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Show "WHAT BRADSTREET SATS, Good Feeling in Some Instances Closely Approaching Optimism. NEW YORK, Oct. 21. Bradstrcot' s tomorrow to-morrow will say: "Good feeling, In somo instances closely approaching optimism, dominates tho general situation, but tho undertone Is withal ono of conservatism and thero Is a general dcslro to avoid over trading. Past reports of good wholesale trado aro reflected In an increased in-creased spoedlnc of the . wheels of( Industry, In-dustry, but oxcopt In portions of tho West and Southwest, whero cool weather has helped retail distribution, and in tho South, whero good prices for cotton induce in-duce free marketing of tho crop, thero Is a disposition to believe tho weather Is too warm for best results hi final distribution. distribu-tion. "Railway earnings turned tho cornor in August, tho roads of tho country showing a gain of a fraction of 1 per cont in cross and of 5 per cent In not over 1903. Collections havo continued to hold the Improvement noted last week, being especially good at tho South. "General Jobbing demand tho country over Is most nctlvo In staples, ouch as groceries, shoos, clothing, hordwaro and similar lines. Copper, tin and lead aro fractionally higher. Lumber lo relatively quiet at tho East, but much building Is being done at tho West. Tho market for wool la strong and tending upward. At tho East tho strength of tho wool market Is noticeable. "Wheat, Including flour, oxports for tho week ending October 20, aggrcgato 1.060.462 bushels, against 1,357,175 last week, 4,265,0O this weok last year, 7,000,-137 7,000,-137 In 1002 nnd 4,032.131 in 1001. From July 1 to dato tho exports aggregate 20.072.423 bushels, against 49.SC6.774 last year, S3.827,-317 S3.827,-317 in 1902 and 95,530.059 in 1001. "Corn exports for tho week aggregated 597.E9S buahols, against 857,517 last weok. l.09,SSS a year ago, S4.5G4 In 1902 and L-1SS.2SS L-1SS.2SS In 1901. From July 1 to dato tho oxports of corn aggregate 9,845,757 bushels bush-els against 17,030,546 In 1903 and 11,687,476 In 1902. "Business failures In tho United Statos for the week of October 20. 227, against 19G last week. 216 in the like weok In 1903. 191 In' 1002 and 223 In 1901. ' "In Canada failures for tho week number num-ber thlrty-nlno. as against eighteen last week and twenty-flvo In this week a year ago." |