The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-11-21
MANY HAPPY HOMES
This Week Dun's Agency Reports an
Unusullly Bright 0u.IO,k
ALL ON ACCOUNT OF HANNA
Working Forces Of Large Concerns
Being lncreased-.t IS Hoped
There Is Nothing FIc-
tltlous about IL.

New York Nov 2C.-R G.. Dun &
Co.'S Weekly Review Will say: The
gain in volume of business continues
entirely without precedent More than
800 establishments have started work
since the election which were idle. and
at least 800 have increased their work.
ing force. maxim $40 concerns which
are known To have added largely to
the number Of hands at work. and
these are only part Of the whole num-
her.
Every day adds thousands to the
number OF those who are able to buy a
weeks supply of provisions and 10
make up gradually for many months
OF enforced economy. Already this
brings a greatly increased volume Of
business and the clearing house flg-
ures for the first in years not only ex-
ceed those OF last year by 10 per cent,
hut also exceed those of the same week
In 1892 by , per cent. Business men
are all anxious to prevent anything like
a fictitious excitement like last summer
and i'm nearly all branches an excess
sive rise In prices Is prevented. But
with more hands at work there Is inev-
itably greater deman for supplies,
materials and products The specuia-
tive markets have been reacting,
which Is also natural.
Wheat has risen with wonderful ra-
pidity. so that exports had been check-
ed by the higher prices, and realizings
started a break which made the close
37sc. lower for the week. The demand
for freight room both here and on the
Daatfs naf Ia M aaltlp 10 1a
as to disclose an extraordinary foreign
demand. Western receipts for the
month thus far have been only li,J96,-
ssS bushels. against %, ,3sS.3ii last year.
hut the visible stock continues to in
crease. although the milling returns
slightly exceed those OF the last or any
previous year. In 1891. when all Eu-
rope was scrambling for American
wheat. the value OF all exports were in
one month made about $4,000 900 larger
than last month. but in no other month
has that record been exceeded. and II
Is noteworthy with the increase above
noted In cotton and the increase OF
1900. 900 In breadstuffs and 81, 900
In provisions and oil. that there was
still an Increase OF -. 400. 900 in miscel-
laneous products. In November thus
| far the galh III New York exports has
been 81 per cent. and last week 40 per
cent. the latest week having been the
largest on record since the second week
OF October. $780, while imports were IL
per cent smaller than the correspond
ing week OF last year and 25 per cent.
smaller for the month thus far.
Under these circumstances, in spite
OF heavy payment of loans abroad. the
movement OF gold this way would un-
doubtedly be resumed II foreign buy
ing of American securities should set
In. In transition period industries
record gains slowly. but the slight de-
cline In prices of Bessemer pig iron
and Of finished products Of iron and
steel Is partly due to realizing on
! speculative purchas before the elec-
| tion and partly 10 the selling Of nails
by jobbers below the combination
price. In manufactured products thera
! is a better demand and slow advance
In prices. Failures for the week have
been $40 against. 800 last year. :