI-
 TONS OF TRADE.
Volume of Distrtbutive Transactions is Favorable for Season Though Redecting Some Degree of
 Irregularlty.

New York. June 30.-Bradstreet's to- morrow will say:
 Though reflecting some irregularity due to mid-year influences, or in some sections, to less, cheerful crops reports. the volume of distributive trade Is full one for the season and Industry and manufacture show less than ordinarily the effects of the approach of the vaca- tion period. Good recorders for sum- leading markets. Relatively the best reports come from the central west and southwest; the South seems quite generally to hold the improvement re- subject of complaint Is that the wealth CT has been too wet or too cool In por- tions of the corn and wheat belts to allow of the best crop development and
 The crude iron trade is quiet. but inquiries are moro numerous. The finishing mills are still very busy and restricted. Railway earnings continue good and the traffic outlook Is favora- ble. Commodity prices, particularly farm products and raw materials for manufacture are very firm. Collections range from fair to good.
 Wheat, including flour exports for the week are 756,641 bushels against 975.ss2 last week and 1,l27, Ss5 this the exports are 62.427,760 bushels against 133,S72,03 last year.
 Corn exports for the week are 1,- 2s6,3s4 bushels against l.llo.s6s last st week and 536,0S7 year ago. From July to date the exports of corn are 7s;S9Ss,os1 bushels against e1'SS7.ss1 in
 business failures in the United States for the week number 1s6 against 157 last week and 204 in 1904. In Canada failures for the week number s3 against 23 last week and 20 year ago.
 nuu,s Revaexv
 New York, June 30.-R. G. Dun X Co.'S weekly review of trade tomorrow will say:
 Commercial conditions seldom change at midsummer and quiet markets usual- ly prevail unless there is a movement at the commodity exchanges in response to crop reports. The past week has proved no exception to the general rule. Reasonable merchandise has gone into distribution freely at retail, duplicate orders for summer lines are more numerous with Jobbers and traveling salesmen send in substantial contracts delivery.
 Manufacturing plants are we'll em- poyed for this time of the year when 1t is customary to make inventories and repairs but next week the idleness will be further increased after which a gen. eral resumption of activity is antici- pated. The confidence in the future and the increasing promptness of mer- cantile reductions are the best features of the trade situation. Least satisfac- tion is in the speculation fever that has appeared in grain and cotton prices rising more than Is apparently Justined by the dispatches to this paper regard ing progress on these farms.
 Railway earnings thus far reported for Juno were 70 per cent larger than last year and foreign commerce at this port for the last week showed gains of $2S3227O in exports and $945,339 in imports as compared with 1904. Mer- chant steel and agricultural implement material are fairly strong features Of the market, but in almost all lines the placing of contracts Is being deferred in the hope of better terms.
 Conditions in the wooden division have not altered except that little more stability attends the steadier posi- tion of raw wool In the hide market no change has occurred, but former conditions have become more pronounce ed, light sides gaining strength while heavy skins weakened. Although the tone of the market for foreign dry hides remains easy no further conces- sions are reported, Improvement con- tinues in leather trade. Sample orders for spring footwear are unusually heavy and the outlook for future busi- ness in boots and shoes Is considered bright.
 Failures this week number 249 in the United States against 249 last year and in Canada 16 compared with II year ago.