The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1896-11-21
THE REVIVAL IS UNIVERSAL !
So Rapid a Change for the Better
Is Unprecedented,
A Great Boon to the Wage Earner-..
Five Hundred Factories Have
Resumed or Increased
Their Forces.
New&york, Nov. AR. G. Dunn &
Co.'S Weekly Review OF trade says to-

New York, Nov. 14.-R. G. Dunn e.
Co.'S Weekly Review OF trade SAYS to.
day:
No one doubts that the brighter day
is dawning, and it is the common res
mark that never before has business y
shown SO great a change for the better
within a single week. Dispatches tell
ing of about 500 establishments which
have opened or have materially en-
larged their force, though they fill many
columns. give only part of the fact,
for throughout the country the gain has
been surprising wen to the most hope
ful. 1t is not mere speculation or hope
which lights the fires or starts the
wheels for orders which have been ac-
%euulating for months with the neces-
sary replenishment of dealers stocks
now greatly reduced. would employ the
whole producing force for a time, and
the increase in the number of hands at
work means increases in purchases for
consumption.
Foreign need of American wheat con-
inues an important factor and the price
has advanced to IS cents, gaining ~
cents since early in September. The
price is the highest since June, 1892.
Western receipts We're only 4,494, 0333~
business against S,202, 1854 las year, but
the election cut off much work during
the days i'll which these receipts We're
started to market. Atlantic exports in
spite of scanty freight room, We're for
two weeks 2.717, 23l bushels. flour includ-
ed, against $3.50, 1854 las year, and Pa
cific shipments are also heavy i'll India,
South Africa and Australia.
Er NTp-,v Nyttlo 1r1 $50 .az- ~.
ed or increasing force. mostly on orders
booked weeks age. But there has not
been much gain in the demand as YET.
after The purchasing of 4G, 900, 900 pounds
IF wool in five weeks, the transactions
fell to 6,243. 700 pounds last week, but
prices were strong, and in some grades
| cent higher. There is slightly better
demand for light weight mems goods
and for dress goods, but not enough
as vet to start the waiting mills. The
cotton goods market is not yet active.
but more liberal estimates of the cot
ton crop are generally credit, causing
an eighth decline.
The output of iron furnaces in blast
November l was 124,077 TONS weekly.
having been increased Ill, 295 tons, or
10 per cent in the latter part of October,
by confidence in the future. All the
markets were stronger, although the
enormous purchases OF pig iron in adj
of needs causes comparative in
activity at present. Plates and steel
bars are 81 to So a ton higher and sheets
are in better demand. Bessemer pig.
advanced a shade and the average of
prices is ~ per cent higher. The billet
pool held a protracted meeting here this
Week to decide upon its course and is
still undecided. The beam, bar rail and
wire nail associations meet this week,
and the underselling of wire nails by
outsiders has gone SO far that q decline
OF 40 cents is openly quoted. 1t is note
worthy that he prevailing expression,
Notwithstanding the general improve
ment in business, is that some If not all
Of these combinations will decide to re-
duce prices.
A heavy sale of copper to Foreigners
said to cover 10000, 600 pounds, has,
raised the price to Ills and tin actually
sells at IL cents, though less is quoted.
Failures for the week have been 276:
In the United States, against 2s3 last
year, and 46 in Canada, against 40 last
year..
Eradstrcct's Review.
New York, Nov. 14.-Bradstreet's says
today:
The volume of business improves
slowly in nearly all lines. The most ac-
tive demand is among jobbers in dry
goods, clothing. millinery, shoes, leath1
er and hardware, and in leading indus
trial lines. nearly 200 mills, factories and
ndri having started up this week,
one-half of them in iron, steel, machin,
cry tools. carriages, lumber, glass,
WOODEN and cotton goods lines. About
$50 other industrial establishments have
increased working forces or working,
hours, or both. among them nineteen
iron n steel establishments, ten glass
works and four factories, each making
lamps, clocks, wooden and cotton goods.
"A partial record of the number of men
given employment in industrial lines
since November 6 shows an aggregate of
nearly 10000.
Demand for iron and steel has not i'll
creased after the activity of a week ago,
but prices are firm, in some instances
advanced, and the trade continues con-
fdent of a large business during the
coming year.. Cotton and cotton goods
continue firm ~ unchanged in prices;
print cloths have an upward tendency.
Wool is higher on more active demand.
III manufacturers are not supplying In
excess of wants. Other advances in
prices are for leather, shoes. white pine
lumber, petroleum.. lard. sugar, and for
wool. corn and oats. The conspicuous
decreases in prices are those for coffee,
pork and turpentine. Western tobbers
report in mail orders.
Mercantile collections throughout the
central. western and southern states are
easier, but complaints are still heard
from the west.
Exports of wheat, flour included as
wheat, from both coasts of the United
States n from Montreal amount to
4,664,515 bushels this week, the heaviest
weeks total since the second week OF
September, 1893. This is an increase q
1,2o0,00o bushels over last week and Of
more tina 10000 bushels over theS
corresponding week one year ago.
Exports Of Indian corn have also IN
creased heavily, amounting to 1882, 600
8 this week, compared with 2,247,-