Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-09-11
TRADE 3fARTS.
The Outlook as Seen from Phila-
dcl2hia Standpoint.

The Outlook as Seen from a Phila-
dci2hia Standpoint.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 10.--The weeks
business has BEEN large and satisfactory
In manufacturing circles, but not In COM
mercia circles. Iron and steel makers
have booked large orders for rails, steel
blooms, pig iron, bridge and bar iron.
Railroad and bridge builders will want
60 600 tons OF material soon. Last week
20 900 tons rails were ordered. All iron
and steel mills are oversold. Prices point
upward. Annual capacity 100000 net
tons. Nineteen new blast furnaces are
going up and thirteen new rolling mills
and steel works.
DRESS GOODS.
The manufacturers or dress goods OF
cotton, wool and silk. and OF carpets,
hosiery and all kinds of print goods, have
booked an unusually large number OF
orders. Jobbers say they were never
buster. Manufacturers are crowding
capacity. Wool sales last week in Bos-
ton, New York and Philadelphia were
nearly >, 900. 900 pounds. Buyers are stock
ing up rapidly. Goods will not advance
much this tall or winter.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
about all the business for the next four
months they can conveniently take care
OF. Factories here and all through New
England turned in full time this week.
Teiegraphic orders are frequent. Ladies
and children's shoes are exceptionally
active.
Ladies' cIoaks and suits will be excep-
tionally handsome this fall and winter.
Three thousand hands are working over
q tDs Il 70 lrHl
BUILDING CONTRACTS.
House builders are crowded with con-
tracts in nearly all the larger cities.
Building labor is scarce. The urgent de-
mand for dimension stuff has crowded
prices up in Chicago, and Eastern buyers
have begun to stock up with white and
yellow pine. The lumber outlook Is very
encouraging, and il building activity does
not fall OFF prices must improve.
ARUsH ANTICIPATED.
Business men generally anticipate
quite rushing business in all staple ar
tcles. Manufacturing capacity is being
increased in nearly every branch of in
dustrIal activity. Next year double the
amount of bridge building will be done,
and as for house building we have it on
the authority of the best posted archl-
tects, builders and investors in Boston,
the coming year will be one ofexceptional
activity. Toe secret of the strength of
the general situation is that production is
once more behind consumption; that cap
ital is more abundant than the opportu-
mites for its investment,and that the rate
of interest must therefore decline.
THE LABOR QUESTION.
The labor question is practically set
tied. The Chicago courts will likely con-
clude not to hang the Chicago anarchists.
Cooperative enterprises are springing up
in many localities. State assem- bies of
knights OF Labor are being organized.
The order is growing rapidly, and arbitra-
ton methods are gaining in acceptance.
There will be comparatively few strikes
this winter, hut general movement for
shorter hours is probable next spring
unless the leaders of the Knights can in
the meantime be induced to take a stand
against it.
Our latest telegraphic advices all point
| to an improving demand and to better
days for labor and capital. No reaction
| is probable. our enormous manufacture
ing capacity will continue to run full
time.