Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1885-10-23
APPEAL SPECIALS.
A General Upward Tendency in Amer.
lean Industries-Business Improy-
ing In All the Departments.
Opening of the Industrial College for
Women at Columbus, Miss.-Gev.
LOwry's Speech.
Mississippi Day at the Helena ARK
Fair-Illness Of Gov. AlcOrn-COm-
petitive Drill at Aberdeen.
IsPEcIAL TO THE APPEALI


PHILADELPHIA, Pa, October 22.-There
are evidences Of an upward tendency in
prices in several branches of American in
dustry. Among these are certain kinds of
iron and steel, as for instance, steel rails,
wrought pipe, nails and sheet iron. In
textile industries there has been sharp
advance in wool from three to five cents
per pound, coupled with corresponding
advance in woolen goods and hosiery.
Boot, shoe and leather manufacturers have
also advanced prices, and further
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Lumber is steadier in price and y, r--,,o,esaIa
dealers in primary MARI rtE<,,s are holding for
hrmer hgures. anthracite and bituminous
Goals %.ae selling at low summer prices, but
there are indications that higher prices
will be obtained as soon as navigation
closes on water Enes. The effect of this
favorable Indication is to give confidence
to manufacturers. jobbers and retailers
generally, and create the hone thai oppor-
tunities will be developed by the opening
of spring for the construction of addition
al lines OF road, for the building of num-
Der of important engineering enterprises
which have been held in abeyance for a
year or two past. The improvement has
been a surprise to many who were unable
to perceive any causes at work 70 better the
existing conditions. The low prices of the
past two years have involuntarily curtailed
production to Very large extent, the
tull significance and effect of which was
not received by the controlling heads in
| different industries, owing to the lack OF
organization through which statistics of
production can be gathered. The effect is
now seen in the scarcity of material in
| many diraCfioua and this onuDlo1 xpitb
| the improving demand from all quarters is
/ impsrting an upward tendency to prices
referred to. The trade is in better con-
dltion than Tor good while. and more ca.
/ pacity is employed than for many months,
in all branches except furnace capacity
Stocks are quietly decreasing and produc.
ton is increasing il thore sections of the
country which are found to possess more
advantage than the older pig iron pro
duclng sections. Business for the week
IN steel rails will foot up between 50,0OO
and 10000 tons. All Eastern markets have
received large supplies of lumber. Heavy
shipments Of textile goods covering no
siery, carpets and dry goods, have beer
crowded forward to meet the urgent mai
and telegraphic orders. The boot and shot
makers in Philadelphia and throus hou
the New England States are for the mos
part taxed to meet the demand for lat
fall and winter stocks which have beel
deferred because of the unwillingness o
buyers throughout the West and South t.
place orders before the actual demsn O
the country are presented. The genera
industrial and commercial conditions ar
/ improving. and manufacturers throughou
the Middle and New England States
where the bulk of the winter orders hav
been filled; are preparing samples for tn
| spring trade