The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-06-10
BRADSTREEI'S REVIEW
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF CONDI-
 TIONS IN TRADE.
"Better Feeling" sums Up in a Mute shell the General Tone at Pres. ent Prevailing in the United
 States

New York, June s.-Bradstreet's to- morrow will say:
 The situation this week may be summed up. in the phrase. Better feel ing, which IS predicated on rather more seasonable weather, following better crops, larger volume of retail trade and improved recorder business at wholesale. These in turn are reflect ed In an assured tone as to fall busi- ness In distributiVe lines. Relatively best advices come from surplus cereal {. the South is iikeWlse kew s betteFT F Against this is to be noted some tenn weather in the Northwest, the lake region and the East, while new busi- ness in iron and steel is smaller and trade movement still point unniistak- ably to large gains in all lines over a year ago.
 Crop reports confirm last weeks in- timations of turn for the better in winter wheat, corn and cotton crop Features in distributive trade are the
 gh goods SGt shs agT strike still hurts local trade and iron buying is light. Hardware Is still favorably situated trade at the West and lumber and other building mate rial show great activity for this sea the leading feature is the better tone OL duNICtc ITOln tIlo COltOn turing trade. There is more strength in wide print cloths and a number of makes of cotton goods have been ad- vanced.
 Business failures for the week end ing June s, number 1S4, against 154 last week and III in the like week
 In Canada failures number 21 as against 19 last week and IS in the week last year.
 Wheat, including flour, exports for the week ending June 8. are 1.47e.s4O 4s2.O32 thls week last year. From 27O bushels against 12S,42s,4s1 last
 Corn exports for the week are LIDS, . 1le bushels against 457s14 last week. 5454O year ago. From July 1 to date the exports of corn are 76.Q6T.212 week in 1904.
 Dun's Review.
 New York, June 9.-R. G. Dun & will say: Although trade reports are still irregular and in many cities below expectations there has been improve ment in response to higher tempera- tivity Is fully maintained in textile fab rtcs and there is an enormous output of iron and steel despite some reduction of production. Building operations are large and materials in excellent de- mand. Foreign commerce for the last week at this port shows splendid gain compared with 1904. imports increasing SS,l3I,944 and exports gaining 1,470,- 305. All returns for May make faYof- able comparisons with the same month last year, railway earnings increasing 8 per cent. while bank exchanges rose 31;2 per cent. Textile manufacturers are in strong position, buyers gradually appreciating the changed situation. There is little speculative buying. but more disposition to provide for future requirements. Prices are very firm. Further weakness has developed in packer hides, the only supporting factor being the light supply of COW hides that are sought by tanners. of upper leather. Country hides are in a rela- lively better position and South Ameri- can dry hides are firmer here than Europe.
 Failures this week in the United States are 2i6 against 19s last week and 227 In the corresponding week last year. Failures in Canada number 20 against 20 last week and last year.
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