The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1895-08-16
VERY ENCOURAGING
Is the Outlook for Fall Trade and Business
In AL Sections

NEW YORK, Aug. 10. Bradstreet's to-
day says: The features of the business
week are a continuance of the remark
able strength in demand for. the in
crease in the production of, and the ad.
vance in prices of steel and iron, prac-
tically all first class producing plants
having been put into service, and not
few of the cripples.
Prices have shown no great change
this week, cotton, leather and prints
being noteworthy for advances, and
copper for its strength after its sudden
upward rush in price. Business fail
ures as reported to Bradstreet's num-
bered 209 throughout the United States
this week against 221 last week. 1871 in
the week one year ago and 474 two
years ago.
: At larger eastern centres the only
noteworthy change is in increased con-
fidence in large volume of business in
the fall, though as yet no material
progress has beer made in that direc-
ton, although improvement in sales of
commercial travellers is reported from
most cities covered. The strike of
nearly $4,000 clothing operators at
New York, appears to have been a sue.
cess and nearly all arc again at work.
There have been moderate changes
in general trade in the southern states,
the most striking being at Dallas and
in general throughout Texas Crops
of cotton and corn there are large and
country merchants are buying more
freely. Building is quite active in
Texas and has had the usual effect on
the lumber and building materials of
trades. At Memphis there has been
slight gain in the volume of merchan-
disc distributed and at Nashville bust
ness is quite active with an improve
ment in collections, owing to the
marketing of wheat. Jacksonville and
Savannah merchants annouce moder-
ate gain but at most other cities only
the midsummer trade is reported,
though with prospects of an active
fall business. Continued delay of the
payment of the sugar bountieS contin-
ues to act as a drag on general trade in
sugarwest of New Orleans. Sales at
New Orleans are small and prices un-
satisfactory. With the free movement
of cotton crop southern merchants are
confident that the general trade will
respond.
The resumption of commercial ac-s
tivity at the west follows line drawn
from ST. Louis through Chicago, st.
Paul and Minneapolis, with an improv-
ing demand also shown along the Ohio
river valley.
Reports of large crops of Indian corn
and spring wheel continue a feature
and although corn will not be beyond
danger for more than a month, interior
merchants at many points are begin
ming to discount the outlook by pur-
chasing more freely for fan delivery.
Wholesalers at Chicago and St. Louis
report receipt of good orders for dress
goods, hats. caps. clothing and shoes,
to large degree the result Of personal
election by interior merchants.
General trade on the Pacific coast has
improved within a month. One of the
features is the recent Importance of
the foreign trade of Seattle and Ia
coma. The development of our inter
change of commodities with Oriental,
Mexicln, Central and South American
countries is having marked effect
upon the cities named. San Francisco
authorities wire that the wheat crop in
California is admittedly below the nor
NAL and that fruits in that state are
riupening faster almost than the can
nerieS can handle them.