The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-11-19
Dun's Review Makes Favorable
Showing in All Lines Of
Industry
Production by Manufacturers Is
Greater Than Ever Before at
This Season.
Money Plentiful in Most Centers and Also
In Good Domand-Prospect Of Gold
Exports.

KEw YoRK, Nov. 1S.-R. q. Dun q Goa
weekly review Of TRADE says no important
feature appears in tho condition of busi-
ness. TIE distribution of products contn-
uea enormous. Production by manufac-
turers ia greater on the whole than in any
previous year, and while sone hesitation In
seen about entering into new accounts, the
general tone of business and industries is
remarkably healthy. Trading in cotton
has been much the largest ever known in
any week, but stock de: lings have been but
moderate At Boston business continues
large. collections good, money easy. In
general the situation is unchanged, except
ing that wool is more quiet. The shoe
trade is in good shape and lumber is ao-
tive. At Philadelphia open weather affects
trade iii heavy dry goods; wool avery quiet
and shoes steady. Iron is in good demand.
Money is a little tighter; there 10
much to be placed ut six per cent.
natural change is seen at Bal
timore and Pittsburg. The. demand
for pig iron 10 good md finished products
are moving freely. Plate glass ia very dull.
but the other glass trade ia unchanged.
strike in the harness mandatory at Gin
clnnati during the busy season disturbs
sales. In most lines business ut Cleveland
is good. Some large orders for pig iron
have been countermanded. There ia
strong demand for money. Manufacturers
continue busy at Indianapolis, and the job
bing trade is good. Business is prosperous
in all lines at Detroit.
Chicago reports good wholesale trade
and collections. The receipts OF corn,
wheat and butter show large increase, but
a decrease is seen in oats and wool. dressed
beef, hides, -four and rye. Money is in
strong demand at six per cent. Trade
continues strong at st. Louis,
with collections prompt. Milwau-
kee reports larger trade, with good
demand for money. Jobbers at st. Paul
report backward collections. At Kansas
City cattle receipts are large, but grain re-
ceipts are light. Money is in better demand
and business is fairly active. Denver re-
ports very satisfactory trade. At Louis
Vile trade is about an average, but dull in
Little Rock, with small cotton move-
ment. At Nashville business is improving.
| Sales of cotton amounted to 2, 200. 900 bales,
with an advance of three-eighths of a cent.
In wheat and corn advances of three eigh htha
of cent were made, bat oats are one
quarter cent lower. rise of nearly one
cent occurred In coffee.
Except for cotton the speculative market
has been comparatively dull. In the great
| industries little change ia seen. Shipments
of boots and shoes from the east continue
to largely exceed those of last year. Cat
tie receipts at Chicago are falling behind.
Golfers are now only working
half time. In pig iron, some
| hesitation of buyers is seen, with the can
| collation. or postponement of orders, but
tho situation Is considered very healthy.
| The bar mills are said to be near the end OF
their orders. A sale of steel rails ut the
fixed price ls reported. October exports of
principal products were SIS 095. 450 smaller
than last year, and III two weeks of Novem-
Der the decrease has been $2000,O00. This
! fact, with II large increase Ill imports, has
caused an advance in foreign exchange of
4S715, and with money dearer at London
and cheaper here there is thought to be
| some prospect of gold export.
| Business failures occurring throughout
the country during the past seven davs
number 240, compared with totals of 210
last week. For the corresponding week of
last year the figures were 2S5.