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Show WHAT BRADSTREET'S SAYS ABOUT BUSINESS NEW YORK, Mny 13. Bradstrect's tomorrow to-morrow will say: "Weather conditions have been favorable, crop planting been benefited, tho improvement extending In somo lines to reorders from Jobbers. Dry goods, shoes and groceries note relativoly greatest activity. Rather more is doing ln fall goods. Genernl Industry has remained re-mained rather quiet, notably so in cotton, cot-ton, woolen and shoo manufacturing "Tho Iron, trndo Is quieter as a wholo. with prices easier. An Immenso area, of fall-sown wheat has had to be abandoned, but tills will probable go Into other crops. PrlccB show a gradual drifting downward from the high levels of early spring. Foreign For-eign trado ln brcadatuffs Is at a very low ebb, but export of high-priced cotton swell trado totals. Railway earnings Indicate In-dicate a 5 per cent decrease from April, 1933. The Iron market is quiet and rather easier. "Wheat, including Hour, exports for tho week ending May 12 are tho smallest reported re-ported In sixteen years. Corn exports also arc small, compared with last year. "Business failures ln tho United States for tho week ending May 12 number 201, against 17C last week, 1S2 in tho like week ln 1903. 190 ln 1902, 192 in 1901. and 155 in 1900. In Canada failures for tho week number 23, against IS last week and IS In this week a year ago.'' Bank Clearings. NEW YORK, May 13. The following table, compiled tby Bradatreet, shows the bank clearings at tho principal cities for tho week ended May 12, with tho percentage percent-age of increnso and decrease as compared with hc corresponding week last year: Inc. Dec. New York 1.207.S01.999 .... 1.1 Chicago 170,779,261 3.7 .... Boston 115,500,22-1 13.6 .... Philadelphia 93.C03.SOI .... 14,2 St. Louis 52.G93.633 Pittsburg 3S.101.G9o ,r.. 20.7 San Francisco 2S.515.620 .... 1.0 Baltimore 19,242,702 .... 12.2 Cincinnati 22,749.700 .... 4.3 Kansas City 1S.OO7.094 .... 16.5 Omaha 7,590,251 .... 2.5 Los Angeles 7.S99.914 3S.S .... St. Joseph 4.4I6.SSS .... C.-l Donver 4,679,421 .... S.4 Seattle 4.261.2S0 7.8 .. . Portland. Or 3.-H77.4S4 2.7 .... SALT LAKE CITY., 2.714,032 .... S.4 Spokane, Wash 2.430,123 .... 2.6 Tacoma 1.907,074 .... 1.7 Helena 550,591 .... 11.1 Totals. U. S $2,022,976,678 .... 1.2 Outside N. Y.., 815.174.509 .... 1.4 Totals, Canada 52.GS9.593 7.6 .... Treasury Statement. WASHINGTON, May 13. Today's statement state-ment of tho treasurv shows; Available cash balance, J175,727,140: gold, 575,500,537. "New York Metals. NEW YORK, May 13. Tin had another sharp break In th" London market. Spot declined 1 6s to f 124 lfe and futures were depressed 1 to 123 7k M. The local market mar-ket was quiet, but responded partially to the net decline abroad, closing at .53 27. Co. Copper advanced 2? Cd In London, with opot closing at 67 10s and futures at 57 12s Cd. Locallv the market was quiet and unchanged. un-changed. Lake is quoted at J13.50; clec-trolvtlc clec-trolvtlc at S13.12Vt1Tl3.25, and casting at J12.S7VtS13.12Vt Lead advanced Is 3d ln London to 11 18s Cd, but remained unchanged In New York at Jl.001.05. , , Spelter declined 2fl Cd to 22 2s Gd in London, Lon-don, and remained quiet at J5.203G.25 in tho New York market Iron closed nt 52s In Glasgow and at 41s ln Middlesboro. Locally iron Is quiet and rather easy as to tone. No. 1 foundry Northern Is quoted at SlS.OO'g'lo.GO; No. 2 foundry Northern at in. 7515.25; No. 1 foundrv Soulhorn and No. 1 foundry Southern soft. l4.01jU4 25. Pig iron warrants, war-rants, weak; spot, S9.62Vt. Live Stock. CHICAGO. CHICAGO, May 13,-Cattle Receipts, 1000. Murkct steady. Good to prl.no steers, $5.1Crfi,5,33: poor to medium, J4.10g' 4.90; stockors and feeders, J2.10Ivl.40; cown. 51.7rtfH.3S; heifers, $2.05'M.60; cannors, S1.76 fi2.76; bulls, J2.0iW4.00: calves, $2.505.25; Texas fed steoro, $4.25fi5.CO. Hofr Receipts today, 12,000, tomorrow, 10,000; 5c higher. Mixed and butchers. $4.70Ql.IOt good to choice heavy, 51 ECUr 4.02Vi; rough heavy, S4.COq.75; light, $l.G5f) 1.S0; bulk of sales, J-I.7554.S5. Shceiv Receipts. 2000. Market steady; lambH steady. Good to oholco wethers, J4 CSfiO.GO, fair to choice mixed, SZ.'toQAM; Western sheep. JI.50-5.50; clipped natlvo lamlvs. J4.5Oy6.00: clipped Western lambs, 5I,75&0.10; woolcd Western lambs, $07-'5 C.50. OMAHA. SOUTH OMAHA, May 13. Callle-Rc-celpts 15l0; market Ptaady; native, steers, Jl.00frC.10; cows and heifers, J3.25ff-I.10; canncrs. Jl,75fSr3.00; .stockcrs and feeders, J3.00S4.30: calves, J2.50-JJ8.50; bulla, stags, etc., J2.7G3"'I.OO. Hogs Receipts COOO: market mar-ket fic higher; heavy, 51.67175; mixed, j4.P5TM.G7Va: light, JI.50ft4.67Vt; PlK1. K003' 4.50. bulk of sales, Kf5frl.G7Vt. Sheep Ro-colpt3 Ro-colpt3 3000: market steady; shorn Wet-terns. J4.753o.25; wethers, Jl.C025.2i); ewes, T3 54.004.5; common and stockcrs, J3.004.90; lambs, Vo.lo-'Q-"- KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY. May 13 -Cattle Receipts Re-ceipts 1000; market steady; native stccra, J4.00S5.25; natlvo cows and heifers. J2.00 4 75: stockcrs and feeders. J3.254.70; bulls, J2,fxhJ3.S0; calves J2.75S5.00; Western steers, $1,0024.75; Yvcstorn cows, J2,004.25. Hogs Receipts 6000; market Cc higher; bulk of sales, Jl 054.80; heavy, J1.754.S3;. packers, J I 651.S0; pigs and lights, J4.00 4. 70. Sheep Receipts 2000; market steady; muttons, J4,50S'5.25; lambs, S5.COjj6.C5; wethers, $1 75gG,25; owes, 53.505.00. |
