Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-27
REVIEW OF TRADE
Business Is Unprecedentedly Active
for the Season.

for the Season.
NEW YORK, oct. 26.-Bradstreets to-
morrow win say;
Trade is edly active for the
season. Retail trade has brOadened out,
with consequent increase of the recorder
demand from jobbers and there is rather
more doing on spring -aecounts. Higher
trade, inducing freer marketing and en-
larging country trade and collections.
Good reports also come from the central
west and Atlantic coast points, Wheryi
weather conditions have improved Some
thing like an unfavorable cross current Is
visible in the northwest, where car con-
gestion and overfowing country elevators
are complained of as Affecting marketing
of wheat
The grain trade generally also COM
losses, owing TO export business being de
layed. This weeks reports on grain ship
both hour and wheat from both coasts.
Strikes of grain handlers curtail ship
ments from some Pacific ports.
Reports from leading industries are Of
being paid for what little spot iron can
be obtained. Rails are more active and
imports Of foreign pig iron are increasing
Reports OF labor scarcity are stlll we'll
nigh universal, and the movement of the
cotton crop, the shipments of lumber, the
rious mills are still restricted from this
cause or by reason Of inadequate car sup
ply. Voluntary wage increases are re-
for higher compensation are numerous
among railway employees.
The price situation is one of exceptional
strength. Grain prices are steady while
cotton has eased on larger movement and
a rather bearish ginning report, but other
staples are strong at about the highest
market has advanced rapidly (nearly H.
cents per gallon In the two weeks) and
old supplies are practically cleaned up;
of structural material for buildings is OF
fair proportions and business for bridge
work is being freely placed.
Refined copper has advanced to 22 @
but little new business is doing, owing tC
the scarcity of supplies.
Cotton prices have tended downward
mainly on better accounts as 10 the cot
ton crop and freer movement, sharp weak,
ness being shown toward the close on tht
publication of the government census gin
against 4,9SS,OC0 bales year ago. In cot.
ton goods the feeling is one OF steadines'
and the market is certainly less feverish
though really higher in price, Prini
cloths are isc higher and quotations fol
many makes Of bleached goods, brown cot
hardened. Wool has seen the most activ,
dealings OF the year and holders prices
have been generally accepted.
Recent stormy weather has helped trade
in shoes and rubber footwear at the west
but fall ana winter show trade is ye
hardly. as good az hoped. for.
Leather Is steady and current demand
prevents accumulations. skins and hide,
are in good demand ana prices do no
weaken.
The largest sales for any week this yeal
are reported in the Boston wool market
: Large mills have bought very freely, the
total sales running over % 10000 pounds.
Business failures In the United States fol
the week ending october % number Is
against liO last week lIs in the like weel
of 1906, $50 In 1904 2l7 in 1868 and 194 il
1902. In Canada failures numbered
eighteen against eighteen last week anC
tWentY-three In this week a year ago.
Wheat including -four exports from til,
United States and Canada for the weel
ending October 60, aggregated 5,lSS,S11 bu.
against 1881 SE bu last week, 4267, ,l09 bu
this week last year, 1,fT9,61S bu, IN 1891
and 6672Sss bu. In 1901 For the past sew
enteen weeks Of the fiscal year the ex
ports are 5SI73, ,5S5 bu., against 26,S12.42S bu
In 1905, 2 i51, 961 bu. in 1904 and lO2, 2Os, 81
bu IN 1891.
Corn exports for thetweek are 1,4a5 II
bu. against L319O36 bu. last week. 10S18
bu. year ago and 44s,151 bu. in 1904. Fol
the fiscal year 10 date the exports are l9
3l6a5S bu., against II .g7I, ,463 bu. in 1900 anC
1O,29iS0S bushels In 1904,