The Cairo bulletin., 1905-04-29
CROP CONDITIONS
ARE EXCELLENT
And Bui'diug is Of Unprecedent.
cd Volume
is BRADSTREETS REPORT
LABOR DISPUTES ARE scARcER.
CHICAGO BEING THE
ONE CONSPICUOUS
EXEMPTION.


New York. April 20. Following !,
bradatreet's weekly review Of trade,
lsregnlarity SIN characterizes dis
trihutive trade, While indus ~ ID &c
We and ont door construction Of an
nfecedented volume Weather hal
been rather too cool for the bcst 3
crop preparation cr termination.
Labor Is well employed and Vii
& the one conspicuous exception of CHI
rago, where the teamsters strike Ar
fects tsade and shipments. disputes
are below the average for May i.
/ Halfway earnings are good and
bank ciearines this week, owing Il
holidays, We're smaller than last
weeks but heavily exceed a year agD
Collections generally are rather tardy
| especially at The south
Crop condl Ions Good.
Grop conditions, Iough fhe season
Is backward. promises we'll Al regards
cereals. A heavy wheat Yield q III
nrospect. Trade reports from Dor
lions Of the northwest are favorable
Building is active the country over
far distant points unit ng In reports
OF unprecedented construction. F.n
| ished iron ana i eel are Iii good ia
mand, particularly at the west.
Raw materials. except coke. which
u easier, are In active sale and
movement Shoes have sold better
fhan 4 year ago. and The movement
fhe country over IL larger. II DIS are
stronger while leather tends I'D ID
cause of high raw mater ais.
Waea'. including -four exports for
the week ent'gng 100000 bushels
an nst /, oil,oo0 this week last year
July 70 date. 523aS.Ooo. against a2i
z2a+onO Last year Corn exports / $3.50
600 baisheIs. against 10000 year agos
July 1 to date 67,2G3, 900 against 4S
925,0o0 III 1904
Dun and Company.
II. q, Dun & Co. renort III fpllows
Business broadens iii wholesale
manner and the most encouraging IN.
,dicatiun regarding future is the scar
city Of labor d sputes. These contro.
versies are usually the most nune-ors
'un May { Dmt this year no serious
trouble Is threatened, and one benefi
cent result is expanding activity III
fhe building trades Jobbers have eS
perlenced good spring trade and man
facturefs are now receiving large con
tracts for fall shipments, while reta
sales are of sd isfactory volume. ex
cept at few points where inclemen
weather has temporarily retarded dis
tribution. Activity ct the Interior ii
evidenced by increased trasfers
tdither Of silver dollars and subsid
airy silver by the treasury, crop pros
PEGS being well maintained despHe
excessive cold In few sections.
Railway traff c continues very
heavy earnings for April thus far an
ceedlng the same period last year hy
1877 per cent. while fore gn commerce.
at this port for last week shows a gain
Of $3,Saf,447 In value Of merchandise
imported and an increase OF sf.047.-
300 In exports compared with 1904. |
Mercantile collections dhow further
Improvement and money remains
abundant and easy.
Prospects Good For Iron.
Current conditions ard prosp cts for
me future are both extremely salts
factory in the iron and steel industry
Two ! nes Of distribution are particu-
Iarly overwhelmed wi h business
railway equipment and structural
steel Eastern Foot and shoe manu-.
'act'Irers are still very busy and some
VIII have little time for TAX ng of IN.
en'ories before commencing work On
'all gcods Textile industries con
inue to make encouraging progress
IA lures this week 204 in the United
states against 2o2 last year.